Minerals

5 Steps to Tackle Royalty Revenue & Non-Op Management Headaches—Without the Hassle

byPhillip Dunning
May 1, 2025

Managing minerals and non-op interests should be straightforward; but for most, its far from that. The reality? Royalty and non-op management is drowning in inefficiencies. Address changes turn into endless paperwork. Revenue statements pile up in scattered formats. Reconciliation feels like a guessing game. And every month, you’re left wondering: Did we get paid correctly?

For asset managers, the priority is cutting costs, eliminating manual tasks and making data-backed decisions without feeling nickel-and-dimed. Meanwhile, accounting teams seek seamless automation of revenue and JIB processing while ensuring compliance, security, and accuracy.

But here’s the reality: royalty and non-op management today face the same core problems:

  • Administration bottlenecks: How can address changes be handled or direct deposit be set up quickly?
  • Drowning in statements: Is there a more efficient way to access and track digital revenue and JIB statements down to the well level?
  • Accounting and auditing delays: How can monthly reconciliation and unpredictable fees from fluctuating property downloads be streamlined?
  • Blind spots around activity: What’s happening near the assets owned, where exactly are they located, and is there near-term upside?
  • Unclear valuations: Is the company being paid correctly, which asset is the statement for, and what are the assets worth?

If this resonates. it’s time to rethink how mineral management works. In this blog, we’ll explore how mineral management challenges are tackled backed by real-world examples that show the impact.

A Smarter Approach to Royalty Revenue & Non-Op Management

Enverus EnergyLink® Foundations and Advanced subscriptions are designed specifically to tackle these hurdles at scale, empowering institutional mineral owners, private equity firms and asset managers the automation, visibility and insight they need to grow confidently.

Instead of chasing down data, you’ll get industry-grade data, real-time insights and automation at scale.

Here’s how EnergyLink cuts through complexity and delivers confidence:

1. Simplify Administration

The challenge: Address changes, direct deposit setup and basic owner data updates still take too much manual effort.

How EnergyLink helps: With a centralized, secure platform used by more than 250,000 owners, EnergyLink enables administrative updates to flow seamlessly between partners. Digital workflows reduce back-and-forth communication, and support is built-in via webform, chatbot and help desk access.

When I first used EnergyLink, I immediately saw how it transformed mineral portfolio management—making it faster and clearer. We can effortlessly match payment calculations to division orders for precise and timely revenue. Its continuously updated wells make it an invaluable tool for ensuring accurate payments.
Consultant, Family Office

2. Say Goodbye to PDF Overload

The challenge: Manually reviewing paper or PDF statements leads to delays, errors and missed insights.

How EnergyLink helps: EnergyLink Foundations provides unlimited access to Excel reports, CDEX files and JIB/revenue accounting data, all formatted for easy upload into more than 25 ERP systems. While EnergyLink Advanced provides bulk downloads that help feed into reporting stacks or databases. 

We used to spend hours organizing PDF files and uploading data into our systems. Now we get bulk Excel downloads and live API feeds. It’s a total shift.
Jake Dobkins, Director of Acquisitions & Divestment, Tower Rock

3. Automate Accounting & Auditing

The challenge: Reconciling JIBs and revenue at month-end eats up resources—and you’re still not sure it’s accurate.

How EnergyLink helps: Manual keying is a thing of the past, along with the risk of missing critical line items. Customers can confidently track 85% of North American revenue and 90% of JIB expenses. With custom coding for JIBs and built-in dispute resolution workflows to help streamline complex processes.

4. See What’s Happening Around Your Assets

The challenge: Activity is happening around your assets, but you’re the last to know. You’re unsure what rigs, permits or lease changes may impact value.

How EnergyLink helps: Customers can view visual maps with detailed activity layers, making it easy to understand what’s happening on the ground. Real-time alerts on rig and permit activity keep teams informed and responsive. And with seamless integration into Enverus PRISM®, customers can enhance their workflows with powerful forecast modeling and land analysis solutions.

Maps, well lists, DOI confirmation—these tools are essential to how we guide our clients and make strategic decisions.
Jake Dobkins, Tower Rock

5. Understand Your Portfolio’s True Value

The challenge: Without forecasting or a complete picture of ownership, it’s hard to make smart buy/sell decisions or report to investors.

How EnergyLink helps: EnergyLink Advanced includes portfolio management and estimated production forecasting, giving users a clearer view of asset performance. Clients have reported a 4x reduction in deal evaluation time, enabling them to move faster and with greater confidence.

We used to spend 20 hours evaluating a deal. Now it takes five. That efficiency gives us an edge when it matters most.
Jeff Brimhall, EVP of Accounting, Raisa Energy

Move from Reactive to Proactive

The launch of EnergyLink Foundations and Advanced subscriptions are part of our broader effort to partner with our users to ensure that they can make better decisions, faster. We are committed to providing solutions that transform join venture and owner relations information sharing for the energy industry.

To dive deeper into these challenges and how EnergyLink subscriptions are transforming mineral and non-op management, sign up here for an insightful webinar happening on May 27th, 1pm CT. 

Your time is too valuable to be wasted on manual work. Let’s show you how EnergyLink can take the guesswork out of royalty & non op management. Fill the form below to connect with our team to see a personalized demo.

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Phillip Dunning

Phillip currently serves as director of product management for Minerals at Enverus. Prior to joining Enverus in early 2016, Phillip worked as an A&D engineer in the Appalachian Basin and later as a managing director at an upstream private equity firm focusing on equity investments in unconventional plays and royalty/mineral acquisitions. Phillip has advised companies on deploying capital, raising money and acquisitions/divestitures, and has helped start numerous oil and gas companies since 2013. While at Enverus, he has served in various roles, most recently as principal of corporate strategy. Phillip served for 10 years as an engineering officer in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2021. Phillip holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Ohio State University and a Master of Engineering from the University of Louisiana.

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