A little more than a decade ago, my husband and I became parents for the first time.  It was a bittersweet time because my husband was deployed to Iraq flying military helicopters at a time when helicopters were routinely shot down…

Oil and Gas Leasing and Surface Rights? You’re leasing your oil and gas rights and the company has paid you your bonus money.  Great!  All that’s left to do is sit back and wait for the company to drill so…

“As part of my practice, I represent my clients injured or killed in car accident. In addition to handling injury claims, I also handle, typically at no charge to my clients, property damage claims. I have handled hundreds of such…

“After an accident is no time to learn that you did not have full coverage, or you did not have the proper coverage” – Christopher Turak, car accident lawyer and partner at Gold, Khourey & Turak If you’re like most people,…

Landowners across the Ohio Valley recently received a letter and a “Permit to Conduct Geophysical Operations” in the mail from SWN Production Company, LLC. The permit allows SWN to conduct a “3D seismic survey or other geophysical operations” as well…

Oil and Gas Law:  Having options in life is a great thing.  Having options in your oil and gas contracts is not.  In fact, you might be worse off if you sign an option contract rather than signing nothing at…

Note to the Reader: Gold, Khourey & Turak is the Ohio Valley’s leading oil and gas law firm representing landowners in all oil and gas related matters. Our goal is to provide landowners with more compensation, better protection, and an…