In SE Ohio I recently leased the gas rights to an Ohio company. I get a nice annual check until they start drilling and then I get free gas and a nice monthly royalty. That monthly check should be about $500 but could be as much as $3000. Not bad for 130 acres of trees and hay fields.
Bank as much as you can. Sometimes the wells deplete rapidly, and the income with them.
I hope that is not the case for you, but if you stash the cash and do not rely on it as income, you will fare better in the long run.