Glossary
Plain-language definitions of the terms used across ONRR.gov — from reporting and payment vocabulary to the names of funds, laws, and price references.
243 terms
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8(g) Disbursement#
The 8(g) zone is the offshore region within three miles of a state shoreline. A portion (27%) of revenue from production in the 8(g) zone is distributed to the respective states that border the zone. The 8(g) zone is named for the section within the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act that designates it.
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Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Fee Revenue#
A fee for current day coal production that funds reclamation of mines abandoned before 1977.
Accounting Year Production and Commodities#
This data is based on transactions that were reported to and accepted into ONRR's financial system in a given a year. Since companies are allowed to adjust and correct data up to seven years after a transaction takes place, accounting year data can include corrections for sales that took place in previous years. This data is most useful when analyzing dollars ONRR collected and disbursed in a given year.
Acquired Lands Land and Ownership#
Acquired lands are public lands that were obtained by the federal government through purchase, condemnation, gift, or exchange.
Acquisition Fee Revenue#
A fee for securing an uncompetitive lease in place of a bonus.
Agreement Land and Ownership#
An approved document grouping leases together for various purposes. Types of agreements include communitization, unitization, and compensatory royalty agreements.
Agreement Number Production and Commodities#
A unique identifier assigned to an agreement contract by the authoritative regulatory agency. This number is used when reporting production on the OGOR and also used when reporting royalties based on sales of production allocated from an agreement.
Allottee Land and Ownership#
Individual Indian landowner sharing rights as a lessor on Indian leases.
Allowances Revenue#
An allowance is a deduction of reasonable and actual expenses associated with (1) the transportation of oil, gas, or coal; (2) production of gas; and (3) coal washing. The controlling regulations (30 CFR Part 2016) define allowance as follows: Allowance means a deduction in determining value for royalty purposes. Processing allowance means an allowance for the reasonable, actual costs of processing gas determined under this subpart. Transportation allowance means an allowance for the reasonable, actual cost of transportation determined under this subpart.
Annual Fee Revenue#
A yearly maintenance fee for maintaining a claim.
APD Land and Ownership#
Application for Permit to Drill.
Appeals Offices and Regulations#
An appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and interpreting law.
Appropriation Disbursement#
Amount of money set aside for a fund or recipient during the federal budget process. Congress designates a specific amount to be distributed to the fund or recipient.
Arm's-Length Contract Revenue#
A contract or agreement between independent persons who are not affiliates and who have opposing economic interests regarding that contract.
Audit Offices and Regulations#
An examination, conducted under the generally accepted Governmental Auditing Standards, of royalty reporting and payment compliance activities of lessees, designees or other persons who pay royalties, rents, or bonuses on Federal leases or Indian leases.
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Barrel Units and Measurements#
In the U.S., an oil barrel is defined as 42 US gallons and abbreviated as bbl.
Bbl Units and Measurements#
Abbreviation for a unit of measurement of oil, one bbl, or oil barrel. Defined as 42 US gallons.
BIA Offices and Regulations#
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, it's mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
Biomass Units and Measurements#
Organic nonfossil matter used as fuel. Sources of biomass include wood, wood waste products, biofuel, and many plant-based materials.
BLM Offices and Regulations#
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and manages exploration, development, and production of natural resources on federal lands.
BOEM Offices and Regulations#
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior and is responsible for managing the development of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
Bonus Revenue#
The amount the highest bidder paid for a natural resource lease.
BSEE Offices and Regulations#
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and is charged with promoting safety, protecting the environment, and conserving resources offshore through regulatory oversight and enforcement.
BTFA Offices and Regulations#
The Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) provides banking and investment services to Native American beneficiaries who earn royalty income and other monies from activities on Federally-managed land as well as maintains the official archive of American Indian Records. Effective October 1, 2020, BTFA assumed the fiduciary functions previously managed by the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST).
Buy-Back Volumes Production and Commodities#
Oil or gas purchased off the lease or agreement (L/A) the reporting entity used on or for the benefit of the reporting L/A operations.
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Calendar Year (CY) Production and CommoditiesFederal Sales#
The calendar year runs from January 1 through December 31. The two annual time periods for reporting data are calendar year and fiscal year.
Civil Penalties Offices and Regulations#
ONRR issues civil penalties when companies fail to comply with, or knowingly or willfully violate, regulations or laws.
Claim-Staking Fee Revenue#
A fee that covers the government’s administrative costs in the claim-staking process for mining on federal lands.
Coal Production and Commodities#
Coal is a mined solid combustible substance widely used as a natural fuel, and includes all ranks anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite.
Coastal Political Subdivision Land and Ownership#
A state's political subdivision, such as a county, parish, borough, or city. The political subdivision must be within the coastal zone as defined in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Offices and Regulations#
A codification of the general and permanent rules of Federal departments and agencies, initially published in the Federal Register.
Communitization Agreement Land and Ownership#
An agreement that brings together parcels of land to satisfy drilling limitations imposed by formal State spacing orders or established field spacing rules.
Compensatory Royalty Agreement Revenue#
An agreement developed for unleased Federal or Indian land being drained by a well located on adjacent land.
