OUR APPROACH

For over 70 years, POTTER MINTON has had a diverse oil and gas practice. We have experienced the cyclical nature of this industry and understand the challenges our clients face year to year. We advise clients in all aspects of oil and gas law from exploration and production to transportation, refining, storage and sales.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Our philosophy is to consistently achieve the results that our clients expect through effective, resourceful, efficient, and responsive representation. We practice law with the highest integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence. Within this framework, we strive to offer cost-effective, innovative, and practical advice and solutions.

OUR SERVICES

We represent large and small oil companies, landowners, and public entities on oil and gas litigation matters, including, lease and operating agreement disputes, joint interest accounting matters, product liability claims and regulatory issues. The firm also assists clients in the transactional aspects of the oil and gas industry. The firm has a long-standing reputation for expertise in title work and is well-known for its work on the lease, purchase and sale of producing properties. POTTER MINTON attorneys have years of experience in drafting and negotiating oil and gas leases, producing property acquisitions, assignments, farmout and operating agreements, partnership agreements, surface rights agreements, royalty agreements, oil and gas purchase and transportation agreements and the innumerable other agreements encountered in the oil and gas industry. We are called upon to advise our clients regarding the rights under such agreements, as well as on title questions.

Much of the significant litigation handled by the firm is energy related and we have recovered millions of dollars for clients in these suits. Our experience in oil and gas lawsuits includes disputes over rights and obligations under oil and gas leases, operating and unit agreements, exploration and production agreements, oil and gas purchase and transportation agreements, drainage actions, royalty disputes, title disputes and environmental matters.