DTI Petroleum Operations Notice
No. 7 Reporting of petroleum production

Any enquiries regarding this Notice should be addressed to : The Data Management Team Tel. (020) 7215 5128

1. The Department of Trade and Industry requires Licensees to make monthly returns of petroleum production in accordance with the requirements of the Minister under the Model Clauses entitled "Keeping of accounts", "Licensee to keep records" and "Returns". These returns, known as the Petroleum Production Reporting System (PPRS), must be in computer compatible format as specified by the Oil and Gas Division, in the PPRS Data Reporting Format (DRF).

2. The PPRS DRF, which is also known as the Blue Book, specifies the detailed format of the required returns. Copies of the DRF and guidance on creating returns is available from Russell Hornzee, Oil and Gas Data Manager, at the address given at the bottom of this Notice.

3. Operators who are due to commence production must ensure that they can make returns in accordance with the standards specified in the PPRS DRF and must ensure that the proposed format of a return is made prior to the commencement of production in order that the Department may approve the format.

4. This notice does not apply to the reporting procedure for Landward fields in production prior to 1 January 1978.

Department of Trade and Industry,
Knowledge section,
OG - LED, Bay 270,
1 Victoria Street,
LONDON SW1H 0ET
Tel.(020) 7215 5128
Fax.(020) 7215 5237


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