51-101F1 - Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information [F Proposed - Lapsed]

Published Date:	2002-01-24

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

PART 1. DATE OF STATEMENT
Item 1.1 Relevant Dates

PART 2. RESERVES DATA
Item 2.1 Disclosure of Reserves Data

PART 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCLOSING RESERVES DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION
Item 3.1 Disclosure of Reserves to Vary with Accounting
Item 3.2 Disclosure of Future Net Revenue to Vary with Accounting

PART 4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING RESERVES DATA AND RELATED INFORMATION
Item 4.1 Additional Information Concerning Proved Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities and the Standardized Measure
Item 4.2 Additional Information Concerning Reserves
Item 4.3 Additional Information Concerning Future Net Revenue
Item 4.4 Constant Prices Used in Estimates
Item 4.5 Forecast Prices Used in Estimates
Item 4.6 Future Development Costs
Item 4.7 Future net revenue before abandonment and reclamation costs andfuture income tax expenses
Item 4.8 Changes in Standardized Measure

PART 5. OTHER OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
Item 5.1 Oil andgas properties and wells
Item 5.2 Properties with no attributed reserves
Item 5.3 Forward Contracts
Item 5.4 Abandonment and reclamation costs
Item 5.5 Tax Horizon
Item 5.6 Exploration and Development Activities
Item 5.7 Production Estimates
Item 5.8 Production History

This is the form referred to in item 1 of section 5.1 of National Instrument 51-101Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities(“NI 51-101”).

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Unless otherwise specified in this Form, information provided under item 1 of section 5.1 ofNI 51-101shall be prepared as at the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year or for its financial year or financial years then ended.

(2) Terms for which a meaning is given inNI 51-101have the same meaning in this Form¹.

1 For the convenience of readers, the Appendix to Companion Policy 51-101CP sets out the meanings of terms that are printed in italics (or, in the Instructions, in bold type) in this Form or in NI 51-101, Form 51-101F2, 51-101F3 or the Companion Policy.

(3) It is not necessary to include the headings or numbering, or follow the ordering of items, in this Form.

(4) To the extent that information is provided in response to any item of this Form, it need not be repeated.

(5) To the extent that any item or any component of an item specified in this Form does not apply to an issuer and its activities and operations, or is notmaterial, no reference need be made to that item or component. It is not necessary to state that such an item or component is “not applicable” or “not material”. Materiality is discussed inNI 51-101and Companion Policy 51-101CP.

(6) This Form sets out minimum requirements. With the exception of the disclosure ofreserves dataunder Part 2, an issuer may provide additional information not required in this Form provided that it is not misleading and not inconsistent with the requirements ofNI 51-101or with other information filed in accordance withNI 51-101, and that material information required to be provided is not omitted.


PART 1. DATE OF STATEMENT

Item 1.1 Relevant Dates

1. Disclose the effective date of the information being provided.

2. Disclose the preparation date of the information being provided.


INSTRUCTIONS

(1) For the purpose of Part 5 ofNI 51-101, and consistent with the definition ofreserves dataand general instruction 1 of this Form, the date to be disclosed under section 1 of Item 1.1 is the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year. It is the date of the balance sheet for the issuer’s most recent financial year (for example, as at December 31, 20xx) and the ending date of the issuer’s most recent annual statement of income (for example, for the year ended December 31, 20xx).

(2) The sameeffective dateapplies toreserves,proved oil and gas reserve quantities,future net revenueand thestandardized measure. References to a change in an item of information, such as changes in production or the change in thestandardized measure, mean changes in respect of that item during the year ended on theeffective date.

(3) Thepreparation dateis, of necessity, a date subsequent to theeffective datebecause it takes some time from the year-end date to actually prepare the information to be provided as at the year-end date.

(4) Consider information resulting from events or transactions that occur after theeffective datebut before thepreparation date, and consider whether additional disclosure is necessary, to ensure that the information provided as at theeffective datewill not be misleading. In some cases (for example, where a subsequent event results in the resolution of an uncertainty that existed at theeffective date), this will require not simply disclosure of the effect of the subsequent event but rather, or also, an adjustment of the information disclosed as at theeffective date.