Contract Land and Ownership#
Any oral or written lease or agreement or an approved document, including amendments or revisions, grouping leases together for a profit-sharing arrangement, or joint venture issued or approved by the United States under a mineral leasing law that authorizes exploration for, extraction of, or removal of oil, gas, solid minerals or renewables.
Cooperative Agreement Offices and Regulations#
The purpose of cooperative agreements is to effectively utilize the capabilities of the States and Indian tribes in developing a compliance program to ensure that royalties are accurately reported and paid to their prospective State/Tribe.
Crude Oil Production and Commodities#
Oil that is not treated or refined.
Crude Oil Market Center Federal Sales#
A designated location where oil is commonly traded and referenced in crude price publications and postings.
Cyds Units and Measurements#
Cubic yards, used to measure quantities of sand and gravel.
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Data Mining Offices and Regulations#
Compliance processes that identify incorrect reporting and ensure the reasonableness of reported royalty and production lines after they have cleared the upfront system edits. The primary focus of data mining case work is to identify and resolve discrepancies between the volumes reported on the Form ONRR-2014 and the Form ONRR-4045 OGOR.
Deferred Bonus Revenue#
Monies paid over and above any royalties due. The successful bidding company must pay one-fifth of the bonus at the time of sale and then a fifth every year for the next four years.
Designated Areas Land and Ownership#
Areas defined in the amendments to the Indian Oil valuation regulations of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue 30 CFR 1206.50 published on May 1, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 24,794).
Direct Use Production and Commodities#
Geothermal energy (hot water near the surface of the earth) can be used directly for heating buildings, drying crops, heating water, and other industrial processes.
Disbursement Disbursement#
After collecting revenue from natural resource extraction, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) distributes that money to different agencies, funds, and local governments for public use. This process is called “disbursement.”
Disbursements to [State Name] Disbursement#
Funds disbursed to states fall under the jurisdiction of each state, and each state determines how the funds will be used. These disbursements are to the state. Disbursements directly to the county are listed separately.
Disposition Code Production and Commodities#
A two-digit code indicating the means of product removal from the report entity. It is used in the production reporting forms OGOR-B and OGOR-C.
DOI Offices and Regulations#
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet-level agency. It is responsible for managing America’s natural and cultural resources.
Dry Natural Gas Production and Commodities#
The natural gas that remains after removing the liquefiable hydrocarbon portion from the gas stream. (For example, gas after lease, field, or plant separation.) Any quantities of nonhydrocarbon gases that render the gas unmarketable are also removed.
Dual Accounting Federal Sales#
For Indian gas valuation, dual accounting refers to the requirement to compare the unprocessed value to the processed value. Royalty payments are made based on the higher value. The controlling regulations (30 CFR 1206.171) define dual accounting as follows: Dual Accounting (or accounting for comparison) refers to the requirement to pay royalties based on a value which is the higher of the value of gas prior to processing less any applicable allowances as compared to the combined value of drip condensate, residue gas, and gas plant products after processing, less applicable allowances.
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eCommerce Offices and Regulations#
The ONRR web-based portal for online reporting.
Effective Royalty Rate Federal Sales#
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) created the term and concept of effective royalty rate. The OIG defines the calculation of the effective royalty rate in Report 2021-CR-042 June 2023.
EITI Standard Offices and Regulations#
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard is an international standard for openness around managing revenue from natural resources. Governments disclose how much they receive from extractive companies operating in their country. These companies disclose how much they pay. Governments sign up to implement the EITI Standard and must meet seven requirements. In 2017, the U.S. withdrew from EITI as an Implementing Country. The U.S. remains committed to institutionalizing the EITI principles of transparency and accountability.
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) Offices and Regulations#
A web version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is updated daily to better reflect its current status.
EMARF Offices and Regulations#
The EMARF is an online External MRMSS Application Request Form that is required for external users to gain access to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) Data Warehouse Portal, which allows you to view your financial data and, optionally, the ONRR Reporting website (eCommerce) which you may use to report electronically.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Offices and Regulations#
A document intended to provide decision makers and the public with information about the potential impacts of major federal actions and alternatives to them. Federal agencies prepare an EIS if a proposed federal action is determined to affect the quality of the human environment. This is required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Extractive Industry Production and Commodities#
Oil, gas, and mining industries that extract natural resources.
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FACA Offices and Regulations#
The Federal Advisory Committee ACT. ONRR and other federal agencies sponsor FACA committees to seek and obtain advice and assistance from our nation's citizens.
Facility Measurement Point (FMP) Production and Commodities#
An agency-approved point as a facility that sells; stores; or transfers Federal or Indian production prior to or at the point of royalty determination; for example; gas plants; tank batteries; or other inventory storage points. A measurement point is defined as a metering point where Federal or Indian production is measured for sales; transfers; or royalty determinations; for example; LACT units or orifice meters.
Fair Market Value Revenue#
The estimated price for a natural resource lease. It is based on the government’s analysis and the geological resources on the lands or waters.
Federal Gas Index Option Federal Sales#
A method for establishing the royalty value of federal gas production, typically in non-arm's-length sales situations. Use of bidweek or first of month prices from ONRR-approved publications is required.
