Alberta Natural Gas Royalty Guidelines (2006)

These Guidelines, effective October 2002, are provided to give an understanding of the general application and principles for determining Alberta’s Crown royalty share of gas and gas products produced from lands subject to a Crown lease agreement.

Application of the Regulation in specific situations may vary, and implementation and practice of the Regulation may change without amending the Guidelines. This manual interprets the relevant energy legislation (statutes and regulations), and communicates policy decisions made, based on the legislation.

   
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  Table of Contents
   
 

CHAPTERS

  
1. Introduction
2. Enforcing Compliance
3. Establishing Alberta's Royalty Share
4. Determining and Valuing the Crown Share
5. Royalty Features
6. Alberta's Royalty Share of Allowable Costs
7. Levying and Collecting
   
 

APPENDIX

A. Royalty Triggers and Reporting Rules for Royalty Assessment
B. Volumetric Reconciliation
C. Validation Rules
D. Calculation of the Gas and ISC Reference Prices
E. Calculation of Royalty Trigger Factors, Meter Station Factors, and the Propane Butane Floor Prices
F. NGL Transportation Regions
G. Allowable and Non-Allowable Capital Costs
H. Allowable and Non-Allowable Operating Costs
I. Operating Cost Centres - Unit Operating Cost Rates  
J. Description of Account Codes
K. Rapidtrans Deposit Slips and Deposit Locations
L. Directory of Contacts
M. Information Services
N. Glossary and Definitions
O. User Guide to Client Invoicing
P. Forms
Q. Natural Gas Liquids Reporting Guidelines
Last reviewed/revised: 2008-04-24