# Oil and gas checks 5 months after date of sale?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939
**Category:** Garfield County, OK
**Created:** [January 16, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939 "2020-01-16T01:30:17Z")
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### Author:  [@G\_Win](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/G_Win)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939/1 "2020-01-16T01:30:17Z")
I received a royalty check on 1/10/19. It said for oil and gas from 10/15/19. Is it normal to receive checks from production 5 months ago? I’m getting monthly checks but production date is always 5 or 6 months before.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939/2 "2020-01-16T15:07:06Z")
The first royalty check can be for the first six months or so of a well. They are supposed to be monthly after that. Read the terms of your lease and see what it says.
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### Author:  [@G\_Win](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/G_Win)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939/3 "2020-01-26T23:28:55Z")
I have been getting monthly checks. However, the check stub shows the production 5 months earlier. January check for oil shows production from October. Is this normal?
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939/4 "2020-01-27T14:07:01Z")
That answer depends upon your operator and the terms of the lease. Many companies in OK pay about a month behind on oil and two months behind on gas if the well is robust. If the well is very small, then they may not pick up oil but every few months, so pay when they have enough to justify a pickup. The other thing to check is your Division Order minimum. It may be at $100. I set mine to $25 to get paid more often.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-checks-5-months-after-date-of-sale/54939/5 "2020-04-15T01:30:17Z")
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