Federal Indian Mineral Office (FIMO) Offices and Regulations#
Established by the U.S. Department of the Interior, to provide and improve Indian Trust services to individual Indian beneficiaries in the management of their oil and gas mineral resources. FIMO is structured to consolidate and integrate Indian allotted oil and gas management functions under one line of authority.
Federal Land Land and Ownership#
All land and interests in land owned by the United States that are subject to mineral leasing laws, including mineral resources or mineral estates from public domain lands, acquired lands, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Federal Register Offices and Regulations#
The Federal Government's daily publication of final regulations, proposed regulations, funding priorities, grant applications deadlines, meetings, and other notices announced by Federal agencies and offices. The FR is prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration and is published by the US Government Printing Office.
Federal Register Notices (FRNs) Offices and Regulations#
When new regulations and Information Collection Requests (ICRs) are posted, we publish them to the Federal Register (FR). FRNs associated with regulations and ICRs are located on those pages. There are also other announcements that are posted to the Federal Register that we list on a separate page.
Fee Land Land and Ownership#
Privately owned land. Wells located on fee land are not reported to ONRR unless they are part of an agreement containing Federal and/or Indian leases/agreements.
Fiscal Year (FY) Production and Commodities#
The federal government’s fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30. The two annual time periods for reporting data are calendar year and fiscal year.
Flare Gas Production and Commodities#
Gas burned in the field as a means of disposal when there are emergencies, during certain well tests, and in other situations where approval is granted by BSEE or BLM, as appropriate. Per BLM regulation, flared gas can be either a royalty bearing or non-royalty-bearing volume.
FOGRMA Offices and Regulations#
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982. This act grants the Secretary of the Interior authority for managing and collecting oil and gas royalties from leases on federal and Indian lands.
Formation Land and Ownership#
A bed or deposit composed throughout of substantially the same kind of rock; a lithological unit. Each different formation is given a name, frequently as a result of the study of the formation outcrop at the surface and sometimes based on fossils found in the formation.
Form ONRR-2014 Federal Sales#
This is the report of sales and royalty remittance form for oil, gas and geothermal revenues.
Fossil Fuel Production and Commodities#
An energy source formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material. Common fossil fuels include oil, gas, and coal.
Fractionation Land and Ownership#
The division of ownership among multiple individuals.
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Gas Production and Commodities#
Any fluid, either combustible or non-combustible, hydrocarbon or non-hydrocarbon, which is extracted from a reservoir and which has neither independent shape nor volume, but tends to expand indefinitely. It is a substance that exists in a gaseous or rarefied state under standard temperature and pressure conditions.
Gas Plant Products Production and Commodities#
Separate marketable elements, compounds, or mixtures, whether in liquid, gaseous, or solid form, resulting from processing gas, excluding residue gas.
Gas Storage Agreement Land and Ownership#
An agreement that provides for the temporary storage of natural gas in a subsurface structure such as a salt dome. Gas storage agreements are reported to BLM, not ONRR.
Gathering Production and Commodities#
The movement of lease production to a central accumulation or treatment point on the lease, unit, or communitized area, or to a central accumulation or treatment point off of the lease, unit, or communitized area that BLM or BSEE approves for onshore and offshore leases, respectively, including any movement of bulk production from the wellhead to a platform offshore.
Geothermal Production and Commodities#
Pertaining to the heat produced by the earth's interior, usually in the form of natural hot water and/or steam.
Geothermal - Direct Use, Hundreds of Gallons #
The utilization of geothermal for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production or generation of electricity. It is measured in volume (hundreds of gallons).
Geothermal - Direct Use, Millions of BTUs #
The utilization of geothermal for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production or generation of electricity. It is measured in thermal energy (millions of Btu).
Geothermal - Direct Use, Millions of Gallons #
The utilization of geothermal for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production or generation of electricity. It is measured in volume (millions of gallons).
Geothermal - Electrical Generation, Kilowatt Hours #
The utilization of geothermal resources to generate electricity for sale. It is measured in electricity (kilowatt hour).
Geothermal - Electrical Generation, Other #
The utilization of geothermal resources to generate electricity for sale. It is measured in other.
Geothermal - Electrical Generation, Thousands of Pounds #
The utilization of geothermal resources to generate electricity for sale. It is measured in mass (thousands of pounds).
Geothermal Revenue Revenue#
Includes rent for leases, minimum royalties for producing Class 1 leases that don't meet their minimum royalty obligation from actual production royalties or for nonproducing leases that have a well capable of producing geothermal resources in commercial quantities, production royalties for producing leases, compensatory royalties for geothermal resources that are avoidably lost, wasted or drained (BLM-determined).
Geothermal - Sulfur #
A geothermal byproduct. It is commercially recovered from produced geothermal fluids.
GOMESA Offices and RegulationsDisbursement#
The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA) (Gulf of America) directs a portion of revenue from Gulf oil and gas royalties to the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The act also directs a portion of Gulf revenue be disbursed to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Gross Proceeds Revenue#
The total monies and other consideration accruing for the disposition of the produced solid minerals resources, or products derived therefrom.
Guidance Offices and Regulations#
ONRR provides guidance to help explain interpretation of the regulations.
