Owners
Partnering with You
Operating on someone’s land is a responsibility we take seriously. You are both our neighbor and business partner — a relationship that we believe should be built upon respect and transparency.
Ownership Documents & Guides
Louisiana Ownership Guide
Pennsylvania Ownership Guide
Sample Check
Sample Division Order
Affidavit of Heirship
W-9 Form
Change of Address
Electronic Funds Transfer
Quarterly Newsletters
Pennsylvania Update
Haynesville Update
Production Data
PDS Energy Support
855-839-2123
- Daily Activity
- Directional Mud and Gamma
- Daily and Monthly Production
Pennsylvania Owners
Case Information
Contact
Pricing
Contact Owner Relations
877-245-1427
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST
Monday – Friday
contact@chk.com
FAQs
Information and Changes
Your owner number shows which Chesapeake wells are connected to you. We’ll ask for your owner number when we talk or email with you.
Your owner number is unique to you and can be found:
- Below your mailing address on a revenue check stub
- In the account number box of your 1099 from Chesapeake and/or
- In the header of any division orders you’ve received from Chesapeake.
You can request a Change of Address by logging into your EnergyLink account and completing the form online. Alternatively, you may download the Change of Address form (English / Espanol) and follow the accompanying instructions. This form can be submitted by either mail or email. Address changes cannot be handled by telephone.
Changes in ownership or owner status for land and mineral rights require updated title records. Owners must have the appropriate documentation for each type of change, and requirements depend on the state where you live. For Louisiana instructions, click here and for Pennsylvania residents, click here.
A division order is a record of your interest in a specific well. It contains your decimal interest, interest type, well number and well name.
Division orders are issued:
- After a well has achieved its first sale of either oil or gas
- If a well undergoes a rework
- Whenever a transfer of interest occurs between two or more parties
In all cases, you should only receive a division order if your interest has been affected by some change that has occurred. Upon examination of your division order (see example), you should keep one copy for your records and send an executed copy back to Chesapeake.
Payments
Direct deposit, or electronic funds transfer (EFT), is an option for our revenue interest owners with accounts drawn within the United States.
Download the direct deposit form (English / Espanol) to begin enrollment or you may enroll by logging into your EnergyLink account.
If you elect to receive electronic payments, you will no longer receive your payment detail by mail. However, you can access the detail online via your EnergyLink account.
Chesapeake generates and mails revenue checks on the last business day of each month. If your account is in a “pay” status and has reached the minimum payment amount of $100.00 or the amount required by applicable state statute, a check should be issued. If you have not received your check by the 15th of the following month, please contact Owner Relations.
Each revenue check includes details on the payment and the well’s production. See an example of a revenue check stub here.
We encourage owners to keep their revenue check stubs for tax reasons. We’re not able to provide duplicate revenue check stubs, but revenue details can be found on EnergyLink after you enroll in direct deposit.
Checks presented to the issuing bank after 90 days are considered “stale dated” and your bank may not deposit them. To reissue a stale-dated check, please return it to the address below. Chesapeake will include the returned check’s amount, with full detail, on your next revenue check.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Attn: Revenue Department
P.O. Box 18496
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
Until we have a valid Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number on file for you, the Internal Revenue Service requires that we withhold 24% of all revenues (30% for foreign residents) until the information is provided. Complete and submit a W-9 (English / Espanol) to contact@chk.com to avoid future withholdings.
There are different circumstances that may impact the arrival of your check. These include:
- Change in ownership: When we receive a change in ownership notification — such as a notice of death, change of address, transfer of property, assignment of interest or legal dispute — we must receive all necessary documentation before releasing a payment. Payments will accumulate until the change of ownership is complete.
- Missing or incorrect address: If we receive a notice of an incorrect address, payments will be suspended until a corrected address is on file. Your payments will accumulate until this documentation is complete.
- Oil and natural gas production and market conditions: Changes in a well’s production, oil or natural gas prices and normal maintenance issues may impact the volume a well produces and the amount of your payment.
- Corrections to a previous payment: If there was a previous overpayment or underpayment, we may need to adjust a quantity, price or decimal on your check.
- Minimum pay status: Chesapeake may accrue proceeds until the total amount equals $100.00, or pay annually, whichever occurs first, or as required by applicable state statute.
If your situation is not described above, contact Owner Relations.
Lease obligation payments are payments due under the terms of a lessor’s oil and gas lease, excluding royalty payments. These additional payments could include lease bonuses, rentals, options to extend, shut-ins, minimum royalty, surface bonuses and surface rentals.
Each lease obligation payment check comes with a detailed check stub as shown in this example. We recommend keeping your check stubs for tax purposes.
Lease obligation payments are issued weekly and typically delivered via certified U.S. Mail. Payments may be temporarily withheld when Chesapeake receives a notice of an ownership change (Louisiana / Pennsylvania) or when there is not an address on file. Payments are accumulated and will release once we receive all necessary documentation.
If you have not received your check by the due date as determined on the lease and/or surface agreement, please contact Owner Relations.
Taxes and 1099 Forms
A Form-1099 is a collection of tax forms used to report non-employee income for tax purposes. It is documentation to be provided to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to show payments made by an individual or business that isn’t your employer.
