The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Energizing the flow of information
Registry Information
Session
February 22, 2008
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Agenda
1.
REGISTRY TOPICS
Outside Jurisdiction Interest Update
2.
ERCB TOPICS
a)
Directive 007 Updates
b)
Gas Inventory Adjustments
c)
SAGD
d)
Well Shut In’s/Suspensions
e)
Water Portfolio
3.
INDUSTRY TOPICS
a)
Crown Inventory Reporting
b)
Registry/IBC Report Committee
c)
Royalty Attribute Change Report
d)
Managing Allowable Costs
e)
DOE Oil Penalties
f)
Proper Use of PURREC/PURDISP
4.
DID YOU KNOW?
a)
Registry Training Update Project
b)
“Don’t Click Again”
c)
Upcoming Change to Passwords
d)
Pipeline Spit Current Report
e)
Registry Service Desk Items:
i.
Pipeline Splits – Submit from Edit Page
ii.
Popup Blocker Issues
iii.
Reporting of Load Fluid at a Gas Plant
5.
QUESTIONS
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1. REGISTRY TOPICS
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Registry Topics
a) Interest from Outside Jurisdictions
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British Columbia
• Post Business Case completion discussions
continue.
Yukon
• Opportunity Assessment/Evaluation activities in
progress.
Manitoba
• Meeting held with the Manitoba Ministry of
Science, Technology, Energy & Mines in early
January.
Saskatchewan
• Meeting held with the Saskatchewan Ministry of
Energy & Resources at the end of January.
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2. ERCB TOPICS
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Directive 007 Updates
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Directive 007 Updates
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•
Directive 007 has been renamed from “Production
Accounting Handbook” to “Volumetric and
Infrastructure Requirements”
Now there are two parts to it:
1. Regulations and Requirements Portion
2. The On-Line Supplement Portion – The How to
Section
•
The Supplement will be updated as necessary to
reflect new changes, additions and deletions.
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Where Directive 007 Supplement is
found on the ERCB Web
This Supplement will be updated as necessary
Directive 007 Update Highlights
•
All references to:
1. Guides
2. Information Letters (IL’s)
3. Interim Directives (ID’s)
have been rescinded or superseded.
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A Notable Update to Section 1 in
Directive 007
• Effective January 31, 2008, the ERCB is no
longer accepting “S” Reports for the
September 2002 production month or earlier,
unless directed by the ERCB under special
circumstances.
• Amended volumetric submissions are
subject to a closed five-year reporting period.
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Directive 007 Updates, Section 1
Cont’d
S30’s – Monthly Gas Processing Plant Sulphur
Balance Report
• The previous S30 information in Directive 007 has
been superseded by Bulletin 2007-37.
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Highlights of Bulletin 2007-37
• Effective January 2008 production,
companies must submit S-30 reports
electronically through the ERCB DDS system.
• The ERCB will no longer accept S-30 reports
submitted by mail, e-mail, or fax covering the
reporting periods of January 2008 and
thereafter.
• Please refer to Bulletin 2007-37 for more
information.
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
S-30 and DDS System Contacts
• For questions about submitting S-30 reports
using the DDS system, please contact the
ERCB S-30 DDS Support desk by:
• Telephone at (403) 297-8468 or by
• e-mail at [email protected].
• Inquiries may also be directed to the ERCB
Customer Contact Centre by:
• Telephone at (403) 297-8311 or by
• e-mail at [email protected].
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Directive 007 Updates
Cont’d
• The Commingling verbiage in Section 3.1.2
has been revised to align with Directive 065
(Resources Applications for Conventional Oil
and Gas Reservoirs) requirements.
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Directive 007 Updates
Cont’d
• Section 5 Compliance and Enforcement
• Old information has been replaced with a direct
reference and link to Directive 019 (Compliance
Assurance-Enforcement) .
• Error Messages Identifier Description listing has
been added.
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Directive 007 Updates
Cont’d
• Section 3: Definitions of 14 facility subtypes
have been added and or revised.
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Gas Inventory Adjustments
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Directive 007 on Inventory
Adjustments (INVADJ)
• Inventory Adjustments in general, are used to
report gains and losses that cannot be
identified by a specific activity and/or
production month.
• If an operator finds out the cause of the gain
or loss, an amendment must be filed.