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Historic Preservation Fund Disbursement#
Helps preserve U.S. historical and archaeological sites and cultural heritage. Funds are granted to state and tribal historic preservation offices.
Hydraulic Fracturing Production and Commodities#
A well development process that involves injecting water under high pressure into a bedrock formation through the well, to increase the size and extent of existing bedrock fractures.
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IMDA Offices and Regulations#
The Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982. IMDA increased Indian self-governance on extraction.
Independent Administrator (IA) Offices and RegulationsLand and Ownership#
The EITI International Board requires participating countries to appoint an Independent Administrator. The IA helps apply international standards. The USEITI IA is Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Index Federal Sales#
The calculated composite price of spot market sales. This price is published in a publication that meets ONRR-established criteria for acceptability at the index pricing point.
Index Pricing Point Federal Sales#
Any point on a pipeline for which there is an index, which ONRR-approved publications may refer to as a trading location.
Index Zone Federal Sales#
A field or an area with an active spot market and published indices applicable to that field or an area that is acceptable to ONRR under 1206.141(d)(1).
Indian Gas Index Zone Federal Sales#
The locality where Indian Index Zone prices are applicable for valuing natural gas produced from Indian leases. Index Zone prices are calculated by a formula which incorporates regional prices published in natural gas publications.
Indian Gas Major Portion Federal Sales#
Indian natural gas prices calculated and published by ONRR for use in designated areas not associated with an Index Zone.
Indian Lands Land and Ownership#
Lands owned by Native Americans, including tribal lands held in trust by the federal government for a tribe’s use, Indian allotments held in trust by the federal government for individual use, and lands held by Alaska Native corporations.
Indian Oil Index-Based Major Portion (IBMP) Federal Sales#
The minimum royalty price for Indian oil of various crude types produced and sold. It is based on the highest prices paid or offered for similar oil produced within the same designated area.
Indian Tribe Land and Ownership#
Any Indian Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, community, rancheria, colony, or other group of Indians for which any minerals or interest in minerals is held in trust by the United States or is subject to Federal restriction against alienation.
Individual Indian Mineral Owner (IIMO) Land and Ownership#
Any Indian for whom minerals or an interest in minerals is held in trust by the United States or who holds title subject to Federal restriction against alienation.
Information Collection Requests (ICRs) Offices and Regulations#
ONRR must have Office of Management and Budget approval to collect certain types of information, including information collected on many of ONRR's forms.
Inspection Fees Revenue#
The Department of the Interior inspects offshore oil and gas drilling rigs at least once a year. Inspection fees help recover some of the costs associated with these inspections.
Inventory Production and Commodities#
On the OGOR-C, beginning inventory is barrels of oil or condensate in storage before sales. Ending inventory is barrels of oil or condensate after sales.
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Jointly-Owned Lease Payment Revenue#
For tribal and allotted leases, industry reports and pays 100% of royalties due on jointly-owned leases to ONRR. Industry must include the BIA office Distributee Code on the payment. ONRR allocates the revenue to the Tribe and the allottees appropriately.
Joint Operating Agreements Land and Ownership#
A contract between two or more mineral interests that collaborate on a gas or oil lease to share resources and expertise.
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Kilowatt Hour (kWh) Units and Measurements#
A measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for 1 hour; abbreviated as kWh.
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Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Disbursement#
Provides matching grants to states and local governments. These grants are used to buy and develop public outdoor recreation areas across the 50 states.
Land Category RevenueProduction and CommoditiesDisbursementFederal Sales#
Distinguishes between data collected onshore and offshore within the ONRR datasets.
Land Class RevenueProduction and CommoditiesDisbursementFederal Sales#
Distinguishes federal lands and waters from Native American lands within the ONRR datasets.
Land Type RevenueProduction and CommoditiesDisbursementFederal Sales#
Combines land class and land category within this website's Query Data tool.
Lease Land and Ownership#
Any contract, profit-sharing arrangement, joint venture, or agreement issued or approved by the United States under a mineral leasing law that authorizes exploration for, extraction of, or removal of natural resources for a specified period of time over a given area.
Lease Condensate Production and Commodities#
Light liquid hydrocarbons recovered from oil and natural gas wells during production.
Lease Products Production and Commodities#
Any leased minerals, attributable to, originating from, or allocated to a lease or produced in association with a lease.
Lessee Land and Ownership#
The entity (company or individual) entitled under oil, gas, geothermal, or solid minerals lease to explore for and produce minerals from a lease. The lessee has the responsibility for payment of royalties but may authorize others to do so on its behalf.
Lessor Land and Ownership#
The owner of mineral rights through execution of a lease. For the purposes of the financial accounting system, the lessor is the U.S. Government, an Indian tribe, or an Indian allottee.
Locatable Minerals Production and Commodities#
Minerals that may be “located” and obtained by filing a mining claim. Locatable minerals include gold, silver, copper, lead, and many other metallic and nonmetallic minerals.
Location Not Published RevenueProduction and CommoditiesDisbursement#
Location data is not published for Native American land. It is only available at the national level. This protects private data and personally identifiable information (PII).
Lockbox Payment Revenue#
A tribal lease payment that is sent directly to a bank of the tribe's choosing.
