Division orders are documents that verify a mineral owner's interest in a producing well and are sent out after a well has begun producing. The division orders serve as a communication between the mineral owner and natural gas operator verifying:
- legal description of producing property
- mineral owner net revenue interest in the producing well
- mineral owner Tax ID Number (usually Social Security Number)
- legal agreements (terms of lease)
For more information or a tutorial on division orders, see the American Royalty Council's website.
Please notify Chesapeake promptly of any change in your mailing address. This notice must be in writing with your signature or the signature of your appointed agent. Please include your owner number, old address and new address, including the zip code. For your protection, address changes will not be accepted by telephone. Mail changes to our Division Order Department.
Chesapeake is now offering an electronic funds transfer (EFT) option for its revenue interest owners. This service is provided for your convenience at no additional cost to you. EFT payments are only available for accounts drawn within the United States. If you elect to receive electronic payments, you will no longer receive your payment detail by mail. However, you can access the detail online and you can even have this detail emailed to you through this website. Please complete the attached enrollment form, with a voided check, and return to the address provided. If you have any questions about the enrollment process, please contact our Division Order Department at 1-877-CHK-1GAS or email them at oinquiryDO@chk.com.
You have been assigned an exclusive owner number to distinguish you from Chesapeake's other interest owners. When communicating with Chesapeake, please include your owner number.
The most common reason is because your account has not reached your minimum pay status. Chesapeake remits revenue to you once your balance exceeds $100 unless you have previously requested (from Chesapeake) to be set up with a $25 minimum pay status. Amounts over $10, but under your minimum pay amount, are paid annually in July.
Occasionally, payments are held due to matters which create uncertainty as to ownership, such as a notice of death, change of address, transfer of property, assignment of interest or legal dispute. Payments due are accumulated and released when the matter affecting ownership has been resolved. Inquiries regarding suspense balances must be communicated in writing to our Division Order Department.
Monthly checks for both oil and gas revenues are mailed by the last business day of the month. If you have not received your check by the 15th of the next month, please call our Contact Center at 1-877-CHK-1GAS.
You can view a sample revenue check here.
Our revenue checks are not negotiable after 90 days. If you did not deposit your check within that time frame, we must re-issue the check. Please return the check to our Revenue Department (P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, OK 73154), and we will take the necessary steps to include this amount (with full detail) on your next revenue check.
A valid Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number must be provided to Chesapeake for reporting and identification purposes. If it is not, the Internal Revenue Service requires withholding of 28% of all revenues (30% for foreign residents) until the information is provided.
For more information regarding Division Orders and Revenue please visit our Well Owner Relations homepage.
The term "shut in royalty" is defined as payment stipulated in the oil and gas lease, which royalty owners receive in lieu of actual production, when a gas well is shut-in due to lack of a suitable market, a lack of pipeline infrastructure, or other cases defined within the shut-in provisions contained in the oil and gas lease.