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Directive 007 on Inventory
Adjustments (INVADJ)
Cont’d
• An operator may also use inventory adjustment
when an adjustment to closing inventory is
required due to:
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Water tank cleanout
Loss of sulphur from sulphur pad
Oil Theft
Oil Fires (Use AB MC for Gas Fires)
Spills
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Gas Inventory Adjustments
• ERCB has determined that the following facilities
should not maintain gas inventories:
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Gas Plants
Gathering Systems
Batteries
Others - Injection/Disposal
• As a result, Gas Inventory Adjustments (INVADJ)
must not be reported at these facilities.
• ERCB will be contacting the few companies who
are reporting Inventory Adjustments for these
facilities.
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Gas Inventory Adjustments
•
Cont’d
Only 2 AB PL subtypes will be allowed to
report GAS INVADJ:
1. 204 - Gas Transporter
2. 206 – Gas Distributor
•
Also, note that Gas Inventories or Gas
Inventory Adjustments (INVADJ) are not
reported in the Registry for AB IF subtype
505 (Underground Gas Storage) facilities.
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Gas Inventory Adjustments
Cont’d
• For a new facility needing line fill (filling lines
with gas):
– Report this gas under metering difference (DIFF),
depending on circumstances, the non-compliance
charges may be waived.
– Not as Closing Inventory (INVCL)
– Not as Inventory Adjustment (INVADJ)
• Please contact the ERCB PA helpdesk for
more details.
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Gas Inventory Adjustments
•
Cont’d
Gas Inventory Adjustments should not be
used to lower metering differences at:
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Batteries
Gathering Systems
Gas Plants
Others - Injection/Disposal
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Gas Inventory Adjustments
Cont’d
• When there is a Gas Metering Difference, the
operator is required to:
1. Check the calibration on their meters.
2. Ensure that they are using the right size orifice plates and
they are not damaged.
3. Ensure that all Gas and Gas Equivalent Volumes of all
products Receipts and Dispositions are properly
accounted for.
4. Ensure that all Gas Flared, Vented, and Lease Fuel are
accounted for.
5. Ensure that the Gas Equivalent Volume of recombined
condensate (if any) is accounted for.
6. Use the gathering system and gas plant gas inlet
volumes rather than the battery gas disposition volume.
– Refer to Directive 17 (Measurement requirements for
Upstream Oil and Gas Operations) or contact the PA
helpline for clarification.
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Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
SAGD
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What is SAGD?
•
SAGD stands for Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage.
1. Usually, two parallel horizontal wells drilled into the
formation.
2. The upper well injects steam and the lower one collects
the water that results from the condensation of the
injected steam and the crude oil or bitumen.
3. The injected steam heats the crude oil or bitumen and
lowers its viscosity which allows the oil to gravitate down
into the lower wellbore.
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Reporting of SAGD
•
There are two ways of reporting SAGD
depending on circumstances:
1. Under one well
2. Under two wells
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An Example of SAGD Operation (Two Wells)
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Reporting of SAGD
What is unique about a well with SAGD status in the
Registry?
1. No Fluid Codes in the Well Status (N/A N/A SAGD
N/A)
2. A well with SAGD status is required to be linked to
two facilities in the Registry:
1. A Battery (To report production)
2. An Injection Facility (To report Injection)
3. The Registry allows total Injected and Produced
hours to exceed 744 in a 31 day month or 720 in a 30
day month.
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Reporting of SAGD
cont’d
• Currently, a SAGD well can be linked to one
of the following Battery Subtypes:
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311 - CRUDE OIL SINGLE-WELL BATTERY
321 - CRUDE OIL MULTIWELL GROUP BATTERY
322 - CRUDE OIL MULTIWELL PRORATION BATTERY
331 - CRUDE BITUMEN SINGLE-WELL BATTERY
341 - CRUDE BITUMEN MULTIWELL GROUP BATTERY
342 - CRUDE BITUMEN MULTIWELL PRORATION BATTERY
344 - IN-SITU OIL SANDS
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Reporting of SAGD
cont’d
• Currently, a SAGD well can be linked to one
of the following Injection Facility subtypes:
• 501 – ENHANCED RECOVERY SCHEME
• 506 – IN-SITU OIL SANDS
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Reporting of SAGD Under One Well
Same well linked to
both facilities
Reporting of SAGD Under Two Wells
Both wells linked to
both facilities
How To Change to SAGD Status
Before
After
Well Shut In’s and Suspensions
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The General Rule on Well
Suspensions
• If a well is shut in for 12 consecutive months,
it is required by ERCB Directives 007* and
13* to be suspended.
