Table of Contents
How to start and stop the program
STARTING OGR1
What to Do first
WHAT TO DO
MAIN MENU
Entering new leases
ENTER NEW LEASE
Entering beginning stock for the first time.
ENTER STOCK
Adding Tank Tables
ENTER TANK TABLES
Entering your investor names & addresses
ENTER INVESTORS
Adding Wells to leases
ADDING WELLS
Entering routine data
ROUTINE
Checklist for monthly steps
CHECKLIST
Entering run tickets
ENTER TICKETS
Entering gauge sheet information
ENTER GAUGE SHEET
Entering misc. monthly information
MISC MONTHLY
(i.e.: allowables, skim, lease use, %'s, Days prod.)
End of Month procedures
EOM
Inputing Well Tests
WELL TEST
Calculating Well Percentages
CALC WELL %
Merging Well Percentages
MERGE WELL %
Enter/Verify Stock - Gauge sheets
VERIFY STOCK
Merge Stock from Tank Tables
MERGE STOCK
Merge or Post Run tickets
MERGE TICKETS
Enter Ending Stock - Gauge sheets
ENDING STOCK
Enter Oil, Gas, and/or Water Statements
ENTER RUN STATE
Calculate Production
CALC PROD
Posting Production
POST PROD
History Maintenance
HISTORY MAINT
Viewing History
VIEW HISTORY
Editing History
EDIT HISTORY
Printing Reports
PRINTING REPORTS
Company Reports
COMPANY REPORTS
State Reports
STATE REPORTS
Investor Reports
INVESTOR REPORTS
Other options
OTHER OPTIONS
Selecting your printer / changing Print style on reports
SELECT PRINTER
Changing your company name or address and other options
SYSTEM SETUP
Trouble shooting (What to do if....)
TROUBLE SHOOTING
What do I do when a lease is sold or P&A'd
SOLD OR PLUGED
What do I do when the purchaser changes
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HOW TO START AND STOP OIL & GAS REPORTER
1. Make sure you are on the correct drive.  (We will refer to
drive C, the hard drive.)  If you have the program on another
hard drive other than C, simply type the drive letter you want
followed by a colon like this C:  then hit the return or enter
key.  You should get a prompt from your computer like this,
C:> or like this C:\>.
2. Then type the following command.  CD\OGR1  and hit your return
key.
(Note: it does not matter if you use upper or lower case)
3  Then type  OGR1  followed by a return.
You should now see the following menu on your screen.
YOUR COMPANY NAME
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³          Main Menu           ³
MENU OPTION
³       Lease / Production     ³
LEASE PROD
³       Company reports        ³
³       State prod. reports    ³
³       Investor reports       ³
³       EOM procedures         ³
³       Mail list              ³
³       Printer selection      ³
³       sYstem setup           ³
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Use Up/Down arrow or Letter for position on Menu
Press RETURN to select option
This is the Main Menu of Oil & Gas Reporter.
To select an option, you may type the Capitalized letter of the option or
you may hit your up or down arrow to high light the option you want and
then hit return.  If you type the capitalized letter you will not need to
hit return.
If your arrows do not move the high light bar, strike your num lock key
and then try your arrow keys again.
You should always return here to the main menu and type a Q  or high
light the quit option and hit return before turning off your machine.
Damage to your files could result if this procedure is not followed.
If you should get lost in the menus, simply keep hitting an X  until you
see the Main Menu.
Below is a brief explanation of the Main menu options and what tasks are
found in each.
Lease / production
Add or edit leases
EDIT LEASES
tank tables
run tickets
well information
WELL INFO
current production information
PRODUCTION INFO
history production information
Company reports            All reports for your company use only
State prod. reports        Your state and federal reports
Investor reports           Prod reports to your investors.
EOM Procedures             All the monthly data input to do reports
Enter gauge sheets
Enter run statements
Enter gas statements
ENTER GAS
Mail List
Add or edit investor names, addresses and
INVESTOR INFO
the leases they are entitled to production
information
Printer selection          Choose the type of printer you are using
and modify the print styles of your reports
CONTROL CODE
sYstem setup               Change company name, address, and certain
operating parameters that Oil & Gas
Reporter uses such as screen colors, pass-
words, and the current production month and
year
Quit                       Exit or quit Oil & Gas Reporter
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W h a t   t o   D o   F i r s t
Oil & Gas Reporter uses the various information supplied by you, the
operator, to perform enumurable tasks such as :
Netting of run tickets for verification of oil runs
Calculating/maintaining production histories
Printing State, Federal, as well as "In-House" Reports
Printing of production reports for investors.
Other features as listed in Introduction
In order for O&GR to begin these tasks, the pertinent information on
leases, tanks, wells, etc. must be collected in its data base.
The following pages are provided as an aid in gathering all this data
necessary to get the program going so you can get your reports out.
Lease Information Description of Items
STATE ID #
* State ID#       State assigned identifying number (ie railroad
commission number in Texas).  There is only one
entry for each state id#.  Each state id# will
be referred to as a lease in this entire manual.
