Natural Gas and Liquids Production

The information provided below is based on data from the Mineral Revenues Information System (MRIS) of the Alberta Department Energy. The information is recorded at the point of determination of the Crown royalty. Both natural gas and liquids production data are described as the process quantity or royalty liable volume. The crown royalty rate shown below includes low productivity well allowance (LPWA) adjustment in the previous royalty system (pre-2009). Starting January 1, 2009 with the introduction of Alberta Royalty Framework (ARF) LPWA was eliminated and the average daily productivity (ADP) became an integral part of the royalty formula for methane and ethane. Other natural gas liquids (propane, butane and pentanes plus) have fixed royalty rates as specified in the royalty regulation.
Note, the following tables are;

  • subject to industry periodic amendments
  • any discrepancy in the numbers reported is due to rounding
  • and for clarity, the reported numbers are not broken down by vintage

Alberta Natural Gas Royalty Volume
Alberta  Ethane Royalty Liable Volume
Alberta Propane Royalty Volume
Alberta Butane Royalty Volume
Alberta Pentanes Royalty Volume 
Alberta Total Propane, Butane and Pentanes Royalty Liable Volume
Monthly Natural Gas Royalty Volume
Monthly Ethane Royalty Volume
Monthly Propane Royalty Volume
Monthly Butane Royalty Volume
Monthly Pentanes Plus Royalty Volume
Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Royalty Liable Volumes and Crown Royalty Rates
Alberta Sulphur Production (Thousand Tonnes)

Alberta Natural Gas Royalty Volume

Year

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
TcF

Crown Share of Total gas2
Out of 100%

Crown Volume3
Tcf

Gross Royalty Volume Net of LPWA Tcf

Gross Royalty
Rate Net of
LPWA4 R%

1994

4.68

84.2%

3.94

0.96

24.5%

1995

4.85

84.0%

4.07

0.77

18.9%

1996

5.00

84.1%

4.21

0.88

20.9%

1997

5.06

83.8%

4.24

1.00

23.7%

1998

5.18

83.4%

4.31

1.01

23.3%

1999

5.24

82.7%

4.34

1.12

25.8%

2000

5.22

82.0%

4.28

1.18

27.6%

2001

5.23

82.2%

4.30

1.17

27.3%

2002

5.07

82.0%

4.16

1.12

27.0%

2003

4.92

81.5%

4.01

1.07

26.7%

2004

4.99

80.8%

4.03

1.06

26.2%

2005

4.97

80.6%

4.01

1.03

25.6%

2006

5.01

81.0%

4.06

1.02

25.1%

2007

4.89

81.4%

3.99

0.98

24.6%

2008

4.67

81.5%

3.80

0.92

24.2%

2009 4.36 80.8% 3.52 0.55 15.6%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy   
     
Notes:     
1. Royalty Liable volume includes all production even if it has zero royalty rate due to the Crown not owning the mineral rights and is different from the ERCB reported marketable gas production
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of gas (1994 example, 84.2% of gas was produced from Crown land)
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. LPWA stands for Low Productivity Well Allowance (does not exists in 2009) 
5. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)   
6. Column (5) = Column(4)divide by Column (3)  

 Alberta  Ethane Royalty Liable Volume

Year

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share of Total gas2
out of 100%

Crown Volume3
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Volume Net of LPWA
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Rate Net of LPWA4
R%

2002*

  4.31

80%

  3.44

1.07

31.1%

2003

16.64

78%

12.93

4.00

31.0%

2004

16.56

76%

12.50

3.86

30.9%

2005

19.36

75%

14.51

4.47

30.8%

2006

21.51

82%

17.61

5.25

29.8%

2007

18.63

85%

15.95

4.69

29.6%

2008

16.41

88%

14.44

4.17

29.1%

2009 16.44 85% 14.00 2.73 19.5%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy

Notes:   
1. Royalty Liable volume includes all production even if it has zero royalty rate due to the Crown not owning the mineral rights and is different from the ERCB reported marketable gas production
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of gas
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. LPWA stands for Low Productivity Well Allowance (does not exists in 2009) 
5. Column(5) = Column(4) divide by Column(3)   
* Natural gas liquids (NGL) program was introduced in October 2002, thus 2002 information is based on     October to December 2002 data. Prior to October 2002, ethane used to be treated as gas.

