State and federal agency paperwork that keeps the operation legal — Texas RRC, Louisiana LDNR, Oklahoma OCC, Texas GLO, federal BLM, ONRR, and the local regulatory bodies the land department interacts with on every drilling project.
We handle the regulatory paperwork that keeps an oil and gas operation legal in every state we work. From operator authorization to pooling designations to severance tax filings to BLM federal lease administration — we file the paper and chase the approval.
Operator authorization, well permits, pooling and unit filings, severance tax returns.
Filing deadlines, renewal cycles, P-5 expiration, bonds, and renewal calendars.
Direct contact with agency staff for application review, hearing prep, and approvals.
The RRC P-5 organization report and supporting financial assurance are the foundation of doing business as an oil and gas operator in Texas. We file, renew, and amend them.
Form P-5 organization report filing and annual renewal · Form P-5PR officer / director update filings · Financial assurance: blanket bonds, plugging bonds, letters of credit · Form P-4 operator-of-record change filings · Form P-4 designation of operator for new wells · Operator name change and merger filings
From the W-1 application for permit to drill through the W-2 completion report, we handle the RRC well-permitting paperwork that runs alongside every drilling project.
Form W-1 application for permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or re-enter · Form W-1A horizontal drainhole reports · Form W-2 oil well completion report and electric log · Form G-1 gas well completion report · Form W-10 producing well annual status report · Form W-3 plugging report and well-plugging coordination
The pooling designation is the operator’s public declaration of the unit’s boundary. We prepare and file unit designations and pooled unit plats per RRC field rules.
Voluntary pooling designation preparation and recording · Field rules compliance and special-field-rules unit filings · Statewide Rule 37 exception applications (well-spacing exceptions) · Statewide Rule 38 density exception applications · Form P-15 application for surface commingling and gas-purchaser declarations · Allocation well filings and PSA (production sharing agreement) unit reporting
Every producing well files monthly production reports. The land team works alongside accounting to ensure unit-level allocations, lease numbers, and well classifications are correct.
Monthly Form PR production report reconciliation · Lease number and lease name maintenance · Gas well allocation and oil well allocation · Form CI-D and gas connection notice filings · High-cost gas and tight-gas exemption certification (Form AP-204, AP-216)
For Haynesville and northern Louisiana operations, the Louisiana Office of Conservation is the primary regulator. We file applications, hearing notices, and compliance reports.
Office of Conservation Form MD-10 (Drilling Permit Application) · Form WH-1 well history reports · Compulsory unitization and force-pooling proceedings · Unit operating committee filings · SONRIS online reporting and document submissions · Risk-charge calculation and risk-charge notice administration · Cross-unit well (CUW) and multi-unit lateral filings
The OCC’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division regulates Oklahoma upstream operations. We file permits, pooling applications, and compliance reports across the SCOOP, STACK, and other Oklahoma plays.
OCC Form 1000 application for permit to drill · OCC Form 1002A completion report · OCC Form 1075 well plugging report · Forced pooling applications under 52 O.S. § 87.1 · Spacing unit applications and spacing exceptions · Multi-unit horizontal well (MUHW) applications · Operator change filings (Form 1073)
The Texas General Land Office leases the state’s mineral estate — covering Permanent School Fund, Permanent University Fund, Relinquishment Act lands, and the state-owned riverbed acreage. The leasing and reporting requirements are distinct from private leases.
State mineral lease sale bidding and post-award documentation · GLO MF-2 monthly production reports · Relinquishment Act (RA) lease coordination with surface owners · Riverbed acreage lease applications · GLO Form GO-5 (oil) and GO-6 (gas) royalty reporting · State royalty payment processing and audit defense
On federal mineral acreage, the Bureau of Land Management is the lessor and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) collects royalty. The paperwork has its own rhythm and rules.
Federal oil and gas lease (Form 3100-11) bidding and post-issuance work · BLM Notice of Staking (NOS) and Application for Permit to Drill (APD, Form 3160-3) · Communitization agreements (Form 3160-9) and CA royalty allocation · Federal unit agreements and exploratory unit administration · ONRR Form 2014 royalty reports and OGOR production reporting · Sundry Notices and Reports on Wells (Form 3160-5) · BLM Master Title Plat (MTP) and Historical Index (HI) research
Federal Indian lands — tribal trust and individual allotted — are administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs with ONRR royalty collection. The leasing, drilling, and royalty paperwork differs from BLM federal lands.
Tribal mineral lease bidding and post-award work · BIA Form 5-5400 oil and gas lease administration · Five Tribes (Oklahoma) allotment leasing · Tribal sovereign-immunity considerations and consent processes · ONRR tribal royalty reporting
Severance and gross production taxes are filed monthly or quarterly by the operator; ad valorem taxes are filed annually with the county appraisal district. We support the data extract, reconciliation, and audit response on the land-and-leasehold side.
Texas natural gas production tax (Tex. Tax Code Ch. 201) · Texas crude oil production tax (Tex. Tax Code Ch. 202) · Texas high-cost gas exemption and inactive-well exemption support · Louisiana severance tax (LDR) filings · Oklahoma gross production tax (OTC) filings · County appraisal district renditions for mineral interests · Ad valorem protest filings and ARB hearings
Every operator state requires some form of financial assurance — blanket bonds, plugging bonds, or letters of credit. We track renewals, file riders, and process replacements.
Texas RRC blanket performance bonds and plugging bonds · Louisiana surety bonds and site-specific trust accounts · Oklahoma plugging bond filings · BLM nationwide and statewide bonds · Bond replacement, rider, and increase filings · Bond release upon plug-and-abandonment completion
When wells reach end of economic life, P&A paperwork closes the loop with the regulator. We coordinate the land-side of the P&A process — release filings, bond releases, and surface restoration.
Texas RRC Form W-3 plugging notice and plugging report · Louisiana plug-and-abandonment filings · Oklahoma OCC Form 1003 / 1075 plugging filings · Lease release of record concurrent with P&A · Surface restoration coordination with the surface owner · Bond release upon successful P&A and reclamation
Texas Railroad Commission RRC · Form P-5 organization report · Form P-4 operator change · Form W-1 drilling permit · Form W-2 completion · Form G-1 gas completion · Form W-3 plugging report · Form W-10 producing well status · Form PR production report · Form P-15 surface commingling · Statewide Rule 37 exception · Statewide Rule 38 · allocation well · PSA production sharing · high-cost gas exemption · AP-204 AP-216 · Louisiana Office of Conservation LDNR · SONRIS · compulsory unitization · force pooling Louisiana · cross-unit well CUW · risk charge · Oklahoma Corporation Commission OCC · Form 1000 drilling permit Oklahoma · forced pooling 52 O.S. 87.1 · multi-unit horizontal well MUHW · Texas General Land Office GLO · state mineral lease · Permanent School Fund · Relinquishment Act · MF-2 monthly production · BLM federal lease Form 3100-11 · APD Form 3160-3 · communitization Form 3160-9 · ONRR Form 2014 · OGOR · BIA tribal mineral lease · severance tax · production tax · ad valorem mineral rendition · high-cost gas · tight gas · financial assurance bond · plug and abandonment P&A.
P-5, P-4, W-1, pooling designations, BLM — we’ll file the paper.