Federal and Indian Reporting

We provide comprehensive support to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with ONRR and BIA/BLM regulations.  Our team offers expertise in managing production data, calculating royalties, navigating Federal and Indian regulations, helping clients optimize their accounting and comply with regulatory requirements. 

We Can Help.

Have you received a Preliminary Determination from ONRR asserting your OGOR volumes differ from your 2014 volumes?
Not taking deductions from your federal royalties?
Have you received a Notice of Non-Compliance or Order from ONRR?
Unsure how to properly remedy a Data Mining Request?
When does your gas reach “Marketable Condition”?
Trouble uploading your 2014 report due to an error?
Would you like a liaison to help facilitate an upcoming ONRR Audit or Compliance Review?
Struggling to understand the valuation complexities of Federal Coal, Trona, Helium, Sulfur, CO2, and LNG’s?
Need help with your Arm’s-length or Non-arms-length Residue & NGL Valuation under 30 CFR 1206.142?
Required to perform Dual Accounting?
Required to value gas royalties based on an Index Zone or Major Portion price?
Do you owe production taxes to the state and tribe?
Do you operate within a Communitization Agreement on Indian and Federal Lands?
Oil and Gas Operations Reports (OGOR)

The Oil and Gas Operations Report (OGOR) is a three-part form for reporting offshore and onshore oil and gas production.   

Form ONRR-2014 or the Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, is used to report royalties and other obligations due on Federal and Indian oil and gas, and geothermal leases.  

Proper Indian Royalty Valuation is dependent on multiple variables, like whether the lease is tribal or allottee, the accounting method selected on Form MMS-4410, and the region of the lease. 

Not taking deductions from your federal royalties?  Consider the cost implications of paying a higher effective royalty rate by not taking allowable transportation and processing deductions.  ONRR unbundling is necessary to identify those allowable deductions. 

Have you received a letter from ONRR indicating volume discrepancies between your production and royalty reportsDo you need help researching these discrepancies and corresponding with ONRREven if you handle your monthly reporting in-house, we can take care of these requests so you can focus on staying compliant on your current month accounting. 

Have you been notified that your company has been selected for AuditWe understand audits can be daunting, but we are here to helpLet us be the point of contact between your company and ONRR; we will take care of the heavy lifting by answering their questions and providing documentation to satisfy their requests.

Oil and Gas Operations Reports (OGOR)

The Oil and Gas Operations Report (OGOR) is a three-part form for reporting offshore and onshore oil and gas production.   

Form ONRR-2014 or the Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, is used to report royalties and other obligations due on Federal and Indian oil and gas, and geothermal leases.  

Proper Indian Royalty Valuation is dependent on multiple variables, like whether the lease is tribal or allottee, the accounting method selected on Form MMS-4410, and the region of the lease. 

Not taking deductions from your federal royalties?  Consider the cost implications of paying a higher effective royalty rate by not taking allowable transportation and processing deductions.  ONRR unbundling is necessary to identify those allowable deductions. 

Have you received a letter from ONRR indicating volume discrepancies between your production and royalty reportsDo you need help researching these discrepancies and corresponding with ONRREven if you handle your monthly reporting in-house, we can take care of these requests so you can focus on staying compliant on your current month accounting. 

Have you been notified that your company has been selected for AuditWe understand audits can be daunting, but we are here to helpLet us be the point of contact between your company and ONRR; we will take care of the heavy lifting by answering their questions and providing documentation to satisfy their requests.

Whether you need help clearing a Data Mining Request or Preliminary Determination, filing your monthly royalty and production reports, need help filing an EMARF, or working through a backlog of Prior Period Adjustments, our expertise has you covered. 

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