LEASE NAME
* Lease           The lease name as it is reported to the state
FIELD
* Field           The exact field name as it is reported to the state
WELL #
Well #          The number of the well if it is required to be
reported to the state as in gas wells on the Texas
P2 reports.
COMPANY #
Company #       Your in house assigned number for this lease. If
there is more than one company # for this lease, use
the main company number.  There is a provision for
more company numbers on each of the individual wells
later on.
COMINGLE #
* Comingle #      A state assigned comingling permit number if required,
otherwise leave blank. ( a dummy number will work )
COUNTY
County          The county name in which the lease is located.
state
* State           Two letter postal abbreviation of the state in which
the lease is located.  ( you must enter a state )
DISTRICT
* District        The district in which this lease is located if there
is one, otherwise leave blank.
TOWNSHIP
Township        The township that this lease is located in.
RANGE
Range           The Range that this lease is located in.
SECTION
Section         The section that this lease is located in.
FEDERAL ID #
* Federal ID#     The Federal ID# for this lease if it is a federal
lease. Otherwise leave blank.
MMS USE #
* MMS Use #       the Minerals Management number for this lease,
otherwise leave blank.
OIL CODE
* Oil Code        The Oil sales disposition code as it appears on the
Texas reports, ie 0 for pipeline, 1 for trucked etc.
If there are no oil sales leave blank.
GAS CODE
* Gas Code        The Gas sales disposition code as it appears on the
Texas reports, ie 3 for processing plant etc.  If
there are no gas sales, leave blank.
OIL PURCHASER
Oil Purchaser   The main oil purchaser for this lease.
OIL TRANSPORTER
Oil Transp      The Oil transporter for this lease.
PUMPER
Pumper          The pumper for this lease.
WELL TEST FORMS
GAS PURCHASER
Gas Purchaser   The main gas purchaser for this lease.
OIL/GAS METER #
* Meter #'s Oil & GAS
The purchasers lease number assigned to your lease.
This number appears on your statements.  This number
must be entered before any production and sales
information or tank tables can be entered for this
lease.  If you have more than one purchaser, enter
the major purchaser meter #, there is a provision
for more meter #'s on each well.
TIER
Tier            The tier of this lease.
CRUDE TYPE
Crude type      I for intermediate, S for sour, W for sweet.
STATUS
* Status          0 for an Oil well or 1 for a gas well, and A for non-
active lease,ie sold, P & A, etc.
NET REV
Net Rev         The Lease net revenue for this lease.
OIL CUM
Oil Cum         The cumulative oil production to date before start-
ing Oil & Gas Reporter.
GAS CUM
Gas Cum         The cumulative gas production to date before start-
COMMENTS
Comments        Any comments you wish to keep, such as when opt'd or
last worked over, etc.
GROSS STOCK
* Gross begin.
Stock           This is the total beginning stock of all of the tank
batteries for this lease.  If you have common tank
batteries between leases, this will be the total of
all stock in tanks having to do with this lease.
NET STOCK
* Net begin.
Stock           This is the share of the beginning stock for this
lease of the gross beginning stock.  Leases that are
not comingled or do not share a common tank
battery, will have the same gross and net beginning
stock figures.
FLOWING WELLS
* # of flowing
wells           The number of flowing wells for this lease.
PUMPING WELLS
* # of pumping
wells           The number of pumping wells for this lease.
TANK TABLE INFO
Tank Table Description of Items
TANK #
* Tank #        The tank number of this tank.  This must be a unique
number.  There cannot be another tank with this number
on another lease.
TANK METER #
* Meter #       The purchaser's actual lease number for this lease as
it appears on the statement.  This will usually be the
same meter # as in the lease information.  If it is
not the same as the lease information sheet, use the
actual lease number on the statement.  This meter
number must appear in the lease information or well
information or the program will not accept this tank.
If you are not sure which number to use, enter the
meter # as in the lease information and call for your
particular situation.  See meter #'s on page 14 (well
Info. sheets)
TANK PURCHASER
Purchaser       The main purchaser for this tank.
TANK OR LACT
(T)ank or
(L)act          Enter a T for tank or an L for a lact unit.
Lact units with tanks must have each of the tanks
entered with a T and an entry with an L for the lact
unit itself.
TANK HEIGHT
Tank Height     Enter the height of the tank in feet and inches. This is
important as it will be needed later for verification.
TANK VOLUME
Tank volume     The total capacity of this tank in barrels.
(take this barrel reading from the tank at the very
last reading of the tank, you will need this later to
verify that your tank is correct.)
BELOW GAUGE
Below Gauge     The amount of oil if any that is not measurable in
the tank.  The tanks that will have this are cone
shaped in the bottom and is usually .00499 barrels but
can be as much as 10 or more barrels of oil.  See the
increment examples below for more information.
INCREMENTS
Increments      This is the number of quarter inches from the bottom
of the tank to the actual measurement for each of the
increments.  These numbers usually appear at the top
of your tank tables.