– Directive 007* (Volumetric Infrastructure
Requirements)
– Directive 13* (Suspension Requirements for
Wells)
• More details to follow…
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Directive 007
on Well Suspensions
• For a well in which production or injection
operations have ceased for an indefinite period of
time, you are required to suspend it within 12
months after the last production or injection has
occurred.
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Directive 007
on Well Suspensions
Cont’d
• Volumetric information for a suspended well
is not required.
• The only valid activity is “shut-in”, although
not recommended.
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Inactive Wells as defined
in Directive 13
– Inactive critical sour and inactive acid gas
wells:
• Wells that have not reported any type of volumetric
activity (production, injection, or disposal) for 6
consecutive months; and
– All other inactive wells:
• Wells that have not reported any type of volumetric
activity (production, injection, or disposal) for 12
consecutive months.
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Exceptions to Directive 13
Suspension Requirement
• A well does not need to be suspended after 12
consecutive months of non production under the
following circumstances:
• When a well is produced only to supply a seasonal
market.
• When a well is shut in to make up for overproduction.
• When the well type code is “observation.”
• When a well is approved for “deliveries equals
production” until all production has been allocated to
the well. (Well statuses with Crude Bit as fluid type)
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Oil and Gas Conservation
Regulation 12.020(1)
“The operator of a well must, when required by
Directive 007, Production Accounting
Handbook*, keep and file a record with the
Board relating to the status of a well in
accordance with Directive 007, Production
Accounting Handbook and any amendments to
Directive 007, as published by the Board.”
* Production Accounting Handbook is now renamed to
“Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements” in
Directive 007
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Updates on Well Suspensions
• By the last count made on January 24th,2008,
there were 11,066 potential suspended wells
which were not suspended in the Registry.
• Almost every company in Industry has 1 or more
wells that need potentially to be suspended.
• ERCB will be following up with Industry over the
next few months to address the problem.
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Water Portfolio
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Water Error Count Going Up
Stats On Water Error Count
• By the last count made on February 13th,
2008 there were:
– Total 8,793 water errors outstanding since the
Registry went live (2002).
– 222 companies with water errors
– 2,598 facilities
• ERCB will be contacting the affected
companies in the coming months.
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Two Water Facility Subtypes
Redefined
• In order to correctly track the water source
being used for oilfield injection (subtypes
501(EOR) and 506 (in Situ), ERCB has
redefined two water facility subtypes in
Directive 007:
• 901 AB WS – Water Source.
• 902 AB BT – Water Source (used to be
called Miscellaneous).
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Water Definitions
• Brackish Water (Saline water)
– Water that has more than 4000 milligrams per liter [mg/L]
of TDS (Total Dissolved Solids).
• Fresh Water (Non-Saline Water)
– All other groundwater and surface water that does not
meet the definition of saline groundwater and has a TDS
level less than 4000 mg/l.
• Water
– S&W that is recovered in association with the production
of oil and gas.
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901 AB WS - Water Source
• The source of fresh (non-saline) water can either
come from a shallow drilled source well (<150m),
river, lake, or other surface locations. In all
cases, the location/source of water is reflected
by a specific geographic location and is licensed
by Alberta Environment.
• It is not a reporting facility (WS). Water Source
needs to be reported at a receiving facility with
the activity of REC and the product Fresh Water
(FSHWTER). A new edit will be added to the
Registry to ensure only Fresh Water can be
reported for a WS receipt.
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902 AB BT – Water Source
(used to be called Miscellaneous)
• A facility type set up to link one or more ERCB
licensed freshwater source wells (fresh [nonsaline] or brackish [saline]). Most of these wells
are deep (>150 m).
• It is a reporting facility (BT) – These batteries
can report production of Fresh Water
(FSHWTER) and/or Brackish Water (BRKWTR).
A new edit will be added to the Registry to
ensure only Fresh and Brackish water can be
reported at these batteries.
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For More Help…
Contact the ERCB
• PA Helpdesk @ ERCB 297-8952 option 3
email: [email protected]
– Can provide more information and instructions on
all of the ERCB topics covered today.
