Alberta Natural Gas Royalty Guidelines (2009)

These Guidelines, effective January 2009, describe principles involved in assessing, levying and collecting Alberta’s Crown royalty share of natural gas and gas products produced from lands subject to a Crown lease agreement.  It also describes the procedures that will be used to carry out the assessment, levy, and collection of royalty.

Alberta Natural Gas Royalty Principles and Procedures (2006)
(Still in effect for production periods December 2008 and prior).                                  

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Cover
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     

Appendices

    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. Examples of Royalty Formula
    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
    R. Acronyms