Alberta Propane Royalty Volume

Year

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share of Total Volume2
Out of 100%

Crown Volume3
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Volume
Million barrels 

Gross Royalty RateR%

1994

30.36

80.2%

24.35

7.30

30.0%

1995

30.90

80.3%

24.81

7.44

30.0%

1996

31.55

79.8%

25.18

7.55

30.0%

1997

32.41

80.7%

26.15

7.85

30.0%

1998

32.99

81.0%

26.73

8.02

30.0%

1999

31.42

82.3%

25.87

7.76

30.0%

2000

30.82

82.5%

25.44

7.63

30.0%

2001

28.53

82.3%

23.48

7.04

30.0%

2002

29.08

83.4%

24.25

7.27

30.0%

2003

28.20

82.2%

23.18

6.95

30.0%

2004

27.20

80.2%

21.80

6.54

30.0%

2005

26.99

80.3%

21.68

6.51

30.0%

2006

27.44

82.9%

22.74

6.82

30.0%

2007

26.17

83.6%

21.89

6.57

30.0%

2008

24.95

85.3%

21.30

6.39

30.0%

2009 23.61 85.6% 20.20 6.06 30.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy   
     
Notes:     
1. Royalty Liable volume includes all production even if it has zero royalty rate due to the Crown not owning the mineral rights.  
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of propane.  
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column(4)divide by Column(3)
 
Alberta Butane Royalty Volume

Year

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share of Total Volume2
Out of 100%

Crown Volume3
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Volume
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Rate4
R%5

1994

22.13

80.9%

17.92

5.37

30.0%

1995

22.87

81.0%

18.53

5.56

30.0%

1996

23.47

80.2%

18.83

5.65

30.0%

1997

24.00

80.8%

19.39

5.82

30.0%

1998

24.32

80.7%

19.63

5.89

30.0%

1999

23.40

81.9%

19.17

5.75

30.0%

2000

22.71

82.3%

18.69

5.61

30.0%

2001

21.56

82.4%

17.76

5.33

30.0%

2002

21.82

82.9%

18.09

5.43

30.0%

2003

21.44

82.0%

17.58

5.27

30.0%

2004

20.95

81.0%

16.98

5.09

30.0%

2005

20.53

81.5%

16.73

5.02

30.0%

2006

20.56

83.1%

17.09

5.13

30.0%

2007

19.94

84.2%

16.78

5.03

30.0%

2008

19.19

85.7%

16.46

4.94

30.0%

2009 17.97 85.7% 15.41 4.62 30.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy   
     
Notes:     
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of Butane   
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share. 
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column(4)divide by Column (3)     

Alberta Pentanes Royalty Volume

Year

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share of Total Volume2
Out of 100%

Crown Volume3
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Volume
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Rate4  R%

1994

45.70

84.7%

38.70

13.08

33.8%

1995

47.50

84.7%

40.21

13.64

33.9%

1996

50.43

83.7%

42.23

14.50

34.3%

1997

50.47

83.9%

42.36

14.50

34.2%

1998

50.78

83.6%

42.47

13.83

32.6%

1999

49.15

84.1%

41.32

13.62

33.0%

2000

46.20

83.8%

38.74

13.54

35.0%

2001

44.61

84.4%

37.64

13.07

34.7%

2002

43.10

85.3%

36.77

12.63

34.4%

2003

41.44

85.1%

35.27

12.21

34.6%

2004

40.99

85.0%

34.86

12.15

34.8%

2005

40.06

85.8%

34.38

12.09

35.2%

2006

39.40

86.9%

34.25

12.02

35.1%

2007

37.64

87.9%

33.08

11.60

35.1%

2008

35.82

88.9%

31.85

11.22

35.2%

2009 33.48 89.3% 29.90 11.96 40.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy   
     
Notes:     
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of pentanes   
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share. 
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column(4) divide by Column (3)

 Alberta Total Propane, Butane and Pentanes Royalty Liable Volume1

Year

Propane Royalty
Liable Volume
1
Million barrels

Butane Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Pentanes Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Propane Royalty Rate
R%

Butane Royalty Rate
R%

Pentanes Royalty Rate
R%

1994

30.36

22.13

45.70

30.0%

30.0%

33.8%

1995

30.90

22.87

47.50

30.0%

30.0%

33.9%

1996

31.55

23.47

50.43

30.0%

30.0%

34.3%

1997

32.41

24.00

50.47

30.0%

30.0%

34.2%

1998

32.99

24.32

50.78

30.0%

30.0%

32.6%

1999

31.42

23.40

49.15

30.0%

30.0%

33.0%

2000

30.82

22.71

46.20

30.0%

30.0%

35.0%

2001

28.53

21.56

44.61

30.0%

30.0%

34.7%

2002

29.08

21.82

43.10

30.0%

30.0%

34.4%

2003

28.20

21.44

41.44

30.0%

30.0%

34.6%

2004

27.20

20.95

40.99

30.0%

30.0%

34.8%

2005

26.99

20.53

40.06

30.0%

30.0%

35.2%

2006

27.44

20.56

39.40

30.0%

30.0%

35.1%

2007

26.17

19.94

37.64

30.0%

30.0%

35.1%

2008

24.95

19.19

35.82

30.0%

30.0%

35.2%

2009 23.61 17.97 33.48 30.0% 30.0% 40.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy    
Notes:      
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Royalty rates are calculated in the previous tables. 
  