They normally appear like this:
0             .00499  (This is the below gauge)
1st             144             .69185
2nd             480             .69354
3rd             772             .69175
But they can appear like this:
0' 0"          .00499  (This is the below gauge)
1st              3' 0"          .69185
2nd             10' 0"          .69354
3rd             16' 1"          .69175
Or like this:
2nd             336             .69354
3rd             292             .69175
Each of the above examples are the same, however, the first is how
the increments are entered into the program.  The last of the inc-
crements is always the very top of the tank.
To convert the second example to be the same as the first do the
following:
3' 0" is  3 time 48  or 144 increments
10' 0" is 10 times 48 or 480 increments
16' 1" is (16 times 48) + (1 * 4) or 772 increments
768       +    4   = 772
Each foot is multiplied by 48 (there are 48 quarter
inches to each foot) and each inch is multiplied by
4 (there are 4 quarter inches to each inch.)
To convert the third example to be the same as the first do the
144 remains the same so no change is required as this
increment is started from the bottom of the tank.
336 is the next 336 quarter inches from 144, so we add
144 + 336 to get 480 increments. (remember each inc-
rement is total quarter inches from the bottom of the
tank.  Last 292 is the next 292 quarter inches from 480
so we add 480 + 292 to get 772 increments. (which is
the total increments from the bottom to the top of the
tank.
A good way to determine if the increments given on a tank table are like
the third example, usually one or more of the increments listed will be
less than the previous increment.  If you are still uncertain, the tank
will show about half of the barrels necessary at a given measurement when
entering run tickets or gauges.  If you entered the exact tank volume you
can verify that the increments are correct.  See Verifying tank tables.
VERIFYING TANK
Most tank tables will have only 3 or four increments but there may only
be one increment or there may be eight increments.  Enter just how many
you need and leave the rest zero.
If your tank tables do not have any increments like any of the three
examples above  you will need to contact your purchaser for these
increments.
Investor Information Item Description
INVESTOR #
Investor #        We recommend you use characters here for an Investor
number instead of numbers.  Using characters will
keep your list in alphabetical order.  To assign
each investor a character set for their number use
the following example.
Investor name is American Drilling Co.
This assigned number would be AMERDR
We used the first four characters of the first part
of the name and 2 characters from the second.
For an individual's name like in the following:
John G. Doe
We would assign him DOEJOH
The other obvious benefit from this is that an investor number does
not have to be looked up before calling the investor up on the
program.  One simply looks at the name and you immediately know what
that investors number is.
INVESTOR NAME
Name & Address    Enter the investors name and address.  Three lines
of address information is available.
Attn              Enter the persons name that will receive this
report.
INVESTOR LEASES
State ID#         Carefully list all leases (State ID's as in the
Lease information) that this investor is to
receive production information on each month.  You
will also want to list the state with each state
ID #.
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Wells Information Item Description
STATE WELL ID #
State ID# : Railroad Commission number or state assigned number
COMPANY WELL ID #
Company # :  Your internal accounting or engineering number up to 10
digits
WELL STATUS
Status :  S - shut in, F - flowing, P - pumping, I - injection
WELL OIL METER #
Oil - Meter #: The oil purchasers number (appears on purchasers
statement)
In most cases this number will be the same as your oil
meter that was used on the lease information. (could be
different if you get more than one statement on a lease)
WELL GAS METER #
Gas - Meter # : Same as Oil above but for Gas Statements instead.
WELL OIL UNIT #
Unit #: (One on oil line, this is a fictitious number assigned by you to
identify a unit of wells that comprise the 100% in determining
well percentages for allocation to the well detail.)
WELL GAS UNIT #
Unit #: (One on the gas line, same as oil above but for the gas )
Hint: on the unit numbers, one could and should use one of the state id
#'s to keep it simple.  For example all the wells that comprise the
100% on oil, would have the same oil unit #.  Gas would be the same
way. Although it is possible to have a different set of wells to
comprise the 100% of the gas than the oil.  (Especially if you
meter the gas separately and allocate the oil by percentages.)
DATA ENTRY NOTE
ONE FINAL NOTE ON YOUR DATA INPUT
ONE FINAL NOTE ON YOUR DATA INPUT:
WHEN ENTERING YOUR LEASE NAMES, FIELD NAMES AND DISTRICTS BE CONSISTENT
IN YOUR SPELLING.  AN EXTRA COMMA OR SPACE WILL MAKE THE PROGRAM THINK
THAT IT IS A DIFFERENT FIELD OR A DIFFERENT LEASE ETC.
ADD LEASES
ENTERING NEW LEASES OR EDITING EXISTING LEASES
From the main menu choose the Lease / production option by typing an L or
moving the high light bar to the option and then hitting return.
remember you do not have to hit the return if you type the L instead of
positioning the high light bar.  You will then see the following screen.
If you see this response; No Leases exist would you like to add some ?
Type a Y. You will not have to hit the return key.
(You will see this only on the initial setup.  See below for info. on
adding leases.)
MENU AT BOTTOM
The menu at the bottom of the screen contain your choices.  To choose an
option just hit the key enclosed in parenthesis.  A return key is not
necessary.
ADD A LEASE
Adding a Lease
If you do not get the response mentioned above type an A (Add leases).
