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Oil & Gas Exploration — Lawsuits

The 1,665 Oil & Gas Exploration lawsuits in this index are most often Contract and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026. The most common causes of action are Fair Labor Standards Act, Securities, and Breach of Contract.

Companies engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Cases often involve leases, royalties, environmental claims, and contract disputes.

1,665

Lawsuits

Open

1,598

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

Cases by State

AK · 1HI · 3PR · 4

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 147 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

ContractLaborCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

19902026

Case Types

Contract472

Labor255

Civil Rights194

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions177

Personal Property / Fraud146

Securities / Commodities116

Where Filed

District Court, S.D. Texas282
District Court, E.D. Louisiana263
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma112
District Court, N.D. Texas90
District Court, S.D. New York78

Top Companies Sued

1,665 Cases — Newest First

Blackburn Strupp v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00605Filed 06/13/2024
Short v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-04506Filed 06/12/2024
Choi v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-04455Filed 06/10/2024
Overstreet v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00583Filed 06/09/2024
Halliburton Company v. United States

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-02149Filed 06/06/2024
Castillo Construction and Management, LLC v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00563Filed 06/04/2024
Jones v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:24-cv-02419Filed 06/03/2024
Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-00421Filed 05/13/2024
Brown v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00430Filed 05/06/2024
Calk v. Nine Energy Service LLC

Labor Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:24-cv-00293Filed 04/30/2024
Sabrsula v. Eog Resources, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-01520Filed 04/24/2024
Foos v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00361Filed 04/15/2024
McDaniels v. Diamondback Energy, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:24-cv-00469Filed 04/12/2024
Weiss v. Diamondback Energy, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-02689Filed 04/09/2024
Liberty Energy Inc v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:24-cv-00739Filed 03/28/2024
U.S. Well Services, LLC v. Liberty Energy, Inc

Patent Open District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:24-cv-00839Filed 03/06/2024
Johnson-Creekmore v. Slb Holdings LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-01475Filed 02/27/2024
Beaumont v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. NevadaNo. 2:24-cv-00298Filed 02/12/2024
Mellor v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. NevadaNo. 2:24-cv-00253Filed 02/06/2024
These Paws Were Made for Walkin' LLC v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. NevadaNo. 2:24-cv-00164Filed 01/24/2024
Andrew Caplen Installations LLC v. Permian Resources Corp

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. NevadaNo. 2:24-cv-00150Filed 01/22/2024
Boyd v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:24-cv-00118Filed 01/16/2024
California Air Resources Board v. Cummins Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:24-cv-00090Filed 01/10/2024
Schomburg v. Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC

Real Property Terminated District Court, M.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 4:23-cv-02146Filed 12/27/2023
Anderson v. Precision Drilling Company, L.P

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:23-cv-02774Filed 10/24/2023
Tampnet, Inc v. Transocean Ltd

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 3:23-cv-00342Filed 10/13/2023
Garvey v. Sm Energy Company

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:23-cv-02508Filed 09/26/2023
Green v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. OklahomaNo. 4:23-cv-00370Filed 08/25/2023
Precision Drilling Company, LP v. Plater Sands 1, LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. LouisianaNo. 3:23-cv-00751Filed 08/17/2023
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Eqt Corporation

Antitrust Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:23-cv-01483Filed 08/16/2023
Bushansky v. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:23-cv-06768Filed 08/02/2023
Cheapside Minerals, Ltd v. Devon Energy Production Company, L.P

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 6:23-cv-00034Filed 07/28/2023
Sheikh v. Shell USA, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:23-cv-02576Filed 07/13/2023
Equal Employment Opportunity Commision v. Liberty Energy, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 7:23-cv-00100Filed 06/30/2023
Cnx Resources Corporation v. Basic Concepts Inc

Contract Open District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:23-cv-01169Filed 06/23/2023
Watson v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. TennesseeNo. 2:23-cv-00036Filed 06/16/2023
Cofield v. Antero Resources Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 5:23-cv-00215Filed 06/07/2023
Peoples v. Nine Energy Service, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:23-cv-00655Filed 05/22/2023
Seckman v. Antero Resources Corporation

Real Property Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 5:23-cv-00136Filed 04/10/2023
Silverman v. Apa Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:23-cv-00636Filed 02/21/2023
Johnson v. Talos Energy, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:23-cv-00064Filed 01/19/2023
Ncs Multistage Inc v. Entech Solutions, As

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:22-cv-01316Filed 12/30/2022
Grandstaff v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 5:22-cv-01184Filed 10/28/2022
Barberi v. Shell USA Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:22-cv-23505Filed 10/27/2022
Shell USA, Inc v. United States

Contract Terminated United States Court of Federal ClaimsNo. 1:22-cv-01431Filed 10/03/2022
Wright v. Devon Energy Production Company LP

Contract Terminated District Court, D. WyomingNo. 2:22-cv-00213Filed 09/29/2022
Trahan v. Diamondback Energy, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 7:22-cv-00207Filed 09/23/2022
Montgomery v. Vaalco Energy, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:22-cv-07934Filed 09/16/2022
W&T Offshore, Inc v. All About It, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:22-cv-03149Filed 09/14/2022
Finger v. Vaalco Energy, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:22-cv-01201Filed 09/14/2022

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