Non-Participating Royalty Law and Legal Definition
Non-participating royalty has a well-understood meaning in the oil industry. It may be defined as an interest in the gross production of oil, gas and other minerals carved out of the mineral fee estate as a free royalty, which does not carry with it the right to participate in the execution of, the bonus payable for, or the delay rentals to accrue under oil, gas and mineral leases executed by the owner of the mineral fee estate. The exclusive-leasing privilege remaining in the mineral fee owner is commonly referred to and known as the 'executive right'.[Superior Oil Co. v. Vanderhoof, 307 F. Supp. 84, 89 (D. Mont. 1969)]
