# Divison Order Blues
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273
**Category:** Division Orders
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273 "2019-02-27T21:40:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Cox](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Cox)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273/1 "2019-02-27T21:40:10Z")
In 1985 my parents purchased 160 acres of Grady County mineral rights from a friend. All that is producing currently are a few gas wells. The court documents that I have recently received show only sixty-seven royalty owners and yet my Division rate is .007… Can someone please shine a light on the process of setting Division rates.
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### Author:  [@Curtis\_Cory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Curtis_Cory)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273/2 "2019-02-28T01:54:27Z")
Your royalty is based on your lease’s royalty percentage and the spacing of the production unit. Example: the well is spaced 640 acres and you own 160 ÷ 640 = .25 x your royalty if 3/16 or .1875 x .25 = 0.046875 is your royalty interest. I came to.
I don’t know how they came up with .007.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Cox](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Cox)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273/3 "2019-02-28T02:14:58Z")
Thanks very much, Curtis. That is such a large difference, it merits checking out.
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### Author:  [@TennisDaze](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TennisDaze)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273/4 "2019-02-28T04:28:46Z")
Look at the lease to see the royalty rate which may be as low as 1/8. You also need to research to determine if your parents actually purchased 100% of 160 acres or some lesser fraction of the minerals. The friend may not have owned all the minerals or may have retained some fractional interest. A deed will always describe the gross acres - in your case 160 acres - but in actuality it will be limited to the interest owned by the seller.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/divison-order-blues/42273/5 "2025-01-11T19:12:10Z")