# Need Attorney referal for PRSA
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324
**Category:** Oklahoma Mineral Rights
**Created:** [September 7, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324 "2026-09-07T22:45:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Jpumpjack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jpumpjack)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/1 "2026-09-07T22:45:03Z")
Hi, I hold an Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) along with several Mineral Interests (MI) and Royalty Interests (RI) in a unit well. Unfortunately, I have been unable to get the Operator to pay me or to provide any communication explaining why my payments are being withheld.
Two years ago, I hired an attorney who sent letters and made phone calls, but this effort did not yield any results. I initially thought we were on track to receive payment after communicating with the Division Order Analyst, but now the company has suspended all my interest payments, not just the specific interests in question.
I know I am entitled to these payments, but despite my attempts, I can’t get any response from the company. I am looking for a straightforward attorney who can help resolve this issue and who won’t be intimidated by the Operator’s tactics. Thanks
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/2 "2026-09-08T23:42:03Z")
Have you tried sending correspondence by certified letter return receipt?
Have you double-checked to make sure if you have the correct operator? There have been so many mergers in OK recently, the operator may have changed.
Is the well still online?
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### Author:  [@lucas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/lucas)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/3 "2026-09-09T15:32:07Z")
Suspending every interest at once, including ones that were paying, usually means a flag on your owner account, not the well. A title requirement or a merger deck rebuild, as Martha said. Two things for whoever you hire: under the PRSA the operator owes 12 percent interest on proceeds held where title is marketable, and the prevailing owner recovers attorney fees. That fee-shifting is why a good one will take this. Did the suspension come with a letter naming a reason, or none at all?
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### Author:  [@Jpumpjack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jpumpjack)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/4 "2026-09-09T18:30:58Z")
Yes to all of your questions.
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### Author:  [@Jpumpjack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jpumpjack)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/5 "2026-09-09T18:31:40Z")
No they suspension did not come with a letter or any notification. I only knew because I was following up.
This is the reason I need an Attorney to take this up at this time.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/6 "2026-09-10T13:34:38Z")
There are attorneys listed in the Directories tab above. You can also try the OK Bar Association and look up attorneys with oil and gas specialty. You may have to call several because they may have a conflict of interest with the operator you are trying to deal with.
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### Author:  [@lucas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/lucas)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/7 "2026-09-10T14:57:36Z")
No letter is the useful fact. It means the suspension is on your owner account, so whoever you hire should start with owner relations before anyone argues about the ORRI. Martha’s conflict point is real, so before calling the list, put the file together: the last division order for each interest, the last stub that paid, the month payment stopped, and the interest math from the statute. An attorney who gets that in one envelope calls back. Do you still have the last paying stubs?
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/8 "2026-09-10T17:45:14Z")
It is also possible that the operator overpaid a while back and they are actually recouping the difference and will begin payments when the balance is finished. They often will stop payments on all wells with no notice. It might be worth another certified letter with your owner number, the wells of interest, your timeline of correspondence and request a reason for non-payment.
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### Author:  [@llee](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/llee)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-referal-for-prsa/89324/9 "2026-09-10T20:15:14Z")
File an Oil and Gas Owners’ lien; try to estimate as close as you can what is due. Send a copy of the recoded lien to the purchaser oil and or gas purchaser. They will hold the amount of the lien until it is released by you. Should get an immediate response. The authority you do this is the Oil & Gas owners lien act of 2010. Part of the PRSA. 12% interest compounded yearly is due on all revenue in arrears over 6 months. You can do this without an attorney. I have filed against ORRI and royalty.