(a)Every person who works upon or furnishes material,
whether incorporated into the real property or not, under
contract with the owner of any interest in real estate or with
an agent, trustee or receiver of an owner has a lien to secure
payment for:
(i)Constructing, altering, digging, drilling,
driving, boring, operating, completing or repairing any wells,
mines or quarries;
(ii)Altering, repairing or constructing any oil
derrick, oil tank or any pipelines;
(iii)Transportation and related mileage charges plus
interest from the date due;
(iv)Advertising, selling and preparing for sale;
(vi)Attorney's fees and other costs of collection.
(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and
W.S. 29-3-105(a)(iii) through (ix):
(i)If work is performed for or mat
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(a) Every person who works upon or furnishes material,
whether incorporated into the real property or not, under
contract with the owner of any interest in real estate or with
an agent, trustee or receiver of an owner has a lien to secure
payment for:
(i) Constructing, altering, digging, drilling,
driving, boring, operating, completing or repairing any wells,
mines or quarries;
(ii) Altering, repairing or constructing any oil
derrick, oil tank or any pipelines;
(iii) Transportation and related mileage charges plus
interest from the date due;
(iv) Advertising, selling and preparing for sale;
(v) Sheriff's fees; and
(vi) Attorney's fees and other costs of collection.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and
W.S. 29-3-105(a)(iii) through (ix):
(i) If work is performed for or materials are
furnished the owner of an estate less than a fee the lien
granted by this chapter shall not extend to the underlying fee
or royalty interest unless expressly provided by contract with
the owner of the underlying fee or royalty interest;
(ii) If work is performed for or materials furnished
to the owner, part owner or lessee of the working interest in
only a portion of the acreage covered by a lease, the lien
granted by this chapter shall be restricted to that portion of
the acreage; and
(iii) If work is performed for, or materials
furnished to the owners or an agent, trustee of [or] receiver of
the owners of lands, leases or interests therein validly pooled
or unitized by agreement of the owners thereof or by operation
of law, the lien granted by this chapter shall extend to the
lands, leases or interests so pooled or unitized.