Energy Finance

Collateral confirmed
before the closing date. 

For reserve-based lending (RBL) lenders, agent banks, private credit funds, E&P borrowers, and the counsel who represent them. 

How we help lenders and borrowers confirm loan collateral 

A borrowing base is built on reserves, and reserves are built on title. When a lender advances capital against producing properties, everyone at the table needs to know the borrower actually owns what the reserve report claims. 

Feighny Hartle confirms title to PDP properties for both lenders and borrowers—ensuring loan-to-value requirements are bulletproof and RBL facility terms are met. Our work is scoped precisely to the financing, delivered in a format lenders can immediately use, and strictly timed to your closing date. 

Title work scoped to the credit agreement  

Financing rarely requires a full division order title opinion on every well. It requires title confirmed on the properties driving the borrowing base, to the exact coverage threshold specified in the credit agreement. We align directly with those requirements, focusing review on the high-value mortgaged properties. That keeps diligence fast and costs strictly proportionate to the loan. 

Ownership formatted for immediate lender review 

Every engagement delivers limited title opinions accompanied by a clear, well-by-well schedule of the borrower’s working interest (WI) and net revenue interest (NRI). 

• Lenders can instantly test our schedule against the reserve report. 

• Borrowers can catch and resolve variances before the lender sees them. 

Built around the deal calendar 

Acquisition financings, refinancings, redeterminations, and syndicate expansions all run on firm, unforgiving deadlines. We scale our team to the asset base and staff directly to your target closing date. 

One integrated team for the entire deal 

When an acquisition is financed, deal title and lender title cover the exact same acreage. We assemble unified teams of A&D, title, and finance attorneys so diligence completed for the purchase directly supports the financing—eliminating duplicate work and redundant fees. 

Who We Work With 

• Lenders & Agent Banks: Confirm borrowing base collateral before funding with transparent WI/NRI schedules built for quick reconciliation against reserve reports. 

• E&P Borrowers: Satisfy lender title covenants on schedule and surface potential variances before they become closing roadblocks. 

• Financing Counsel: We manage the title timeline so you can keep the deal moving toward closing. 

“We represent both lenders and borrowers, so we understand precisely what each side requires from the title package. Lenders need rock-solid certainty about the collateral. Borrowers need a clear path to closing without last-minute surprises. Exceptional title work delivers both.”