Facility Charges
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Facility Charge Formulas
- 3 Refresh FC Schematic
- 4 Facility Charges
- 4.1 Facility Charge Maintenance
- 4.2 Creating a Charge Using Copy From
- 4.3 Facility Charge Maintenance - Entity Exceptions
- 4.3.1 Schematic View
- 4.3.2 Including/Excluding Entities
- 4.3.3 List View
- 4.4 Facility Charge Maintenance - Owner Exceptions
- 4.5 Facility Charge Maintenance - From/To Exceptions
- 4.6 Facility Charge Maintenance - Purchaser Exceptions
- 4.7 DOI
- 5 Factors
- 6 Monthly Input
- 7 Facility Charge Schematic Filtering
- 7.1 Charge Type
- 7.2 Active
- 8 Facility Charge Copy
- 9 Detached Facility Charges
- 10 Copy Facility Charge Formulas
- 11 How to Move Facility Charges between Control Groups
- 12 Monthly Processes
- 13 System Configuration
- 13.1 Configuration
- 13.2 Functional Implementation
- 14 Financial Definitions
- 15 Security Components
- 16 Reports
- 16.1 Master Reports
- 16.2 Calculation Reports
- 16.3 Financial Reports
- 17 Appendix
- 18 How To
Introduction
Facility Charges are used to charge well and unit Owners with the costs of operating and delivering products. Facility Charges can be trucking expenses, compression, processing, treating, or marketing costs, for example. Facility Charges are set up and processed by Control Group and therefore can only be set up for facilities that are attached to a Control Group and/or any Units that are associated with wells attached to a Control Group. As of Release 25.1, Injection Facilities can be attached to a Control Group, therefore Facility Charges can be set up at an injection facility. For more information on attaching injection facilities to control groups see Injection Facilities within Control Groups.
Formulas are linked to charges and can be set up first.
Global Formulas are set up at the menu level. Local formulas are set up through Explorer at the Control Group level.
Charges are set up through Explorer at the Control Group level. Charges can be set up at all entity levels.
There are three types of data used in building Facility Charges:
1. Facility Charges – Creates the Master Data record for the expenses by identifying the Facility to charge, product, charge type, and Formula ID.
Jump to Facility Charge Maintenance.
2. Formulas – Formula IDs are created and can be linked to multiple facilities. These determine calculation methods and formula line details.
Jump to Facility Charge Formulas.
3. Factors – Allows the user to create Global, Facility level, Facility plus well level, and Facility Charge level factors that can be utilized when building Formula details.
Steps:
Factors, if required by a Formula, should be set up first.
Formulas should be set up next.
Charges are set up last and include a link to Formula IDs.
Facility Charge Formulas
Facility Charge Formula Types
Facility Charge formulas calculate the value that will be expensed out to participants in a charge. The Formula is an equation that uses Qbyte Metrix data and/or input data together with math operators to calculate the charge. Formulas can be set up via two different methods:
1. Global Formula: This creates a formula that can be utilized by all Control Groups and can be attached to multiple charges. The benefit of using this method is it reduces the number of masters within the system and ensures consistency where applicable. Production Accounting/Overhead fees are an excellent example of this. Making changes to a Global Formula affects all Charges using that Formula.
2. Local Formula: This formula cannot be linked to any other Control Group but the Control Group where it was created. Local Formulas should be used to address specific agreements for a given facility. A Local Formula can be linked to multiple Facilities within the Control Group and making changes to a Local Formula changes all Charges using that formula.
Creating a Formula Master
The steps are the same if you access the formula from Explorer for Local Formulas, or if you access it through the menu for Global Formulas. Remember that setting up a formula from the menu will create a Global Formula that all users are able to link to their charges. If a formula is set up within the Control Group/Facility Charges, then you will be creating a Local Formula and only Facilities within that Control Group can link charges to that formula.
Global Formulas
Global Formulas are formulas that can be utilized by all Control Groups are maintained from the Facility Charge Global Formula Maintenance tab. Global Formulas can only be created or edited from this new screen.
Select View to see Global Formulas.
The screen will open with a grid showing previously set up Formulas. The first formula will be highlighted, and the details will appear beneath the grid.
The grid can be sorted and filtered.
Highlight another formula to change the focus.
Select Create New Formula to open a screen to create a new Global Formula.
Action buttons include Save, Revert, Copy From, Delete Formula, Usage, Cancel, Create Shutin Table, and Edit Shutin table.
NEW FORMULA FIELDS | |
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Formula Id | User-defined (16 characters max). |
Formula Description | User-defined Description (40 Characters). |
Primary Retrieval Type | Base for the Calculation, i.e. Sales Volume or Charge per Entity. The first line in the Formula equation.
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Volume Definition |
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Value Definition |
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Monthly Input ID | Allows a formula to use values not available in Qbyte Metrix.
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Unit/Tract Criteria | Defines how to handle the allocation to the unit and tract. Options include:
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Shutin Look up Table | Used to validate Charges based on the number of months a well is shut in.
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After entering the required data, click Save to open the Formula window.
Click the Add button to open the Formula Builder screen.
Action buttons include Add, Apply, Revert, and Delete.
NEW FORMULA FIELDS | |
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Sub-Calculation |
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Operator |
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Factor Type |
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Factor | System Values:
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User Description | Used as a Description for reporting. |
Formula Factor | User-defined value to be used in the Formula line. |
Percentage | Is the entered Formula Factor a percentage?
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Add a Formula line by entering the following details:
Choose Sub-Calculation option
Choose an Operator
Choose a Factor Type
Optionally enter a Description for the Factor that will appear on Facility Charge Reporting.
Enter the Factor.
Apply the Formula Line. This will appear in the Formula grid.