(5) If the issuer chooses to provide information as at a date more recent than theeffective date, the date as at which that additional information is prepared must also be stated. The provision of such additional information does not relieve the issuer of the obligation to also provide information as at theeffective date.


PART 2.RESERVES DATA

Item 2.1 Disclosure ofReserves Data

Disclose the reserves data, by country and in total.


INSTRUCTIONS

(1) As defined inNI 51-101,reserves datahave only four components, each of which is an aggregate estimate for the issuer:

(i)proved reservesandprobable reserves, each of which is a quantity ofoilandgasestimated as at the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year usingforecast prices and costs, and which categories ofreservesare to be disclosed separately in response to Item 2.1;

(ii)proved oil and gas reserve quantities, estimated as at the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year, usingconstant prices and costsas at the last day of that financial year;

(iii)future net revenueattributable toproved reservesandprobable reserves, estimated as at the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year usingforecast prices and costsas at the last day of that financial year; and

(iv) thestandardized measure, estimated as at the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year, usingconstant prices and costsas at the last day of that financial year.

(2)Possible reserves, andfuture net revenueattributable topossible reserves, do not form part ofreserves data.

(3) Part 3 applies to this Item 2.1.

(4) Notwithstanding General Instruction (3), the information specified in this Item 2.1 must be disclosed together even if a portion of that information is repeated elsewhere.


PART 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCLOSINGRESERVES DATAAND RELATED INFORMATION

Item 3.1 Disclosure ofReservesto Vary with Accounting

In determining reserve quantities to be disclosed:

(a) Consolidated Financial Disclosure - if the issuer files consolidated financial statements:

(i) include 100 percent of reserve quantities attributable to the parent company and 100 percent of the reserve quantities attributable to its consolidated subsidiaries (whether or not wholly-owned); and

(ii) if a significant portion of reserve quantities referred to in subparagraph (i) is attributable to a consolidated subsidiary in which there is a significant minority interest, disclose that fact and the approximate portion of suchreserve quantities attributable to the minority interest;

(b) Proportionate Consolidation - if the issuer files financial statements in which investments are proportionately consolidated, the issuer’s disclosed reserve quantities must include the issuer’s proportionate share of the investees’ oil and gasreserves; and

(c) Equity Accounting - if the issuer files financial statements in which investments are accounted for by the equity method, do not include investees’ oil and gasreserve quantities in disclosed reserve quantities of the issuer, but disclose the issuer’s share of the investees’ oil and gasreserve quantities separately.

Item 3.2 Disclosure ofFuture Net Revenueto Vary with Accounting

1. Consolidated Financial Disclosure- If the issuer files consolidated financial statements, and if a significant portion of the issuer’s economic interest in future net revenue is attributable to a consolidated subsidiary in which there is a significant minority interest, disclose that fact and the approximate portion of the economic interest in future net revenue attributable to the minority interest.

2. Equity Accounting- If the issuer files financial statements in which investments are accounted for by the equity method, do not include the investees’ future net revenue relating to proved,probable or possible oil and gas reserves in disclosed future net revenue of the issuer, but disclose the issuer’s share of such future net revenue of investees separately, in the aggregate and by country.


PART 4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNINGRESERVES DATAAND RELATED INFORMATION

Item 4.1 Additional Information ConcerningProved Oil and Gas Reserve Quantitiesand theStandardized Measure

Disclose the information specified in paragraphs .160 through .184 of the FASB Standard.

Item 4.2 Additional Information ConcerningReserves

1. Disclose the issuer’sreserves, gross and net, estimated using forecast prices and costs, in total and by country, in the following categories:

(a) proved developed producing reserves;

(b) proved developed non-producing reserves;

(c) proved undeveloped reserves;

(d) probable reserves; and

(e) possible reserves (if possible reserves are disclosed in the information filed under item 1 of section 5.1 of NI 51-101).

