Revenue Audit
Format: ½ day

You will learn the following in this 1/2 day session:

• Petrinex
  • Audit preparation - to ascertain risk areas
• EPAP - Directive 76 (Alberta)/ EVAP (Saskatchewan)
  • Enhanced Production Audit Program System
  • Enhanced Valuation Audit Program
• Directive 17
  • Measurement Requirements for Oil & Gas Operations
• Directive 46
  • Production Audit Handbook
• Gas Component Conversiona & Oil Densities
• Onsite Information
  • Production Accounting & Revenue Files
  • Oil & Gas Analysis
  • Production Accounting Information Not Available
• Common Rick Areas & Findings
  • Gas
  • Oil & Solution Gas
  • Liquids

Instructor: Dale Richardson
Dale Richardson received a two year business administration diploma from  Mount Royal College and worked as a Tax Clerk, Gas Plant Accountant, Internal Auditor and a Revenue and Fixed Asset Supervisor before joining Rife Resources Ltd in August 1983.  He started at Rife Resources as a Senior Auditor,  became Audit Supervisor in 1987, was then promoted to the Audit Manager from 1993 to 2008. Since 2008 Dale has become the Business Manager at Rife Resources Ltd.  Dale is currently part of the Asset Preservation and Compliance Team which involves ensuring that the terms of freehold leases are complied with and non leased mineral titles lands are included with offsetting production are drilled or leased out. Dale is also part of the offset team that issues offsets on leased freehold lands where offsetting production is draining the freehold lands. The APAC teams is also involved in mediation and legal issues.

Dale also accesses risk areas internally and conducts internal reviews and contractor audits at Rife Resources which also manages  Freehold Royalties Partnership and Canpar Holdings Ltd.  Dale also participates on joint venture audits as mentor and trainer with the auditors conducting the joint venture audits.

Fee:
$300 +GST Members
$350 +GST Non-members

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW, Calgary AB
Time: 7:30am Registration & Lunch, 8:00am Class Starts

PASC is offering a half day course on the Introduction to Petroleum Tax.  Topics for the course include an Overview of Income Tax; What is income; How oil and Gas activities are treated for tax; Land costs; Development Costs; Revenue, expenses & tax.  Now is the time to finally understand what is COGPE, CDE and CEE tax classes and how do they affect the bottom line to your company. 

At the end of the class you will an example on how the tax guru’s complete the T2 tax return.  The course is taught by Keith Raskob-Smith Senior Supervisor, Tax for Devon Canada. 

PASC Members: $300 + GST

Non-PASC Members: $350 + GST

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

Time: 8:00am Registration & Breakfast, 8:30am Class Starts

Note: Full breakfast & tea/coffee served between 8:00am - 8:30am

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 1 (d) of the Societies Act, notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada will be held:

Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Calgary Petroleum Club, 319 5^th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta
11:30am to 1:30pm

Complimentary Members Only Event.

AGENDA 

1. Call to Order and Opening Remarks 
2. Approval of the Agenda
3. Approval of the Minutes of the October 19, 2016 Meeting
4. Financial Report
5. Approval of the Audited Financial Statements as at June 30, 2017
6. Appointment of Auditors for 2017/18 year 
7. Elections
8. Adjournment

Members are reminded that only those items on the agenda will be presented during the business portion of the meeting. There will be time on the agenda for announcements or informational items. No new business requiring decisions or motions may be added.

Member of the Year!
The Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Member of the Year Award is a yearly accolade to honor members who have demonstrated outstanding contribution, dedication, and advancement of the society’s objectives over the prior year.

Through peer membership nominations submitted to the Executive Committee, PASC has implemented this yearly award to recognize an individual member’s outstanding volunteering service, impact to PASC and the accounting profession through his/her commitment, passion, professionalism and leadership. Nominations can be extended to all members, committee participants and Board Directors. To be eligible for the award, the nominee must have actively held a PASC membership over the course of the nominating year.

The award is to be presented for prior year commitment at the Annual General Meeting. To nominate a potential Member of the Year candidate please visit www.petroleumaccountants.com to fill out a nomination form.