Repeat by selecting the Add button for each Formula Line.
Click Save after all formula lines have been applied.
Completed Formula example:
Local Formulas
Local Formulas are maintained within the Facility Charge Formula Maintenance tab for the Control Group in Explorer. This Formula Type can only be used and maintained within the Control Group where it was created. Control Groups can copy a Local Formula from another Control Group and make it their own.
When coming to the Formula tab after selecting a facility charge, the user will be positioned to that charge in the Facility Charge Formula grid.
The Facility Charge Formula grid will only display Local Formulas related to the Control Group that you are in. Highlighting a formula within the grid will display the formula details below the grid, and the View Primary Retrieval and View Shutin Table buttons are available for additional information.
Select the Formulas tab to set up Local Formulas. If a Local Formula is highlighted in the grid, a user may be able to Create New or Edit the formula depending on their security access.
Note: If the selected formula is a Global Formula, the Edit button will be disabled. Global Formulas are maintained through the Facility Charge Global Formula Maintenance screen only.
Action buttons include Cancel, Usage, Create New Formula, and Edit.
The screen will open with a grid showing previously set up formulas. The first formula will be highlighted, and the details will appear beneath the grid. The grid can be sorted and filtered. Highlight another formula to change the focus. Local Formulas can be edited from this screen.
Select Create New Formula to open a screen to create a new Local Formula.
Action buttons include Save, Revert, Copy From, Delete Formula, Usage, Cancel, Create Shutin Table, and Edit Shutin table.
NEW FORMULA FIELDS | |
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Formula Id | User-defined (16 characters max). |
Formula Description | User-defined Description (40 Characters). |
Primary Retrieval Type | Base for the Calculation i.e. Sales Volume or Charge per Entity. The first line in the Formula equation.
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Volume Definition |
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Value Definition |
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Monthly Input ID | Allows a formula to use values not available in Qbyte Metrix.
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Unit/Tract Criteria | Defines how to handle the allocation to the unit and tract. Options include:
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Shutin Look up Table | Used to validate Charges based on the number of months a well is shut in. Use type-ahead or Advanced Search or Create Shutin Table.
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After entering the required data, click Save to open the Formula Equation window.
Action buttons include Save, Revert, Copy From, Delete Formula, Usage, Cancel, Create Shutin Table, Edit Shutin Table, and Add.
Click the Add button to open the Formula Builder screen.
Action buttons include Add, Apply, Revert, and Delete.
Add a formula line by entering the following details:
Choose Sub-Calculation option.
Choose an Operator.
Choose a Factor Type.
Optionally enter a Description for the Factor that will appear on Royalty Reporting.
Enter the Factor (min/max).
Apply the formula line – it will appear in the Formula grid.
Repeat by selecting the Add button for each formula line.
Click Save after all formula lines have been applied.
NEW FORMULA FIELDS | |
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Sub Calculation |
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Operator | Used to calculate the equation.
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Factor Type |
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Factor | System Values:
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User Description | Used as a description for reporting. |
Formula Factor | User-defined volume/value to be used in the Formula equation. This is enabled when Factor Type is Fixed Value. |
Percentage | Is the entered Formula Factor a Percentage?
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Creating Formula using Copy From
There is a Copy From Formula option on Create New Master Formula record only. On Edit, the Copy From Formula will not be available to the user.
This feature allows a user to copy from any existing formulas in the system (Global and Local) from any Production Period that exists.
The copy function will copy the Main Retrieval, Volume Definition, Value Definition, the Shutin Lookup Table, and the Formula lines that are associated with the Formula ID.
Mandatory fields that must be acknowledged prior to selecting the Copy From Formula include:
Formula ID
Formula Description
If other fields are completed prior to selecting the Copy, the system will overwrite the values.
Editing or Deleting a Formula Master
At any time changes can be made to all fields on the Formula Master with the exception of the Formula ID. When a change is made to any other field and the user selects Save, Qbyte Metrix will bring up an Impact Window. This window will list all Control Groups, Facility Type, Facility ID, and the Charge information that is using that Formula for the month that changes are being made to.
The user can continue on with saving the changes or they can exit out of the save and all changes will revert back to their original value.
Shutin Lookup Tables
The Shutin Lookup Table is an incremental table of factors that validates the charges based on the number of months a well has been shutin. Once a Shutin Lookup Table has been established for an individual ID, that same table is available to any expense formula master by referencing the table with the same ID.
The user has the ability to view, create, and edit Shutin Lookup Tables from within the Formula tab.
Create a Shutin Lookup Table
Action buttons include Apply, Revert, and Add. The field is Shutin Table Name.
Click the Add button to add lines.
Click Apply to add the table to the Formula.
Click Save to retain the Shutin Table.
Examples of Shutin Lookup Tables
A table where after three months of shutin status, no overhead charge should be charged on the 4th month of being shutin:
A table where there are different rate depending on how many months the well is shutin:
Editing a Shutin Lookup Table
Users are able to edit existing Shutin Lookup Tables. It is important to be very careful when editing an existing Shutin Lookup Table, as these tables can be utilized by all Formulas (Local and Global). If you are in the Formula Builder screen from Explorer, users can edit only the Shutin Tables when they are either creating or editing a Local Formula Master.
If you wish to edit the Shutin Lookup Table attached to the Global Formula, you must go to the menu for Global Formula and make appropriate changes there. When making any changes (edit, add, or delete) to a pre-existing Shutin Lookup Table, Qbyte Metrix will notify the user with an Impact window upon saving the record. This table lists all areas that are currently using the Shutin Lookup Table. It gives the user the option to either commit the change or cancel the action (save/delete) and the system will revert the value(s) to its/their original value(s).
