A Reader Asked Why She Received A Division Order For A Well For Which She Was Already Receiving Royalties -- February 9, 2026

Done quickly: there may be typographical and content errors. 

ON THAT PAD, there are two sister wells with identical names except for one number (they have identical production histories; I assume they have identical drilling date histories); the reader should be getting royalties for both wells, and may, in fact, receive division orders for only one of the wells:

• 40567, BR, Burned Edge 1A-ULW
• 40566, BR, Burned Edge 2A-ULW

Note: the file number for the "2A" well was issued before the "1A" well. 

 The well:

The reader said the diivision order was dated 1-6-26.

Pertinent dates for this well:

• March 6, 2024: application for the well
• shortly thereafter requested 90-day delay in drilling
• spud: August 30, 2024
• TD reached (well reached total depth): September 2, 2024
• completed (fracked): April 23, 2025

I don't see anything that would explain the delay in receiving the division. I think this happens frequently; it is simply the paperwork catching up with the work going on in the field.

Burlington Resources typically waits a long time between drilling a well to depth and then completing (fracking) the well and maybe that's part of the reason. 

I don't see any change in ownership of the site between the time of the application and the date the well started producing and paying royalties. 

My advice: I would simply sign the division order and return it to BR with a cover letter noting the dates.