Monthly Natural Gas Royalty Volume

Year/Month

Total Royalty
Liable
Volume1 Bcf

Crown Share
of Total
volume
2
Out of 100%

Crown
Volume3 Bcf5

Gross Royalty Volume
Net of
LPWA Bcf

Gross
Royalty
Rate Net of LPWAR%6

Jan-06

428

80.6%

345

87

25.3%

Feb-06

387

80.8%

313

79

25.3%

Mar-06

434

80.9%

351

89

25.3%

Apr-06

422

81.2%

342

86

25.2%

May-06

428

81.1%

347

87

25.1%

Jun-06

398

80.8%

322

80

24.9%

Jul-06

423

81.1%

343

86

25.0%

Aug-06

429

81.2%

349

87

25.0%

Sep-06

404

80.8%

327

81

24.9%

Oct-06

427

81.2%

347

86

24.9%

Nov-06

403

80.9%

326

81

24.9%

Dec-06

428

81.1%

348

87

24.9%

Jan-07

424

81.2%

345

86

24.9%

Feb-07

382

81.2%

310

77

24.9%

Mar-07

428

81.2%

348

86

24.8%

Apr-07

415

81.7%

339

84

24.8%

May-07

423

81.8%

346

85

24.7%

Jun-07

396

81.8%

324

80

24.6%

Jul-07

406

81.5%

331

81

24.5%

Aug-07

414

81.8%

338

83

24.6%

Sep-07

393

81.6%

321

78

24.4%

Oct-07

412

81.3%

334

82

24.5%

Nov-07

394

81.0%

319

78

24.4%

Dec-07

407

81.2%

330

81

24.5%

Jan-08

400

81.2%

325

79

24.4%

Feb-08

370

81.2%

300

73

24.4%

Mar-08

406

81.4%

331

81

24.4%

Apr-08

396

82.2%

325

79

24.4%

May-08

400

82.1%

328

80

24.3%

Jun-08

377

81.4%

307

74

24.2%

Jul-08

398

81.9%

326

79

24.2%

Aug-08

396

81.6%

323

78

24.1%

Sep-08

379

81.4%

309

74

24.0%

Oct-08

390

81.5%

318

76

24.0%

Nov-08

378

81.3%

307

74

24.0%

Dec-08

375

81.2%

305

73

24.1%

Jan-09 377 81.4% 307 68 22.1%
Feb-09 351 80.9% 284 53 18.7%
Mar-09 385 80.9% 312 53 16.8%
Apr-09 379 81.3% 308 47 15.2%
May-09 377 80.8% 304 43 14.3%
Jun-09 362 80.9% 293 40 13.8%
Jul-09 373 80.9% 302 41 13.7%
Aug-09 368 80.7% 297 39 13.0%
Sep-09 337 80.3% 271 33 12.3%
Oct-09 352 80.1% 282 41 14.5%
Nov-09 347 81.0% 281 43 15.5%
Dec-09 347 80.0% 278 48 17.4%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy   
Notes:
1. Royalty Liable volume includes all production even if it has zero royalty rate due to the Crown not owning the 
    mineral rights and is different from the ERCB reported marketable gas production.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of gas (1994 example, 84.4% of gas was produced from Crown land).     
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. LPWA stands for Low Productivity Well Allowance
5. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
6. Column (5) = Column (4) divide by Column (3)

Monthly Ethane Royalty Volume

Year/Month

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share of Total volume2
Out of Total Volume

Crown Volume3
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Volume
Net of LPWA
4
Million barrels