2. For each of provedreserves (in total), probablereserves, and possible reserves (if possible reserves are disclosed in the information filed under item 1 of section 5.1 of NI 51-101), estimated using forecast prices and costs, provide the following additional information:

(a) the issuer’s gross interest and net interest;

(b) the issuer’s royalty interests; and

(c) a breakdown by product type.

3. For proved undeveloped reserves, provide the following additional information:

(a) disclose when the proved undeveloped reserves were first attributed, specifying, by product type, the amount of the proved undeveloped reserves first attributed in each of the most recent five financial years and the amount first attributed before that time; or

(b) discuss generally the basis on which the issuer attributes proved undeveloped reserves, its plans (including timing) for developing the proved undeveloped reserves and, if applicable, its reasons for not planning to develop particular proved undeveloped reserves during the following two years.

Item 4.3 Additional Information ConcerningFuture Net Revenue

Specify the issuer’s future net revenue attributable to each of proved reserves, probable reserves andpossible reserves (if possible reserves are disclosed in the information filed under item 1 of section 5.1 of NI 51-101) by country and in total, in each case:

(a) separately identifying

(i) estimated future revenues;

(ii) royalties;

(iii) development costs;

(iv) operating costs (abandonment and reclamation costs may be included in operating costs or disclosed separately); and

(v) future income tax expenses; and

(b) specifying future net revenue estimated:

Item 4.4 Constant Prices Used in Estimates

For each product type, disclose the prices, as at the last day of the issuer’s most recent financial year, used in estimating proved oil and gas reserve quantities and thestandardized measure.

Item 4.5 Forecast Prices Used in Estimates

1. For each product type, disclose

(a) the forecast prices used in estimating reserves and future net revenue under Items 4.2 and 4.3:

(i) for each of the following five financial years; and

(ii) generally, for subsequent periods; and

(b) the issuer’s weighted average historical prices for the most recent financial year.

2. The forecast prices disclosed in response to section 1 shall be prices generally referenced for trading in that field, region or country.

3. If the forecast prices specified in response to section 1 were provided by a qualified evaluator independent of the issuer, disclose that fact and identify the qualified evaluator.


INSTRUCTION

(1) “Prices generally referenced for trading” may be obtained from sources such as public product trading exchanges or prices posted by purchasers, taking into account differentials (including transportation or marketing fees) from the referenced price location to the issuer’s point of sale.

(2) Under section 4.6 ofNI 51-101, the issuer must obtain thequalified evaluator’swritten consent to disclose his or her identity in response to section 3 of Item 4.5 of this Form.

Item 4.6 FutureDevelopment Costs

1. Disclose the amount of development costs

(a) deducted in the calculation of future net revenue, in total and by year for each of the first five years estimated; and

(b) included in the estimates of each of the categories of reserves disclosed in response to Item 2.1, by country, separately for each product type.

2. If the issuer believes that new funds from external sources would be necessary to pay for estimated future development costs, disclose

(a) that fact;

(b) the issuer’s estimated costs of obtaining the required funds (including costs of anticipated borrowing, farm-outs or similar arrangements); and

(c) if such estimated costs would likely make development uneconomic, the estimated effects on disclosed reserves and future net revenue, including, if applicable, the reclassification of disclosed reserves as resources.

INSTRUCTION

Disclosure in response to section 1 of Item 4.6, byproduct type, may require a reasonable allocation of costs.

Item 4.7Future net revenuebefore abandonment and reclamation costs andfuture income tax expenses

Disclose the net present value offuture net revenue before deducting abandonment and reclamation costs and future income tax expenses, estimated using a discount rate of 10 percent, separately by product type, for each of:

(a) proved reserves;

(b) probable reserves; and

(c) possible reserves (if possible reserves are disclosed in the information filed under item 1 of section 5.1 of NI 51-101).

Item 4.8 Changes inStandardized Measure

In addition to the requirements of Item 4.1, include in the disclosure of changes in the standardized measure under paragraph .183 of the FASB Standard the information referred to clause e. of that paragraph, separately for each of purchases and sales.


PART 5. OTHEROILANDGASINFORMATION

Provide information under Part 5 as at the effective date.