Example of an Impact Window:
Well Shutin Months
Initial Shutin Maintenance allows users to setup shut-in months prior to the time the well was implemented on Qbyte Metrix. Facility Charges will read this table and apply the shut-in months for the Well when it is attached to formulas that utilize a Shutin Lookup Table.
Click Edit to add new records.
Action buttons include Cancel, Create New, Delete Row, Save, and Revert.
MAINTAIN SHUTIN MONTH FIELDS | |
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Pre Implementation Date | The month prior to well set to ON Production in Qbyte Metrix. |
Well ID | Use type-ahead. |
Shut In months | The months the well has been shut in PRIOR to being on Qbyte Metrix. |
Refresh FC Schematic
When setting up Facility Charges at a Control Group, a schematic of the facilities within the Control Group is used to make it easier for the user to view and maintain the Facility Charges associated with each facility. The schematic used by Facility Charges is essentially the same as the Control Group schematic the user sees on the Explorer, however the Facility Charge schematic will also include Units as child entities under batteries that have unitized wells. When the user modifies the Control Group Schematic through the Control Group Maintenance screen, the Facility Charge schematic is automatically refreshed to reflect any changes to the Control Group Schematic. The unitization is also re-evaluated to ensure that the correct Units are included in the Facility Charge schematic. Since unitization and battery/well linkages can be modified without the user making any modification to the Control Group Schematic, the user should remember to use the Refresh FC Schematic option on the Explorer to force a re-evaluation of unitization and ensure that the Facility Charge schematic reflects the correct Units.
Refreshing the Facility Charge schematic is done by selecting the Refresh FC Schematic option at the Control Group level through the Explorer.
Once selected the following screen will be displayed. Clicking Refresh will cause the Facility Charge schematic to be re-evaluated and refreshed. This refresh occurs immediately, it is not submitted. When the refresh is complete a message will appear at the top of the screen.
Facility Charges
Facility Charge Maintenance
Facility Charges are set up at the Control Group level through Explorer.
Select the Facility Charge menu item, and the Facility Charge window opens.
The Explorer view displays on the left.
Highlight an entity to see the charges that are set up for that entity.
There are three tabs: Facility Charges, Formulas, and Factors. The system defaults to Facility Charges.
The screen will show the Facility Charge schematic and the first Entity will be highlighted. Current Charges for the highlighted entity will appear in the grid. The grid can be sorted and filtered.
Note: Unlike the Control Group schematic, the Facility Charge schematic includes Units as children under the batteries that have unitized wells attached. If you do not see a Unit that you are expecting or you see one or more Units that you do not think should be shown then you should use the Refresh FC Schematic functionality to have the Facility Charge hierarchy refreshed based on current set up.
The Charge Type filter to the left of the grid allows the user to find the entities where Facility Charges exist with the selected Charge Type. The Active flag beneath the Charge Type can then be used as a drop-down to find Active and Inactive Facility Charges within the schematic view below. Entities are bolded when matching charges are found for the entered criteria.
Action Buttons include Refresh, Cancel, and Edit.
Click Edit to set up New Charges or edit existing Charges for the highlighted facility.
A new window opens with the highlighted charge displayed.
Action Buttons include Save, Revert, Create New, and Delete.
Click the Create New button to add a Facility Charge.
A new window opens.
Action buttons include Save, Revert, Copy From, Cancel and Create New Formula Link: Advanced search.
FACILITY CHARGE FIELDS | |
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Product | The Main retrieval type will affect and validate the product options which include:
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Charge Type | Used for Financial Booking. |
Sequence # | This is a numerical field. |
Active |
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Formula ID | Use type-ahead or Advanced Search or Create a New Formula. |
Revenue Cost Centre | Cost Centre to be used to book the Revenue into a Financial system. |
Expense DOI Ext. | Optional, must be previously set up. |
Revenue DOI Ext. | Optional, must be previously set up. |
Book at Unit | Yes/No: This provides the ability to roll unit well/tract level charges up to the unit level for financial booking. The default is No which means that the charge will be booked at the calculated level - tracts or wells depending on the Primary Retrieval type of the selected formula. If you require financial booking at the unit level, then this flag can be changed to Yes and the charge will be booked at the unit Level only. |
Taxes Applicable | Yes/No: This provides the option of calculating GST and/or PST within Metrix. The default for this drop-down field is No which means that GST/PST will not be charged. If Yes and there is a GST rate set up on the System Configuration screen, Qbyte Metrix will calculate and charge GST to the Owners associated with the charge. If there is also a PST rate set up for the province of the charge facility, the Owners will also be charged PST. Account and Entry Definitions will be required for financial bookings if GST and/or PST are to be calculated within Qbyte Metrix. |
Creating a Charge Using Copy From
The Copy From Charge feature will copy from any charge in the system, from any month, as long as the user is in the Add Record stage.
Action buttons include Search, Clear, and Select and Return.
Select the appropriate charge, Select Select and Return. Once back in the Create New screen, click Save to retain the charge.
Facility Charge Maintenance - Entity Exceptions
The Entities Exceptions screen is where you can include or exclude specific facilities for the Charge to apply to.
Schematic View
The Schematic tab shows the facilities and entities that are directly connected to the Control Group being displayed.
On a new setup, all Entities within the Facility in focus and any level of the schematic below that Facility are included in the Charge by default. The Well grid can be sorted and filtered.
Action buttons include Save, Revert, Clear All, Expand All, Collapse All, and Exclude (Include).
Including/Excluding Entities
1. Select an Entity in the grid.
Note: Entities that have other entities below them. Highlighting an entity will include all linked Entities.
2. Select the appropriate button to include or exclude the selection.
Colour Indicators:
If an Entity is RED, the Facility or Well/Tract is excluded from the Charge.
