DaMac Drilling, Inc. v. Shoemake

Parks, J.:

This case arises out of the foreclosure of a number of lien claims against an oil and gas lease. The owner of the leasehold, DaMac Drilling, Inc., (DaMac) appeals from the rulings of the trial court upholding the validity of lien claims filed by Rex Hawkins, d/b/a Hawkins Oil Field Supply (Hawkins) and Geological Services, Inc., (Geological Services) and excluding the overriding royalty interest from foreclosure.

DaMac obtained its interest in the oil and gas lease, known as the Bergman Lease, by providing services and materials to the leasehold at the request of David Shoemake and…