• Wells Records Helpdesk @ ERCB 297-8696
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3. INDUSTRY TOPICS
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CROWN INVENTORY
REPORTING
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Crown Inventory Reporting
• Effective with the production month of
January 2008 (reported in February 2008), the
Registry has been enhanced with two new
functions:
– Edit Crown Oil Inventory.
– Query Crown Oil Inventory.
• These processes replace the APMC 122 paper
form.
• Operators of batteries that have Crown Oil
held in Inventory and not delivered must use
the Edit Crown Oil Inventory function to report
these volumes to the Crown.
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Crown Inventory Reporting
Cont’d
• The Crown Oil Inventory information for the current
production month will be extracted automatically and
sent to the APMC.
• Reporting of the Crown Oil Inventory is subject to a
submission deadline.
– The deadline is the same date as the ERCB volumetric
deadline approximately the 18th to the 20th of each
month.
– Please refer to the Registry reporting calendar for the
specific Crown Oil Inventory Deadline for each month.
• Crown Oil Inventory volumes reported after the
applicable Crown Oil Inventory Deadline (a prior
production month) will not be extracted and you must
contact your APMC Oil analyst to ensure they receive
the information.
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Crown Inventory Reporting
Cont’d
• To facilitate the transition from a paper form to
the Registry, the paper APMC 122 form/email will
continue to be accepted by the APMC until April
25, 2008.
• Additional information about this process can be
found on the Registry website under
– Tips/Current/Monthly Reporting:
Pipeline/Reporting Crown Oil Inventory, and
– Training – Module 4.12a&b has been updated to
include the Crown Inventory Reporting function.
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Crown Inventory Reporting
The Edit and Query Crown Oil Inventory functions are
located on the Registry Menu: Monthly Reporting –
Oil/LPG Pipeline Splits
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Cont’d
Crown Inventory Reporting
Cont’d
When Editing users must input the Facility ID and
Production Month and then click Go.
Note: Production months prior to January 2008
will be rejected in the Registry.
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Crown Inventory Reporting
The screen opens displaying:
• An Opening Inventory (if applicable)
• The Anticipated Delivery month
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Cont’d
Crown Inventory Reporting
The User:
• Inputs the Undelivered volume.
• Changes or leaves the Anticipated Delivery
month as applicable.
• Clicks Submit.
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Cont’d
Crown Inventory Reporting
Cont’d
• The Registry will calculate the Closing Inventory and display
the Successful submission message.
• If the data is for the current production month the Registry
will automatically send it to the APMC on the deadline.
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REGISTRY/IBC REPORTING
COMMITTEE
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Registry/IBC Reporting
Committee
• The Registry, along with the Industry Benefits Committee,
(IBC) has formed a new Reporting Committee to look at:
– Improvements to existing Registry reports.
– Validate if previously requested report changes are still desired.
– Expansion of the # & size of daytime running reports.
– New Registry reports.
• The Committee’s first meeting is scheduled:
– On February 28, 2008 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
– At Registry offices 3rd floor – 801 Sixth Avenue S.W.
• If you would like to join the Committee please contact:
– Ann Hagedorn via email: [email protected]
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ROYALTY ATTRIBUTE
CHANGE REPORT
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Royalty Attribute Change Report
• Starting on February 7, 2008, the Registry has a new report
available for operated facilities and PEs, called the Royalty
Attribute Change Report, which will list all the Royalty
changes captured since January 4, 2008.
• The Royalty Attribute Change Report is designed to help
users calculate their Crown Oil royalties using the latest
information supplied by the DOE Oil group to the Registry.
• The new Royalty Attribute Change Report will list changes to
the Crown interest and Vintage of Production Entities (PEs wells, units etc.) that impact the Crown Oil royalty calculations.
• The Registry has been tracking these types changes since
January 4, 2008, therefore changes prior to that date will not be
available on the report.
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Royalty Attribute Change Report
Cont’d
NOTE:
• During the time period January 4 to February 7, 2008 the
Registry did not capture all changes to Vintage when the
change affected more than one vintage over the well’s history.
– For example, if a well has a vintage of Old from inception 2005-01
to 2005-12 and New vintage from 2006-01 to EOT (end of time
displayed as blank), only the first record with a start date of 200501 and an end date of 2005-12 will be displayed on the report.
