Undefeated Dallas Oilfield Accident Lawyers

Dallas Oilfield Accident Lawyers with the Largest Wins in History

Dallas, Texas is a critical player in the nation’s energy economy. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the oil and gas extraction industries employed more than 175,000 people across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in 2023, paying a medium wage of just over $25.00 per hour.

While the economic benefits are obvious, it’s also true that the oilfields surrounding Dallas present significant dangers for the men and women who keep the oil and gas flowing 24/7. From handling volatile materials and operating heavy machinery to the genuine possibility of a catastrophic fire or explosion, Dallas oilfield workers face life-threatening risks every day they’re on the job. In far too many cases, these risks arise only because an oil or gas company is more focused on maintaining production and maximizing profits, even if that means placing their employees in harm’s way.

Unfortunately, few workers can count on their employers after a Dallas oilfield accident, no matter how severe their injuries might be. Regardless of what they say or promise, the company’s primary objective is almost always to avoid accountability and minimize the compensation paid to injured workers and their families.

Our Dallas Oilfield Injury Lawyers Have Won Billions Against the Largest Oil and Gas Companies in the World.

Our Undefeated Texas Oilfield Accident Lawyers have successfully represented over 1,000 oil and gas workers across the state. In addition to winning billions for our clients, we’ve repeatedly recovered record-setting verdicts and settlements against the largest oil and gas companies in the world, including:

• #1 Largest Oilfield Accident Settlement in US History
• #1 Largest Oilfield Burn Injury Settlement in US History
• #1 Largest Accident Verdict in Texas
• #1 Largest Accident Settlement in Texas
• #2 Largest Accident Settlement in Texas

If you were hurt or lost a loved one to an oilfield accident or explosion, it’s critical that you take immediate steps to protect your rights and safeguard your family’s future. Our Dallas Oilfield Injury Lawyers are ready to commit whatever resources and time are necessary to hold the responsible companies accountable and ensure you and your family receive the maximum compensation possible for all your injuries and losses.

Call 1-888-603-3636, click our  “live chat” button, or send us a confidential email through our Contact Form. All consultations are free—and you won’t pay a dime unless we win your case.

The Oil and Natural Gas Industry in Dallas

The energy industry has been a fixture of the Dallas economy since prospectors began rushing to the state in the early 1900s. Today, many of the industry’s major players operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, including:

• Alon USA Partners: Located in Dallas, Alon USA specializes in refining and marketing petroleum products, focusing primarily on gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
• Basic Energy Services:  Based in Fort Worth, Basic Energy Services provides well site services for drilling, production, and maintenance of oil and gas wells, including completion and remedial services for oilfields nationwide.
• Chief Oil & Gas:  Chief Oil & Gas operates out of Dallas and is involved in natural gas production, primarily from shale formations, including the Barnett Shale.
• Comstock Resources: Headquartered in Frisco, a northern suburb of Dallas, Comstock Resources engages in oil and gas exploration and development, primarily in Texas and Louisiana.
• Denbury Resources: Based in Plano, Denbury Resources focuses on oil and natural gas exploration and development. The company is known for its enhanced oil recovery operations using carbon dioxide.
• Energy Transfer: Headquartered in Dallas, Energy Transfer is a large operator of natural gas and propane pipelines and has extensive assets across the U.S. 
• Fritz Industries: Headquartered in Mesquite, Fritz Industries provides specialty chemicals and services for oil and gas production, contributing to a variety of industry applications.
• HF Sinclair Corporation: Headquartered in Dallas, HF Sinclair is a significant player in the refining and marketing of petroleum products. In 2023, the company merged with Holly Energy Partners in a $1.44 billion deal, streamlining its operations.
• Merit Energy: Based in Dallas, Merit Energy focuses on acquiring and operating mature oil and gas properties across the U.S., managing various assets through its energy investment arm.

Dallas’s oil and gas industry is primarily focused on the  Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin, a geological formation covering 54,000 square miles in North Texas.  While production in the Basin has declined in recent years due to falling natural gas prices and the depletion of wells, a recent assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests the basin still holds a mean volume of 26.2 tcf of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas.

The Barnett Shale lies within the Fort Worth Basin and began attraction large-scale production in the 1990s, particularly after advancement in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technologies allowed drillers to unlock the vast quantities of gas trapped in the tight shale formations. At its peak in 2011, the Barnett Shale produced over 5.74 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, making it one of the largest natural gas-producing areas in the country.

Common Causes of Oilfield Accidents in Dallas

According to the U.S Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Oil Extraction Database, Texas leads the country in oilfield injuries and fatalities. While these tragedies can result from a wide range of factors, it’s been our experience that the vast majority of oilfield injuries and deaths are preventable and typically occur because an oilfield company chose to cut corners at the expense of worker safety.

Defective Equipment and Machinery

Oilfield operators must ensure the safety of any equipment or machinery used on their sites. Unfortunately, too many companies put off needed maintenance and repairs despite the increased potential for malfunctions and serious accidents.

Inadequate Training

Proper training is essential for oilfield workers operating heavy machinery, handling hazardous materials, and working in dangerous environments. Workers who are not adequately trained may not know how to safely operate drilling equipment, fail to recognize hazards, or forgo critical safety procedures. When oilfield operators cut corners on training, the potential for accidents and explosions increases significantly, placing everyone on a drill site at risk.

