Cameron Parish Pilot
May 27, 2026
?LEGAL NOTICE
Cameron
C-1021049
K. Savoie
Filed May 12, 2026
Debbie Savoie
Deputy Clerk of Court
E-File Received
May 11, 2026
38th Judicial
District Court
Parish of Cameron,
State of Louisiana
4:28 p.m.
11:25 a.m.
NOTICE OF CLASS
ACTION LAWSUIT AND CLASS CERTIFICATION
A Louisiana district court authorized this notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read this notice carefully.
If you, or your heirs or assigns, had the right to receive royalties from oil and gas produced by the Theriot No. 1 Well, Serial No. 219459 (the “Theriot No. 1 Well”), pursuant to the unit created by Louisiana Office of Conservation Order No. 638-F-6, you may be entitled to receive a future payment from a class action lawsuit pending in the 38th Judicial District Court in Cameron, Louisiana (the “Court”).
A copy of the Office of Conservation’s unit order, Order No. 638-F-6, and survey plat are attached to this notice. The unit related to the Theriot No. 1 Well is in Kings Bayou Field near Creole, Louisiana. More specifically, the unit is located in Sections 22 and 27 of Township 14 South, Range 7 West, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
1. Why is this notice being made?
This notice is being made because a class action lawsuit has been filed in the Court asserting claims related to the alleged imprudent operation of the Theriot No. 1 Well. This class action has been brought on behalf of the class of affected mineral royalty owners. The Court has directed that this notice be made to all potential class members.
2. What if someone already told you something about this lawsuit?
This is the only notice and information about this lawsuit that has been reviewed for accuracy and approved by the Court to be sent to all potential class members. Any information you might have received or heard about this lawsuit in the past may be inaccurate. Pursuant to a prior order of this Court, please be advised that, if you received information from David Sturlese about this lawsuit, you should disregard it because it may be inaccurate or incomplete.
3. Who is part of this class?
The Court recently certified this class action and defined the class as follows:
“All persons, natural or juridical, who had the right to receive royalties from oil and gas produced by the Theriot No. 1 well (Serial No. 219459) pursuant to Office of Conservation Order No. 638-F-6, or their heirs and assigns, as the case may be.”
If you are a member of the class, then you may be entitled to receive compensation for the mineral royalties that you, or your heirs, assigns, predecessors, or ancestors, would have received if the Theriot No. 1 Well had been operated prudently. The Defendants in the lawsuit deny that the Theriot No. 1 Well was imprudently operated.
4. What is this lawsuit about?
This lawsuit alleges that the Theriot No. 1 Well was imprudently operated by the oil companies named as defendants. The lawsuit alleges that the well wasn’t properly sealed during its drilling and/or operation and this allowed water from adjacent zones to invade the productive oil and gas reservoir the well targeted. The lawsuit further alleges that this failure to properly seal the well resulted from, among other things, the oil companies’ failure to follow generally recommended and standard industry practices regarding the planning, sealing, and cementing of oil and gas wells. Because of these imprudent operations, the lawsuit alleges that water from adjacent zones flooded the productive oil and gas reservoir, prematurely killed the Theriot No. 1 Well, and ultimately rendered the remaining oil and gas in the reservoirs unrecoverable. It is further alleged that these failures caused class members to receive significantly less royalties than they would have if the well had been prudently operated. This lawsuit seeks to recover these lost oil and gas royalties.
The oil company defendants contend that the Theriot No. 1 Well was drilled and operated reasonably and prudently in accordance with recognized industry standards and that the reservoirs were not prematurely killed, but instead were properly produced for the benefit of the oil companies and the royalty owners.
5. Why is this a class action?
In a class action, one or more people called class representatives sue on behalf of people or entities that have similar claims. These people are all class members. The claims of all class members are resolved in a single case for purposes of efficiency, except for those members who exclude themselves from the class. The Court oversees this class action.
6. What happens if you do nothing?
If you do nothing, you are automatically part of the class as long as you fit in the Court’s class definition set forth above in response to question no. 3. By remaining in the class, you will receive the benefit of any money that may be recovered from the oil company defendants (whether by settlement or a final judgment after trial) based on your ownership interest in the unit associated with the Theriot No. 1 Well. You will also be legally bound by any judgment or judicial determinations made by the Court in this lawsuit, regardless of whether it is favorable or unfavorable. In addition, if the attorneys for the class don’t ultimately recover any money from the oil company defendants, the class members will not be responsible for the out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the attorneys.