If an Entity is GREEN, the Facility or Well/Tract is included in the Charge.
If an Entity is BOLD GREEN, the entities linked to Facility have a mixture of both included and excluded entities.
Clear All will clear all selections and reset the setup to include all entities at all levels.
List View
This List Tab is an alternative view that allows you to maintain a list of included entities regardless of their physical attachment to the current charge facility. For example, cross Control Group transfers where you may want to include/exclude some entities.
Action buttons include Add, Save, Revert, Clear All, Select All, Deselect All and Exclude (Include).
Enter an Entity Type and Entity ID and click Add to add an Entity to the list.
If the list is empty, that means all entities (entities that are included in the initial Retrieval Type) are included. It is recommended that the list be deleted first if edits are to be made to the schematic. This makes it easier for the user to clearly identify the included entities in the charge after the change.
Facility Charge Maintenance - Owner Exceptions
From the Owners screen, a list of Owners can be created and designated if that list of Owners will either be Included or Excluded from the Charge. This step is not required if all Owners based on the Charge and Entity Selection are to be included in the Charge.
Action Buttons include Save, Revert, Add, Select All, Deselect All and Delete Row(s).
Fields include Owner ID Link: Advanced search.
In the Owner ID field, enter a partial or complete Owner ID or Name. When the correct Owner appears, select the Add button.
List Type: Choose whether the list of Owners is to be Included or Excluded.
Deleting Owners
Highlight Owner(s) from the list to be deleted.
Facility Charge Maintenance - From/To Exceptions
From/To functionality allows the user to apply the charge to a specific receipt or disposition within the total value that is created in the Main Retrieval.
The From/To function is only available for use with specific Main Retrieval types.
Action buttons include Save, Revert, Add, Select All, Deselect All and Delete Row(s)
FROM/TO EXCEPTION FIELDS | |
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Disposition Type | See Appendix C for a full list. Examples are Delivery or Transfer. |
From/To Type | Delivery System, GGS, or Plant. |
ID | Corresponds to the type. |
Once a selection is added the grid will have data lines. These lines can be deleted by highlighting one or more lines.
Facility Charge Maintenance - Purchaser Exceptions
This feature gives the ability to calculate on certain Purchaser volumes based on the Main Retrieval. Depending on the Main Retrieval Type used in the Formula that is attached to the Charge, the ability to specify purchasers may be enabled or disabled.
The following is a list of Main Retrievals that allow the user to either Include or Exclude the list created in the CO2/Purchaser.
RETRIEVAL DESCRIPTION |
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Allocated CO2 by WIO |
Sales Volume by WIO |
Sales Volume less Crown by WIO |
Sales Volume less Royalty TIK by WIO |
Sales Value by WIO |
Sales Value less Crown by WIO |
Sales Value less Royalty TIK by WIO |
Sales Value less Transportation by WIO |
BYP Sales Volume by WIO |
BYP Sales Volume less Roy TIK by WIO |
GBP Sales Value by WIO |
GBP Sales Value less Royalty TIK by WIO |
GBP Sales Value less Transportation by WIO |
Action buttons include Cancel, Save, Revert, Add, Select All, Deselect All, and Delete Rows.
ADD DISPOSITION/DELIVERY SYSTEM | |
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List Type | Purchasers to be Included/Purchasers to be Excluded. |
Purchaser Type | Dilution Gas, Facility Transfer, In Transit, Loss due to Fire, Theft or Spill, Netted return Fuel, or Purchaser. |
Purchaser ID | Use type-ahead or Advanced Search. |
Once the purchaser record is Saved the Purchaser will be displayed in the Grid.
The grid can be sorted and filtered.
PURCHASER EXCEPTIONS GRID COLUMNS | |
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Purchaser Type | Dilution Gas, Facility Transfer, In Transit, Loss due to Fire, Theft or Spill, Netted return Fuel, or Purchaser. |
Purchaser ID | Use type-ahead or Advanced Search. |
Purchaser Name | Corresponds to ID. |
All Sequences |
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Purchaser Sequence Number | If Sequence is toggled Yes, a data entry field opens.
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To Delete a Purchaser, highlight the line(s) and click the Delete Row(s) button.
Click Save.
DOI
The DOI tab displays the DOIs for the select facility and Exception DOIs associated with the facility. The DOIs and exceptions displayed within this tab are for the selected facility and not for the selected/highlighted Facility Charge. Using this tab allows users to quickly and conveniently create a DOI if needed and set up DOI exceptions for facility charges without having to leaving the Facility Charge Maintenance screen.
In Edit mode, the DOI screen allows users to edit/create DOIs and to edit/create Facility Charge DOI Exceptions. This screen is similar to the DOI screen accessible from the menu, except that notes cannot be entered from within Facility Charges. See DOI (Division of Interest) for more information on how to create/edit a DOI.
Facility Charge DOI Exceptions
DOI Exceptions apply an Extension Number to a specific DOI at a Facility/Well/Tract. This number then is applied to the Facility Charge so that Qbyte Metrix will link to the correct DOI for the Expense and the correct DOI for the Revenue side of the entry.
If no DOI Exceptions are set up for the Expense side and it is for Wells/Tracts, Qbyte Metrix will look for the Well/Tract default DOI.
If no DOI Exceptions are set up for the Revenue side, then Qbyte Metrix will book all the Revenue to 100% the Owning Company.
In order to establish a DOI Exception, the DOI must be set up first. Prior to setting up the DOI Exception, the Product, and Expense (Charge) Type that the DOI Exception will be utilized for should be identified.
Click Edit to open the screen.
Action Buttons include Save, Revert, Cancel, and Create New.
Click Create New to add a record.
