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Pritchard & Abbott, Inc., is a professional appraisal consulting firm
specializing in mass appraisal techniques for ad valorem tax purposes as well
as offering fee appraisal expertise for unique or complex properties upon
request. P&A’s roots are in the appraisal of oil and gas producing
properties, being founded in 1926 by Judge E. S. Pritchard, an attorney.
Judge Pritchard and John L. Abbott, a Petroleum Geologist, teamed up to
appraise oil and gas producing properties in the early 1930's. Based on
its reputation for cost-effective and professional appraisal work, as well as
individual attention given to our clients, the
company has become the largest property tax appraisal firm of minerals,
industrial, utility and
personal property in Texas. P&A
is employed and respected for their work in many other States as well.
Pritchard & Abbott, Inc., cultivates close
geographical ties to its clients by maintaining district offices in
Fort Worth, Amarillo,
Houston, and Henderson,
Texas. The Fort Worth location also serves as home office, incorporating
the firm’s Administrative Services,
Engineering Services and Information
Services (computer programming and other data processing services).
Each district office is staffed with personnel offering dependable and
professional appraisal expertise for:
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oil and gas producing properties and related personal property;
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drilling rigs, field compressors, tank farms and oilfield service
companies;
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oil and gas pipeline and gathering systems and pump stations;
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trucking and dirt contractors;
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coal, lignite, clay, sulphur and uranium mines;
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telephone, microwave, cable television, cellular and other
telecommunications properties;
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railroads;
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commercial and residential real estate;
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electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities;
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refineries, chemical, petrochemical, cement, gypsum, lumber, paper,
aluminum and many other types of manufacturing plants and facilities.
In addition to these appraisals performed for
governmental entities for annual property tax assessments, Pritchard &
Abbott, Inc., offers nonrecurring, independent, or third-party appraisals of
unique and complex properties to public or private entities for estate tax,
acquisition or divestiture, financial planning, or verification of asset value
for bank line of credit purposes.
Pritchard & Abbott’s reputation has been built
by being the leading provider of appraisal and information services in the ad
valorem tax business. Our progressive Information
Services department provides reliable customer support to on-line
clients as well as developing and supporting PC-platform based appraisal and
collection software packages. In addition, we provide
Mapping, digitizing, and
record retention services.
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