Chesapeake is responsible for completing the appropriate 1099 tax form and sending it to you. See a sample of a 1099 form here.
The Form 1099-Miscellaneous Income statement reports an owner’s gross income paid by Chesapeake prior to any other deductions or taxes. The form also lists any state or U.S. withholding amounts deducted from a revenue check.
Royalty owners who were issued at least $10 during the calendar year should receive a Form 1099-Miscellaneous Income statement. The IRS does not require Chesapeake to furnish a 1099-Miscellaneous Income statement to foreign, nonprofit or incorporated owners.
The Form 1099-NEC Income statement reports an owner’s gross income paid by Chesapeake. The form will also list any state or U.S. withholding amounts deducted from a revenue check.
Working interest owners who were issued at least $600 during the calendar year should receive a Form 1099-NEC Income statement. The IRS does not require Chesapeake to furnish a 1099-NEC Income statement to foreign, nonprofit or incorporated owners.
Chesapeake will mail 1099 forms by Jan. 31. If you do not receive your 1099 by Feb.15, please contact Owner Relations and have your owner number available.
Revenue is reported on the appropriate forms for the year in which the check was issued, regardless of when the owner receives the check.
Form 1099-Miscellaneous will be posted to your EnergyLink account when available.
At this time, Form 1099-NEC Income statements are not available online.
To request a copy of your 1099 after Feb. 15, login to your EnergyLink account to check availability. If the form has not yet posted, contact Owner Relations. and have your owner number and the last four digits of your Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number available.
Vine and Brix Owners
Chesapeake acquired Vine Energy Inc. and Vine Energy Holdings LLC, which is inclusive of Vine Oil & Gas and Brix Oil & Gas, by way of merger effective Nov. 1, 2021.
The terms of your lease and Chesapeake’s obligations owed under your lease will not change due to the acquisition.
Please contact Chesapeake’s Owner Relations.
Yes, you received a new owner number from Chesapeake, which can be found on your April 2022 or later revenue statements. You also received your new owner number in a letter from Chesapeake which was mailed in April 2022.
Chief Owners
Chesapeake acquired Chief, Radler and Tug Hill in Pennsylvania by way of acquisition effective Jan. 1, 2022.
The terms of your lease and Chesapeake’s obligations owed under your lease will not change due to the acquisition.
Check details changed with the acquisition. We encourage you to review revenue check and payment details here.
Monthly checks for oil and natural gas revenues are mailed by the last business day of the month. If you have not received your check by the 15th of the following month, contact Owner Relations.
Please contact Chesapeake’s Owner Relations.
You received a new owner number from Chesapeake, which can be found on your September 2022 or later revenue statements, and in the letter mailed Sept. 1, 2022.
If you received royalty payments in 2022, you will receive a single 1099 form from Chief for 2022.
Pennsylvania Owners
The information below pertains specifically to Chesapeake’s Pennsylvania royalty owners. If royalty owners from other operating areas have questions regarding their leases, please contact Owner Relations.
Chesapeake and our affiliates reached comprehensive settlements with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and in class actions brought on behalf of oil and gas lessors in Pennsylvania for these cases:
- PA Attorney General: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al.
- Market Enhancement Clause: Demchak Partners Limited Partnership, et al. v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
- Non-Market Enhancement Clause: Brown v. Access Midstream Partners, L.P., et al. and The Suessenbach Family Limited Partnership v. Access Midstream Partners, L.P.
The Court appointed law firms as counsel and their contact information is available here. You may also find contact information for the PA Attorney General on this site.
Ombudsman Contact
Todd Attalla, CFE
Vice President, Martindale Consultants, Inc.
405-728-3003 x202
t.attalla@marticons.com
Chesapeake Contact
Owner Relations team
877-245-1427
contact@chk.com
Pennsylvania Price Information
Please find blended in-basin index price per settlement in the lists below.
| Production Month | Settlement Price |
|---|---|
| January | $2.140 |
| February | $1.785 |
| Production Month | Settlement Price |
|---|---|
| January | $3.905 |
| February | $2.545 |
| March | $2.100 |
| April | $1.565 |
| May | $1.505 |
| June | $1.155 |
| July | $1.205 |
| August | $1.040 |
| September | $1.045 |
| October | $1.390 |
| November | $1.925 |
| December | $2.215 |
| Production Month | Settlement Price |
|---|---|
| January | $3.165 |
| February | $5.760 |
| March | $3.785 |
| April | $4.325 |
| May | $6.325 |
| June | $7.965 |
| July | $5.630 |
| August | $7.760 |
| September | $7.810 |
| October | $4.480 |
| November | $3.780 |
| December | $5.955 |
| Production Month | Settlement Price |
|---|---|
| February | $2.280 |
| March | $2.195 |
| April | $1.765 |
| May | $1.135 |
| June | $2.020 |
| July | $2.470 |
| August | $2.795 |
| September | $3.310 |
| October | $4.405 |
| November | $5.395 |
| December | $4.765 |
Additional Resources
- Monthly natural gas production by well information: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Check stub information
- Further settlement details and frequently asked questions