Dallas Oil and Gas Litigation Attorneys
Oil and gas litigation usually means document-intensive and expert-driven litigation, with heavy involvement of mathematical models (for measurement, pricing and damages). Holmes PLLC has experienced decades’ worth of litigation, on both defense and plaintiff sides, in various upstream and midstream disputes.
Substantial Experience with Oil and Gas Litigation
The attorney built his reputation in oil and gas litigation by working from 2000 to 2010 to study Amoco’s and Shell’s legacy Permian Basin properties, acquired by Occidental Permian Ltd. in 2001. He spent many years challenging large oil companies’ gas plant accounting practices in various courts of West Texas, East Texas and eastern New Mexico.
This litigation experience involved daily work in the American oil and gas industry’s most elevated and, in many ways, most clandestine gas-processing arrangements. James learned a great deal about the interdependency of gas plants and mature oil reservoirs; cradle-to-grave marketing arrangements for gas-well gas, casinghead gas and crude oil; and many enhanced oil recovery techniques and practices.
A Wealth of Knowledge and Industry Contacts
Although he now very selectively engages in gas plant litigation with large oil companies, the experience from 2000 to 2010 will benefit James for the remainder of his career. He has (a) an intimate knowledge of upstream revenue and taxation accounting practices; (b) industry contacts for making markets for oil and gas; and (c) a motivation, whenever possible, to work profitably with large oil companies and pipeline companies rather than to carry on disputes with them in courthouses.
His unique insight and approach to upstream disputes enable his clients to obtain superior results via efficient litigation or, often, via the mere threat of litigation.
Contact Holmes PLLC for Your Complex Oil and Gas Needs
When your permits or resource rights face obstacles, or when your exploratory drilling deals faces lawsuits, you need a Firm with the experience and agility to intervene. That’s Holmes PLLC. To discuss active or incipient oil and gas litigation with the Firm’s attorneys, call the Dallas office at 972-677-3512 or use the online contact form.