Guichard Drilling Co. v. Alpine Energy Services, Inc.

LOBRANO, Judge.

This case requires the interpretation and application of the Oil Well Lien Act (the Act), La.R.S. 9:4861, et seq. Intervenors, Trans-american Energy LTD. Ill, Toce Oil Company and Crossroad Oil Company, appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, Guichard Drilling Company. There are two issues presented for our review. First, we must decide whether a creditor can, when executing on his oil well lien, seize the ownership interests of parties who were not made defendants in the seizure proceedings. Second, we must decide whether seizure pursuant to…