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Oil & Gas Rights Lawyer in Odessa

Who can own oil and gas rights?

Oil and gas rights can be owned by any entity that can own property in the US. An individual may own oil and gas rights. Stemming from this, federal, state, and local can be owners as well. A significant amount of oil and gas mining is undertaken through lease agreements to third-party oil and gas production firms.

What are oil and gas rights?

Oil and gas rights are an element of the wider topic of mineral rights. A segment of real property may be rich in natural resources, such as precious metals or water. Energy-producing substances such as oil and gas can be lucrative for those who capture them for consumption.

A majority of oil and gas laws are state laws. The federal government has relatively little control over oil and gas law. However, it is involved in leasing and permitting on federal lands. In addition, the federal government also controls offshore drilling.

Oil and gas laws establish who may mine for oil and gas, how they may mine, and what occurs when a dispute happens.

Some of the things we offer within this branch

  • Resolve legal issues such as land-use management, extraction and production operations, transport and delivery arrangements, severed property rights, royalties and other benefits, and numerous other legal matters;
  • Work with landowners and royalty owners, local production companies and multinational corporations, regulatory agencies and legislatures, and nongovernmental organizations; or
  • Consider further specializing in procuring and leasing mineral rights, negotiating offshore drilling rights, securing governmental permits and authorizations, and many other areas that require specific legal expertise.

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The Law Offices of Hector Peña, PLLC provides you with aggressive legal representation in the Odessa and Pecos region. We focus in cases regarding oil and gas law, Oil and gas law is a dynamic and expansive area of law, especially in the state of Texas. Although new and alternative energy sources are emerging, oil and gas continue to be significant economic drivers affecting every sector of society.

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