FAQs

Properties Acquired

• What properties were acquired? All properties owned by Civitas Resources and all associated subsidiaries merged with SM Energy effective 1/30/26.
• SM Energy & Civitas Owner Relations have now been combined, please send us an email for assistance or questions, ownerrelations@sm-energy.com.

Revenue Payments

• When will SM Energy take over revenue distribution? There will be a transition period during which Civitas Resources will continue to distribute revenue.
  Over the coming months you will begin to see communication and revenue distribution from SM Energy. Our goal is to have everything fully transitioned by mid-year 2026.

Please complete, print and sign the change of address form and mail or fax it to SM Energy. See first question above for mailing or faxing instructions.

Occasionally postal delays may happen and  a check may take longer than normal to arrive. If your check is more than two weeks late, contact SM Energy as soon as possible.

Revenue has never had a set date; payments are done near the end of each month.

Yes. If you would like to receive your royalty payments via direct deposit, please email ownerrelations@sm-energy.com a completed Direct Deposit Form with a letter from your financial institution dated within the last 6 months. The letter should include your bank’s ABA routing number along with your account number and indicate whether the account is checking or savings.

Changing market conditions may cause price fluctuations, while mechanical or operational problems or routine maintenance causing downtime may temporarily affect production. If you have reason to believe an error has occurred, contact SM Energy via email at ownerrelations@sm-energy.com or by calling 303-863-4367.

Yes. Small payments are accumulated month over month.  However, in August we do a minimum release and any account that has over a dollar will be remitted a payment. 

SM Energy strives to disburse revenues in accordance with an owner’s lease agreement and state statutes. If an error or discrepancy is discovered, a correction will be made and adjustments may result. For instance, SM Energy may be given inaccurate production figures or pricing from a transporter. In that circumstance, an adjustment would be required.

If the deceased party’s estate is being probated, provide SM Energy with a court certified copy of the death certificate, letters testamentary naming the personal representative, and recorded final decree of distribution. If probate is completed in a state other than where the well is located, an exemplified copy will need to be filed in the state where the well is producing. If the estate is not probated, provide SM Energy with a copy of the will (if available), court certified death certificate and request information regarding an Affidavit of Heirship from SM Energy. Once SM Energy receives the appropriate documentation to credit heirs with the interest, SM Energy will update its records and send a Division Order to the heirs for review and execution.

Provide SM Energy with court certified copy of Marriage Certificate or Divorce Decree and state how you want your name changed. For example, change FROM Jane Doe TO Jane Smith. Please advise if you want your interest suspended or if SM Energy should continue payment as is until transaction is complete.

Prepare or have prepared a Memorandum of Trust and a conveyance document from the current owner of record into the Trust. Have the documents recorded in the county and state where the minerals reside. Provide SM Energy with a copy of the recorded documents along with the tax identification number of Trust, telephone number and address if applicable. Advise SM Energy if the owner wants the interest suspended or if SM Energy should continue payment as is until transaction is complete.

Provide that portion of the Trust document that determines who is successor Trustee as well as the duties and powers of the Trustee, circumstances leading to replacement of Trustee, and let us know if an address change is also needed.  If a change of address is required, provide the full street address, city, state and zip code.

Provide an assignment, deed or conveyance that has been recorded in the county and state where the minerals reside. SM Energy requires the social security number of the new payee, address and daytime telephone number. A new Division Order will be forwarded to the new owner for review and execution.

Provide a conveyance document establishing joint tenancy or tenants in common that has been recorded in the county and state where the minerals reside. Advise if you want the interest suspended or if SM Energy should continue payment as is until transaction is complete.

A statement detailing all the costs of exploring, drilling, producing, equipping, completing, and operating an oil and gas well.
These statements are processed quarterly and available on EnergyLink.

These statements provide a breakdown of production and details your payment. Which can be obtained on EnergyLink. If you have direct deposit, SM Energy does not provide a physical copy.