Long Ton Production and Commodities#
A long ton (also known as “imperial ton” or “displacement ton”) is 2,240 pounds, compared to a conventional ton (or “short ton”), which is 2,000 pounds.
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Margin of Variance Revenue#
The percentage difference for each revenue type as part of the reconciliation process.
Marketable Condition Production and Commodities#
Lease products which are sufficiently free from impurities and otherwise in a condition that they will be accepted by a purchaser under a sales contract typical for the field or area for Federal oil and gas, and region for Federal and Indian coal.
Market Centers Federal Sales#
A major point that ONRR recognizes for oil sales, refining, or transshipment. Market centers generally are locations where ONRR-approved publications publish oil spot prices.
Material Variance Revenue#
The difference in revenue payments reported by the government verses a company.
Mcf Production and CommoditiesUnits and Measurements#
1000 cubic feet, a unit of measure for natural gas.
Megawatt Capacity (MC) Fee Revenue#
A revenue payment for the calculated value of electricity generated on federal lands.
Megawatt Hours Units and Measurements#
One megawatt is equivalent to one million watts. One megawatt hour (abbreviated as Mwh) is equivalent to 1,000 Kilowatt hours.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Offices and Regulations#
A document describing the broad outlines of an agreement reached by two or more parties. It expresses an intended common line of action. ONRR participates in MOUs to help achieve accurate energy and minerals accountability for onshore and offshore leases.
Metric Ton Units and Measurements#
One metric ton is equal to 2240 pounds. To convert metric tons to tons, multiply by 1.1023. To convert tons to metric tons, multiply by 0.9072.
Millage Tax Revenue#
A millage tax is a property tax based on the assessed value of a property. Millage tax rates are quantified in terms of mills: One mill is worth 1/1000 of a dollar, or $0.001.
Mill Levy Revenue#
A mill levy is calculated by first determining how much revenue each taxing jurisdiction will need for the upcoming year. Then dividing that projection by the total property value within the area.
Mill Rate Revenue#
A mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar on the assessed value of a property. Each mill is worth one-tenth of a cent, or $0.001.
Mineral Acres Land and Ownership#
Sometimes the land’s surface owner is different from the owner of the minerals in the ground below. For instance, a state might retain mineral rights when it sells or swaps land.
Mineral Resource Potential Land and Ownership#
The likelihood of the occurrence of undiscovered mineral resources in a defined area.
Minimum Royalty Payable in Advance Revenue#
If your lease has the Minimum Royalty Payable in Advance (or MRPIA) obligation, you can recoup against net royalties reported and paid, by lease, within the same lease year. One hundred percent of the current month's net royalties that you report may be used to offset the Minimum Royalty Payable in Advance, subject to no more than the minimum royalty payment.
Minimum Royalty Payment Revenue#
A minimum amount of annual royalty due on a per-acre basis for producing leases that do not meet their minimum royalty obligation from actual production royalties or for nonproducing leases that have a well capable of production in commercial quantities, paid at the end of the lease year.
Miscellaneous Receipts Disbursement#
Found within ONRR's disbursement data. Includes funds for the US Treasury, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and the Historic Preservation Fund.
Mixed Exploratory Production and Commodities#
A temporary jurisdictional unit. It is used until production is proven in that location. BLM then creates a permanent unit with allocation schedules that may split that area between federal and other ownership. Payors then resubmit royalties based on the new unit allocations. These royalties are retroactive to the first production.
MMBtu Federal Sales#
Stands for Million British Thermal Units. One British Thermal Unit (Btu) is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. MMBtu is the globally used energy value measurement.
MRMSS Offices and Regulations#
The Minerals Revenue Management Support System is ONRR's primary mission revenue management system.
Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) Production and Commodities#
A cross-sector body comprised of members and alternates from government, industry, and civil society organizations. The Secretary of the Interior commissioned it to guide and monitor EITI implementation.
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Nationwide Federal #
This data includes natural resources produced on United States federal lands and waters. It does not include Native American lands, privately owned lands, or state-owned lands. Federal data is available by location.
Native American #
This data includes natural resources produced on Native American lands only. Location data is withheld from Native American data.
Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) Production and CommoditiesFederal Sales#
Natural gas liquids, such as ethane, propane, and butane, are byproducts of wet natural gas. These liquid hydrocarbons are separated from the gas stream close to the well or at a processing plant.
Net Royalty Revenue#
Royalty less deductions (such as allowances). This is the amount of payment due to ONRR.
Netting Revenue#
Reducing the reported sales value to account for an allowance instead of reporting the allowance as a separate entry on the Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance (Form ONRR-2014) or the Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report (Form ONRR-4430).
Non-Arm's-Length Federal Sales#
Sales occurring between affiliated persons as defined in 30 CFR Part 1206.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Offices and Regulations#
The standard used by federal agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. economy.
Not Tied to a Lease Revenue#
This term indicates Federal revenue data that did not include either a location or a commodity.
Not Tied to a Location Revenue#
This term indicates Federal onshore revenue data that did not include a location.
Not Tied to a Region Revenue#
This term indicates Federal offshore revenue data that did not include a region.