Gas Allocations & Audit Findings: Intermediate
Format: 1 day

This course will cover:

• Gas allocations – what are they, who is interested in them,  history, types, what is required to perform a correct allocation,  an example of an allocation process, an example of a simple gas volumetric allocation,  gas and product component allocation steps and a component allocation example.
• Three things that drive an equitable allocation – accurate volumes (measurement), representative analyses and correct configuration.
• Measurement – what is measurement, how is it done, why accurate measurement is important, systems included in measurement, standards, why measurement is difficult, reporting measurement, measurement processes and production flow analyses.
• Audit findings related to measurement – facility& measurement system design/installation issues, error identification and top ten EFM audit issues and recommendations.
• Gas & Liquid Analysis – compositional measures, what are they used for, important factors when taking samples, gas and liquid analysis audit findings and recommendations

Instructor: Kevin Boyce
For the past 18 years Kevin Boyce worked as a production measurement audit for Encana Corporation.  Prior that that he worked at Chevron Canada Resources for 9 years as a production accountant, joint venture analyst, financial analyst and internal auditor.  He has an Certified Internal Auditor designation, a Certification in Control Self-Assessment and an MBA.  He is  an active member of the Industry Measurement Group (IMG) and is currently the industry liasion for the IMG and heads two subcommittees on changes to the AER/OGC regulations.   He has instructed for PASC, CSHM, & PJVA.

Fee:
$500 +GST Members
$575 +GST Non-members

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW
Includes breakfast from 8:00 am - 8:30am and Lunch.

Introduction to Petroleum Accounting
Format: 2-day

Date: November 1 & 2 (2-day course)
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm, Registration & breakfast at 8:00am
Place: PASC Office, Classroom (600, 900 6th Avenue SW)

This seminar has been specifically designed to provide an introduction to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry and a review of the basic accounting principles and procedures in regular use by the industry. Topic areas include: geology, drilling and completions, field facilities, joint venture accounting, production and revenue accounting, and financial and management accounting.

Day 1

Petroleum Geology
The course covers petroleum geology, geophysics, land ownership, and land survey systems.  It describes the origin, structure, and evolution of the earth, and the nature and origin of petroleum.  It reviews different types of petroleum reservoirs, including their rock properties and structures, and shows how these contribute to the generation, migration, and trapping of oil and gas.  It also shows how geological and geophysical information from wells and seismic surveys can be integrated to locate new petroleum reservoirs.  It discusses the regulation of mineral ownership, including oil and gas, in Canada, with a particular focus on Alberta and B.C.   In particular, it explains the difference between surface and subsurface rights, the consequent obligations of exploration and production companies, and the role of the landman in implementing those obligations.  The course also discusses the basics of joint ventures, including farm-ins, farm-outs, and partnerships.  Finally it describes the Dominion Land Survey (DLS) system and the National Topographic System (NTS), used to define well locations and provide unique well identifiers (UWIs).

Reservoir, Drilling, Completions & Production
This portion of the course discusses the steps after our exploration personnel have decided on a drilling location and the land personnel have acquired the mineral and surface rights. 

A reservoir engineer is engaged to determine the viability of the target formations to hold petroleum and the potential for their economic production. At first, they must determine if there is any natural energy that will allow the well to flow. Then, based on information that is gathered during the drilling operation and also on information from other wells in the area, the reservoir engineer can estimate the amount of petroleum that has been discovered. As production occurs, the engineer can then determine if there are any recovery methods that can enhance both the production rate and the overall recovery. 

The various steps in the drilling operation will be discussed along with the different components of the drilling rig. 

Once a well has been drilled, the results of the operation are evaluated and the geologic results are examined to determine if well will be economic. Hopefully, this is the case and we will be able to complete the well, equip it and eventually make a profit. In this section we will discuss some of the common well completions and other operations that are performed on a well during its life. 

Production Facilities
Now that the well is completed, it can be put on production. Usually a well will flow for the first portion of its life. However, the production rate will decline over time. Once this happens, we can install some form of artificial lift to increase the production rate. We will discuss some of the common methods and equipment. 

Produced petroleum must be gathered and treated to bring it to market specifications. We do this by sending gas to gas plants and oil to oil batteries. This portion of the module will discuss some of the equipment that is used for these purposes.

Joint Interest Accounting
The Joint Interest Accounting portion of the course describes reasons for joint operations and provides detail on methods used in agreements including ; Farm-In/Farm-Out, Carried Interest, Net Profits Interest, Mutual Joint Venture, and Unitization.

The Production and Revenue Accounting portion of the course includes the basic functions of a production accountant including ; Prorating Production, Pipeline Splits, Royalties, Non-Owner Fees, Gas Cost Allowance, and Equalizations.

