Part of Royalties

Oil sands royalty information reports and processing schedule

Department generated reports and the submission processing schedule are described to help operators manage the royalty reporting cycle.

Schedule 1

Table 1. Information reports (after submission in ETS)

More information on the Electronic Transfer System (ETS) is available in online learning.

Submission confirmation reportConfirms receipt of the royalty submission and provides submission details such as request number, submission form type, file name, date and time. ETS Confirmation Report SampleReport delivery in ETS Immediate upon submission in ETS

Table 2. Information reports (after processing in OASIS)

The Oil Sands Administrative and Strategic Information System (OASIS) tracks reporting.

Failed submission reportIdentifies processing failure in the royalty submission. The royalty submission must then be resubmitted to be revalidated. Failed Submission Report SampleReport delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
Financial transaction by royalty submissionIdentifies the royalty charges and interest, if applicable, resulting from a project or non-project well royalty (NPR) submission. Non Project Royalty Financial Transaction by Submission Report Sample
OSR CSR Financial Transaction by Royalty Submission Report Sample
Report delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
Royalty adjustment credit noticeIdentifies the royalty adjustment credits that have been calculated from either post-payout end of period (EOP) royalty amendments or non-project well royalty (NPR) amendments and any interest details, if applicable. Non Project Royalty Adjustment Credit Notice Sample
Project Royalty Adjustment Credit Notice Sample
Report delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
NPR submission validation reportIdentifies non-project well royalty (NPR) submission validation results. NPR submissions that pass the submission validation process (accepted NPR submissions) will appear in the NPR transaction detail report, where royalty charges and related interest, if applicable, will be identified. NPR Submission Validation Report SampleReport delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
NPR transaction detailIdentifies resulting royalty charges and related interest, if applicable, from accepted NPR submissions within a specified date range. This report is produced once a month and includes the royalty and interest transactions from accepted NPR submissions in the preceding month. The transactions from each submission will be summed by production month and will appear in the corresponding statement of account. NPR Transaction Detail Report SampleReport delivery in ETS 3rd business day of month following the reporting month
Payout balance statementIdentifies the net cumulative balance for a pre-payout period of a project. Report is produced upon processing of the pre-payout end of period (EOP) statement. The pre-payout EOP statement can be filed by the operator or amended by Alberta Energy and Minerals through audit adjustments or internal recalculations. Payout Balance Statement Report SampleReport delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
Submission turnaround reportIdentifies project royalty submission validation and royalty calculation results. Report provides submission validation warnings and errors, operator-reported and Alberta Energy and Minerals' calculated variable comparisons, and calculations on costs, revenues, royalty and charges. Project royalty charges on this report and related interest, if applicable, will appear in the corresponding Statement of Account. MRC Submission Turnaround Report Sample
GFE Submission Turnaround Report Sample
Pre Payout EOP Submission Turnaround Sample
Post Payout EOP Submission Turnaround Report Sample
Report delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)

Table 3. Monthly or event-specific information reports

NPR discrepancy reportIdentifies well and volumetric reconciliation differences between operator-reported and Alberta Energy and Minerals information in NPR submissions. NPR Discrepancy Report SampleReport delivery in ETS 3rd business day of month following the reporting month
NPR well eventIdentifies potential non-project well events and Crown royalty share in a production month for the operator. This is based on the information the operator has provided to Petrinex by the production month’s volumetric cut-off deadline. Report provides information for the current production month only. NPR Well Event Report SampleReport delivery in ETS Last business day of the reporting month 
(dependent on completion of the monthly conventional oil royalty calculation cycle)
Payout date change reportIdentifies the initial or revised date of project payout, filing amendment and royalty adjustment details. Payout Date Change Report SampleReport delivery in ETS when the project payout date is updated in system
Project termination reportIdentifies project termination date, filing amendment and royalty adjustment details. Project Termination Report SampleReport delivery in ETS when the project termination date is updated in system
Statement of accountIdentifies the financial transactions that occurred in an operator’s account in a given period. Statement of Account Report SampleReport delivery in ETS 5th business day of month following the reporting month

Table 4. Information reports operators can request on demand

Payout balance statement reportIdentifies the current view of the project’s net cumulative balance for the requested project/pre-payout period. Payout Balance Statement On Demand Request Report SampleReport delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
Production volume reconciliation detail reportIdentifies variances between operator-reported production in a project and the corresponding production according to Alberta Energy and Minerals' information. Production Volume Reconciliation Report SampleReport delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)
Project royalty submission status ReportIdentifies royalty submissions which have upcoming filing deadlines and indicates whether the submissions have been processed by ETS. Project Royalty Submission Status Report SampleReport delivery in ETS (see Schedule 2)

Schedule 2

Table 5. Processing schedule (weekdays only)

The schedule may change without prior notice under special circumstances. Submissions made on weekends or holidays will be processed in the next business day.

  Submission in ETS by:  Expected delivery of reports through ETS:
5:30 am5:45 am to 7:15 am (same-day delivery)
8:30 am8:45 am to 10:15 am (same-day delivery)
10:30 am10:45 am to 12:15 am (same-day delivery)
12:30 pm12:45 pm to 2:15 pm (same-day delivery)
2:30 pm2:45 pm to 4:15 pm (same-day delivery)
4:30 pm4:45 pm to 6:15 pm (same-day delivery)
After 4:30 pm5:45 am to 7:15 am (next-business-day delivery)

Contact

Connect with Oil Sands, Coal and Mineral Operations:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)

Email:
Oil Sands Royalty Project Applications and Compliance [email protected]
Oil Sands Royalty Administration [email protected]
Oil Sands Royalty Information Management [email protected]
Oil Sands Tenure [email protected]

Mailing Address:
Alberta Energy and Minerals
Oil Sands, Coal and Mineral Operations
6th floor, Petroleum Plaza, North Tower
9945 108 Street
Edmonton Alberta  T5K 2G6