Exploration, Production & Development

DGS has significant experience in the examination of title and the preparation of acquisition, drilling, division order and financing opinions covering fee, federal and Indian lands in the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Nevada and Montana. 

We represent clients before the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to obtain orders establishing spacing and forced pooling.  We have worked closely with our real estate group to deal with conflicts between our oil and gas clients and city and county governments.  We have also negotiated with numerous real estate developers to resolve conflicts with housing subdivisions.

Our oil and gas attorneys regularly draft, review and negotiate contracts relating to the exploration, production, and development of exploration projects, including preparation of farmout agreements, exploration and development agreements, and joint operating agreements.  Our oil and gas and public lands lawyers have extensive experience dealing with federal and state lands including federal exploratory and secondary recovery units and a wide variety of issues dealing with access and development rights.  To promote the efficient delivery of legal services, we have assisted our clients in preparing specific forms tailored to a particular region or exploration project that can be used by the land department with minimal additional review by the in-house legal department.  These forms include letters of intent, purchase agreements and oil and gas lease forms.