CREATE NEW EXCEPTION DOI FIELDS | |
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Product |
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DOI Extension ID | User-defined. Must be a higher number than the Default DOI. |
Effective Date | The date the DOI will be effective from. |
Charging Entity Type |
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Charging Entity ID |
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Charge Type | Enter the Charge Type the DOI will apply to on the Facility Charge Master. This must match the Charge being set up. |
Revenue/Expense | Choose Revenue or Expense. |
Factors
The Factor tab/Global Factors is where a user can identify and establish the characteristics of factors to be used in the Formula Builder. These factors are referenced within the Formula when a System Value of User-Defined Global Factor with a specific ID is identified. These IDs are set up and maintained under the Factor tab for all factors except Global Level Factors. Global Factors are set up at the Menu level. Global Factors roll with each month end and the values will stay as is until modified by the user.
The different types of Factors that are available are:
NAME/DESCRIPTION | |
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Global Level | This level only requires a Factor ID, Factor Description, and Factor. A global level factor would generally be used for a charge that has the same rate and spans multiple Control Groups (i.e., Overhead Fees). This can only be set up through the menus. |
Facility Level | This level requires a valid Facility Type and Facility ID along with the Factor ID, Description and Factor. The Facility level factor is used to provide different rates to the same expense master. This allows unique rates at different facilities with the same charge. |
Expense Level | This level requires all the above input as well as the product code, expense type, and sequence number. This factor is generally used for a charge that is related to a specific expense type. |
Well Specific Level | This level requires all the above input as well as a valid Well ID. This factor is generally used for a charge that is Well-specific. |
Global Factors
Factors are set up at the Menu Level.
Action buttons include Cancel, Create New, Delete Row, Save, and Revert.
CREATE NEW GLOBAL FACTOR FIELDS | |
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ID |
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Description |
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Factor |
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Select Save. The Factor is now available for use in a Formula.
Entity Level Factors
Entity Level Factors (Facility Level, Expense Level, and Well Level) are set up through Explorer/ Facility Charges.
Click Edit to open the screen for editing and to Create New.
Click Create New to open a new window.
Action Buttons include Save, Revert, Delete, and Cancel.
CREATE NEW FACTOR FIELDS | |
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Factor Level | Facility Level, Facility Charge plus well, and Facility Charge Level. |
Input |
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Factor |
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Global Factor ID |
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Description |
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Input Type |
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Facility Type/ID |
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Product | Optional, depends on Factor level.
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Charge Type |
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Sequence Number | Unique identifier.
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Well/Tract | Well or Tract; Optional depending on the Factor level.
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Well ID/Name/UWI | Corresponds to Well/tract.
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Enter the values enabled by the Factor level chosen and click Save.
The Factor is now available for use in a Formula.
Note: For each factor level different fields are required (see the screenshots).
Monthly Factor Input
Factors that are set up in a Facility Charge Master to require monthly data are entered on this screen.
Click Edit then highlight the line to be edited.
The details for the line will appear below the grid with a field to enter the current month’s factor data.
Click Save.
Monthly Input
Facility Charge Monthly Input functionality allows users to enter or upload volumes/values that are not available within Qbyte Metrix or require some adjustment prior to use in facility charge calculations. These volumes/values can be used as the base for facility charge calculations at a well/Owner or other entity level. Formulas that require monthly data entry will create an entry in this table using typical Control Group access security. Data can be imported or entered manually.
The Monthly Input primary retrieval type is available within the Monthly Input screen. This new primary retrieval type is used to link the volumes/values on the Monthly Input screen to Facility Charge formulas.
To set up a Facility Charge formula using the data from Monthly Input screen, simply select Monthly Input as the Primary Retrieval Type and enter the Monthly Input ID.
During the Monthly Close, the Monthly Input ID, Monthly Input Name, and all of the Monthly Input data within the Monthly Input tab will all be retained. The Base Value of the Monthly Input Data will be initialized to zero, the Source Type will be set to Manual, and the Active Status will be set to Yes. If a new spreadsheet upload occurs in the new month, matching Monthly Input rows will be updated.
The Security Component (FCMonthlyInputEdit) must be added to the Role of the users that require access to the Facility Charge Monthly Input screen. Only users with Full Access will be able to Create New or Edit Monthly Inputs.
Facility Charge Monthly Input - Screen
Facility Charge Monthly Inputs are created and maintained on the Facility Charge Monthly Input screen.
This screen can be found under the Facility Charges – Monthly Inputs tabs. From this screen the user is able to view existing Facility Charge Monthly Inputs by typing the name or ID directly into the Monthly Input ID/Name field. Authorized users are also able to Create New or Edit Monthly Inputs.
Action buttons include Create New and View.
Click Create New.
All fields on this screen are mandatory input fields. The Monthly Input IDs created on this screen will be linked to Facility Charge formulas.
Action Buttons include Upload Monthly Input, Cancel, Save, Revert, Delete, and Usage.
MONTHLY INPUT CREATE NEW FIELDS | |
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Production Date |
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Monthly Input Id |
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Monthly Input Name |
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Clicking the Save button will open the Edit screen.
Within this screen, the user can manually input or upload data into the Monthly Input table for use in facility charge calculations.
Action Buttons include Upload Monthly Input, Cancel, Save Revert, Delete, Usage, and Create New
Facility Charge Monthly Input - Manual Data Entry
To manually set up the information to be used for facility charge calculations, click the Create New button.
Action Buttons include Save, Save and Create New, Revert, and Cancel.
MONTHLY INPUT FIELDS | |
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Expense Entity Type | Well, Plant, GGS, Injection Facility, Battery and Unit or Tract. |
Expense Entity Id | Corresponds to Type. |
Owner Id | Optional. Used to limit entities affected. For example, if an Owner is identified in this field, only that Owner will be charged (regardless of whether the Owner is set up in the DOI for the Expense Entity or not).