• Users who see this scenario; a record with an end date and no
following record with a blank end date will need to use the
Query Production Entity menu item to see the correct final
record.
• This problem has been addressed and any changes of this type
subsequent to February 7, 2008 will be captured correctly.
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Royalty Attribute Change Report
• Clients must be aware of the start and end date
when requesting the Royalty Attribute Change
Report.
• The default end date will be the current date and
the start date will be one month prior.
• If you need to request for a longer period you may
do so and will need to adjust the start date to an
earlier date.
• Remember the Registry was not capturing these
changes for the report prior to January 4, 2008
and any requests for changes prior to that date
will return no records found.
• For more information on this report see:
– Tips & Alerts – Alerts Current - New Royalty
Attribute Change Report
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Cont’d
Royalty Attribute Change Report
To request the report users select the Submit Report
Request function on the Registry menu.
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Cont’d
Royalty Attribute Change Report
Cont’d
Using the report
dropdown list
the user selects
the Royalty
Attribute
Change Report
and Clicks Go.
Royalty Attribute Change Report
Cont’d
• The User makes
their selections
and clicks
Submit.
• This report runs
during the day
and an email
notification will
be sent once
the report is
ready.
Royalty Attribute Change Report
• This is a new Registry report, and there are a few issues
that the Registry team is currently addressing.
• In particular the .csv version of this report is being
enhanced to make it more user friendly and easier to
filter and sort.
• If you use this specific report and have any suggestions
for improvements, please contact the Registry Service
Desk at [email protected].
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Cont’d
MANAGING ALLOWABLE
COSTS
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Managing Allowable Costs
Key Principles for Managing Allowable Costs
1. Use Registry and DOE reports to manage the
submission process.
2. Rely on Registry edits in determining if your
initial AC filings are correct.
3. Understand the DOE’s “grace period” rules
in managing incorrect filings after the
deadline.
4. Understand the Registry’s new AC1 Delete
process.
5. Be aware that Registry hours of operation
are extended to accommodate filing near
Allowable Cost deadlines.
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Managing Allowable Costs
cont’d
1. Registry and DOE Reports
a)
Expected AC2 Report
• Generated by the DOE and delivered to Registry
Ministry Invoices and Statements.
• Identifies FCCs where a BA is required to file
AC2s.
b)
Registry AC2 Summary Report
• Identifies all FCCs that a BA operates and FCCs
where a BA has been named as an owner and
their filing status (confirmed, unconfirmed,
missing or rejected).
• This report similar to the DOE Expected AC2
report when requested for your BA only.
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Managing Allowable Costs
c)
cont’d
DOE Missing AC4 Reminder Notice
• Generated by the DOE and delivered to
Registry Ministry Invoices and Statements.
• Identifies FCCs where a BA is required to
file AC4s.
d) Registry AC4 Summary Report
• Identifies all FCCs that require an AC4
submission that a BA operates and FCCs
where a BA has been named as an owner
and their filing status (confirmed,
unconfirmed, missing or rejected).
• Effective Mar 5, 2008 If requested for only
your BA only FCCs that require an AC4
submission will be on this report.
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Managing Allowable Costs
cont’d
e) DOE expected AC5 Report
• Generated by the DOE and delivered to
Registry Ministry Invoices and
Statements.
• Identifies all FCCs where a BA has been
allocated custom user volumes on an AC2
or AC3.
f) Energy Adjusted Gas Equivalent Volumes
Report
• Generated by the DOE and delivered to
Ministry Invoices and Statements.
• Identifies all ERCB facilities where a BA
has delivered volumes.
• A BA should ensure that an AC2 and/or an
AC5 has been filed for each facility listed
on this report.
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Managing Allowable Costs
cont’d
2. Rely On Registry edits
• Last year only 1.4% of AC submissions that
passed Registry edits were subsequently
rejected by the DOE.
• Edits in the Registry have been reviewed and
will be updated Mar. 5, 2008 to reduce even
this small percentage of rejections.
• In the unlikely event that the DOE identifies
an error the operator can make a correction
at that time.
• If the error is discovered after the deadline,
the operator can make a correction within the
DOE grace period.
