Division Order
A document from the operator stating each owner's decimal share of production from a well, used to set up royalty payments.
A division order is the statement an operator or purchaser sends to every owner in a well, listing each owner's decimal interest — the exact fraction of production they are entitled to. You sign it to confirm your ownership and where checks should go, and payments begin once it is on file.
A division order does not change the terms of your lease and should not. Read it carefully: it states your decimal, your name, tax ID, and address, but it cannot quietly amend your royalty rate or add cost deductions. If the decimal looks wrong, do not sign until the operator corrects it — title errors get baked in here.
For how operators arrive at that fraction, see mineral rights royalties. An oil and gas attorney can review any division order language that looks off before you return it.