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Base |
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Charge Entity Type |
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Charge Entity ID | Corresponds to Entity Type.
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Product |
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Charge Type |
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Charge Seq# |
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Enter the fields that are required by your situation.
Clicking the Save button will add the data to the Monthly Input table. Save and Create New will commit the data to the Monthly Input table and advance to the next line to be created.
Lines within the Monthly Input table can be edited by selecting them. All of the fields for the selected line are editable except the Expense Entity Type and the Expense Entity ID.
Selected lines may also be deleted or deactivated. Deactivating a line will retain the data in the table but Active Status will be changed to No and the data will not be used for facility charge processing.
To facilitate navigation of the Monthly Input table, sorting and filtering is available on all columns except the Base.
If several monthly input rows are required with similar values (i.e. multiple Owners for the same well), the Duplicate button will copy and paste the data from the row the user is currently editing into a new row for quick set-up.
The user can then modify the data for that one record and save it.
If the user does not modify the newly duplicated record and tries to save, duplicate record errors will result.
The user may only duplicate one row at a time. The Duplicate button appears when editing a specific record.
Facility Charge Monthly Input - Upload
As an alternative to manually entering the monthly inputs, a file can be uploaded in order to populate the Monthly Input table. The upload file must be a CSV file which is case sensitive (all capitals) and should be in the following format:
Date, Monthly Input ID, Charge Entity Type, Charge Entity ID, Product, Charge Type, Charge Sequence, Expense Entity Type, Expense Entity ID, Owner ID, Base.
For details on the layout see Facility Charge Monthly Input Upload.
The Date and Monthly Input ID in the CSV file must match the Date and Monthly Input ID you are uploading data into.
Below is an example of an upload.
To upload the file, click the Upload Monthly Input button.
When the Upload Monthly Input pop-up screen appears, click the Add button to find and select the CSV file. After the file has been added, click the Import button to upload and validate.
If there are no validation errors in the file you will return to the Monthly Input tab.
The Results tab will show you the validation on the file.
If errors were found within the file, you are automatically taken to the Results tab in order to review the errors found. When a line is highlighted within the Error Message section, the file line number(s) and charge details for the selected message will be displayed in the Error Details section.
The Monthly Input tab will show only those lines free of validation errors.
Errors can be addressed by correcting the data within the CSV file and re-importing or by manually creating the lines on the Monthly Input tab.
Unlike manually input lines, only the Base field can be edited on lines that have been created from a Monthly Input Upload.
A line created by a Monthly Input Upload cannot be deleted. If the Delete button is selected, the line will be retained and be deactivated instead.
The Upload File column in the Monthly Input table will indicate if a line has been created from a Monthly Input Upload or by manual input.
Facility Charge Monthly Input - Monthly Input Primary Retrieval Type
The Monthly Input Primary Retrieval Type is available within the Monthly Input screen. This Primary Retrieval Type is used to link the volumes/values on the Monthly Input screen to Facility Charge formulas.
To set up a facility charge formula using the data from Monthly Input screen, simply select Monthly Input as the Primary Retrieval Type and enter the Monthly Input ID.
Facility Charge Monthly Input - Monthly Close
During the Monthly Close, the Monthly Input ID, Monthly Input Name, and all of the Monthly Input data within the Monthly Input tab will all be retained. The Base Value of the Monthly Input Data will be initialized to zero, the Source Type will be set to Manual, and the Active Status will be set to Yes. If a new spreadsheet upload occurs in the following month, the retained data rows will be updated accordingly.
Facility Charge Schematic Filtering
Upon entering the Facility Charge screen, the Facility Charge Schematic will show all entities attached to the Control Group. Entities that have at least one facility charge attached to it will be bolded.
A Charge Type field and Active field is available above the Facility Charge Schematic.
Charge Type
Upon selecting a specific charge type using the drop-down menu, the Facility Charge Schematic will change so that only facilities containing facility charges using the indicated Charge Type will be bolded.
Changing the Charge Type field back to a blank value will return the user to the default view.
All facilities with charges are highlighted.
Active
See the following link above:
For more detailed information, see:
Facility Charge Copy
Mass Copy of Charges allows you to copy all Charges or a specific Charge for a Control Group/Facility to either the same Control Group/Facility or a different Control Group for a range of time. Within this Charge copy, the system gives you the option to also include the Formula in the copy process. If the Formula is included in this copy process, then the system will allow you to determine if you would like to copy the other feature of the charge – Owners, Entity Linkages, From/To, and Purchaser Setups.
If the Charge(s) that is being copied already exists in the date ranges you are copying to for the Control Group you are copying to, then an option to Update the existing Charge or Ignore the existing Charge is provided.
Qbyte Metrix offers users the ability to copy a Facility Charge in three different ways:
2. From One Control Group to Another.
3. From One Entity to Another in the Same Control Group.
Copy from One Month to Another
By default, the Duplication Type is set to From one Month to another which assumes you are copying a Facility Charge from one entity to the same entity in a different month(s). As with other Qbyte Metrix Copy Features, the two-phase copy starts with selecting the Facility Charge(s) you want to copy (called the Source) and then identifying where the Facility Charge(s) should be copied to (called the Destination).
1. In the Source section, begin entering mandatory fields for the Control Group and Entity Id.
If you know Product and Charge Type, you can also use the drop-down list to make a selection.
If you do not know which Charge Type or Product you want to copy, click the View Source button and the entire list will be populated for you to choose from.
2. Next, select a row (by clicking anywhere in the row to highlight it) for the Facility Charge that you want to copy. You may select more than one or Select All.
