System Configuration

Configuration

This tab allows you to specify default NRT rates; whether cost centres are mandatory and/or validated; if UWIs must be unique, and so on.

Royalties

This tab allows you to specify how you want to set up IOGC royalties, whether Crown royalty rates are to be rolled monthly, and which BYP products should be included.

Partner Operated

You can enter a Default Purchaser on this tab, and a product cross-reference is used for Petrinex WIO and volumetric downloads.

Measurement Edits

You can enable Measurement Edit functionality on this tab, and you may choose whether subtypes are mandatory during battery configuration.

Month End Reporting

This tab allows you to set up your report criteria groups for Month End report archives.

Directories

This tab contains directory path information for inbound/outbound files.

This tab contains user-defined fields including how the label will appear on the corresponding screen and whether the field is mandatory.

Function Implementation

This tab contains Qbyte Metrix features that you can choose to activate (or not). If activated, you can indicate a start date.

Cost Centre is Mandatory on Well Master

A Yes/No drop-down that controls if the Cost Centre entered at the Well Master is mandatory.

Cost Centre is Validated

A  Yes/No  drop-down that controls whether Cost Centre entered at the Well Master is validated.

• Yes - You can only enter a Cost Centre that already exists as a Cost Centre within Qbyte Metrix (See Application Integration → Maintain → Cost Centre), I.e., when Cost Centre Integration is used.

• No - If the entered Cost Centre does not exist, then it is created.

UWI Must Be Unique

A  Yes/No  drop-down that controls if the the UWI entered at the Well Master is a unique UWI within Qbyte Metrix .

Sample Date Mandatory

A  Yes/No  drop-down that controls if the Sample Date associated with an Analysis is mandatory.

Default NRT Rate

If entered, will be used as the Non Resident Tax (NRT) Rate when calculating the Royalty payable for owners indicated as NRT 'Yes.' See how to override this default rate at each owner.

Special Oil Handling

A  Yes/No  drop-down that is used when Importing FDC with BATTRUCK record format. 

• Yes - New receipts/dispositions are created as data is loaded.

• No - Receipts/Dispositions must exist and will be updated by the BATTRUCK record.

Calculate BC Crown Estimate

A  Yes/No  drop-down. This functionality is not in use as of the BC Petrinex implementation Date. See Function Implementation .

Include Lease Fuel on BC08 Sales

A  Yes/No  drop-down. This functionality is not in use as of the BC Petrinex implementation Date. See Function Implementation .

Default Well ID for Heavy Oil Receipts

Obsolete, will be removed in a future release.

Default Well ID for Outside Receipts

A user-created ID with a maximum length of 16 characters. The entered ID is not an actual Well ID within Qbyte Metrix. Required for Battery Balance Oil Outside Receipts, Plant Balance Oil outside Receipts, and FDC Import (BATTRUCK and FACRCPT).

Petrinex Output File Naming Convention

Used when creating all Petrinex outputs. Qbyte Metrix will concatenate the Operator, Production Date, Facility Type, Control Group and Facility ID and create a Petrinex output filename using the selected format.

• Operator Date Type Group Facility

• Operator Type Group Date Facility

Disable Editing of Petrinex Output File Names

A  Yes/No  drop-down that controls whether the user can edit the Petrinex Filename before submission.

• Yes - Allows the user to edit the Petrinex File Name on all Petrinex submission screens.

• No - Petrinex File Name is disabled on all Petrinex submission screens.

Petrinex APMC Split Reported at Stream Level

A  Yes/No  drop-down.

• Yes - The Stream is reported on the Oil Petrinex Pipeline Split for APMC(Crown) Volumes.

• No - The Stream is not reported on the Oil Petrinex Pipeline Split for APMC( Crown) Volumes.

Petrinex Oil Pipeline Reported at Stream Level

A  Yes/No  drop-down.

• Yes - The Stream is reported on the Oil Petrinex Pipeline Split for all non Crown volumes.

• No - The Stream is not reported on the Oil Petrinex Pipeline Split for all non Crown volumes.

Petrinex Gas Pipeline Split Reported at Stream Level

A  Yes/No  drop-down.

• Yes - The Stream is reported on the Gas Petrinex Pipeline Split.

• No - The Stream is not reported on the Gas Petrinex Pipeline Split.

Default Month End Report Group

A display-only field containing the Reporting Group Name selected as the Default Month End Report Group within the Month End Reporting tab. See System Configuration > Month End Reporting

Exclude Master Owner

A  Yes/No  drop-down that controls whether the Master Owner is to be excluded when calculating Facility Charges.

GST Rate

Used within the Facility Charge process where the GST Rate is required.

PST Rate

Used within the Facility Charge process where a PST Rate is required. The user is able to enter the PST Rate by Province.

