Accident & Oilfield Lawyer in Big Wells, Texas
A small town on the shortcut route across the Eagle Ford. More than 30 years serving South Texas workers.
Big Wells is a small town in northeastern Dimmit County, on TX-85. That road matters more than its size suggests: it's the direct route across the Eagle Ford between Crystal City and Cotulla, which makes it the shortcut oilfield traffic takes to reach I-35 without going the long way around.
So a town of a few hundred people ends up with loaded water trucks, sand haulers and tankers running past it on a two-lane road with soft shoulders. That is the whole risk here, and it's the same risk for the people who live and work along it.
We're 60 miles west in Eagle Pass and we handle Dimmit County cases regularly. Bilingual team, no fee unless we win, and your immigration status does not affect your right to file a claim.
Where crashes happen around Big Wells
The danger follows the trucks, and the trucks follow TX-85:
A two-lane shortcut carrying heavy oilfield traffic. Head-on collisions here almost always start as a pass that ran out of room.
Narrow pavement with caliche shoulders carrying loaded trucks. Rollovers happen when a wheel drops off the edge and the driver overcorrects.
A loaded truck slowing to leave a highway where everyone else is at full speed. That difference is what makes rear-end crashes here so severe.
Crew trucks moving workers on unlit roads, plus wildlife crossing. It's a recurring pattern in Dimmit County crashes.
Cases we handle in Big Wells
Water trucks, sand haulers and tankers are commercial vehicles under federal safety rules, even on a farm road. The company operating them is very often a contractor with its own insurance and its own policy limits.
Falls, equipment failures, pressure releases and vehicle strikes. If a company other than your employer caused it, you may have a third-party claim worth far more than workers' compensation alone.
The most severe wrecks around here. Fault is usually contested, so we work the scene reconstruction rather than accepting the other driver's version.
When workers are hurt being driven to or from a job, there is often a claim beyond workers' compensation — and often several injured people at once.
When an ambulance takes a while to arrive, injuries worsen before treatment starts. That delay is part of the damages and has to be documented.
Two-lane head-on crashes and heavy-truck wrecks are the ones most likely to take a life. The spouse, children and parents can file.
What to do after a crash near Big Wells
If a commercial truck is involved, its company's insurer starts working immediately. You are behind from the first hour unless someone moves for you.
- 1Call 911. Texas DPS works the state highways; the Dimmit County Sheriff's Office covers the county, farm and lease roads.
- 2Get medical care the same day. The nearest hospital is Fort Duncan Regional in Eagle Pass, about 60 miles west; serious trauma is flown to San Antonio.
- 3Photograph the truck's company name, USDOT number and plates. That number is how we identify who really owns and insures it.
- 4Ask who owns the well site. In oilfield cases the responsible company is frequently not the one written on the truck.
- 5Don't give a recorded statement to any adjuster before you talk to a lawyer.
- 6Call us fast. Driver logs and electronic data can be legally overwritten in as little as 30 days.
Local information
- Nearest hospital
- Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Eagle PassAbout 60 miles west; serious trauma is flown to San Antonio
- Who takes the report
- Dimmit County Sheriff's Office · Texas DPSDPS handles TX-85 and the state highways; the sheriff covers county and lease roads
- Courts
- Dimmit County courthouse, Carrizo SpringsWhere Dimmit County injury lawsuits are filed
- Our office
- 513 N Ceylon St, Eagle Pass, TX 78852We come to you — no need to drive
Why Dimmit County families call us
In oilfield work the company that caused your injury is usually not your employer. Finding it is what turns a small comp claim into a real case.
We know what a carrier keeps in its file and what has to be demanded in writing before it gets overwritten.
You pay nothing out of pocket. We only get paid if we win your case.
No health insurance? We connect you with doctors who treat you now and get paid from your final settlement.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you take cases in Big Wells?+
Yes. Big Wells and all of Dimmit County are part of our service area, and we'll come to you — you don't have to drive to Eagle Pass.
I got hurt on a lease. Doesn't workers' comp cover everything?+
Workers' comp covers your employer, but a well site usually has several companies working at once. If a contractor or the operator caused your injury, you may have a separate claim worth far more.
The truck company says it wasn't their driver's fault. What now?+
That's what they always say first. What settles it is the physical evidence and the carrier's own records — logs, inspections, electronic data — which we have to demand in writing before they're legally overwritten.
I don't have papers. Can I still file a claim?+
Yes. In Texas anyone injured by another's negligence can seek compensation regardless of immigration status, and your status is protected by attorney-client privilege.
Hurt near Big Wells? Let's talk today.
Free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we win. Bilingual team available 7 days a week — and if you have no insurance, we'll get you to a doctor.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Every case is different; past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Reading this content does not create an attorney-client relationship.