Missing a deadline in mineral rights can cost you money or even cost you your minerals. MinRight's deadline tracking keeps all your important dates visible and alerts you before anything comes due.

Types of Deadlines

MinRight supports several deadline categories, each color-coded for quick identification:

Lease expiration: when a primary term ends
Rental due: when a delay rental payment is expected
Tax due: ad valorem tax payment deadlines
Payment expected: when a royalty check should arrive
Division order due: deadlines for signing and returning division orders
Filing deadline: statements of claim, regulatory filings, or court deadlines
Review date: reminders to review a lease, check an operator's performance, or update records

Adding a Deadline

Go to Deadlines in the sidebar
Click the + button
Fill in the details:
- Type: select from the categories above
- Date: when the deadline falls
- Description: what needs to happen
- Associated property: link it to the relevant property
Click Save

Viewing Your Deadlines

The Deadlines section shows all upcoming dates in chronological order. They're color-coded by type so you can scan quickly. The Dashboard also shows deadlines coming due in the next 30 days.

Overdue deadlines are flagged so you can see at a glance if something has slipped.

Which Deadlines to Track

At minimum, track these:

Lease expirations. If you have a lease that hasn't been held by production, know when it expires. This affects whether you can negotiate a new lease and on what terms. See our post on what happens when a lease expires.

Delay rental due dates. If you have a delay rental lease, track the anniversary date so you can confirm the rental payment was received.

Tax due dates. Ad valorem taxes on mineral interests are due on specific dates. Late payments accrue penalties.

Dormant mineral act filings. If you own minerals in a state with a dormant mineral act, set a deadline to file your statement of claim well before the 20-year window closes.

Division order responses. When an operator sends a division order, there's usually an implied deadline to sign and return it. Delays mean your payments go into suspense.

Marking Deadlines Complete

When you've handled a deadline (paid the tax, filed the claim, signed the division order), mark it as complete. It stays in your records as a completed item rather than disappearing, so you have a history of what was done and when.

Recurring Deadlines

For deadlines that repeat annually (tax due dates, statement of claim renewals), create a new deadline each year after completing the previous one. This keeps a clean year-by-year record and makes sure next year's deadline doesn't get lost.