You are now ready to start adding the leases.  Simply fill in the blanks
on the screen from your data sheets.  Once you have filled in the screen,
the lease is saved and you will be prompted to add another lease.  Hit a
Y and continue filling in the blanks.  It's that easy.  When you are
ready to stop simply respond to Add another lease with an N.  Then type
an X and you will be back at the main menu.
If you make an error while inputting and the cursor is still on the lease
screen on the lease you want to change, just simply hit an up arrow to
get back to the item you would like to change.  A Return key or down
arrow will move you ahead one item at a time.
If the lease has already been saved you must call up that lease and edit
the lease to make a change.  To do this just follow the steps below.
SEARCHING LEASES
Search or Find a Lease
Type an S (search).
Enter the State ID# and State or lease name for the lease you want to find.
Verify that the lease shown is the one you are looking for.
LOCATE
Using Locate
Type an L (locate).
You will now see one of the field headings highlighted.
Use the Up and/or Down arrows to highlight the field you wish to search
and press the return key. A box will appear at the bottom of the screen
prompting you for something to search for. Type something you may expect
to find and press the return key to commence search.
NEXT/BACK
Next and Back
After a successful Locate, type an N for the next occurence and/or a B
for a previous occurence.
EDIT A LEASE
Edit a Lease
Type an E (edit)
You will now see the cursor on the lease screen at the state id.  You can
now hit the return key or down arrow to move to the item you wish to
change.  Make your corrections then press Ctrl W or Ctrl End. This means
to Hold down the control key and press the W or the End key.
Your changes are now saved.  You must press the above keys to exit the
edit lease mode before you will see the sub menu shown on page 17.
DELETE A LEASE
Delete a Lease
Search for the lease you wish to delete first using the above search or
find a lease or Locate.
Verify that this is the lease you wish to delete.
Press a D.
The program will ask you if you want to delete this lease.
Press a Y.
The lease will not actually be deleted until you press an X to go back to
the main menu.  You will be asked once more if you want to delete the
lease or leases that you marked to be deleted earlier.
You do not want to delete a lease if you sell or plug the property.
Instead you will edit the lease and change its status to an A.  This will
remove the lease from the reports but you will still be able to look up
the production history for this lease.  The only time you will want to
delete a lease is if you get an erroneous lease added that you did not
want to add.
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BROWSING
PgUp & PgDn Keys
The page down key will give you the next list of state ID #'s and the
page up key will take you back one list.  These keys are generally used
for browsing through the leases.  The quicker way to find a lease would
be to use the Search or Locate option.
Up & Down Arrows
The up and Down arrows will move you up or down one lease on the list to
the left of the screen.  If you hit the up arrow while on the first lease
on the list, the program will move to the last lease on the list.  Like
wise a down arrow on the last lease will take you to the first lease on
the list.
From Lease Screen to Production Screen
At the lease screen type a P and production information is displayed.
Enter the beginning stock
The beginning stock will only have to be entered one time initially as
the program keeps track of the closing stock from the previous month and
automatically updates when production is posted each month. To enter the
BOM you need to get to the production screen. Type a P while on the lease
screen.
Search for the lease you want to add the stock for in the same manner as
the lease screen by typing an S. Locate does not work at the production
screen but Next and Back do.
Press an E to edit the production.
Enter the Net beginning stock, it is the top BOM item. (This is the first
item that the cursor will be pointing at.)
Keep hitting the enter key until you reach the Flwg Wells item and enter
if necessary then enter pmpg wells if necessary.
Press Ctrl W or Ctrl End or PgDn to save changes.
GROSS BOM
Press a G to edit Gross figures.
Enter the Gross beginning stock for this lease.
Note: both the Net BOM and Gross BOM must be entered for the program
to work.
Press an S to search for the next lease and continue as above for each
lease.  If you want to stop, after pressing Ctrl W press an X to go back
to the lease screen, then press another X to go back to the main menu.
Entering Tank Tables
From the main menu, choose Lease/Production to get to the Lease screen.
Press a T for tank tables.
On the first time to the tank tables, the program will tell you that no
tanks exist for the current lease do you wish to add some ?.  It does not
make any difference which lease you are currently positioned at. You may
add tanks for any lease.
Type a Y for yes.
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Enter the Tank # that you are adding or leave blank to quit.
You will then be asked to add the meter #. (If you enter a bad #, try
again.  This meter # must match one of the leases or wells.) Once the
meter # is verified in the lease information, you will see the lease name
appear.
Fill in the information on your sheet.  Once you have entered the last
increment and its barrels, press Ctrl W and you will be returned to the
tank number entry for the next tank to add.  Continue adding in the above
manner.  If you wish to stop, simply hit the return key at the tank
number entry and you will be in the tank screen.  Then type an X and you
will return to the lease screen.  Press another X and you will return to
the main menu.
To verify a tank table has been entered correctly, do the following;
Stop adding tanks by leaving the tank # blank.
Press a T to enter stock or verify a tank.
You will then see, Enter 1 for stock or 2 for verify.
Press a 2
Enter the tank number you wish to check.