Not Tied to Commodity RevenueFederal Sales#
Some revenue do not directly result from the production of a commodity. Revenue types with 'not tied to a commodity' include civil penalties and inspection fees.
NYMEX Federal Sales#
The New York Mercantile Exchange is a commodity futures exchange. These futures being traded are used to create the NYMEX CMA price each month.
NYMEX Calendar Month Average (CMA) Federal Sales#
The arithmic average of NYMEX crude oil contract settlement prices for each trading day of a specific month.
NYMEX Roll Federal Sales#
A calculation using different months futures contract prices to apply to a given month's NYMEX CMA to account for future market expectations in the given month's value.
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Offshore RevenueProduction and CommoditiesDisbursementLand and Ownership#
Submerged lands located farther than three miles off a state’s coastline, or three marine leagues into the Gulf of America off Texas and western Florida.
Oil Production and Commodities#
Crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced at the wellhead in liquid form and the liquid hydrocarbons known as distillate or condensate recovered or extracted from gas, other than gas produced in association with oil and commonly known as casinghead gas.
Oil and Gas Operations Report (OGOR) Production and Commodities#
Form ONRR-4054. Onshore and Offshore production report including Well Production (OGOR-A), Product Disposition (OGOR-B), and Product Inventory (OGOR-C) report submitted to ONRR monthly.
ONRR Offices and Regulations#
The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. It collects, disburses, and verifies federal and Indian energy and other natural resource revenue.
Onshore RevenueProduction and CommoditiesDisbursementLand and Ownership#
Situated or occurring on land.
Operating Fee Revenue#
A fee for a percentage of the anticipated value of wind energy produced on federal waters.
Operator Land and Ownership#
An individual, partnership, firm, or corporation that controls or manages operations on the leased land or a portion thereof. An operator may be the lessee, designated agent of a lessee, or a holder of rights under an approved operating agreement.
Operator Number Production and Commodities#
A five-character company code assigned by ONRR or BSEE to identify any operator producing, selling, storing, or transferring Federal or Indian production prior to the point of sale or royalty determination, whichever is later.
OSMRE Offices and Regulations#
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. It regulates surface coal mining in the United States and funds the restoration of abandoned coal mines.
OST Offices and Regulations#
The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) is part of the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the stewardship of assets held in trust on behalf of American Indians.
Other (Disbursements Recipient) Disbursement#
Certain funds are directed back to the federal agencies that administer these lands to help cover the agencies’ operational costs. (For example, BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service.) The Ultra-Deepwater Research Program and the Mescal Settlement Agreement also receive $50 million each.
Other Revenues Revenue#
Other revenue includes revenue not tied to a commodity or lease or Native American revenue.
Outer Continental Shelf Land and Ownership#
All submerged lands within the jurisdiction and control of the United States Government as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(a)).
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Qualification Number Offices and Regulations#
New reporters need to contact an adjudicator in any OCS Regional office to apply for an OCS Qualification Number. New reporters need this number before they can become an OCS bidder, lessee, assignee, or operator.
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Pay.gov Offices and Regulations#
A free internet portal to the U.S. Treasury. ONRR payors can submit electronic payments through this portal.
Paying Quantities Revenue#
Quantities of oil or gas that are sufficient to yield a profit to the lease holder over operating expenses. Paying quantities are still considered even if the undertaking as a whole may result in a loss to the lease holder.
Payor Offices and Regulations#
An entity that reports and pays to ONRR.
Payor Code Offices and Regulations#
A five-digit, ONRR-assigned code used by an entity who reports and pays royalties.
Permit Fees #
Processing fee for application or permit.
Petroleum Products Production and Commodities#
Products come from processing crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds. These include unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still gas, and miscellaneous products.
Plant-Specific UCA Federal Sales#
An Unbundling Cost Allocation that ONRR developed to calculate and report Federal arm's-length transportation and/or processing allowances for specific gas processing plants.
Play Land and Ownership#
A group of oil and gas fields in the same region formed by the same geological processes.
Private Lands Land and Ownership#
Lands owned by citizens or corporations.
Processing Production and Commodities#
Any process designed to remove elements or compounds (hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon) from gas. Field processes that normally take place on or near the lease, such as natural pressure reduction, mechanical separation, heating, cooling, dehydration, and compression, are not considered processing.
Processing Allowances (PA) Federal Sales#
A deduction from royalty value for the lessee’s actual, reasonable costs of processing a gas stream.
Product Production and Commodities#
Any marketable mineral production from a lease.
Production Production and Commodities#
We use the term “production” as a catch-all term for mining, drilling, energy generation, and other forms of natural resource extraction. There is no distinction between “extraction” and “production” in ONRR or EIA datasets.
Production Allocation Schedule Report (PASR) Production and Commodities#
Form ONRR-4058. Its purpose is to give allocation information for Federal offshore production commingled prior to measurement for royalty determination. The PASR also corroborates data on the operations reports submitted by OCS lease operators.
Production Month Production and Commodities#
The calendar month and year in which production and/or disposition occurs.
Proved Reserves Production and Commodities#
The amount of natural resources that is estimated with reasonable certainty to be recoverable and profitable. This analysis uses geological and engineering data. Current economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations play a role in the determination of a proven reserve.