Gross Royalty
Rate
Net of LPWA
R% 6

Jan-06

2.03

80.36%

1.63

0.49

30.1%

Feb-06

1.87

81.20%

1.52

0.46

30.1%

Mar-06

2.05

80.48%

1.65

0.50

30.0%

Apr-06

1.92

80.52%

1.54

0.46

29.9%

May-06

1.96

81.05%

1.59

0.48

30.0%

Jun-06

1.68

81.44%

1.37

0.41

29.8%

Jul-06

1.56

82.61%

1.29

0.39

30.0%

Aug-06

1.74

81.67%

1.42

0.42

29.7%

Sep-06

1.59

83.64%

1.33

0.39

29.7%

Oct-06

1.65

83.01%

1.37

0.40

29.5%

Nov-06

1.77

83.95%

1.48

0.44

29.7%

Dec-06

1.71

83.65%

1.43

0.42

29.6%

Jan-07

1.76

84.72%

1.49

0.44

29.8%

Feb-07

1.59

85.24%

1.35

0.40

29.8%

Mar-07

1.68

84.79%

1.42

0.42

29.7%

Apr-07

1.50

84.66%

1.27

0.38

29.8%

May-07

1.55

84.56%

1.31

0.39

29.7%

Jun-07

1.33

84.21%

1.12

0.33

29.6%

Jul-07

1.38

84.48%

1.16

0.34

29.5%

Aug-07

1.58

85.62%

1.35

0.40

29.5%

Sep-07

1.55

85.17%

1.32

0.39

29.5%

Oct-07

1.56

85.62%

1.34

0.39

29.5%

Nov-07

1.59

86.37%

1.37

0.40

29.3%

Dec-07

1.59

86.05%

1.37

0.40

29.2%

Jan-08

1.58

86.62%

1.37

0.40

29.3%

Feb-08

1.47

86.72%

1.27

0.37

29.3%

Mar-08

1.62

87.01%

1.41

0.41

29.4%

Apr-08

1.34

87.80%

1.18

0.35

29.3%

May-08

1.35

89.50%

1.20

0.35

29.3%

Jun-08

1.23

86.49%

1.06

0.31

29.4%

Jul-08

1.39

89.25%

1.24

0.36

29.2%

Aug-08

1.27

89.62%

1.14

0.33

29.0%

Sep-08

1.20

87.36%

1.05

0.31

29.1%

Oct-08

1.35

88.33%

1.20

0.34

28.8%

Nov-08

1.31

86.21%

1.13

0.33

29.0%

Dec-08

1.30

85.92%

1.12

0.32

28.8%

Jan-09 1.29 84.90% 1.09 0.31 28.7%
Feb-09 1.32 86.55% 1.14 0.28 24.2%
Mar-09 1.48 87.14% 1.29 0.28 21.9%
Apr-09 1.39 86.78% 1.20 0.24 19.6%

May-09

1.22 85.44% 1.04 0.18 17.5%
Jun-09 1.26 85.48% 1.08 0.18 16.8%
Jul-09 1.23 85.37% 1.05 0.18 16.7%
Aug-09 1.27 83.25% 1.14 0.18 15.4%
Sep-09 1.40 84.70% 1.19 0.17 14.4%
Oct-09 1.49 84.54% 1.26 0.22 17.5%
Nov-09 1.47 84.79% 1.25 0.23 18.4%
Dec-09 1.52 83.62% 1.27 0.28 22.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Alberta Department of Energy   

Notes:     
1. Royalty Liable volume includes all production even if it has zero royalty rate due to being non-Crown
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of gas    
3. Crown  volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share 
4. LPWA stands for Low Productivity Well Allowance   
5. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)   
6. Column (5) = Column(4) divide by Column(3)   
     
* Natural gas liquids (NGL) program was introduced in October 2002, therefore, 2002 information is based on October to December 2002 data.  Ethane was treated as gas prior to October 2002. 

Monthly Propane Royalty Volume

Year/Month

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share
of Total Propane
2
% of Total