Enter the feet and inches of the top of the tank and see if you get the
tank volume.  If you do then the tank is correct.  If not, does the
barrel amount appear to be half of what it should be ?  If so then the
increments are not cumulative.  See the third example of increments on
If the amount is off just a little, check that you entered the correct
increments.  The difference should never be more than +-.01 .
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It is recommended that you check all of the tanks as you add them.  This
will save you alot of trouble in the run tickets section.
You can check as many tanks as you want.  When you are ready to stop,
simply hit return at the tank # and you will return to the tank screen.
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Entering Investors Names & Addresses
From the main menu press a M or move the high light with the up or down
arrows and hit return to go to the mail list.
On the first time in to the mail list, you will see this:
There are no investors, would you like to add some ?
Press a Y
Fill in the information for the first investor.  Then Press Ctrl-W or
Ctrl-End or PgDn to save changes.
Press L for leases.
The program will tell you that there are no leases for this investor,
would you like to add some ?.
Press a Y for yes.
Enter the state ID #'s and states for the investor.  When done, leave
state ID # blank (hit return) and you will return to the mail list
Press an A to add more investors and repeat above steps for each
investor.
Printing Investors Mail List
Press a P to print out a listing of each investor with the corresponding
properties on which they receive a report.
Adding Wells To Leases
There is one well added for each Lease automatically when the lease is
set up. If a lease has more than one well, then more wells need to be
added.
From the main menu select L (Lease).  Press "S" to search for the lease
that you are going to add a well to.  Enter the state Id # and state.
When the lease is located , press "W" for wells.
You are now ready to select "A" to add a well to this lease.
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Checklist for Monthly Steps
Enter tickets
Enter allowables
The next 3 items are one way to obtain the percentages
for allocations. The default % is 100%.
Enter welltests
Calculate well %'s
Merge well %'s
Enter percentages
PERCENTAGES
Enter skim, BSW, etc.
Enter ending stock
Enter days produced
Enter lease use
Calculate production
Print tickets
PRINT TICKETS
Print variance (runs)
Post tickets
Print all In house reports
Print state reports
Print Federal reports
Print Investor distribution
Post production
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E n t e r i n g   R o u t i n e   D a t a
Entering Run Tickets
Press L from the main menu to select Lease. Then press R for Run
tickets.  The following screen will appear. This example is for a lease
with a LACT unit.  If the oil is trucked then the screen will be the same
except it will ask you for the feet and inches instead of opening and
closing and of course it will not contain a meter factor.
Tank #      Date                Run Tickets for Meter #97854
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³M0872M  08/01/87³ ³SAMANTHA 7                                        ³
³M0872M  10/20/87³ ³                                                  ³
³M0872M  10/29/87³ ³  Tank #: M0872M     Ticket #: 066868    Date:    ³
³                ³ ³                                                  ³
³                ³ ³     Closing:    226404.00    Opening:   225511.0 ³
³                ³ ³Meter Factor: 1.0033000                           ³
³                ³ ³Comp. Factor: 1.0000000     % BSW: 0.0040         ³
³                ³ ³ Obsv. Grav.: 42.70      API 60 Deg. Gravity: 42.6³
³                ³ ³ Obsv. Temp.:  61                                 ³
³                ³ ³ Gross bbls:   893.00000       Net bbls:   892.37 ³
³                ³ ³    Comments:                                     ³
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Use Up/Down arrows & PgUp/PgDn keys to change Run Tickets
(S)earch, (A)dd, (E)dit, (N)ext meter #, p(R)ev meter #
(D)elete,  (P)rint menu,  (M)onthly procedures,  e(X)it
Now press A to Add tickets.  You will then be asked to enter the tank
number.  After you enter the tank # the lease name will be displayed and
at this point you are ready to enter the run ticket.
Note: You must convert the BS&W amount to a decimal figure before
entering.  If the ticket states .01 % then you would divide that percent
number by 100 (move the decimal point two places to left) and enter .0001
into the program.  Below are a few additional examples.
Ticket Reads                Computer Entry
.10 %                         .0010
.6  %                         .0060
.06 %                         .0006
1.10 %                         .0110
It would be well to note also that not all transporters show the amount
in a percentage format. Some of them actually use the decimal number.
You must check each transporter ticket carefully to avoid this common
mistake of entering the wrong BS&W percent.
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After you enter the information on the ticket you press "Ctrl-end" to
save and calculate the ticket. The net bbls, gross bbls, as well as API
60 degree gravity will then appear on the screen.
Search for a ticket
Type a S (search)
Enter the ticket number to find and press enter.  You also have the
option to use the Up/Down arrows & PgUp/PgDn keys to view tickets for the
same meter number or N for the next meter and R for the previous meter
number.
Edit a run ticket
After locating the ticket, you can press E to edit the information on the
run ticket.  Move the cursor to the item needing to be changed and press
"Ctrl-end" to exit the edit mode.  When you exit in this manner the
ticket will be calculated and the new figures will be displayed.
Deleting a ticket
Locate the ticket in the manner earlier described and then press D to
delete it.  You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the
ticket.  After you press a Y an asterick will be placed beside the ticket
number and then a message stating "This run ticket will be deleted upon
exiting" will appear .  When you exit the Run Ticket screen the you will
again be asked to verify your choice to delete the tickets.