7. Excluding yourself from the class.
You may request to be excluded from the class. To do so, you must mail a copy of the enclosed written request for exclusion, attached as Exhibit A, stating that you wish to be excluded from the class to the Cameron Parish Clerk of Court, located at 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, Cameron, Louisiana 70631.
Your request for exclusion must be postmarked by no later than August 3, 2026, or it won’t have an effect on your rights. If you submit a valid and timely request for exclusion, then:
(i) you will have no rights to claim any money that may be recovered from the oil company defendants in this lawsuit; (ii) you will have no rights under any settlement or judgment in this lawsuit; and (iii) you will not be bound by any settlement or final judgment in this lawsuit.
8. Do I have a lawyer in this lawsuit?
The Court has appointed the lawyers listed below, sometimes known as “Class Counsel,” to represent the interests of the class members in this lawsuit:
J. Michael Veron
Turner D. Brumby
Shayna L. Sonnier
Peyton F. Pawlicki
Gage M. Stewart
VERON BICE, LLC
721 Kirby Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Telephone: (337) 310-1600
E-mail: info@veronbice.com
AND
Jody Lavergne
STUTES &
LAVERGNE, LLC
600 Broad Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Telephone: (337) 433-0022
E-mail: info@stuteslaw.com
9. Getting more information.
This notice is a summary of this class action lawsuit and its status. This notice does not provide all the details about this lawsuit. If you need further details about this lawsuit, you may call, e-mail, or write to the lawyers for the class members. Their contact information is set forth above in response to question no. 8.
You may also review the record of this lawsuit on file at the Clerk of Court’s office in the Cameron Parish courthouse in Cameron, Louisiana, during regular business hours. The caption of the lawsuit is set forth above in response to question no. 7.
10. Can my personal lawyer represent me in this lawsuit?
Any member of the class who has not excluded himself or herself may, if the member desires, enter an appearance in this lawsuit through his or her personal lawyer. If a member chooses to do that, such member does so at his or her own expense and shall be solely responsible for all attorney’s fees and court costs relating to such appearance.
11. No settlement or final judgment has been reached in this lawsuit.
No settlement or final judgment as to the rights of the parties has been rendered or reached in this class action. This class action will proceed through the court system and may require months, and possibly years, before a final determination is made regarding the rights or benefits any person may have arising out of this lawsuit. If you remain a member of the class, the Court may order that additional notices be sent to class members under a method or methods to be approved by the Court.
12. Class members may be required to take further action by the Court.
The Court may require the members of the class to take further action to share in any benefits or recovery due to the class members under any settlement or final judgment. In order to participate in any future recovery, members of the class may be required to file a “proof of claim” showing that they, or their heirs and assigns, had the right to receive royalties from oil and gas produced by the Theriot No. 1 Well pursuant to Office of Conservation Order No.
638-F-6, and possibly their respective royalty interest in that unit.
*** PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE CLERK OF COURT’S OFFICE REGARDING THIS NOTICE OR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ***
EXHIBIT A: OPT-OUT ELECTION FORM
INSTRUCTIONS: If you wish to remain a member of the Class, DO NOT fill out this form. If you wish to be excluded from this lawsuit, you must complete, sign, and mail this form to the address below, postmarked no later than August 3, 2026.
MAIL TO Cameron Parish Clerk of Court, 119 Smith Circle, Room 21, Cameron, Louisiana 70631
REQUEST FOR
EXCLUSION
Case Name: Robert L. Savoie, et al., Individually and On Behalf of a Class of Similarly Situated Parties vs. Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Union Pacific Resources Company, and Reliable Production Service, Inc.,
Case No. 10-21049, 38th Judicial District Court, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
I confirm that I have received the Notice of Class Action in the above-referenced matter. I hereby elect to be excluded from the Class and the lawsuit.
By signing this form, I understand that:
• I will not be entitled to share in any recovery or settlement reached by the Class.
• I will not be bound by any judgment or settlement rendered in this lawsuit.
• I retain the right to file my own separate lawsuit against the Defendants at my own expense, subject to any applicable statutes of limitation.
Member Information (Please Print Clearly):
Full Name: ______________
Address: ________________
City, State, Zip: _________
Telephone Number: ____________________________
Email: __________________
Signature: ________ Date: _______
Certified True and
Correct Copy
CertID: 2026051200020
Exhibit 1
/s/ Susan Racca
Cameron Parish
Clerk of Court
RUN: May 28, June 4, 11, 18 (My 50)
Cost of Notice per run: $150.00
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