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.
On December 12, 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral argument in Great Northern Properties LLLP v. Extraction Oil and…
On September 15, 2022, the Colorado Court of Appeals resolved a question that has circulated in the title community in…
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Although the Obama and Trump administrations differ markedly on climate change and energy policy, their oil and gas decisions are…
On January 14, 2019, the Colorado Supreme Court reached a decision in COGCC v. Martinez, ending more than five years…
Effective November 27, 2018, the revised Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to waste prevention will take effect. 83…
One of the arguments against fracking, and the natural gas industry in general, is that burning gas releases carbon dioxide,…