3. In the Destination section, populate the Start Date, choose to include Entities, Owners, From/To, and Purchaser.
You can also update the Charge if one already exists, but you would likely overwrite it.
If you choose Yes to Update Charge, Update Formula becomes visible.
At this point you can choose to update the formula as well.
Yes, is selected by default for Update Formula.
Update Factor and Update Shutin Table will then become enabled and customizable.
4. Select View Destination.
To duplicate:
1. Highlight the row in the Destination grid.
2. Click Perform Duplication. If that charge is used elsewhere, a pop up showing the impact your duplication will have will be displayed.
3. Click Continue with Save if you would like to proceed.
Otherwise, Cancel will take you back so you can modify the selections you made in the Destination.
If the charge did not exist before, there will be a green confirmation on the top of the screen indicating the Duplication results are saved.
If the charge already exists and it appears that you have not actually made any changes, an additional message will be displayed in green.
The Source section will retain all the original selections from before. This allows you to move faster through copying Facility Charges without having to re-enter the source data if you have multiple charges to be copied.
Action Buttons include Reset, View Source, Select All, Deselect All, View Destinations, Perform Duplication, and Print Friendly.
COPY CHARGE FIELDS | |
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Production Date | Defaults to the Current or Enter a Date. |
Control Group | Use type-ahead. |
Entity Type | Plant, GGS, Injection Facility, Battery, or Unit. |
Entity ID | Corresponds to Type. |
Product | N/A, RAWGAS, OIL, GAS, H2O, COND, LPGNGL, C3, C4, C5, C2, SUL. |
Charge Type |
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Seq |
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To Start Date | Enter the first month to start Copy into. |
To End Date | Enter the last month to Copy into. |
COPY CHARGE FLAGS | |
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Include | Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Update Charge | Yes/No.
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Update Formulas | Yes/No.
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Update Factor | Yes/No.
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Update Shutin Table | Yes/No.
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From One Control Group to Another
When moving to another Duplication Type, the Source data is retained from before.
Click View Source to see the grid again.
Select the charge you wish to duplicate.
You now have the option to copy to another Control Group. You will need to enter the Control Group, Entity Type, and Entity ID. The rest of the customization options are the same as before.
1. Click View Destination.
2. Highlight the charge.
3. Click Perform Duplication.
Action Buttons include Reset, View Source, Select All, Deselect All, View Destinations, Perform Duplication, and Print Friendly.
From One Entity to Another in the Same Control Group
1. Enter all the Source information.
If you were working on a different Duplication Type previously, the Source information will be retained.
2. Select the Facility Charge you wish to copy and enter the Destination information as per previous screens.
3. Select which options you would like to include with the Copy.
4. Select View Destination.
5. Highlight the charge and select Perform Duplication.
Action Buttons include Reset, View Source, Select All, Deselect All, View Destinations, Perform Duplication, and Print Friendly.
Copy from within a Facility Charge
A Facility Charge can be copied from within the Facility Charge Maintenance screen when creating a New Facility Charge.
Detached Facility Charges
Detached Facility charges are created when a Facility with Facility Charges is detached from a Control Group. These detached Facility Charges will exist with an Active Status of Detached until the Facility is re-attached to a Control Group , in which case they become Active again under the new Control Group. If the facility is not re-attached to a Control Group prior to the Control Group they were detached from being closed, then the Detached charges are deleted when that Control Group is closed (during its Region Close).
When copying Facility Charges using any of the Duplicate Types (mentioned above), the Source grid will never show any Detached Facility Charges.
All displayed Source Charges will contain an Active Status of Yes or No.
Once Facility Charges are selected to be copied and the View Destination button is clicked, if there are any Detached Facility charges in the Destination, they will be displayed in the Destination grid with an Active status of Detached.
When the Perform Duplication button is clicked, any selected Detached Charges will be updated regardless of the Update Charge option.
Copy Facility Charge Formulas
Action buttons activate when data is entered. Actions buttons include View Source, Select All, Deselect All, View destination, Perform Duplication, and Print Friendly.
How to Move Facility Charges between Control Groups
Monthly Processes
Step Processing
Facility Charges are calculated at Step04 – Facility Charges. Processing is done at the Control Group level in Explorer.
To be able to run the Facility Charge process, the Control Group must be at Step 3 or higher except when you have the Function Implementation flag (Administration → System Configuration → Function Implementation) enabled to allow you to run Step 4 (Facility Charges) when the Control Group is only at Step 2 (Sales and Transfers).
Facility Charges at a Parent Product
For Facility Charges setup at a Parent product level, the actual charge calculation will be based on the accumulation of all products that are considered to be under that product, including itself.
For example, a charge set up on C4 would be based on the accumulation of any C4, C4MX, C4SP, IC4MX, IC4SP, NC4MX, and NC4SP data, of the appropriate primary retrieval type, for the entities being charged.
Region Close
Both Active and Inactive Facility Charges are copied to the new month during the Region Close process. The status (Active/Inactive) will remain the same in the new month.
System Configuration
Configuration
Exclude Master Owner is a corporate setting that will automatically exclude the Master Owner from all facility charges.
This corporate setting can be overridden during facility charge set up by Including or Excluding the master Owner on the Facility Charge Owner Exception screen.
If GST rate is set, Qbyte Metrix will calculate and charge GST to the Owners associated with the charge.
If there is also a Provincial Tax (PST) rate set up for the province of the charge facility, the Owners will also be charged PST.
Functional Implementation
The Allow Facility Charge calculation before Pricing option allows you to decide whether to run Step 4 (Facility Charges) when a Control Group is only at Step 2 (Sales and Transfers).
If this flag is set to Yes, you are allowed to run Step 4 without entering any prices, i.e., run Step 4 before Step 3 is complete.