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Managing Allowable Costs
cont’d
3. DOE grace period
•
•
•
AC2 and AC5 forms are granted a 15 day
grace period if forms are submitted by the
due date but are rejected by the DOE.
The grace period refers to 15 days following
the month in which the invoice that included
the penalty warning was issued.
Due to the AC deadlines and the timing of the
invoice run operators actually have well in
excess of the 15 days grace.
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Managing Allowable Costs
cont’d
4. AC1 Delete
•
An AC1 can be deleted from the Registry
under the following circumstances:
• There have been no AC2s, AC3s or AC4s
filed for this FCC Id.
• There is only one operator for the FCC.
• The FCC Id has not been referred to on
any other FCC ID (ie previous FCC Id).
•
If you need to delete an AC1 but cannot due
to the above rules then you must do the two
step process of shutting in the FCC then
terminating it.
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
Managing Allowable Costs
cont’d
5) Registry Hours
•
•
The Registry will be open 6:00 am to 5:30 pm
the following Sundays:
• March 16 and 30
• April 20 and 27
• May 11
The Registry is also open to midnight on
deadline days.
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DOE OIL PENALTIES
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Industry Government Reporting Statistics
DOE Oil Delivery Penalties ($MM)
Penalty Statistics
*Note: Does not include Failure to Amend as there is a 60 day grace period
$250,000.00
$200,000.00
Crow n Split reporting
Over/Under delivery
$150,000.00
Fail-to-Amend
Total
$100,000.00
•.
$50,000.00
$0.00
Jul-07*
Aug-07*
Sep-07
Oct-07
Business Period
Nov-07
Dec-07
DOE Oil Penalties
Key Principles to Avoid DOE Oil Penalties
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Calculate Crown’s oil royalty share correctly.
Submit pipeline splits including Crown oil royalty
share on time.
Report any Crown Royalty volume held in
inventory.
Identify the differences of volume or facilities
reported.
Understand DOE appeal or waiver process.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
1. Calculate Crown’s oil royalty share correctly
a) Before calculating crown ensure your data is
current.
b) Confirm fixed data matches the data the DOE
used for calculating crown the previous month.
c) Use the Royalty program report to determine:
• which program applies to a well.
• when the program starts and/or terminates.
• the program limits.
d) Request the Royalty Attribute Change Report
from the Registry which details changes to:
•
Oil crown royalty vintage.
•
Oil crown interest.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
2. Submit pipeline splits including Crown oil royalty
share on time.
a) To avoid late filing penalties ensure your splits to the
pipeline or terminal and the Registry are on time.
b) Review the Transportation Allowance and
Overdelivery Claims (TAOC) Report to confirm that all
crown royalty volumes have been reported in the
Registry correctly.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
3. Report any Crown Royalty held in Inventory
a) Crown royalty volumes that have not been delivered in a
production month need to be reported in the Crown
Royalty Inventory section of the Registry (previously
APMC 122).
b) The deadline for this reporting is the same as the ERCB
volumetric deadline.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
4. Identify differences
a) Confirm what you report to the Registry for crown
volume is the same as what the pipeline/terminal told
the APMC using the following reports:
• Royalty Delivery Confirmation Report
• Found in Registry Ministry Invoices and Statements
between 20th and 25th each month.
• These volumes should match what you reported to
the terminal/pipeline operator for the APMC.
• APMC Transportation and Overdelivery Report
• Lists the APMC volume reported in the Registry.
• Compare this report to above report which will
identify any discrepancies in either volume or
facility.
• Discrepancies will result in penalties for inaccurate
reporting.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
b) Compare your Crown royalty calculations and
deliveries to the DOE’s calculations using the APMC
Operator DOE Reconciliation Report.
• Found in Registry Ministry Invoices and
Statements generally the 1st or 2nd day each
month.
• Details at the facility level :
• Crown oil royalty calculated by DOE.
• Deliveries reported by the Pipeline.
• Difference.
• Amendment deadline date.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
• Negative differences
• is an over delivery of crown royalty.
• an amendment is required by the
amendment deadline date regardless
of the volume.
• If not claimed is subject to a Failure to
amend Penalty.
• Positive differences
• Is an under delivery of crown royalty.