Crown Volume3
Million
barrels 4

Gross Royalty Volume
Million barrels

Gross Royalty
Rate
R%
5

Jan-06

2.44

82.62%

2.02

0.61

30.0%

Feb-06

2.18

82.39%

1.80

0.54

30.0%

Mar-06

2.40

82.83%

1.99

0.60

30.0%

Apr-06

2.30

82.78%

1.91

0.57

30.0%

May-06

2.30

82.55%

1.90

0.57

30.0%

Jun-06

2.09

82.33%

1.72

0.52

30.0%

Jul-06

2.19

83.21%

1.82

0.55

30.0%

Aug-06

2.34

82.88%

1.94

0.58

30.0%

Sep-06

2.21

82.95%

1.84

0.55

30.0%

Oct-06

2.37

83.57%

1.98

0.60

30.0%

Nov-06

2.23

82.82%

1.85

0.56

30.0%

Dec-06

2.37

83.44%

1.98

0.59

30.0%

Jan-07

2.36

83.55%

1.97

0.59

30.0%

Feb-07

2.10

74.33%

1.75

0.53

30.0%

Mar-07

2.30

92.15%

1.94

0.58

30.0%

Apr-07

2.27

82.19%

1.89

0.57

30.0%

May-07

2.25

82.15%

1.87

0.56

30.0%

Jun-07

1.93

72.22%

1.62

0.49

30.0%

Jul-07

2.06

88.67%

1.71

0.51

30.0%

Aug-07

2.18

87.98%

1.81

0.54

30.0%

Sep-07

2.10

80.02%

1.75

0.52

30.0%

Oct-07

2.21

88.72%

1.86

0.56

30.0%

Nov-07

2.16

81.84%

1.81

0.54

30.0%

Dec-07

2.26

88.25%

1.90

0.57

30.0%

Jan-08

2.26

84.72%

1.91

0.57

30.0%

Feb-08

2.09

85.17%

1.78

0.53

30.0%

Mar-08

2.30

85.25%

1.96

0.59

30.0%

Apr-08

2.14

85.27%

1.82

0.55

30.0%

May-08

2.04

86.37%

1.76

0.53

30.0%

Jun-08

1.93

85.03%

1.64

0.49

30.0%

Jul-08

2.12

86.08%

1.82

0.55

30.0%

Aug-08

2.09

85.57%

1.79

0.54

30.0%

Sep-08

2.01

84.74%

1.70

0.51

30.0%

Oct-08

2.05

85.60%

1.76

0.53

30.0%

Nov-08

1.97

85.08%

1.68

0.50

30.0%

Dec-08

1.96

85.74%

1.68

0.50

30.0%

Jan-09 1.99 85.44% 1.70 0.51

30.0%

Feb-09 1.90 85.64% 1.63 0.49

30.0%

Mar-09 2.08 86.03% 1.79 0.54

30.0%

Apr-09 2.00 86.41% 1.73 0.52

30.0%

May-09 1.84 84.71% 1.56 0.47

30.0%

Jun-09 1.77 84.30% 1.49 0.45

30.0%

Jul-09 1.89 84.40% 1.60 0.48

30.0%

Aug-09 2.06 85.50% 1.76 0.53

30.0%

Sep-09 1.97 86.16% 1.70 0.51

30.0%

Oct-09 2.03 85.96% 1.74 0.52

30.0%

Nov-09 2.02 86.26% 1.74 0.52

30.0%

Dec-09 2.06 85.56% 1.76 0.53 30.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy
  
Notes:  
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of propane
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column (4) divide by Column (3)

Monthly Butane Royalty Volume

Year/Month

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share of Total Butane2
% of Total

