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  • Ralph A. Cantafio
  • Rick Eddington
  • Mark J. Fischer
  • Reed F. Morris
  • Elizabeth Wittemyer
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Legal Representation for the Oil and Gas Industry

The Law Offices of Ralph A. Cantafio, P.C. provides legal representation to both the oil and gas industry as well as mineral right owners and surface users. We also provide legal representation related to many other natural resources including issues involving sand and gravel, coal and other minerals.

Mr. Cantafio and Mr. Morris have over the years advised clients in all aspects of oil and gas law from issues related to exploration and production to transportation, refining, storage and sales. They have represented oil companies, mineral companies, landsmen, recycling companies, landowners, and public entities on oil and gas issues, including lease and operating agreement disputes, joint interest accounting matters, gas contract litigation, acquisitions, product liability claims, tax matters, and regulatory issues.

Mr. Cantafio holds a Master of Science in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and is able to provide our clients additional observations and insights that are often not available from other attorneys. Mr. Cantafio and Mr. Morris assist clients in transactional aspects of the oil and gas industry: such as purchase, lease, and sale of producing properties; pipeline disputes; and title work. Mr. Cantafio and Mr. Morris have experience in drafting and negotiating oil and gas leases, title opinions, acquisition documents, assignments, operating agreements, partnership agreements, surface rights agreements. We are called upon to advise our clients regarding not only their rights under such agreements, but opine as to title questions as well.

Ralph A. Cantafio, Esq. has successfully completed and been awarded a Certificate in Petroleum Land Management by the University of Denver Daniels College of Business. This program is recognized by the American Association of Professional Landman and provides intensive training in Oil and Gas related land management. Classwork includes study of Oil and Gas leases, Assignments, Surface Use Agreements, Farmout Agreements, Critical Title issues, Joint Operating Agreements, Acquisition and Divestiture of Oil and Gas properties as well as Oil and Gas Taxation. Mr. Cantafio is scheduled to also receive his Advanced Certificate in Petroleum Land Management emphasizing Finance and Management later this Summer.

Our lawyers have litigation experience in representing clients in oil and gas lawsuits, including disputes over rights and obligations under oil and gas leases, condemnation suits, operating agreements, drainage actions, royalty disputes, title disputes, negotiating disputes, property valuations, and environmental matters. Mr. Cantafio and Mr. Morris have experience in all aspects of environmental law as it applies to and affects the oil & gas, mineral industries, including environmental aspects of purchase, sale, financing and leasing of producing properties, not to mention cost recovery cases and environmental insurance coverage claims.