Item 5.1Oilandgas propertiesand wells

1. Identify and describe generally the issuer’s important properties, plants, facilities and installations:

(a) identifying their location, by province, territory or state if in Canada or the United States and by country otherwise;

(b) indicating whether they are located onshore or offshore;

(c) in respect of properties to which reserves, disclosed under item 1 of section 5.1 of NI 51-101, have been attributed, if the properties are capable of producing but are not producing, disclosing generally how long they have been in that condition and discussing the general proximity of pipelines or other means of transportation; and

(d) describing generally any statutory or other mandatory relinquishments, surrenders, back-ins or changes in ownership.

2. State, separately for oil wells and gas wells, the number of the issuer’s producing wells and non-producing wells, expressed in terms of both gross wells and net wells, by location (province, territory or state if in Canada or the United States and by country otherwise).

Item 5.2Propertieswith no attributedreserves

1. For all properties to which no reserves are attributed, disclose:

(a) the gross acreage in which the issuer has an interest;

(b) the interest of the issuer therein expressed in terms of net leaseable acreage;

(c) the location, by country; and

(d) the existence, nature (including any bonding requirements), timing and cost (specified or estimated) of any work commitments.

2. Disclose, by country, the net area of property to which no reserves are attributed and for which the issuer expects its rights to explore, develop and exploit to expire within one year.

Item 5.3 Forward Contracts

1. If the issuer is bound by an agreement (including a transportation agreement), directly or through an aggregator, under which it may be precluded from fully realizing, or be protected from the full effect of, future market prices for oil, synthetic oil or gas, describe the agreement, providing dates, time periods and summaries or ranges of volumes and contracted or reasonably estimated values.

2. Section 1 does not apply to:

(a) agreements disclosedby the issuer as financial instruments in accordance with Section 3860 of the Handbook of the CICA; or

(b) agreements disclosed by the issuer as contractual obligations or commitments in accordance with Section 3280 of the Handbook of the CICA.

3. If the issuer’s transportation obligations or commitments for future physical deliveries of oil or gas exceed the issuer’s expected related future productionfrom its proved reserves, estimated using forecast prices and costs and included as part of reserves data, disclose the amount of such excess, providing dates, time periods, volumes and reasonably estimated value.

Item 5.4 Abandonment and reclamation costs

In respect of abandonment and reclamation costs for surface leases, wells, facilities and pipelines, disclose:

(a) how the issuer estimates such costs;

(b) the number ofnet wells for which the issuer is to incur such costs;

(c) the total amount of such costs expected to be incurred, undiscounted and discounted at 10 percent;

(d) the extent to which such costs, expected to be incurred, have not been deducted in estimating the reserves data disclosed under Part 2; and

(e) the amount of such costs that the issuer expects to pay in the next three financial years, in total.

Item 5.5 Tax Horizon

If the issuer is not required to pay income taxes for its most recently completed financial year, discuss its estimate of when income taxes may become payable.

Item 5.6 Exploration and Development Activities

1. Disclose, by country and separately for exploratory wells and development wells:

(a) the number of gross wells and net wells, completed in the issuer’s most recent financial year; and

(b) for each category of wells disclosed under paragraph (a), the number completed as oil wells, gas wells and service wells and the number that were dry holes.

2. Describe generally the issuer’s most important current and likely exploration and development activities, by country.

Item 5.7 Production Estimates

1. Disclose, by country and by product type, the volume of production estimated for the first year reflected in the estimate of future net revenue disclosed under Item 4.3.

2. If one field accounts for 20 percent of more of the estimated production disclosed under section 1, identify that field and disclose the volume of production estimated for the field for that year.

Item 5.8 Production History

1. To the extent not previously disclosed in interim financial statements filed by the issuer, disclose, for each quarter of its most recent financial year, by country:

(a) the issuer’s share of average daily production volume, before deduction of royalties, by product type; and

(b) by product type, as an average per barrel, for oil, and as an average per thousand cubic feet, for gas:

(i) the product prices received;

(ii) royalties paid;

(iii) production (lifting) costs; and

(iv) the resulting netback.

2. For each important field, and in total, disclose the issuer’s production volumes for the most recent financial year, by product type.