# NPRI - Non Participating Royalty Interest
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449
**Category:** Tyler County, WV
**Created:** [April 2, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449 "2018-04-02T01:38:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@John27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John27)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/1 "2018-04-02T01:38:31Z")
Does nonparticipating royalty interest mean that you own royalty but do not get a leasing bonus? If you own NPRI, do you have any say in the lease terms?
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### Author:  [@Nancy\_Mosley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nancy_Mosley)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/2 "2018-04-02T02:34:34Z")
The way I understand it is that you get royalty when there is payment of that but no leasing, lease negotiating, or bonus.
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### Author:  [@WV\_Mineral\_Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WV_Mineral_Owner)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/3 "2018-04-02T03:00:33Z")
Nancy,
That is my understanding as well. There are serious downfalls to being a non-participating royalty owner, but there is virtually nothing one can do about it.
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### Author:  [@Stephanie1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stephanie1)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/4 "2018-04-02T03:01:03Z")
I agree with Nancy. We were told there was a lease in effect already (from the 1960’s) that somehow we were under the effects of now. So there was no reason to sign a new lease. Of course the terms of the lease are 1/8 and all other base items, so we don’t get much from it. Better than nothing, though!
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### Author:  [@Martinheir](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Martinheir)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/5 "2018-11-21T04:36:18Z")
I was told the NPRI was where they keep the monies from any NPRI and put it back into their cost of production, enhancement, etc. I have it listed as NPRI1. Do not understand why when we get division orders for a new well my NPRI has the 1 following it? Anyone know?
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### Author:  [@John27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John27)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/6 "2018-11-21T21:20:48Z")
Could it be that it shows what lease the NPRI is attached to?
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### Author:  [@Martinheir](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Martinheir)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/7 "2018-11-24T22:15:51Z")
Still not sure what NPRI actually means? I (we) only signed one lease. We do get division orders, which I also don’t know what that is, that we sign whenever they arrive. Usually consists of TI\* R1.
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### Author:  [@Nancy\_Mosley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nancy_Mosley)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/8 "2018-11-25T04:30:31Z")
What is TI\*R1? NPRI usually means Non Participating Royalty Interest. It usually happens when somebody sells some property and retains part of the mineral interest but without any rights to lease or receive bonus, rental money etc. for the lease. It does mean that when a well is drilled, the NPRI owner receives his/her share of the royalty on the oil and gas produced (maybe 50% interest in all the royalty for that property). The NPRI owner can sell his/her interest but the purchaser will still have the same rights, i.e. no leasing rights but the right to receive that share of the royalty. A division order states your interest in the division of the royalty interests to be paid from a well. It gets complicated to calculate.
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### Author:  [@WV\_Mineral\_Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WV_Mineral_Owner)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/9 "2018-11-25T04:49:36Z")
I apologize up front if I step on anyone’s toes, but I have a quick question. Which NPRI is being discussed? I agree with NPRI being Non Participating Royalty Interest and the definition offered. However, there is a different NPRI that some companies use as a deduction, that is not associated with Non Participating Royalty Interest, but their production company’s own specific acronym, that can be found in the check statement of a royalty payment.
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### Author:  [@John27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John27)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/10 "2018-11-25T05:04:17Z")
I would like to learn more about acronyms for deductions on royalty checks.
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### Author:  [@WV\_Mineral\_Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WV_Mineral_Owner)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/11 "2018-11-25T05:29:04Z")
John,
I have always thought the production companies intentionally are vague with their acronyms to keep the mineral owners confused. Unfortunately, I suspect less than 5% actually pay attention to their check statements, simply happy to deposit the check.
There are rumors of class action suits against the two largest producers in West Virginia, in regard to deductions and the way the companies justify deductions with creative acronyms.
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### Author:  [@John27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John27)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/12 "2018-11-25T17:31:57Z")
West Virginia Mineral owner, You always have good information. Are you going to the NARO meeting at old Moundsville Prison Tuesday, November 27?
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### Author:  [@WV\_Mineral\_Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WV_Mineral_Owner)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/13 "2018-11-25T22:00:22Z")
John,
I will not be attending the Moundsville meeting, but am making the drive to the Ellenboro meeting on December 11th. A good friend will be a presenter at the Ellenboro meeting and I cannot pass up on the opportunity to heckle, oops, I mean support him. I am combining the meeting with a few meetings in Harrisville and Parkersburg, making a two-day trip out of it.
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### Author:  [@Nancy\_Summers\_Lankford](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nancy_Summers_Lankford)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/14 "2018-12-03T04:50:19Z")
How did that meeting go?
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-non-participating-royalty-interest/25449/15 "2025-01-11T16:36:30Z")