Failure to Follow Safety Protocols

The oil and gas industry is governed by strict safety regulations designed to protect workers from harm. However, many companies fail to enforce these regulations or cut corners to save time and money. Whether it’s ignoring safety protocols, failing to provide proper protective equipment, or disregarding warning signs, these safety violations often result in serious accidents that could have been avoided if proper procedures had been followed.

Explosions and Fires

When oil or gas is ignited or when equipment malfunctions, fires and explosions can engulf workers in seconds, causing catastrophic injuries such as burns, amputations, and fatalities. Explosions can occur for various reasons, including improper handling of flammable materials, equipment failure, or failure to control pressure levels during drilling operations.

Well Blowouts

The uncontrolled release of oil or natural gas from a well, often caused by inadequate barriers and uncontrolled pressure buildup, can instantly trigger a catastrophic fire and explosion. Regular maintenance and thorough inspections are critical to ensuring a rig’s blowout preventer is in good working order.

Falls From Heights

Falls from scaffolding, elevated platforms, and other heights can lead to serious injuries and fatalities. Lack of proper safety equipment, improper training, and rushing jobs often contribute to these accidents.

Oilfield Truck Accidents

Oil and natural gas extraction relies on tankers, trucks and other big rigs to transport machinery, equipment, sand, drilling fluids, wastewater, and hazardous materials to and from production areas. A combination of long shifts and inexperienced drivers increases the risk of catastrophic oilfield truck accidents that endanger both workers and other motorists sharing the road.

Common Dallas Oilfield Injuries

There’s little room for error on the oilfield. When something goes wrong, oil and gas workers often sustain life-changing and catastrophic injuries, leaving them unable to return to work and provide for their families. 

Some of the most common injuries suffered by oilfield workers in Dallas include:

• Burns:  Burn injuries caused by fires, explosions, or exposure to caustic substances often require extensive medical treatment, including skin grafts, surgeries, and rehabilitation. In the worst cases cases, burns can lead to permanent scarring and disfigurement, and potentially death.

• Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI):  Oilfield workers often suffer traumatic brain injuries due to falls, being struck by falling objects, or the impact of an explosion. Depending on the severity, these injuries can result in long-term cognitive impairments, memory loss, and physical disabilities. Workers with TBIs often require ongoing medical care, and many never return to their previous occupations or are unable to work at all.

• Spinal Cord Injuries:  Spinal cord injuries can cause partial or complete paralysis, leaving workers unable to walk or perform daily activities. Even with extensive medical treatment and rehabilitative therapy, many spinal cord injury victims never fully recover.

• Amputations: Oilfield workers are frequently exposed to heavy machinery, moving parts, and hazardous materials, increasing the risk of amputations. In addition to adjusting to life without a limb, oilfield workers who suffer amputations often require prosthetics, rehabilitation, and medical care for the rest of their lives.

• Fractures and Crush Injuries: Malfunctioning machinery and equipment, falls from heights, being struck by falling objects, and direct exposure to an explosion can cause severe fractures and crush injuries on the oilfield, resulting in long-term or permanent disability.

Our Dallas Oilfield Accident Lawyers Win for You and Your Family

After an oilfield accident or explosion, injured workers are often left to face mounting medical bills, lost income, and uncertainty about their future, with little support from their employer beyond the limited amount of worker’s compensation benefits they might be entitled to. 

When you hire our Dallas Oilfield Accident Lawyers, you’re getting a team of the best attorneys in the United States who genuinely care about you and your family. They’ve proven time and again – by consistently winning record-setting verdicts and settlements — that our firm has the knowledge, resources and skills to go up against the biggest oil and gas companies in the world and win.

Why are we such effective advocates for our clients?

• All of our lawyers are experienced trial attorneys and —in addition to being Undefeated—have recovered the #1 largest oilfield accident verdicts and settlements in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana and the United States.
• We never accept a settlement offer unless it provides our clients and their families the maximum compensation possible for all of their injuries and losses.
• If the oilfield company and its insurer don’t offer a settlement that fully compensates our clients, we won’t hesitate to go to trial, where we remain undefeated and consistently recover the largest verdicts in history.

But our commitment goes even further. Whether we’re assisting with reasonable living expenses and medical bills for as long as their cases are pending or connecting them with top financial advisors who can help develop a sound financial plan and establish trust funds once their cases are resolved, few other personal injury firms can match the level of dedication we offer our clients.

In fact, if you watch our Client Video Testimonials or our firm’s YouTube channel, you’ll notice something repeated repeatedly:  we genuinely care about our clients and treat them like family. 

Contact Our Undefeated Dallas Oilfield Accident Lawyers for a Free Consultation

With Billions won, including the #1 largest oilfield accident recoveries in US history, our Dallas Oilfield Accident Lawyers consistently demonstrate that we don’t just win for injured oilfield workers and their families — we set records.

Call 1-888-603-3636, use the “Chat Now” button on our website, or Click Here to send us a confidential email through our Contact Us form.

We’ll answer your questions, explain your rights and options, and provide the information you need to make the best decision for you and your family.