Oil & Gas

WSMT is a proven leader in legal matters related to domestic and international oil and gas development. We assist our clients with all aspects of oil and gas development, including exploration permitting, lease acquisition, assistance with operational issues, representation before regulatory commissions and local governments, and plugging and abandonment issues. We have a strong reputation for quality, expert representation before the Colorado and Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commissions. WSMT attorneys also represent multinational corporations and help to evaluate international exploration and production opportunities.

Who owns the minerals under a right-of-way?

On December 12, 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral argument in Great Northern Properties LLLP v. Extraction Oil and…

11 months ago

Landowners Next to Roads Get Big Win

On September 15, 2022, the Colorado Court of Appeals resolved a question that has circulated in the title community in…

2 years ago

Reading Between the Lines

READING BETWEEN THE LINES: IS NOTICE REQUIRED PRIOR TO RECORDING AN OIL AND GAS LIEN?[1] As the oil and gas…

3 years ago

North Dakota Supreme Court says “stop” to class action royalty litigation

On May 20, 2021, the North Dakota Supreme Court held that the following “free of cost, in the pipeline” oil…

4 years ago

Bitcoin is Booming: Why Wyoming is a Virtual Currency Leader and How the Oil & Gas Industry and Cryptocurrency are Intermingling

Cryptocurrency[1] has become increasingly popular since the creation of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, in 2009.  In the years following the…

4 years ago

Unearthing Squandered Potential in Venezuela’s Oil Industry: A Tripartite Contractual Approach

Venezuela is reeling from a multitude of woes. Vast swathes of the population have fled to neighboring countries as a…

6 years ago

“All of the Above Energy”/ “Energy Dominance”: The Courts Strike Back on Climate Change

Although the Obama and Trump administrations differ markedly on climate change and energy policy, their oil and gas decisions are…

6 years ago

Martinez v. COGCC: Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Adverse Impacts Pre-Condition

On January 14, 2019, the Colorado Supreme Court reached a decision in COGCC v. Martinez, ending more than five years…

6 years ago

REVISED BLM WASTE PREVENTION/METHANE REGULATIONS FINALIZED

Effective November 27, 2018, the revised Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to waste prevention will take effect. 83…

6 years ago

Zero Carbon Natural Gas Would Support More Fracking and More Natural Gas Power Plants

One of the arguments against fracking, and the natural gas industry in general, is that burning gas releases carbon dioxide,…

7 years ago