Alberta Modernized Royalty Framework 2017

Setting this Function Implementation Type will enable the use of the following two new Crown royalty calculation types: 

• MR FC - MRF 2017 C* - To calculate a new well's royalty rate based on the Alberta Modernized Royalty Framework prior to payout.

• MRFPC - MRF 2017 Post C* - To calculate a well's royalty rate based on the Alberta Modernized Royalty Framework after payout.

The default is No.

• For more information, see Alberta Modernized Royalty Framework .

Alberta Oil Valuation RTP Implementation for IOGC

This option controls when the various processes and data fields associated with Petrinex Oil Valuation RTP submissions are available for Alberta properties.

The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = No

• Start Date = 202010

Allow Facility Charge calculation before Pricing

When this option is Yes, users can run Step 4 without entering any prices, i.e., Run Step 4 before Step 3 is complete.

• A Start Date must also be entered.

• The default is No.

Allow Negative or Zero Oil Valuation RTP Price (AB)

This option controls when the Oil Valuation RTP Gross Price validations allow the Gross Price to be positive, negative, or zero for Alberta. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = No

Note: Currently in Alberta, the Gross Price must still be greater than zero. However, to be proactive, we added this option for Alberta. If Alberta introduces similar changes in the future, the client can Activate this option as of a Start Date without needing a new release.

Allow Negative or Zero Oil Valuation RTP Price (BC/SK)

This option controls when the Oil Valuation RTP  Gross Price validations allow the Gross Price to be positive, negative, or zero for British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = Yes

• Start Date = 201810

Allow Negative or Zero Oil Valuation RTP Price (MB)

This option controls when the Oil Valuation RTP  Gross Price validations allow the Gross Price to be positive, negative, or zero for Manitoba. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = No

Note:  Currently in Manitoba, Gross Price must still be greater than zero. However, to be proactive we added this option for Manitoba. If Manitoba introduces similar changes in the future, the client can Activate this option as of a Start Date without needing a new release.

Allow Negative Value on NGL Valuation RTP

This option controls when the NGL Valuation RTP validations allow the Gross Sales Value to be positive, negative, or zero for British Columbia. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = No

Note: Currently in British Columbia, Gross NGL Sales Value can be positive, negative, or zero, but it is not a date-effective change. The client can Activate this option as needed.

Allow Users to Carry Over their own Current Month Control Groups

Setting this Function Implementation Type will allow individual users to carry over their own current month control groups that they have security access to. The default is No.

Note: This is ignored if the Carry Over Functionality is not also enabled using the Enable Carry Over of Current Month Control Groups.

Allow users to Schedule their own Amendments

To enable the ability to allow users to request but allow only certain users to schedule, this option must be set to No. The default is Yes.

• For more information, see Amendment Maintenance.

BC Petrinex Implementation

The Production Date when Petrinex for BC was implemented. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = Yes

• Start Date = 201810

BC Valuation Changes 2024 Implementation

The Production Date when BC introduced significant changes to both Oil and NGL/Sulphur Valuation RTP submissions. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = Yes No

• Start Date = 202409

NOTE: As of August 2024, the British Columbia government has delayed the implementation of these changes, indicating that they now believe this will not be implemented until 2027. Given the long delay and the potential for additional functional requirements due to this delay, and to reduce the potential for the proposed 2024 functionality being accidentally activated, this option will be automatically inactivated and will no longer appear on the Function Implementation tab as of Release 24.4.

Calc Oil Royalty Effective Rate based on Prod when no Sales

To enable functionality to use Oil Production Volume to calculate Royalty Obligation Volume for cash-based Oil Royalty Obligations when there is no Sales Volume or Value.

• The default is No.

• When activated, a Start Date must also be entered.

• For more information, see the System Configuration section of Royalty Obligations .

Calculate BC Oil Transportation at Selling Battery

This option controls whether BC Oil Transportation will be calculated as per any other province. (Transportation entered at the selling battery is used and applied to all volumes that deliver to that purchaser regardless of whether the volumes come from battery-to-battery transfers or not.)

Note: By default, BC Oil Transportation is calculated based on Transportation entered at the producing battery for any battery-to-battery transfers being sold at a different battery. This functionality was to accommodate regulatory requirements for Pre-Petrinex reporting.

• A Start Date must also be entered.

• The default is No.

Corporate Note and Attachment Security

The deletion of Notes can be controlled by using this Function Implementation Type in combination with the System Component Corporate Note Deletion. The default is No.

• For more information, see Master and Monthly Notes.

Disable Manitoba Crown/FH Tax Calculations

To disable calculation of Manitoba Crown Royalty and Freehold Production Tax payments within Qbyte Metrix.

• A Start Date must also be entered.

• The default is No.

If this option is activated as of a specific Start Date, production months greater than or equal to the option's Start Date will bypass Step 5 Manitoba Crown/FH Tax calculations for all Batteries, Units, Drainage Units being processed within the Control Groups being run. An exception message is generated to the Message Centre if Manitoba Crown/FH Tax calculations were disabled.