P&R Report Production and Commodities#
Form ONRR-4430 Production and Royalty (P&R) report used for Solid Minerals.
Public Domain Lands Land and Ownership#
Lands that have belonged to the federal government since they were obtained from the 13 original colonies, from Native American tribes, or through purchases from other countries. They have not been dedicated to a specific use.
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Quality and Gravity Bank Adjustments Federal Sales#
A change in royalty value that accounts for differing qualities of oil in a transportation system used by multiple producers. The quality of the oil is measured by its specific gravity. Oils of differing quality or value have a different specific gravity.
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Reclamation Land and Ownership#
The process of restoring the land from any effects of extracting natural resources. In most cases, this means a condition equal to that which existed before the land was disturbed. This includes surface contouring, equipment removal, well plugging, and revegetation.
Reclamation Fund Land and Ownership#
Supports the establishment of critical infrastructure projects like dams and power plants.
Regulations Offices and Regulations#
ONRR writes regulations to implement statutes that ensure ONRR accurately collects and disburses all revenues from Indian and Federal mineral leases to appropriate recipients on time.
Renewable Energy Production and Commodities#
Energy resources that are virtually inexhaustible in duration but limited in the amount of energy that is available per unit of time. These include biomass, hydropower, geothermal, solar, wind, ocean thermal, wave action, and tidal action energy.
Rent Revenue#
Annual amount due on leases as specified in lease terms. Rental payments are usually due on or before the lease anniversary date.
Reporter Offices and Regulations#
An entity required to submit a report or form to ONRR.
Reporter Letters Offices and Regulations#
Occasionally, ONRR sends Reporter Letters to payors and reporters about system or process changes, training schedules, and updates to the CFR.
Residue Gas Production and Commodities#
Hydrocarbon gas consisting principally of methane resulting from processing gas.
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) #
A group of 12 to 15 members with diverse interests in local communities. Communities include ranchers, environmental groups, tribes, state and local government officials, academics, and other public land users.
Revenue Revenue#
The amount of money collected from energy and minerals on property owned by the federal government and Native Americans.
Royalty RevenueFederal Sales#
Any part of oil, gas, solid minerals, and geothermal resources or their cash value paid by a lessee to a lessor and/or parties acquiring possession of royalty rights based on a certain percentage of production from the property.
Royalty in Value Revenue#
An arrangement in which the lessor receives royalty dollars instead of royalty production.
Royalty Rate Federal Sales#
The rate used to calculate royalty due on federal or Native American production. This rate is always specified in the lease terms.
Royalty Value Less Allowances (RVLA) Federal Sales#
Calculated by subtracting allowances (transportation, processing) from royalty value.
Royalty Value Prior to Allowances (RVPA) Federal Sales#
Calculated by multiplying sales value by royalty rate.
Rulemakings Offices and Regulations#
ONRR writes regulations to implement statutes that ensure that ONRR accurately collects and disburses all revenues from Indian and Federal mineral leases to appropriate recipients on time.
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Sales Value Federal Sales#
A reported field on the Form ONRR-2014. Reporters calculate sales value by multiplying the volumes sold by the agreed upon unit price. This calculation is done for each product based on pricing contracts and approved valuation guidelines.
Sales Volume Federal Sales#
A reported field on the Form ONRR-2014. Sales Volume is the quantity and quality of production as measured at the approved royalty measurement point. It is then sold. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approve measuring points.
Sales Year Federal Sales#
Sales transactions that took place in a given federal fiscal or calendar year. It does not include adjusted or corrected transactions for sales from previous years. Because ONRR processes royalty transactions daily, the sales year data constantly changes. For this reason, ONRR publishes sales year datasets with an as-of date. This shows when the information was current.
Sequestration #
Represents statutory spending limits that are withheld from certain government programs. Some program funds are returned in the following fiscal year.
Serial Register Page (SRP) Land and Ownership#
A summary of each case file. It is updated by Land Law Examiners within the BLM office. The SRP details the acreage, legal. description, name and address of the proponent, and includes a list of actions and remarks relating to the case file.
Solid Minerals Production and Commodities#
Includes commodities reported on the Form ONRR-4430. Coal, Sodium, Potassium, Phosphate, Hardrock, Gilsonite, Sand and Gravel are some of the primary commodities reported.
Split Estate Land and Ownership#
A land parcel that has surface rights and subsurface rights (such as the rights to develop minerals). Different parties own the land parcel.
Standardized UCA Federal Sales#
An Unbundling Cost Allocation (UCA) specific to a location and/or technology that a lessee may use to calculate and report Federal arm's-length processing allowances where a plant-specific UCA does not currently exist.
Standard Occupation Classification #
A system used by federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories. This is done to collect, calculate, or disseminate data.
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Offices and Regulations#
A set of step-by-step instructions set up by an organization to help workers carry out routine tasks. ONRR uses SOPs to help achieve accurate energy and minerals accountability for onshore and offshore leases.
State Lands Land and Ownership#
Land and interest in land owned by a State. Oil and gas wells completed on these lands are reported to ONRR only if they are part of an agreement that includes Federal wells.