Financial Definitions
If Qbyte Metrix is configured to calculate GST and/or PST, additional Account and Entry definitions will be required for financial bookings. The General accounts used for GST/PST are DEDG – GST on Facility Charge and DEDP – PST on Facility Charge.
Note: An entry definition will be required for each Specific Account (i.e. OVHD) on which GST/PST will be charged.
Below are examples of possible Account and Entry Definitions.
GST Account Definitions
GST Entry Definitions
PST Account Definitions
PST Entry Definitions
Security Components
Use the security component GlobalFcFormulaEdit to control access to the Facility Charge Global Formula Maintenance screen.
Use the security component:
FacilityChargeEdit to grant access to create/edit Facility Charges.
FacilityChargeFormulaEdit to grant access to edit Local Formulas.
FacilityChargeMonthlyInputEdit to grant access to edit Monthly Input Factors.
Reports
Master Reports
Calculation Reports
Financial Reports
Appendix
Appendix A - Primary Retrieval Types
Primary Retrieval | Description | Valid Exceptions |
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Consumption: Acid Gas Volume |
| None |
Consumption: Acid Gas Volume by WIO |
| Owners |
Consumption: Facility Acid Gas by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Consumption: Facility Flare by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Consumption: Facility Lease Fuel by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Consumption: Facility Vent by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Consumption: Wellhead Flare |
| Entities, Owners |
Consumption: Wellhead Lease Fuel |
| Entities, Owners |
Consumption: Wellhead Vent |
| Entities, Owners |
Deliveries: Disposition Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Emulsion Volume from Facility |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Emulsion Volume by WIO with Outside Receipts |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Emulsion Volume by WIO without Outside Receipts |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Oil Volume |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Oil Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Oil Volume by WIO with Outside Receipts |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Water Volume |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Water Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Deliveries: Water Volume by WIO (F96) |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Facility: Charge Per Entity |
| Entities, Owners |
Facility: Charge Per Entity by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Facility: Charge Per Facility |
| None |
Facility: Charge Per Facility by WIO |
| Owners |
Facility: Number of Entities at Facility |
| Entities, Owners |
Facility: Number of Entities at Facility by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Gathered: Inlet Gathered |
| Entities, Owners |
Gathered: Inlet Gathered by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Gathered: Well Gathered |
| Entities, Owners |
Gathered: Well Gathered by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Gathered: Well-Battery Gathered |
| Entities, Owners |
Gathered: Well/Battery Gathered by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Monthly Input |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Emulsion Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Emulsion Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Royalty TIK at Facility by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Volume at Facility by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Wellhead Gas Production |
| Entities, Owners |
Production: Wellhead Gas Production by WIO |
| Entities, Owners |
Receipts: Emulsion Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Receipts: Emulsion Volume by WIO with Outside Receipts |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Receipts: Emulsion Volume by WIO without Outside Receipts |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Receipts: Oil Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Receipts: Oil Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Receipts: Oil Volume by WIO with Outside Receipts |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Receipts: Water Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Receipts: Water Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Receipts: Water Volume by WIO (F97) |
| Entities, Owners, From/To |
Sales: Allocated CO2 |
| Entities, Owners, Purchaser |
Sales: Allocated CO2 by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: By-Product Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: By-Product Volume less Roy TIK by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Gas and By-Product Value |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Gas and By-Product Value by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Gas and By-Product Value less Roy TIK by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Gas and By-Product Value less Transportation |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Gas and By-Product Value less Transportation by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Gas and By-Product Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Gigajoules by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Gigajoules less Roy TIK by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Oil Volume Less Crown |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Value |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Value by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Value less Crown by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Value less Roy TIK by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Value less Transportation |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Value less Transportation by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Volume |
| Entities, Owners |
Sales: Volume by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Volume less Crown by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Sales: Volume less Roy TIK by WIO |
| Entities, Owners, From/To, Purchaser |
Appendix B - Facility Charge Types as Preloaded
Value | Specific Type | Description |
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01 | TRAN | Gas Transportation Charge |
02 | TRKG | Oil Trucking Charge |
03 | EMUL | Emulsion Processing Fee |
04 | EMTR | Emulsion Trucking Fee |
05 | TERM | Terminal Charge |
11 | OVHD | Overhead |
12 | OVHU | Unit Overhead |
21 | CONT | Contract Operating |
31 | PROD | Production Accounting Fee |
41 | SWDF | Water Disposal Fee |
50 | PROC | Gas Processing Fee |
52 | COMP | Gas Compression Fee |
54 | GATH | Gas Gathering Fee |
71 | TARF | DED TARF Tariffs |
Appendix C - Disposition Types
Fuel Sales
Return Consumption
Purchased Consumption
Inventory Transfer
Owner to Owner Transfer
Owner to Owner Sale
Plant to Plant
Delivery
Injection
Transfer
Transfer for Market
Transfer for Fuel
Transfer for Consumption
Consumption Lease Fuel
Consumption Flared
Consumption Vented
Consumption Metering Difference
Loss due to Fire
Loss due to Theft
Loss due to Spill
Blending Shrinkage
Appendix D - Operators
Set Value - The chosen factor is a set value, for example, a production or sales volume.
Add - Adds the chosen factor value with the previous line.
Deduct - Subtracts the chosen factor value from the previous line.
Multiply - Multiplies the chosen factor value and the previous line.
Divide - Divides the previous line result with the chosen factor.
Subtotal - Creates a Subtotal line in the calculation.
Minimum - Determine a minimum value for the chosen factor.
Maximum - Determine a maximum value for the chosen factor.
Store - A value can be stored and be referenced in the rest of the formula.
Round - Round the result of the previous line to the entered number of decimals.
Truncate - Truncates the result of the previous line to the entered number of decimals.
How To
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