Overview of REGS Over the Years Current Update

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Overview of REGS Over the Years Current Update
Bob Cody Alan Doniger
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REGS Vision Regulatory Reporting will be
performed electronically through the
utilization of a single uniform format.
REGS Overview
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REGS ObjectivesProvide a forum for Regulatory
Agencies to work with each other and the
Petroleum Industry in adoption of single uniform
electronic format (EDI).
REGS Overview
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REGS User GroupOrganization Early Beginnings
Petroleum Companies Federal Agencies State
Agencies County Agencies Taxing
Authorities Vendors / Consultants
Co-Chairpersons Industry Bob Cody, Chevron
Alan Doniger, Energistics Agency
Jim Gazewood, BLM
Liaison PIDX Standards
Secretary/Webmaster
API Technical Support
Liaison PIDX Promotion Education
Environment and Compliance Issues Subcommittee
Finance/Operations Subcommittee
Federal Environmental Task Group
Royalty Task Group
Production Task Group
State Environmental Task Group
Well Operations Task Group
Severance Tax Task Group
County Environmental Task Group
Property Tax Task Group
Motor Fuels Tax Task Group
MSDS Task Group
Sales / Use Tax Task Group
Others ?
Others ?
REGS - Government Electronic Commerce User Group
Note Specific Task Groups will be formed only
when there is a business need. Industry
and Government Agencies must also commit
sufficient staff resources to ensure tangible
results are produced.
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REGS User Group Process
REGS Overview
Define Scope of User Group
Create or revise an existing Data Transaction Set
Identify data elements
PIDX Approval Process DISA Approval
Define data elements
Pilot data exchange
PIDD approval Process
Expand Participation
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REGS Accomplishments
REGS Overview
Developed and Implemented Royalty Report 185
DTS Regulatory Invoices 810 DTS Severance Tax
Reporting 813 DTS Production Volume Reporting
867 DTS Electronic Funds Transfer 820
DTS Well Information ( Well Life) 625
DTS Created Agency EDI Implementation Guide
Format Created an Industry Model Electronic
Commerce Agreement Establish REGS Mapping Process
for creating regulatory EDI Increased scope of
REGS to include Upstream reporting for MSDS,
Environmental Developed, created, and defined
many thousands of regulatory common base names
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REGS Accomplishments
REGS Overview
Updated the PIDD with all standardized REGS
Common Names Established a REGS Maintained
Industry Code Name Listing Created REGS Website
www.regsedi.com (one of the first graphical
websites on Internet) REGS Technical
Library Visitors Center Listing of Government
Agencies, with links to EC Program Meeting
Meetings, Updates on Activies REGS Contact
Listing Pictures Created REGS Collaboration
with GWPC, Energistics for XML development of
Regulatory Well Life Cycle -- first project
ePermitting. Developed Business Case Study for
ePermitting Project WITSML includes permit data
transfer specifications. WITSML is a trademark
of Energistics
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REGS

• 2007 Goals Status
• GWPC and Energistics will conduct industry review
  comment period on the regulatory industry life
  cycle (ePermit currently) additions to the WITSML
  Standards. WITSML is a trademark of
  Energistics. Status was completed mid-year.
  
• California and Colorado to implement Agency
  ePermitting Implementation Guides and begin pilot
  program using the regulatory ePermiting WITSML
  Standards. Status California is in IT
  reengineering phase, Colorado is in a position to
  be first to use the WITSML electronic permitting
  standards. The testing and deployment approach
  was impacted around mid-year due to loss of DOE
  funding support. In response, a scaled down
  agency development is being pursued locally and
  an Energistics Work Group of operators is forming
  to perform pilot implementations and deployments.
  
• GWPC, Energistics and industry companies will
  edit distribute promotional brochure on
  regulatory ePermiting WITSML Standards.
  Status Brochure completed, distributed to
  PIDX, GWPC, and soon at Energistics 2nd Annual
  Summit on Nov 6th.

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REGS

• 2007 Goals Status
• REGS and Energistics will host Industry Work Shop
  to create awareness of regulatory ePermiting
  WITSML Standards. Status Possible first
  workshop at an upcoming COGA (Colorado Operators
  Assoc.) meeting.
• REGS and Energistics Industry Electronic
  Activities
• Energistics and GWPC are now members in each
  others organizations. Reflects well on
  cooperation with agencies.
• Electronic permitting business case has been
  developed by Pioneer NR and Energistics.
• Continued PIDX REGS maintenance of industry codes
  (Alaska, TX Comptrollers, MMS)
• REGS coordinates efforts with DISA, PIDX,
  Energistics will endorse ISO 3166 Country Code
  Standards for XML developments.
• New DISA X12 Regulatory Motor Fuels XML Schema
  soon to be approved.

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REGS

• REGS Industry Electronic Activities
• State of Alaska is upgrading their Royalty Report
  Interface for reporters, hope to implement within
  six months. Provides logon interface to check
  status of report filings to ensure reports are
  balanced for the month (includes EDI X12
  filers).
• Update from MMS Electronic Activities
• MMS is meeting with PROFOG to discuss reporting
  modifications enhancements. MMS edits will be
  implemented in the SAP/PRA code. If direct EDI
  reports continue to experience errors, they will
  be asked to use the Inovis reporting solution (
  to catch errors upfront).
• MMS Lease/Agreement cross-reference is available
  electronically.
• Reporting histories should match MMS history as
  recorded in MMS Brio Portal.
• Net Zero prior period adjustments should not be
  submitted to MMS.

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REGS

• REGS Industry Electronic Activities
• Continued- Update from MMS Electronic
  Activities
• MMS finishing a 5 year business plan. Features
  expected include an automated system to research,
  report and pay rents.
• Future feature is planned to allow payment of
  rents at the time the Inovis electronic reporting
  is submitted. Payments will be processed
  through the Pay.Gov site.

Please support us, promote our PIDX efforts with
in your organization. Communicate
opportunities for your company to join ePermiting
Pilots.
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REGS Update

• For more information about the REGS EC
  User Group or the Regulatory Collaboration
• Bob Cody, Chevron PIDX Co-Chair
• rcod_at_chevron.com
• Jim Gazewood, BLM PIDX Co-Chair
• Jim_gazewood_at_blm.gov
• Alan Doniger, Energistics
• alan.doniger_at_energistics.org
• Paul Jehn, GWPC
• pauljehn_at_adelphia.net