• APMC will invoice you or ask you to
deliver the volume in another month.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
5. Understand the rules and processes to file
objections to a DOE Oil non-compliance
penalty.
a) Before a penalty invoice is issued:
i. “Informal Review Period”
•
•
From the issue date of the Preliminary Late
/Non-Receipt/Failure-to-Amend Report at
month end to approximately the 20th day of the
following month.
Onus is on the operator to contact their DOE
Oil Analyst to review potential penalties and
seek to resolve them prior to the penalty
invoice.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
b) After a penalty invoice is issued:
i.
Waiver of Penalty
• The APMC can only grant a waiver
when:
• The failure to report by the deadline
was due to circumstances beyond the
Applicant’s control or that the Applicant
could not have reasonably foreseen.
• The late report was filed within a
reasonable time after it was due.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
ii. Appeal of Penalty
• The APMC can only grant an appeal
when:
• A request to have a late filing penalty waived
was denied by the APMC.
• Inaccurate reporting, under deliveries or over
deliveries that were not avoidable by the
Appellant, for example:
– Royalty data element changes( vintage,
density etc).
– Production information change ( new
volumetric data).
– Crown percentage change.
– EOR well not included in unit or scheme.
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DOE Oil Penalties
cont’d
For more information on appeals and waivers
of Crude Oil Penalties review the Registry tip
“Reducing the Risk of Receiving DOE Oil
Penalties” which includes links to the DOE’s
Instructions - Applications for Waiver of
Penalty or Appeal of Penalty.
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PURDISP AND PURREC
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
PURDISP AND PURREC
Royalty Network
Purrec Battery 2
Operator B
Purdisp
Well 1
Well 2
Battery 1
Terminal
Gathering
System 1
Gas
Plant 1
Pipeline
Operator A
Rec
Disp
Meter Station
PURDISP AND PURREC
When do you use PURREC and PURDISP?
• When there is a sale of gas (transfer of ownership)
within the royalty network (gas does not reach a
meter station).
• For example:
• If a Battery sells gas to another Battery this is
considered an “in Royalty network” sale and
crown royalties are assessed on this
transaction.
• In order for the Registry and the DOE to
recognize this sale:
1. The receiving battery operator must report a
PURREC.
2. This will auto populate a PURDISP at the
delivering battery.
3. The operator must then file an SAF/OAF for
the PURDISP.
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PURDISP AND PURREC
cond’t
It is important to note:
If gas has been sent to the gas plant from a battery and
the gas plant has returned gas to the same battery
(example: a return fuel situation). There are no royalty
triggers so this would be a REC at the battery not a
PURREC.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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REGISTRY TRAINING UPDATE
PROJECT
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
REGISTRY TRAINING UPDATE PROJECT
The Registry Training Team is currently reviewing the entire
on-line Training system and looking for ways to improve
accessibility to training information, and assist users in
meeting their requirements in their daily interaction within the
Registry.
This will ensure that the Training System, which is in actual
fact an on-line Registry business process and procedures
user interface library, reflects current Registry functionalities,
processes and business logic.
These improvements include:
o Sorting the Modules Available into Business
Functions that mirror the Registry Menu.
o Ensure training modules are updated with
information provided in Tips and Alerts and all new
enhancements promoted to the Registry.
o Watch for more details via Broadcast Messages, etc.
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DON’T CLICK AGAIN
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
“DON’T CLICK AGAIN”
Double Clicking is a “No-No”.
– The Registry Team has identified that users
submitting a second request while waiting for the
Registry to respond, may be the cause of up to a
quarter of the “error pages”. This is particularly
noticeable on look-up screens.
– The Registry will be modified to prevent the
second request being processed.
– In the meantime, you are encouraged not to
“Double Click”.
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UPCOMING CHANGES TO
PASSWORDS
The Petroleum Registry of Alberta
UPCOMING CHANGES TO
PASSWORDS
•
•
•
Strong Passwords have been used in the Registry since early 2007.
The Alberta Auditor General has indicated that all Alberta Government
systems will be updated to include even stronger passwords.
Passwords will still require 3 of the following four elements:
–
–
–
–
•
Lower Case Letters
Upper Case Letters
Numbers
Special Characters
Changes to the current Strong Password requirements include:
– Need to be at least 8 characters rather than 6.
– Cannot include words found in most dictionaries (example: Summer12)
•
The timing of this change has not yet been determined. Further details
will be communicated once the actual implementation date has been
identified.
