Energy Exploration and Production

Eagle Road Oil Oklahoma Earthquake Settlement

Eagle Road Oil, LLC is settling one of fifteen class actions relating to earthquakes in Oklahoma. The complaint alleged that Eagle Road’s wastewater disposal wells contributed to causing earthquakes near Pawnee, Oklahoma between November 15, 2014 and September 15, 2022 with epicenters in a 50-mile radius of Pawnee, Oklahoma, including the 5.8m earthquake near Pawnee  Read more

Camino Natural Resources Interest on Late Payments Oklahoma Settlement

Camino Natural Resources, LLC is settling a class action for $2.1 million. The complaint is asking for damages, alleging that Camino did not pay statutory interest, as required by Oklahoma law, when its royalty payments were late.  Read more

Exxon Mobil Royalties for Gas Well Products Class Action

When ordinary people permit companies to extract oil or gas from under their land, it’s difficult for them to know if they’re being paid fairly or not. This class action bring suit against Exxon Mobil Corporation, ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, and XTO Energy, Inc. for the “actual, knowing, and willful underpayment or non-payment of royalties on  Read more

Southland Royalty Co. Royalties on Gas Leases in New Mexico Class Action

This class action takes on Southland Royalty Company, LLC on the subject of royalties for some 300 gas leases in which it has an interest. The complaint alleges that Southland permits third-party operators to work its leases and that these third-party operators do not pay the full amount of what is owed in royalties. The  Read more

FourPoint Gas Royalty Nonpayment and Late Payment Oklahoma Class Action

This class action concerns the nonpayment and late payment of oil and gas royalties. The complaint alleges that FourPoint Energy, LLC uses improper accounting methods, including taking improper deductions, that it does not account for or pay all royalties from wells, and that it does not pay the required interest when it makes late payments.   Read more

Camino Natural Resources Late, Underpaid Royalties Class Action

This class action concerns royalties on the wells of Camino Natural Resources, LLC. The complaint alleges “knowing and willful underpayment or non-payment of royalties and oil-and-gas proceeds from wells through improper accounting methods…”  Read more

XTO Energy Deductions from Gas Lease Payments Class Action

Ordinary landowners sometimes lease their land to companies that extract oil, gas, or minerals from it. Unfortunately, these lessors do not have much insight into the records or billing processes of the extraction companies involved. The complaint for this class action alleges that XTO Energy, Inc. makes improper deductions from the natural gas royalties it  Read more

Oklahoma Earthquakes Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action against Spess Oil Company, Equal Energy US, Inc., and Fairfield Oil & Gas Corporation and residents of a certain area of Oklahoma. The complaint alleged that the companies’ wastewater disposal wells contributed to causing earthquakes near Prague, Oklahoma during the class period. The earthquakes caused property damage to buildings  Read more

Oil Companies and Earthquakes Caused by Fracking Oklahoma Class Action

Are fracking companies responsible for certain earthquakes? The complaint for this class action names the fracking companies Eagle Road Oil, LLC, Cummings Oil Company, Territory Resources, LLC, Enervest Operating, LLC, Petro Warrior, LLC, Petroquest Energy, LLC, and Trinity Operating (USG), LLC as being responsible for a series of earthquakes in Pawnee, Oklahoma and therefore for  Read more

OXY USA Unfair Calculation of Oklahoma Gas Royalties Class Action

It’s often difficult for those who lease rights to gas and oil companies to know what’s being taken out of their land, what is done to it, and how much they should be paid for the final product. The complaint for this class action claims that OXY USA, Inc. is underpaying royalties to the plaintiff.  Read more