The MinRight Blog

Updates, tips, and real-world use cases for managing your mineral rights.


Use Case

How to Track and Understand Oil and Gas Royalty Deductions

Learn how to use MinRight's detailed deduction tracking to understand exactly where your royalty dollars go.

March 27, 2026
Tips

Why MinRight Uses Manual Data Entry

MinRight doesn't pull your data from the cloud. That's not a limitation. Here's why manual entry is part of the design.

March 25, 2026
Tips

Why You Should Keep Your Royalty Records for at Least Seven Years

The IRS can audit you going back several years. If you can't produce records for your mineral income and deductions, it gets expensive fast.

March 23, 2026
Use Case

Where to Start When You Inherit Mineral Rights You Know Nothing About

When my father passed, he left behind mineral interests nobody in the family fully understood. Here's what we learned about finding and organizing what you own.

March 20, 2026
Tips

How to File an Affidavit of Heirship for Mineral Rights

When mineral rights pass to heirs without a will or formal probate, an affidavit of heirship is often the document that makes it official.

March 18, 2026
Tips

What to Do in the First 30 Days After Inheriting Mineral Rights

You just inherited mineral rights. Here's a practical checklist for the first month so nothing falls through the cracks.

March 16, 2026
Tips

What a Division Order Is and Why You Should Read It Before Signing

A division order tells the operator how to divide the revenue. Before you sign one, make sure the numbers are right.

March 13, 2026
Tips

Why Your Royalty Check Is Less Than You Expected

When a royalty check comes in lower than you thought it should be, here are the most common reasons why.

March 11, 2026
Tips

How to Read an Oil and Gas Royalty Check Stub Line by Line

Your royalty check stub is packed with information. Here's what every line means and why it matters.

March 9, 2026
Tips

You Might Own Mineral Rights and Not Know It

Mineral rights can be separated from surface rights and passed down for generations. Here's how to find out if you have them.

March 6, 2026
Tips

Your Surface Rights and Mineral Rights Might Have Different Owners

Owning land doesn't always mean owning what's underneath it. Here's how the surface estate and mineral estate work as separate things.

March 4, 2026
News

Welcome to MinRight

Introducing MinRight, professional mineral rights and royalty tracking software that keeps your data local and your workflow simple.

March 2, 2026