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PIPELINE SPLIT CURRENT
REPORT
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Pipeline Split Current Report
• The Registry team would like to remind users about the
Pipeline Split Current Report.
• This report lists all the pipeline split data in the Registry
for your facilities for the current production month.
• The report includes:
• Details for all splits regardless of their pipeline
splits participation level.
• Volume and energy to be split (reported by the PL,
TM or MS)
• Shipper lists reported by the PL, TM or MS
• The actual split volumes you have submitted
• Any cascades to other facilities you created
• The report runs during the day to provide almost
immediate feedback.
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Pipeline Split Current Report
To request the report users select the Submit
Report Request function on the Registry menu.
Cont’d
Pipeline Split Current Report
Cont’d
• Using the
report
dropdown
list the user
selects the
Pipeline
Split
Current
Report and
clicks Go.
• Users
make the
selections
and then
click
Submit.
• Note you
cannot
change
the
production
month.
The above report shows how the data would look if:
• The PL has submitted:
• The Volume to be Split (Volume Requiring Split - VRS).
• The Delivering Operator (Del) has submitted:
• Nothing.
The above report shows how the data would look if:
• The PL has submitted:
• The Shipper data.
• The Volume to be Split (Volume Requiring Split - VRS).
• The Delivering Facility Operator (Del) has submitted:
• Nothing.
This report shows how the data would look if:
• The PL has submitted:
• The Volume to be Split (Volume Requiring Split - VRS).
• The Delivering Facility Operator has submitted:
• Actual Split Volumes.
The above report shows how the data would look if:
• The PL has submitted:
• The Shipper data.
• The Volume to be Split (Volume Requiring Split - VRS).
• The Delivering facility operator has submitted:
• Cascades to other facilities.
• Actual Split Volumes.
REGISTRY SERVICE DESK
ITEMS
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PIPELINE SPLITS SUBMIT FROM THE EDIT
PAGE
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Popup Blockers
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)
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Add the Registry to Trusted Sites
Add the Registry to Trusted Sites
cont’d
Lookups would display without address bar
Explorer User Prompt will open without being blocked
LOAD FLUID
INJECTION/RECOVERY IN GAS
WELL
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Load Fluid Injection/Recovery in
Gas Well
Load condensate received, injected down a gas
well and recovered in the gas stream in the
same month.
Facility Activity Screen:
–
–
–
–
Enter the condensate receipt
Enter the C5-SP disposition to AB GE
Enter the Gas receipt from AB GE
Gas Equivalency of Condensate/C5-SP:
• Condensate volume X 0.20575
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Load Fluid Injection/Recovery in
Gas Well
cont’d
• In the Well Activity Screen
– Enter Activity LDINJ, product COND to show
the load injection.
– Enter Activity LDREC, product COND to show
the load recovered.
– The gas production volume should not include
the gas equivalent volume of the recovered
condensate.
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The gas equivalent
volume of 2.1 is
included in the REC
volume of 255.3
Load Fluid Injection/Recovery
in Gas Well
cont’d
Load condensate received, injected down a gas
well and recovering a portion of the condensate
in the gas stream.
Facility Activity Screen:
–
–
–
–
Enter the condensate receipt
Enter the C5-SP disposition to AB GE
Enter the Gas receipt from AB GE
Gas Equivalency of Condensate/C5-SP:
• Condensate volume X 0.20575
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Load Fluid Injection/Recovery in
Gas Well
cont’d
In the Well Activity Screen:
– Enter Activity LDINJ, product COND to show
the load injection.
– Enter Activity LDREC, product COND to show
the load recovered.
– The gas production volume should not include
the gas equivalent volume of the recovered
condensate.
– The LDINVCL will be auto-populated by the
Registry.
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Load Fluid Injection/Recovery in
Gas Well
cont’d
• For the submission of the Allocation for the
load fluid volume recovered, the BA will have
to contact their Gas Royalty Client Services
representative to get permission to use the
Royalty Paid code.
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Contact Information
For any questions regarding the Registry please contact
the Service Desk via telephone, email, website or
facsimile, as follows:
Phone:
(403) 297-6111 (Calgary)
Phone:
1-800-992-1144 (other locations)
Fax:
(403) 297-3665
Email: [email protected]
Website:
http://www.petroleumregistry.gov.ab.ca/
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QUESTIONS
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