Day 2

Production & Revenue Accounting
TBA

Financial & Management Accounting
TBA

Instructors:
Lorie Lindberg
Lorie has been working in the oil patch for 35 years in the areas of production, revenue, and royalty accounting.  She received her CMA designation in 1991 and has also received  Certificates in Production Accounting (CAPPA), Joint Venture Auditing, and Teaching .

Lorie has been teaching for the past 25 years for CAPPA, PASC, and various other organizations.  She currently consults for several companies specializing in Gas Cost Allowance and Equalizations.

Mark Lane
Mark Lane has been studying and working in the earth sciences since 1980 and has a gained a wide variety of related experience.  He has worked for oil and gas companies, seismic service companies, universities, and technical institutes.  His career has ranged through oil and gas exploration, geophysical research, computer programming, and employee development.  He has been teaching geophysics and geology since 2005, most recently for Mount Royal University, SAIT Polytechnic, and the Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada.  He is currently providing training services through his company, Mentromorphic Consulting Ltd.

Mel Miners
Mel has over 40 years of experience in the petroleum and related industries. For the last 19 years he has worked as an independent consultant mainly as a reservoir engineer through his company Martlet Inc. More recently, Mel has been associated with Corvelle Consulting to provide guidance on EPAP and other related topics. As an advocate of life-long learning, he has obtained two advanced degrees and multiple short-course certificates. He has also been involved in teaching various courses at both SAIT Polytechnic and Mount Royal University. He is a member of APEGA, CSChE, CAPPA and SPE.

Mehri Salimova
TBA

Introduction to Petroleum Accounting
Format: 2-day

Date: November 1 & 2 (2-day course)
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm, Registration & breakfast at 8:00am
Place: PASC Office, Classroom (600, 900 6th Avenue SW)

This seminar has been specifically designed to provide an introduction to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry and a review of the basic accounting principles and procedures in regular use by the industry. Topic areas include: geology, drilling and completions, field facilities, joint venture accounting, production and revenue accounting, and financial and management accounting.

Day 1

Petroleum Geology
The course covers petroleum geology, geophysics, land ownership, and land survey systems.  It describes the origin, structure, and evolution of the earth, and the nature and origin of petroleum.  It reviews different types of petroleum reservoirs, including their rock properties and structures, and shows how these contribute to the generation, migration, and trapping of oil and gas.  It also shows how geological and geophysical information from wells and seismic surveys can be integrated to locate new petroleum reservoirs.  It discusses the regulation of mineral ownership, including oil and gas, in Canada, with a particular focus on Alberta and B.C.   In particular, it explains the difference between surface and subsurface rights, the consequent obligations of exploration and production companies, and the role of the landman in implementing those obligations.  The course also discusses the basics of joint ventures, including farm-ins, farm-outs, and partnerships.  Finally it describes the Dominion Land Survey (DLS) system and the National Topographic System (NTS), used to define well locations and provide unique well identifiers (UWIs).

Reservoir, Drilling, Completions & Production
This portion of the course discusses the steps after our exploration personnel have decided on a drilling location and the land personnel have acquired the mineral and surface rights. 

A reservoir engineer is engaged to determine the viability of the target formations to hold petroleum and the potential for their economic production. At first, they must determine if there is any natural energy that will allow the well to flow. Then, based on information that is gathered during the drilling operation and also on information from other wells in the area, the reservoir engineer can estimate the amount of petroleum that has been discovered. As production occurs, the engineer can then determine if there are any recovery methods that can enhance both the production rate and the overall recovery. 

The various steps in the drilling operation will be discussed along with the different components of the drilling rig. 

Once a well has been drilled, the results of the operation are evaluated and the geologic results are examined to determine if well will be economic. Hopefully, this is the case and we will be able to complete the well, equip it and eventually make a profit. In this section we will discuss some of the common well completions and other operations that are performed on a well during its life. 

Production Facilities
Now that the well is completed, it can be put on production. Usually a well will flow for the first portion of its life. However, the production rate will decline over time. Once this happens, we can install some form of artificial lift to increase the production rate. We will discuss some of the common methods and equipment. 

Produced petroleum must be gathered and treated to bring it to market specifications. We do this by sending gas to gas plants and oil to oil batteries. This portion of the module will discuss some of the equipment that is used for these purposes.

Joint Interest Accounting
The Joint Interest Accounting portion of the course describes reasons for joint operations and provides detail on methods used in agreements including ; Farm-In/Farm-Out, Carried Interest, Net Profits Interest, Mutual Joint Venture, and Unitization.