Printing tickets
Printing the ticket/s can be accomplished from the Run Ticket screen as
well as the Company Reports screen (see page 37). From the run Ticket
screen press P for print menu.  You can choose V to print the Variance
report (described on page 38)or T to print the tickets. You will be asked
if you want the report to go to a printer.  Choose Y if you do want the
report to go directly to the printer.  You then will be asked if you want
to print to a file. Choose N if you do not and Y if you want the report
to go to a file.  The next print option is to print a specific lease by
entering the meter # or all leases by entering an A.
Monthly procedures for tickets
After pressing M on the Run Ticket screen, you are given the options to
merge the tickets to the Production file or to Post Run Tickets.  These
options are also available on the EOM screen.
To merge the tickets to the prod.file as oil runs you press M for merge
Merging run tickets should only be done before run statements are
entered.  The only reason run tickets should be merged is to get a
preliminary production report before the actual run statements are
received.
To Post the tickets, you press P.  This option must be done before
inputting new tickets for the following month.  This "posting" may or may
not be at the same time as the "post production" on the EOM Procedures.
Posting should be done after the variance report is printed.
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Entering Gauge Sheet Information
Beginning at the main menu you will choose L (lease) and the T (tank
tables).  You may receive a message here indicating that there are no
tank tables for this lease and asking you if you want to add some. You
must have tanks entered to do the gauges sheets (see tank tables)
Simply press  N  to by-pass this step and choose  G  for gauge sheet.
You will be asked to enter the first day of the week on
that particular gauge sheet.  After you verify your input by pressing  Y
, you must enter the state Id # or tank #.
Entering Misc. Monthly Items
Percentages, Days Produced, Skim-BS&W-Scrubber-Other
Allowables, Vented Gas - Lease Use - Extraction Loss - Dyhd. Fuel
These items will all be accessed through the production screen.  You can
press L and then P from the main menu to advance to that screen.
main menu
New Percentages
Hold down the shift key and press the "%" key. You will then need to
enter the State ID# and state.  You now will have a section at the bottom
of the screen to enter the oil, gas, and water percentages for that
lease.  Enter in decimal form (ex. 50% = 0.5000 , 5% = 0.050).  After you
enter the figures then you can enter another State ID# or leave blank and
press Return to exit.  Please note that the Production screen at the top
does not display each new lease as you call it up.
Days Produced
Press D to enter the days produced screen.
Enter State ID# and state.
Enter number of days produced
Enter another State ID or leave blank and press Return to exit
Skim, BS&W, Scrubber, Other
The above items are accessed by pressing a K from the production screen.
After you enter the State ID and state, you can enter the volume of each
before pressing Return.
These volumes will be calculated into the production (see page 34) and
printed on the appropriate reports.
Allowables
Press L to enter the allowable screen.
Enter the State ID and state.
Enter the allowable for that lease.
Enter another State ID or leave blank and hit Return to exit.
Vented Gas, Lease Use, Extraction Loss, Dyhd. Fuel
These items are entered directly into the production screen so you will
have to first press S and search (page 18) for the lease.
Press E to edit. Move cursor to item to be entered. Enter the volumes and
press Control-W to exit.
It should be noted that Extraction Loss is calculated by the program and
should rarely have to be entered. Also, the vented gas will default to
"1" should there be oil sales on an Oil lease but no gas sales.  This is
to satisfy State production agencies that insist "Where there is
oil..There is gas!"
E n d   O f   M o n t h   P r o c e d u r e s
Input Well Tests
Beginning at the main menu press E for EOM Procedures.  Move the high
light bar to Input Well Tests and press Return.
Enter the State ID# and state.
Enter the Oil bbls, Gas MCF, Water, and hours on test. Each well that is
in that unit will be called up for the tests to be entered.  If one is
not called up, then see page 24 for adding wells.
Calculate Well Percentages
Move the high light bar to this option and press enter.
This calculates percentages for each well, based on well tests already
entered. (these percentages stay in wells unless or until merged to
producition screen.  see below)
Merge Well Percentages
This option adds up the percentages and merges them to the production
screen for allocating production, sales, and stock by state Id#. for
state and federal reports.
Enter/Verify Stock - Gauge Sheets
This procedure allows you to enter or verify the stock by feet and inches
instead of by bbls. To enter the stock by bbls see page 32.
It is accessed through the Lease screen so Press L from the main menu.
Then press a T for Tank Tables, and another T for Enter Stock.
Choose 1 to enter stock. Then enter the Tank number.
Enter the feet and inches and press enter.  The volume will then appear
on the screen.  Enter another tank number to continue or leave blank to
exit.
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This option adds up the stock in all the tanks for each lease and merges
the result into the end of month stock for that lease on the production
screen.  You will not be asked to verify your request to merge so be sure
that you are ready to do this. You only want to merge stock if you enter
stock thru the tanks by feet and inches, otherwise omit this step.
Move high light bar to this option and press return. Another method to
enter the EOM stock is mentioned below if you already have the volumes.
