Overriding Royalty

An Assignment of an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease is a document in which the original Lessee, and or their successors, assign either all or part of their working interest and/or net revenue interest that they own in that lease. This is leasehold interest. You can also assign or reserve interest in wellbores.

A gross overriding royalty can be created on a mine which produces a product like petroleum in that it can be sold without alteration of its basic character.The costs of smelting and refining the gold will reduce the proceeds to the mine owner, a percentage of which will be paid as royalty.

Net revenue is the amount that is shared among the property owners. To determine net revenue interest, multiply the royalty interest by the owner's shared interest. For example, if you have a 5/16 royalty, your net royalty interest would be 25% multiplied by 5/16, which equals 7.8125% calculated to four decimal places.

An overriding royalty interest generally entitles the owner of the interest to a specified share of the oil and gas produced under the terms of the lease. In Texas and in many other oil-producing states, overriding royalty interests are generally treated as interests in real estate.

Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) a percentage share of production, or the value derived from production, which is free of all costs of drilling and producing, and is created by the lessee or working interest owner and paid by the lessee or working interest owner.

The value of an overriding royalty interest is simple to calculate since it is a percent of the working interest lease. The ORRI value is based on production on the acreage leased by the working interest.