State or Local Lands Land and Ownership#
Lands owned by state or local governments.
Statutes Offices and Regulations#
The laws that are passed by Congress that give ONRR the authority to fulfill its mission.
STRAC Offices and Regulations#
State and Tribal Royalty Audit Committee (STRAC). The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA) of 1982 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into Cooperative Agreements (Agreements) with States or Indian Tribes to share oil and gas royalty management information, and to carry out inspection, audit, investigation, and enforcement activities on Federal and Indian lands. Agreements form the framework of ONRR's relationship with States and Indian Tribes in the area of mineral revenue compliance functions. By virtue of this relationship, these States and Indian Tribes are working partners with ONRR and integral participants in the overall compliance effort.
Subsurface Mining Production and Commodities#
Underground mining. It has different and more labor-intensive techniques than surface mining.
Subsurface Rights Land and Ownership#
A lease holder’s right to use as much of the land beneath the surface as necessary to operate under the lease.
Surface Management Agency Offices and Regulations#
Agencies within DOI that issue leases on Federal and Indian lands, including the OCS, and oversee the operations and development of same.
Surface Rights Land and Ownership#
A leaseholder’s right to use as much of the surface of the land as necessary to operate under the lease.
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Tax Expenditures Revenue#
Revenue losses attributed to provisions of federal tax laws. These tax laws allow a special exclusion, exemption, or deduction from gross income. They also may provide a special credit, a preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability.
Tickets/Pounds Units and Measurements#
Some minerals, such as quartz crystal, are sold in small quantities in gift shops and tourist attractions. In some cases, tourists can buy admission tickets to dig for their own minerals. ONRR may collect royalties on the admission tickets, not on the weight of minerals collected. Some minerals are sold by quality rather than by weight. The unit “tickets/pounds” shows quantities measured in both tickets sold and weight sold combined.
Ton Units and Measurements#
In the U.S., one ton is 2,000 pounds. In some countries this is referred to as a short ton.
Tons - Equivalent Units and Measurements#
Purge liquor is recovered from solution mining of Trona ore. The volume is first measured in liquid units. It is then converted to an equivalent tonnage when recovering royalty-bearing minerals from solution Trona mining.
Transaction Code Revenue#
A set of 2-digit numbers used to indicate the type of financial obligation reported on the Forms ONRR-2014 and CMP-2014.
Transportation Allowances (TA) Federal Sales#
Deductions in determining royalty value for the reasonable, actual costs incurred by the lessee, or a deduction accepted or established by ONRR for moving coal from the mine or lease to a remote point of sale or delivery, or moving oil or gas, gas, or geothermal byproducts to a point of sale or delivery off of the lease, unit area, or communitized area.
Tribal Land Land and Ownership#
Land owned by an entire group or tribe of Indians.
Trust Land Federal Sales#
Land for which the federal government holds title to the land but holds it for the beneficial interests of an Native American tribe or an individual of Native American or Alaska Native ancestry.
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Unbundling Federal Sales#
The process of determining the costs for individual services in a bundled gas transportation and/or processing fee, and identifying the individual costs as allowed or disallowed prior to claiming allowances on ONRR royalty reports.
Unbundling Cost Allocation (UCA) Federal Sales#
A breakdown of allowed and disallowed costs for gas plants and transportation systems. In limited situations, ONRR provides standardized UCAs for geographic locations, and UCAs for specific transportation systems and gas plants.
Unit Value Federal Sales#
The per-unit price that you apply to the royalty-bearing volume.
Unorganized Land Land and Ownership#
In Alaska, over half of land is not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs. This land (collectively called the Unorganized Borough) is divided into 10 census areas for statistical purposes.
Up Front Edits Offices and Regulations#
A process that identifies potential or necessary changes to production or royalty reports before acceptance.
U.S. Treasury #
Funds disbursed to the Treasury go to the General Fund. The General Fund is the federal government’s basic operating fund. It pays for roughly two-thirds of all federal expenditures, including the U.S. military, national parks, and schools.
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Valuation Revenue#
The process of determining the present value of an asset. ONRR uses valuation as a method for determining royalties.
Volume Production and Commodities#
The quantity and quality of production as measured at the approved royalty measurement point. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approve measuring points.
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Web Center Portal Offices and Regulations#
A web-based portal for accessing all MRMSS applications.
Well Fees Revenue#
Lease and contract terms may require payors to report and pay fees on wells located on certain leases. Transaction Code 16 is used to report and pay well fees.
Well Status Code Production and Commodities#
The two-digit well status/type code describes the overall status of a well on the last day of the production month. This code is used on the Oil and Gas Operations Reports - Part A (OGOR-A).
Wet Gas Production and Commodities#
Natural gas that hasn’t been treated to remove liquid hydrocarbons or other nonhydrocarbons that make the gas unmarketable.
Withheld Production and Commodities#
We refer to data as “withheld” when publishing that data could violate federal laws and regulations. We withhold data if it can be used to identify individuals or if the Trade Secrets Act protects the data. In the latter case, data is often withheld when only one company produces a specific commodity within a particular region. We withhold all location data for Native American production, revenue, and disbursements.