MERGE RUN TICKETS
Merge Run Tickets
This option can be chosen after entering all the run tickets for the
month.  The tickets will be merged directly into production as pipeline
runs for that month.  For additional information and ideas see page 27.
POST RUN TICKETS
Post Run Tickets
This will clear out the tickets for the month. This should be done every
month before entering new tickets.  You will be asked to verify your
choice before continuing.  Be sure to run the Variance report before
posting.
Enter Ending stock - Gauge Sheets
This menu item prompts you for the State ID# and state.  It will display
all State ID numbers connected and the BOM stock.  You can enter the EOM
stock here if you already have converted the feet and inches to bbls (if
you haven't, see Enter/Verify Stock - page 32).  The total runs and gross
water can also be entered from this menu.
You will be asked to Replace with the new figures or Add to the above
with the new figures.  choose R to replace or A to add to the volumes.
Enter another State ID# to continue or leave blank to exit.  The only
time that you need to choose A is if you have more than one sheet for
that Lease.
Enter Run Statements
Enter the State ID # or meter #.  Enter the State.
All leases connected to that meter number will be displayed along with
the runs and gross value currently entered.
Enter the volume and value from the statement.  If there is to be more
than one statement for that lease you will want to press A for add so
that you can add all statements together.  Otherwise press R for Replace.
(note: be sure that there is a volume in the bottom line if you are going
to press R or the current volume will be replaced with a "0")
Enter another State ID or Meter no. to continue or leave blank and press
return to exit.
Enter Gas Statements
Same as Entering Run Statements except enter the MCF's.
ENTER WATER STATE
Enter Water Statements
Same as Entering Run Statements except enter the gross bbls of water.
This option is usually chosen after all available information is entered
and ready to be calculated. It must be performed before state and federal
reports can be printed. It may be done more than once without harming the
information.  It can not be performed on information that has already
been posted to history.
Company Reports (menu)
This option on the EOM screen is just another path to get to the company
report menu after you have completed one of the other options on this
screen. See page 37 for information on company reports.
State Reports (menu)
Same as above option but this one taking you to the State Report menu.
See page 39 for more information on State Reports.
Investor distributions
This option takes you directly to the Investor distrbution Reports Menu.
See page 40 for additional information.
Post Production
The final step in the monthly process is to post the current months data
to the history files.  There are a number of things that need to be
checked before this is done;
All Company reports for month have been printed
All State/Federal reports have been printed
The Investors Distribution has been generated for month
A BACKUP HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR CURRENT MONTH AND HISTORY !!
This check point cannot be under-emphasized ! If for some reason the
posting process is interrupted by mistake (a simple "Ctrl-Alt-Del" by
someone un-informed or even an accidental trip on the electrical cord)
then the process for un-posting is long, tedious, and expensive to
everyone envolved!  There will be many chances to exit this menu before
posting to give you a chance to stop and make your backups.
After these checks have been made you are ready to procede with the
posting.  Just follow the directions on the screen.
Note: You may also want to use the checklist on page 25 to determine if
you are ready to post production.
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H i s t o r y   M a i n t e n a n c e
To view the history on a particular lease, press L on the Main Menu to
choose lease.  Then press P for production.
Press S to search for the lease.  Enter the State ID# and state.
When located, press H for history.  Enter year to look up or leave blank
to quit.  Use the arrow keys to change months and Page keys to change
years.
Edit History
Move the highlight bar to the month to be corrected and press Return.
Make all changes, then press Ctrl-W to save them and exit.  Please note
that the cumulative figures will be updated automatically when you save
your changes.
Press X until you get back to the Main menu.
Printing History
PRINT HISTORY
This is found on the Company reports menu.
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P r i n t i n g   R e p o r t s
Move the highlight bar to the second option on the main menu and press
Return or simply press "C". You will be given an option to print to a
file or have the report go directly to the printer at the beginning of
each report.
Below is a brief description of the company reports.  Listed in Appendex
"A" is a sample of each report.  This should enable you to get an idea of
what the report consists of before printing it out.
Master List by State ID#
This print out will have the Pertinent lease information such as name,
field, district, county, and state.  It also lists the state ID#,
commingling no., company no., oil meter no., and gas meter number.  You
will be given a choice to print the active leases only.  You also have
the option to have the meter numbers listed on the report.
Well Count
This report lists the leases by company number and provides a count of
the wells for each.
Company Oil Production
The Company Oil Production report allows for printing of the actual or
"estimated" production for each company.  It then summarizes the
information by State.
Run Proofs
This option provides a print out for a visual verification of input
verses run statements and gauge sheet information.  It prints out the end
of month stock, oil runs, price per bbl, gas sold, and price per MCF.
Zero Production
A list of state ID numbers that had no production for the current month.
Allowable Variance
Provides the percentage variance between the allowable and lease
production.
Oil Percentage Letters
Prints out letters containing the % of sales allocation ready to be
signed and mailed to purchasers.
Gas Percentage Letters
Same as Oil Percentage letters except dealing with Gas.
Well Test Forms
Prints forms for your pumper to fill out for well test data.