Crown Volume3
Million
barrels4

Gross Royalty Volume
Million barrels 

Gross Royalty Rate
R%5

Jan-06

1.82

83.05%

1.51

0.45

30.0%

Feb-06

1.64

83.19%

1.36

0.41

30.0%

Mar-06

1.82

83.19%

1.51

0.45

30.0%

Apr-06

1.74

82.92%

1.44

0.43

30.0%

May-06

1.72

82.72%

1.42

0.43

30.0%

Jun-06

1.58

82.68%

1.31

0.39

30.0%

Jul-06

1.66

83.37%

1.38

0.41

30.0%

Aug-06

1.77

83.05%

1.47

0.44

30.0%

Sep-06

1.66

83.02%

1.38

0.41

30.0%

Oct-06

1.78

83.52%

1.49

0.45

30.0%

Nov-06

1.64

82.97%

1.36

0.41

30.0%

Dec-06

1.74

83.67%

1.46

0.44

30.0%

Jan-07

1.73

84.13%

1.46

0.44

30.0%

Feb-07

1.55

84.06%

1.30

0.39

30.0%

Mar-07

1.73

84.13%

1.46

0.44

30.0%

Apr-07

1.70

83.44%

1.42

0.43

30.0%

May-07

1.72

83.92%

1.45

0.43

30.0%

Jun-07

1.53

84.64%

1.29

0.39

30.0%

Jul-07

1.61

83.09%

1.33

0.40

30.0%

Aug-07

1.69

83.81%

1.42

0.43

30.0%

Sep-07

1.64

84.25%

1.38

0.41

30.0%

Oct-07

1.70

84.57%

1.44

0.43

30.0%

Nov-07

1.64

84.54%

1.39

0.42

30.0%

Dec-07

1.70

85.01%

1.45

0.43

30.0%

Jan-08

1.69

85.30%

1.44

0.43

30.0%

Feb-08

1.56

85.57%

1.34

0.40

30.0%

Mar-08

1.74

85.70%

1.49

0.45

30.0%

Apr-08

1.62

85.96%

1.40

0.42

30.0%

May-08

1.55

86.36%

1.33

0.40

30.0%

Jun-08

1.52

85.12%

1.29

0.39

30.0%

Jul-08

1.62

85.83%

1.39

0.42

30.0%

Aug-08

1.63

85.79%

1.40

0.42

30.0%

Sep-08

1.56

85.23%

1.33

0.40

30.0%

Oct-08

1.61

85.87%

1.38

0.41

30.0%

Nov-08

1.57

86.13%

1.36

0.41

30.0%

Dec-08

1.52

86.29%

1.31

0.39

30.0%

Jan-09 1.53 85.81% 1.32 0.40

30.0%

Feb-09 1.46 85.88% 1.25 0.38

30.0%

Mar-09 1.60 86.04% 1.38 0.41

30.0%

Apr-09 1.53 85.85% 1.31 0.39

30.0%

May-09 1.41 84.63% 1.20 0.36

30.0%

Jun-09 1.40 84.65% 1.19 0.36

30.0%

Jul-09 1.48 84.87% 1.26 0.38

30.0%

Aug-09 1.57 85.81% 1.35 0.40

30.0%

Sep-09 1.49 86.28% 1.29 0.39

30.0%

Oct-09 1.50 85.97% 1.29 0.39

30.0%

Nov-09 1.50 86.54% 1.30 0.39

30.0%

Dec-09 1.50 85.91% 1.29 0.39

30.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy
  
Notes:  
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of butane
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. Column (3) = Column (1)multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column (4)divide by Column (3)

Monthly Pentanes Plus Royalty Volume

Month/Year

Total Royalty Liable Volume1
Million barrels

Crown Share
of Total Volume
2
% of Total

Crown Volume3
Million barrels4

Gross Royalty Volume
Million barrels

Gross Royalty Rate
R%5

Jan-06

3.39

86.10%

2.92

1.03

35.2%

Feb-06

3.10

86.49%

2.68

0.94

35.0%

Mar-06

3.44

86.93%

2.99

1.05

35.0%

Apr-06

3.40

87.10%

2.96

1.04

35.2%

May-06

3.40

86.94%

2.96

1.04

35.2%

Jun-06

3.07

86.43%

2.65

0.94

35.3%

Jul-06

3.26

87.66%

2.86

1.01

35.4%

Aug-06

3.43

87.05%

2.98

1.05

35.2%

Sep-06

3.19

87.17%

2.78

0.97

35.0%

Oct-06

3.33

87.16%

2.90

1.01

34.9%

Nov-06

3.11

86.75%

2.70

0.94

34.7%

Dec-06

3.28

87.17%

2.86

1.00

35.0%

Jan-07

3.25

87.21%

2.84

0.99

34.8%

Feb-07

2.96

87.50%

2.59

0.90

34.9%

Mar-07

3.33

87.54%

2.92

1.02

34.9%

Apr-07

3.24

87.80%

2.84

0.99

35.0%

May-07

3.26

87.81%

2.86

1.00

34.9%

Jun-07

3.04

88.02%

2.67

0.93

35.0%

Jul-07

3.04

87.66%

2.67

0.94

35.2%

Aug-07

3.18

88.50%

2.82

0.99

35.1%

Sep-07

3.08

88.40%

2.72

0.96

35.2%

Oct-07

3.14

87.98%

2.76

0.97

35.2%

Nov-07

2.99

87.90%

2.62

0.93

35.4%

Dec-07

3.14

88.32%

2.77

0.98

35.4%

Jan-08

3.05

88.36%

2.70

0.95

35.4%

Feb-08

2.88

88.28%

2.54

0.90

35.4%

Mar-08

3.21

88.55%

2.84

1.01

35.5%

Apr-08

3.06

89.18%

2.73

0.97

35.6%

May-08

3.07

89.44%

2.74

0.98

35.7%

Jun-08

2.94

88.67%

2.61

0.93

35.8%

Jul-08

3.07

88.92%

2.73

0.97

35.7%

Aug-08

3.04

88.93%

2.70

0.96

35.4%

Sep-08

2.87

88.65%

2.54

0.89

35.1%

Oct-08

2.97

88.96%

2.64

0.92

34.9%

Nov-08

2.85

89.17%

2.54

0.88

34.4%

Dec-08

2.81

89.63%

2.52

0.86

33.9%

Jan-09 2.84 89.22% 2.53 1.01 40.0%
Feb-09 2.69 89.33% 2.40 0.96 40.0%
Mar-09 2.99 89.55% 2.67 1.07 40.0%
Apr-09 2.89 89.50% 2.59 1.03 40.0%
May-09 2.80 89.05% 2.49 1.00 40.0%
Jun-09 2.75 89.29% 2.45 0.98 40.0%
Jul-09 2.87 89.16% 2.56 1.02 40.0%
Aug-09 2.90 89.36% 2.59 1.04 40.0%
Sep-09 2.67 89.48% 2.39 0.95 40.0%
Oct-09 2.73 89.36% 2.44 0.98 40.0%
Nov-09 2.73 89.50% 2.45 0.98 40.0%
Dec-09 2.68 88.98% 2.38 0.95 40.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Alberta Department of Energy
  
Notes:
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of propane
3. Crown volume is obtained by multiplying total royalty liable volume by Crown share.
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column(4) divide by Column (3)

Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Royalty Liable Volumes and Crown Royalty Rates

 Month/Year

Propane
Million
barrels

Butane
Million
barrels

Pentanes Plus
Million
barrels

Propane
R%

Butanes
R%

Pentanes Plus
R%

Jan-06

2.44

1.82

3.39

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

Feb-06

2.18

1.64

3.10

30.0%

30.00%

35.0%

Mar-06

2.40

1.82

3.44

30.0%

30.00%

35.0%

Apr-06

2.30

1.74

3.40

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

May-06

2.30

1.72

3.40

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

Jun-06

2.09

1.58

3.07

30.0%

30.00%

35.3%

Jul-06

2.19

1.66

3.26

30.0%

30.00%

35.4%

Aug-06

2.34

1.77

3.43

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

Sep-06

2.21

1.66

3.19

30.0%

30.00%

35.0%

Oct-06

2.37

1.78

3.33

30.0%

30.00%

34.9%

Nov-06

2.23

1.64

3.11

30.0%

30.00%

34.7%

Dec-06

2.37

1.74

3.28

30.0%

30.00%

35.0%

Jan-07

2.36

1.73

3.25

30.0%

30.00%

34.8%

Feb-07

2.10

1.55

2.96

30.0%

30.00%

34.9%

Mar-07

2.30

1.73

3.33

30.0%

30.00%

34.9%

Apr-07

2.27

1.70

3.24

30.0%

30.00%

35.0%

May-07

2.25

1.72

3.26

30.0%

30.00%

34.9%

Jun-07

1.93

1.53

3.04

30.0%

30.00%

35.0%

Jul-07

2.06

1.61

3.04

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

Aug-07

2.18

1.69

3.18

30.0%

30.00%

35.1%

Sep-07

2.10

1.64

3.08

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

Oct-07

2.21

1.70

3.14

30.0%

30.00%

35.2%

Nov-07

2.16

1.64

2.99

30.0%

30.00%

35.4%

Dec-07

2.26

1.70

3.14

30.0%

30.00%

35.4%

Jan-08

2.26

1.69

3.05

30.0%

30.00%

35.4%

Feb-08

2.09

1.56

2.88

30.0%

30.00%

35.4%

Mar-08

2.30

1.74

3.21

30.0%

30.00%

35.5%

Apr-08

2.14

1.62

3.06

30.0%

30.00%

35.6%

May-08

2.04

1.55

3.07

30.0%

30.00%

35.7%

Jun-08

1.93

1.52

2.94

30.0%

30.00%

35.8%

Jul-08

2.12

1.62

3.07

30.0%

30.00%

35.7%

Aug-08

2.09

1.63

3.04

30.0%

30.00%

35.4%

Sep-08

2.01

1.56

2.87

30.0%

30.00%

35.1%

Oct-08

2.05

1.61

2.97

30.0%

30.00%

34.9%

Nov-08

1.97

1.57

2.85

30.0%

30.00%

34.4%

Dec-08

1.96

1.52

2.81

30.0%

30.00%

33.9%

Jan-09 1.99 1.53 2.84

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Feb-09 1.90 1.46 2.69

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Mar-09 2.08 1.60 2.99

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Apr-09 2.00 1.53 2.89

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
May-09 1.84 1.41 2.80

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Jun-09 1.77 1.40 2.75

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Jul-09 1.89 1.48 2.87

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Aug-09 2.06 1.57 2.90

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Sep-09 1.97 1.49 2.67

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Oct-09 2.03 1.50 2.73

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Nov-09 2.02 1.50 2.73

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%
Dec-09 2.06 1.50 2.68

30.0%

30.0%

40.0%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy    
Note: Royalty liable volumes are also presented in the previous tables.

Alberta Royalty Sulphur Production (Thousand Tonnes)

 Year

Total Royalty
Liable
Volume
1
Sulphur
Small Tonne

Crown Share
of Total
Volume
2
Out of 100%

Crown Volume3
Sulpur
Small Tonne4

Gross Royalty Volume
Sulphur
Small Tonne

Gross
Royalty
Rate
R%5

1994

6,375

84.50%

5,387

898

16.67%

1995

6,061

83.76%

5,077

846

16.67%

1996

6,429

83.50%

5,369

895

16.67%

1997

6,398

83.04%

5,313

885

16.67%

1998

6,440

82.23%

5,295

883

16.67%

1999

6,726

81.76%

5,499

917

16.67%

2000

6,516

82.58%

5,380

897

16.67%

2001

6,080

82.29%

5,003

834

16.67%

2002

5,818

81.94%

4,767

795

16.67%

2003

5,666

81.55%

4,621

770

16.67%

2004

5,598

82.60%

4,624

771

16.67%

2005

5,358

83.38%

4,468

745

16.67%

2006

5,167

84.90%

4,387

731

16.67%

2007

4,761

85.64%

4,077

679

16.67%

2008

4,170

86.96%

3,626

604

16.67%

2009    577 85.95%    496   83 16.67%

Source: Alberta Department of Energy
  
Notes:  
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of Butane
3. Crown Volume is obtained by multiplying Total Royalty Liable Volume by Crown Share.
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column (4) divide by Column (3) 