Note: The Manitoba Government is evaluating software that will calculate and invoice these values.

Edit System Generated Carried Forward Tests

Allows for the editing of System Generated Carried Forward tests. The default is No.

Enable Carry Over of Current Month Control Groups

Setting this Function Implementation Type enables the ability to carry over current month control groups within your organization. The default is No.

• For more information, see  How To Carry Over Current Month.

Enable Voucher Status from Qbyte FM

To enable the ability to have Qbyte Financial send Voucher Status updates of Vouchers that were created in Qbyte Metrix and uploaded into Qbyte Financial.

• The default is No.

• For more information, see Better Together - Revenue Interface.

Enable the use of Global Obligation Payors

To enable the Global Obligation Payor functionality, this Function Implementation Type must be set. The default is No.

• For more information, see Global Obligation Payors.

Freeze Point Processing

To leverage the freeze splits functionality, enable the Freeze Point Processing Function Implementation Type. 

• The default is No. 

IOGC Only Voucher

Allows users to create a voucher with only IOGC royalties on it.

• The default is No.

• For more information, see IOGC Only Voucher.

Implement Acid Gas Flare Reporting 2019 

The Production Date when Petrinex reporting of Acid Gas Flare was implemented. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = Yes

• Start Date = 201905 

Manitoba Petrinex Implementation

The Production Date when Petrinex for Manitoba was implemented. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = Yes

• Start Date = 202004

Metrix Implementation

The Production Date when Qbyte Metrix was implemented must be specified when the Active Indicator is Yes.

Note: This is set when Qbyte Metrix is first installed and should not be modified.

Produce JIBLink CSV and LST files

Allows users to stop generating JIBLink CSV and LST files.

• The default is Yes.

• For more information, see JIBlink/EnergyLink.

Reset All Facilities for Scheduled Amendments

This provides the option to specify if users would like to reset all facilities or only re-run the ones that are incomplete when creating a new amendment.

• The default is Yes.

• When Yes and a Control Group is Scheduled for Amendment, all the facilities will be reset. 

• When No, all facilities within a control group will not be reset. 

Reset Cross Control Group Transfers

Setting this Function Implementation Type to Yes will create an exception message in the Message Center indicating that the destination facility has been reset.

• If the destination facility is locked or closed, then an Alert message will be displayed indicating that the destination facility should be re-processed.

• If the Function Implementation Type is No, then the previous Exception/Alert messages will be displayed as Information messages in the Message Center.

• The default is No.

Saskatchewan Waste Oil (WO) Implementation

The Production Date when Saskatchewan Waste Oil (WO) is no longer reported in the Oil Pipeline Split. The defaults are:

• Active Indicator = Yes

• Start Date =  201901

Sending Voucher files to Qbyte FM

 Enables the tab FM Cross Reference within the menu Financial → Definitions.

• The default is Yes.

• For more information, see FM Cross Reference.

Trigger Corporate Close automatically

 Allows you to Trigger a Corporate Close automatically upon the successful completion of the final region close.

• The default is No.

Use Default Facility Price when Total Contract Value is Zero

Allows users to control whether the Default Facility Price should be applied when a Total Contract Value was expected but not entered.

• When Yes, an Exception message will be generated indicating that the Default Facility Price was used because the Total Contract Value was zero.

• The default is No.

Use Default Facility Price when Unit Price is Zero

Allows users to control whether the Default Facility Price should be applied when a Unit Price was expected but not entered.

• When Yes, an  Exception  message will be generated indicating that the Default Facility Price was used because the Unit Price was zero.

• The default is Yes.

Use Default Pricing Dedn. Rate when Rate is Zero

Allows users to control whether the default Pricing Deduction Rates should be applied when a Rate was expected but not entered for any of the pricing deductions (Quality Adjustment, Tariff, Line Loss, Other#1, Other#2).

• When Yes, an Exception message will be generated indicating that the Default Rate was used because the Rate was zero.

• The default is No.

Use Default Pricing Dedn. Rate when Total Amount is Zero

Allows users to control whether the default Pricing Deduction Rates should be applied when a Total Amount was expected but not entered for any of the pricing deductions (Quality Adjustment, Tariff, Line Loss, Other#1, Other#2).

• When Yes, an Exception message will be generated indicating that the Default Rate was used because the Total Amount was zero.

• The default is No.

Use Default Trans. Rate when Rate is Zero

Allows users to control whether the Default Transportation Rate should be applied when a Rate was expected but not entered.

• When Yes, an Exception message will be generated indicating that the Default Transportation was used because the Rate was zero.

• The default is Yes.

Use Default Trans. Rate when Total Amount is Zero

Allows users to control whether the Default Transportation Rate should be applied when a Total Amount was expected but not entered.

• When Yes, an Exception message will be generated indicating that the Default Transportation was used because the Total Amount was zero.

The default is No.