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Tips:  Current






Jurisdiction Topic Area Date - Last Published Title Purpose
​SK
​Infrastructure
​June 6/23
​Facility Subtypes 908 and 520
​This tip is to remind SK industry that SER created to new facility subtypes allowing source water to be reported as produced and injected/disposed under rare circumstances.
​AB
​Volumetrics
​June 1/23
Updated
AER Volumetric Deficiency Invoice Review Process
This tip is to inform all Alberta Facility Operators that the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is introducing enhancements to Petrinex effective May 4, 2023, for an online process for the AER Volumetric & Waste Plant Deficiency Invoice Review.  
​SK

​Valuation
​Mar 8/23
Saskatchewan Helium Valuation
​On Mar 2/23 enhancements were made to the Petrinex functionality on behalf of the SK Ministry of energy and Resources to include non-hydrocarbon gas valuation in Saskatchewan effective production month February 2023. Currently the only valid product is helium.
​AB
​Volumetrics
​Feb 14/23
Alberta Geothermal Activity Reporting Functionality
To notify stakeholders of the addition of geothermal reporting functionality now available in Petrinex for Alberta, along with revised editions of Directive 007: Volumetric and Infrastructure Requirements (Directive 007) and Manual 011: How to Submit Volumetric Data to the AER (Manual 011).
​AB
​Pipeline Splits
​Feb 3/23
Updated
Reporting APMC Volumes at Out-of-Province Facilities
This tip is to inform Alberta operators who deliver Crown royalty (APMC) volumes to out-of-province (BC/SK) facilities of change to the reporting requirements. 
​AB

​Audit
​Jan 23/23 
Updated
​AER Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) - CAI Revisions
To advise AB EPAP users when there is a revision to a Compliance Assessment Indicator (CAI).  This tip will be updated as additional CAIs are revised.
​SK
Volumetrics​​Jan 5/23
​Generate VME001 and VME005 Errors When a Facility and Wells are Missing for Current Month
To notify users that effective January 20, 2023, Petrinex will generate both VME001 and VME005 errors when both the facility and linked wells are active and no volumetric activities have been submitted for the production month.
​AB/SK/BC/MB/IOGC
​General
​Jan 3/23   Updated
Help Your Business Desk Analyst Help You
​This tip will better enable you to partner with your Business Desk Analyst and receive the most efficient assistance.​
​AB
​Oil Forecast 
​Dec 19/22
​​Department of Energy (DOE) Forecast Report
​To share with Industry that the DOE has advised that the DOE Forecast Report will be discontinued as of March 2023.
​AB

​IOGC Reporting
​Dec 2/22
​IOGC Alberta Go Live - Additional Functionality
​To inform Industry users additional enhancements were made to the existing IOGC functionality in Alberta
​​AB

​IOGC Reporting
​Nov 4/22 Updated Dec 1/22
New AB Functionality - Add Product GAS to RTP
To inform AB Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC) Industry users that effective November 3, 2022, IOGC Royalty Tax Payer for the product GAS has been added to the IOGC functionality in Petrinex. 
​AB/SK
​IOGC Reporting
​Nov 4/22
Enhanced AB Functionality - Auto-Create Oil Valuation Records​​
To inform AB Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC) Industry users that effective November 3, 2022, an enhancement has been introduced to the IOGC functionality in Petrinex with regard to IOGC Oil Valuation reporting.
​AB/SK/BC/MB
​General
​Oct 5/22
​Petrinex Strong Password Standard
​To provide uses with an understanding of the Petrinex strong password standard, and the difference between passwords and passphrases.
This tip replaces Strong Password Standard Tip 286 dated Feb 27/19
​AB/SK/BC/MB

​General
​Oct 5/22
Petrinex Hours of Operations
​​To provide background to the current Petrinex hours of operations.
This tip replaced Hours of Operations Tip 100 dated April 4, 2012.
​AB
​Oil Forecast
​Oct 5/22
​Petrinex Oil Forecast Tool Overview
​To provide Alberta industry marketing and forecasting staff with an overview of the Petrinex Oil Forecast Tool (OFT), to assist with their monthly forecasting activities.
​AB

​Oil Forecast
​Oct 5/22
Petrinex OFT Processes for Oil Marketing Users
​To provide Alberta industry marketing staff with an overview of the forecasting processes and the tools available in Petrinex.
​AB

​Oil Forecast Tool
​Sept 20/22
OFT Enhancement - Remove a well from Royalty Program
To inform Industry of an enhancement to the Oil Forecast Tool functions in Petrinex effective September 8, 2022. This enhancement will allow users to set an override flag on a well that is on a royalty program.   
​AB

​Infrastructure
​Sept 8/22
Assets Designated to the Orphan Well Association (OWA) Flag
To advise all users that effective September 8, 2022, a new Orphan Well Association (OWA) indicator was added to Petrinex and the Alberta Public Data Portal to indicate assets (licences, wells, or facilities) that have been designated as orphan by the AER.
​AB/SK/BC/MB
​Volumetrics
​Aug 23/22 Updated
​Prior Period Volumetric Non-Compliance Update
The purpose of this tip is to advise Petrinex users of a change that was made effective August 3, 2022 to the Volumetric Non-Compliance reports in Petrinex.