Farm Out Disputes

Marathon Oil Permian, in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Represented Marathon Oil in a case against Tap Rock Resources for breach of a farmout agreement, trespass, and quiet title. Filed suit to confirm Marathon’s ownership of valuable properties in the Permian Basin in New Mexico and to secure an injunction to stop the drilling of any wells by Tap Rock on the properties at issue. Case resolved on a confidential basis.

Type of Case: Lease Ownership Litigation, Farm Out Litigation

Confidential Client

Representing a Fortune 500 oil and gas company in evaluation and negotiation with other potential working interest owners in an 8,000 acre property located in the Delaware Basin. Evaluating claims and defenses related to assignments stemming from a farmout transaction. Case is ongoing.

Type of Case: Lease Ownership Litigation, Farm Out Litigation