The payor may not require a division order, however, that requires much more than is necessary for it to verify the interest you claim to be entitled to. You may insist that the payor submit a division order containing no more than is required by Texas law.
Not owning the mineral rights to a parcel of land doesn't mean your property is worthless. If someone else owns the mineral rights and they sell those rights to an individual or corporation, you can still make a profit as the surface rights owner. You have the rights of ingress and egress.
A division order is a contract between you and the operator (an oil and gas company). Typically, receiving a division order means that the operator is about to drill, or that the operator has already drilled a well and your minerals are producing.
Yes, it can be beneficial to sell your mineral rights for a fair price, even producing rights. First, sellers must be aware of the different stages of the production process. They must also know the value their minerals and royalties command in every development stage.
After a death, assets like mineral rights often go through probate, which is a legal process to authenticate a will and distribute assets ing to it. If no will exists, probate helps determine how assets should be divided.
To put it another way the formula is: lessor's acres in unit ÷ total number of acres in unit × lessor's ownership interest × lessor's royalty percentage = lessor's decimal interest.
A Division order is an instrument that records an owner's interest in a specific well. It should include the name of the well, the well number, interest type, and your decimal interest.
A division order is a contract between you and the operator (an oil and gas company). Typically, receiving a division order means that the operator is about to drill, or that the operator has already drilled a well and your minerals are producing.