---
title: "Prepare the ONRR royalty report for a federal or Indian lease"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-the-royalty-return-for-a-mining-operation/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-S20261018-3-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the ONRR royalty report for a federal or Indian lease

> Place the volumes and values the lawyer identifies into a working copy of Form ONRR-2014. Leave any figure blank if the source record does not state it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-the-royalty-return-for-a-mining-operation/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Place the volumes and values the lawyer identifies into a working copy of Form ONRR-2014. Leave any figure blank if the source record does not state it. |
| What the lawyer must review | 30 C.F.R. § 1210.51 requires any person who pays royalty to ONRR to submit royalty reports, and to obtain a payor code before paying or reporting. Section 1210.53 requires completed Forms ONRR-2014 for royalty payments, and the payments, by the end of the month following the production month. The lawyer checks every volume, value and allowance against the source record before the form is filed. This is not a state severance-tax return. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the royalty return for a mining operation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-the-royalty-return-for-a-mining-operation.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Place the volumes and values the lawyer identifies into a working copy of Form ONRR-2014. Leave any figure blank if the source record does not state it.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Rental payments on Form ONRR-2014 are due as the lease terms specify, not necessarily by the royalty deadline. Read § 1210.53(b).
- A state royalty or severance tax is a different return. Do not file it on Form ONRR-2014.

## Sources

- [30 C.F.R. § 1210.51 (who must submit royalty reports)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-XII/subchapter-A/part-1210/subpart-B/section-1210.51) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [30 C.F.R. § 1210.53 (when royalty reports and payments are due)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-XII/subchapter-A/part-1210/subpart-B/section-1210.53) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Royalty return review checklist for a NSW mining lease](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/royalty-return-review-checklist-nsw.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Pre-lodgement checklist for a NSW mining lease holder's royalty return: who is liable, which minerals, the rate in force when the material was extracted, value and deductions, exemptions and… |
| [Western Australian mineral royalty lodgement checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/wa-mineral-royalty-lodgement.md) | Checklist | Yellow | The quarterly production report, royalty return and payment timing on the Western Australian mineral royalties fact sheet, and the rate classes that sheet states. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*