Run Tickets Variance
Prints out the difference in runs between your tickets and the purchasers
statements.
Run Tickets List
Provides a listing of the run tickets for each meter number entered for
the current month.  Contains opening and closing readings, temperatures,
BS%W readings, as well as gross and net bbls.
Tank Table List
Lists the tanks and their increments for each lease or meter number.
Well Percentages
Prints the percentages for wells used in the allocation process.
Lease History
This report contains all the production history for one or all of the
leases.  You can also choose one particuliar year or have all years
printed out.
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Choose this option by moving the highlight bar or pressing "S" from the
main menu.
Texas P1 Reports
This option on the state report menu generates the Texas P1 reports for
each district.  It can be printed on continuous forms or laser forms
depending on the configuration on your system.
Texas P2 Reports
Generates the Texas P2 gas production reports.
Texas P1B/2B Reports
Prints out the Combined P1B/2B report form for Texas leases.
New Mexico C115 Report
Prints out the New Mexico C115 report in a format acceptable to the State
of New Mexico.
North Dakota Form 5  Report
This is the Oil Production Report for North Dakota
North Dakota Form 5B  Report
This is the Gas Production Report for North Dakota
Colorado Form 7 Report
This is the Oil and Gas Production Report for the state of Colorado
Montana Production Report
Oil and Gas Production report for the state of Montana
Wyoming Production Report
Oil and Gas Production report for the state of Wyoming
This selection from the main menu allows you to print out a production
report for each investor/interest owner containing all the information
provided the state agencies on the state reports.  In most cases this
report will eliminate the need for the copying of P1's, P2's, etc. and
mailing them to interest owners.  The report is in a letter format and
may be placed in window envelopes to facilitate faster handling.
You have the options of beginning at one investor number and printing to
the ending investor, or printing all letters at once.
If you need to add/edit an investor or address, or add a property to an
investors list, then select the Mail List option from the main menu (see
page 23). You can also print a listing of the investors and properties
from that menu selection.
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O t h e r   O p t i o n s
Printer Options
Press a "P" from the main menu or move the highlight bar to that
selection and press Return.
Selecting your Printer
Use the up/down arrows to highlight your printer.  Press "S" to select
that choice.
Changing Print Style on Reports
After highlighting your printer, press "C" to access the configuration
codes.
Move the highlight bar to the report that you want to change the format
on.  Press "E" to edit the control codes.  (The control codes are decimal
equivalents of escape codes and characters used to format your report.
See your printer information to determine these numbers.)
System Setups
System Setup allows you to view and/or edit the company name, address,
production clerk name, etc. of your working system.  Move the highlight
bar to this choice and press Return or press a Y to get the following
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³ Serial #.........: 10000000:                                   ³
³ Data Drive.......: D:   Path: \OGRS\                           ³
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³ Company Name.....: Oil & Gas Software, Inc.                    ³
³ Street or PO Box.: 223 W. Wall Street #107                     ³
³ City, State & Zip: Midland, TX   79701                         ³
³ Prod. Clerk......: Bruce Burbridge                             ³
³ Title............: President                                   ³
³ Phone #..........: (915) 687-0333                              ³
³ Operator #.......: 178                                         ³
³ Tickets Calculated (I)mmediately or (B)atch : I                ³
³ Runs Difference Allowance:  1.00 (per ticket)                  ³
³ Normal  Enhanced  Intense  Border  Background                  ³
³ w/n       n/w      n/w                                         ³
³ Passwords........: Admin.:              User:                  ³
³ Calculate Code...: N          Pressure Base: 1.0000            ³
³ Prod Month.......:  4    Prod Year: 1988                       ³
³ Max. # of Decimals of %'s:  5                                  ³
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Edit System Setup
Press E to edit and change any of the above information.  Move the cursor
to the item to be changed, make the changes .  Press Ctrl-W to exit.
Initialize Databases
Press an I to initalized databases AFTER reading the following!
This option destroys all the data in the databases so that you can start
with empty files.  You shouldn't have to choose this option unless you
are wanting to start over. You will be given a chance to back out of the
menu should you choose not to continue.  If you choose to go on with the
initialization, then make sure that you have properly backed up.
Clean Up
This option simply "zero's out" all information in the current month.  It
is not however the same as posting production (pg 35).  It does not post
the current data to history.
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T r o u b l e   S h o o t i n g
Error Messages
Number        Possible cause              Action to be taken
No. 30 - No such record in index.         Go to the main menu and hit a
Plus (+) key to reindex.
- Negative prod. numbers           Check to see if meter #'s are
on reports.                      correct in lease screen. See
Page 8 on tips for meter #'s.
Also check gross numbers,  all
properties combined in common
tank battery must have the same
gross production figures.
Check to see that %'s add up to
1.00.
- Reports don't align             Place form at top in your
properly                        printer and turn printer off
then back on again.  Then start
- A well or lease that was        Go to lease screen and replace
sold or plugged still           status with an "A".
prints on reports.
- I get an error message          Make a copy of the error # and
not listed here.                call Barker Computer Systems
(915) 687-6419.