Oil & gas collections · Arlington, TX
Owed money on a oil & gas account in Arlington? We are a commercial debt collector — business-to-business accounts only — and we chase the unpaid invoice nobody at Arlington wants to talk about, across North Texas with research, in-person contact, and enforcement through licensed collection attorneys. No recovery, no fee.
Arlington businesses across North Texas run up unpaid oil & gas invoices like everywhere else, and many creditors write them off rather than chase them across the state. We do not. We pursue oil & gas accounts in Arlington with the same work we bring to the major metros: research first, then contact, then enforcement through counsel. An unpaid invoice does not become uncollectible just because the customer stopped paying and stopped calling back.
An oilfield service company, a sand hauler, a wireline crew, or anyone furnishing material or labor for mineral activities may have a lien under Property Code ch. 56 — but the affidavit is due within six months of the day the indebtedness accrues (§ 56.021), measured from accrual rather than from the day the well finished. A subcontractor also owes the property owner written notice at least ten days before filing. A job billed in stages can have several clocks running at different points, which is exactly how creditors lose the lien while believing they have months left.
A suit on a Arlington account is filed in Tarrant County, with the Tarrant County District Clerk. The courthouse is in Fort Worth, the county seat — worth knowing before someone drives to the wrong city with a filing. Tarrant County runs 10 district courts hearing civil matters and 3 statutory county courts at law. Its courts at law carry their own civil reach, set by the county's own statute rather than the general rule: Exceeds $500 and does not exceed $200,000, excluding mandatory damages and penalties, attorney’s fees, interest, and costs (Tex. Gov’t Code § 25.2222(b)(1)). a mineral lien affidavit is recorded with the Tarrant County clerk where the property sits — a separate office from the district clerk who takes the lawsuit, and a distinction that costs people deadlines. Most commercial accounts resolve long before any of that, and we are a collection agency rather than a law firm — but knowing where the account would land is part of deciding whether pursuing it is worth your money.
Arlington is about 0.4 hours from our Dallas office, so putting someone at a debtor's place of business is a normal part of working the account.
General information for commercial creditors, not legal advice. Deadlines turn on facts we have not seen — confirm specifics with qualified counsel before relying on any of it.
Your leverage
Texas mineral liens (Property Code Ch. 56) carry tight filing deadlines measured in months, not years. We act fast to preserve and assert those rights through licensed counsel — leverage most agencies miss entirely.
Midland, Odessa, and the broader basin run on service companies that get stiffed by operators hiding behind disputes. We know the players, the paper, and how to make a well-funded operator pay what it owes.
FAQ
Yes. We pursue oil & gas accounts throughout Arlington and North Texas, and nationwide through a network of licensed collection attorneys. There is no upfront cost — we work on contingency, and the fee is agreed before you place anything.
Stop calling and start documenting. Pull the invoices, the contract or purchase order, proof of delivery or acceptance, and the exact legal entity name of the debtor — not the trade name. Then check which deadline governs the account, because the leverage in this trade runs on a short clock. Silence usually means the debtor has decided you are not a priority, which is a different problem from inability to pay and is solved differently.
In Tarrant County, with the Tarrant County District Clerk. Which court depends on the amount and the relief sought, and that is the filing attorney's decision. Below the district and county courts, a justice court anywhere in Texas handles claims up to $20,000 (Tex. Gov't Code § 27.031) — the same ceiling in all 254 counties, not a local rule.
As soon as it is clearly past due rather than merely late. Mineral lien affidavits are due within six months of when the debt accrued, and that window closes while the account still looks collectible. The expensive mistake is almost never acting too early.
No. We take commercial accounts only — money one business owes another. That is why the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which governs consumer debt, generally does not reach this work. If the person who owes you is an individual consumer, we are not the right agency and we will tell you so.
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency — no retainer, no monthly minimum, and a fee charged only against funds actually recovered. The fee is agreed before you place anything.
Tell us what you're owed and we'll tell you exactly how we'd go after it. The review is free, and you pay nothing unless we collect.
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