The Production and Revenue Accounting portion of the course includes the basic functions of a production accountant including ; Prorating Production, Pipeline Splits, Royalties, Non-Owner Fees, Gas Cost Allowance, and Equalizations.

Day 2

Production & Revenue Accounting
TBA

Financial & Management Accounting
TBA

Instructors:
Lorie Lindberg
Lorie has been working in the oil patch for 35 years in the areas of production, revenue, and royalty accounting.  She received her CMA designation in 1991 and has also received  Certificates in Production Accounting (CAPPA), Joint Venture Auditing, and Teaching .

Lorie has been teaching for the past 25 years for CAPPA, PASC, and various other organizations.  She currently consults for several companies specializing in Gas Cost Allowance and Equalizations.

Mark Lane
Mark Lane has been studying and working in the earth sciences since 1980 and has a gained a wide variety of related experience.  He has worked for oil and gas companies, seismic service companies, universities, and technical institutes.  His career has ranged through oil and gas exploration, geophysical research, computer programming, and employee development.  He has been teaching geophysics and geology since 2005, most recently for Mount Royal University, SAIT Polytechnic, and the Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada.  He is currently providing training services through his company, Mentromorphic Consulting Ltd.

Mel Miners
Mel has over 40 years of experience in the petroleum and related industries. For the last 19 years he has worked as an independent consultant mainly as a reservoir engineer through his company Martlet Inc. More recently, Mel has been associated with Corvelle Consulting to provide guidance on EPAP and other related topics. As an advocate of life-long learning, he has obtained two advanced degrees and multiple short-course certificates. He has also been involved in teaching various courses at both SAIT Polytechnic and Mount Royal University. He is a member of APEGA, CSChE, CAPPA and SPE.

Mehri Salimova
TBA

Equalizations (13th Month Throughput Adjustments) Basics

This half day course is intended for people who want to understand what an equalization (13^th month throughput adjustment) is, why we do them, and what information is contained within them.  It is ideal for those individuals looking to gain an understanding of the steps required to approve and/or code out an equalization.  An equalization will be done in class to demonstrate all of the components that make up an equalization and where the data comes from.  The course may not be in depth enough for individuals who will be required to do the equalizations for their organization.

Instructor: Lorie Lindberg
Lorie has been working in the oil patch for 35 years in the areas of production, revenue, and royalty accounting.  She received her CMA designation in 1991 and has also received  Certificates in Production Accounting (CAPPA), Joint Venture Auditing, and Teaching .

Lorie has been teaching for the past 25 years for CAPPA, PASC, and various other organizations.  She currently consults for several companies specializing in Gas Cost Allowance and Equalizations.

Fee:
$300 +GST Members
$350 +GST Non-members

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW, Calgary AB
Includes a continental breakfast from 8:00am - 8:30am.

Save-the-Date

Topic: TBD

Speakers: TBD

D: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
T: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
L: Calgary Petroleum Club (319 5 Avenue SW)

Advanced Gas Allocations: Using the declining balance method
Format: 1 day

Note: If you have taken the Product Analysis & Audit Course you can register directly into the Advanced Product Allocations course and do not need to complete the intermediate level course.

This course will cover:

• Configuration – schematic metering diagrams, AER SMD requirements, what constitutes a gas gathering system, production accounting system configuration
• Example of a declining balance allocation including the following concepts: effluent proration battery, measurement by difference, C7+ gas equivalent factors, gas lift, return fuel, C3 recovery efficiency factor, sulphur allocation, plant fuel allocation, two plant stream
• Allocation checks
• Allocation audit findings
• Allocations today and in the future

Instructor: Kevin Boyce
For the past 18 years Kevin Boyce worked as a production measurement audit for Encana Corporation.  Prior that that he worked at Chevron Canada Resources for 9 years as a production accountant, joint venture analyst, financial analyst and internal auditor.  He has an Certified Internal Auditor designation, a Certification in Control Self-Assessment and an MBA.  He is  an active member of the Industry Measurement Group (IMG) and is currently the industry liaison for the IMG and heads two subcommittees on changes to the AER/OGC regulations.  He has instructed for PASC, CSHM, & PJVA.

Fee:
$500 +GST Members
$575 +GST Non-members

Note: You require a laptop for this course.

Location: #600, 900 6th Avenue SW
Includes a full breakfast from 8:00 am - 8:30am & Lunch