Monthly Sulphur Royalty Volume (Thousand Tonnes)

 

Month/Year  Total Royalty
Liable Volume1 
Sulphur Small
Tonne
Crown Share
of Total
Volume2 
Out 100%
Crown Volume3 
Sulphur Small
Tonne4
 Gross Royalty
Volume
Gross Royalty
Rate 
R%
 Jan-06  472.8  84.80%  401.0  66.8 16.7%
 Feb-06  418.7   84.98%  355.8  59.3 16.7%
 Mar-06  460.6   84.95%   391.3  65.2 16.7% 
 Apr-06  420.2   83.72%  351.8  58.6 16.7% 
 May-06  451.2  84.93%  383.2  63.9 16.7% 
 Jun-06  400.6  84.91%  340.2  56.7 16.7%
 Jul-06  400.0  85.69%  342.7  57.1 16.7%
 Aug-06  449.7  84.83%  381.5  63.6 16.7%
 Sep-06  418.3  85.21%  356.4  59.4 16.7%
 Oct-06  436.2  84.89%  370.3  61.7 16.7%
 Nov-06  412.4  84.64%  349.1  58.2 16.7%
 Dec-06  427.7  85.35%  365.0  60.8 16.7%
 Jan-07  417.7  85.61%  357.6  59.6 16.7%
 Feb-07  376.1  84.88%  319.2  53.2 16.7%
 Mar-07  418.3  85.02%  355.6  59.3 16.7%
 Apr-07  384.8  84.71%  325.9  54.3 16.7%
 May-07  403.1  85.44%  344.4  57.4 16.7%
 Jun-07  385.9  84.92%  327.7  54.6 16.7%
 Jul-07  374.3  84.25%  315.3  52.6 16.7%
 Aug-07  408.2  87.04%  355.3  59.2 16.7%
 Sep-07  388.7  87.18%  338.8  56.5 16.7%
 Oct-07  412.5  85.82%  354.0  59.0 16.7%
 Nov-07  394.5  85.99%  339.2  56.5 16.7%
 Dec-07  396.8  86.92%  344.9  57.5 16.7%
 Jan-08  395.5  87.19%  344.8  57.5 16.7%
 Feb-08  361.7  86.95%  314.5  52.4 16.7%
 Mar-08  389.0  87.01%  338.5  56.4 16.7%
 Apr-08  368.5  87.54%  322.6  53.8 16.7%
 May-08  352.2  88.01 %  310.0  51.7 16.7%
 Jun-08  349.6  86.82%  303.5  50.6 16.7%
 Jul-08  376.0  87.42%  328.7  54.8 16.7%
 Aug-08  360.2  86.50%  311.6  51.9 16.7%
 Sep-08  319.3  86.87%  277.4  46.2 16.7%
 Oct-08  318.6  86.26%  274.8  45.8 16.7%
 Nov-08  304.1  86.17%  262.0  43.7 16.7%
 Dec-08  307.5  86.48%  265.9  44.3 16.7%
 Jan-09  318.7  86.60%  276.0  46.0 16.7%
 Feb-09  287.8  86.51%  248.9  41.5 16.7%
 Mar-09  314.9  86.40%  272.1  45.3 16.7%
 Apr-09  293.9  86.11%  253.1  42.2 16.7%
 May-09  299.3  86.14%  257.8  43.0 16.7%
 Jun-09  289.3  85.57%  247.6  41.3 16.7%
 Jul-09 307.3  85.69%  263.3  43.9 16.7%
 Aug-09  309.3  85.90%  265.7  44.3 16.7%
 Sep-09  281.0  86.25%  242.3  40.4 16.7%
 Oct-09  288.6   84.64%  244.3  40.7 16.7%
 Nov-09  279.1  85.74%  239.3  39.9 16.7%
 Dec-09  299.7  85.72%  256.9  42.8 16.7%

 Notes:  
1. Royalty Liable volume is all volumes produced even if the Crown does not have the mineral rights.
2. Crown share is the Crown ownership of Butane
3. Crown Volume is obtained by multiplying Total Royalty Liable Volume by Crown Share.
4. Column (3) = Column (1) multiply by Column (2)
5. Column (5) = Column (4) divide by Column (3) 

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Last reviewed/revised: 2011-11-04