# Meaning of "BL" on a division order
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/meaning-of-bl-on-a-division-order/40845
**Category:** Division Orders
**Created:** [January 29, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/meaning-of-bl-on-a-division-order/40845 "2019-01-29T01:53:44Z")
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### Author:  [@T111](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/T111)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/meaning-of-bl-on-a-division-order/40845/1 "2019-01-29T01:53:45Z")
Most division orders I am familiar with have an RI, OR, or WI when describing the type of interest. However, I purchased a new property and when I received division orders, instead of having an “RI” to describe the interest, they had a “BL.” The decimal interest was correct, but I don’t know what the BL means. Could you tell me what the BL means and how it is different than an RI? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/meaning-of-bl-on-a-division-order/40845/2 "2019-01-29T18:16:54Z")
Blanchard Interest. Specific to OK royalty owners. OK Senate Bill 168 has more details.
This type of oil and gas interest is specific to the state of Oklahoma and is a result of the 1963 Oklahoma Supreme Court Blanchard Decision. Ultimately, the decision resulted in Oklahoma Senate Bill 168 which established state-wide regulations for payment of gas royalties from communitized or pooled leases.
The 1963 Oklahoma Supreme Court - Blanchard Decision caused what?
This decision caused the “Blanchardizing” of one-eighth of all production from a unitized area. Under this decision, royalty owners received one-eighth of everyone’s proceeds, not just one-eighth of the price for which their lessee sold his or her gas.
(If I remember correctly, it is a 1/8th. Is this for gas?) I think some of mine have several lines on my check stub. The 1/8th portion is labeled Blanchard and if I had more than 1/8th on the lease, such as 3/16ths, the rest of the royalty was labeled RI.
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### Author:  [@T111](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/T111)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/meaning-of-bl-on-a-division-order/40845/3 "2019-01-30T01:25:16Z")
This makes sense. I had not seen this before and was apprehensive about signing division orders that included the abbreviation. Thanks so much for your response!
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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/meaning-of-bl-on-a-division-order/40845/4 "2025-01-11T19:12:10Z")