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Date: 07-30-2020
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United States of America v. EnerVest Operating, L.L.C., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XII-WIB, L.P., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-WIB, L.P., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-A, L.P., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-WIC, L.P., (collectively, "EnerVest")
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Judge: Unassigned
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Oklahoma County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney: Unknown
Description:
Oklahoma City, OK - The United States of America sued EnerVest Operating, L.L.C., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XII-WIB, L.P., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-WIB, L.P., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-A, L.P., EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-WIC, L.P., (collectively, "EnerVest") claiming that the Defendants improperly drilled, extracted and sold minerals belonging to the United States of America.
The settlement resolves allegations that between 2014 and 2020, EnerVest drilled a well in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, and extracted and sold federal minerals in trespass after the expiration of two federal leases ("Federal Property"). In addition to paying monetary trespass damages, the settlement requires EnerVest to (i) abandon its claims of ownership or leasehold interest in the Federal Property; (ii) cease production of oil and gas from the Federal Property; (iii) plug and shut in the well; and (iv) remediate and reclaim the Federal Property.
This case is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rebecca A. Frazier and Ronald Gallegos represented the United States. The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability.
Outcome: Settled for $488,491.00.
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