Purpose of AER Directive 017 | Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations *

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations consolidates, clarifies, and updates Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) requirements for measurement points used for AER accounting and reporting purposes, as well as those measurement points required for upstream petroleum facilities and some downstream pipeline operations under existing regulations. The term “measurement” as used in this document means “measurement, accounting, and reporting.” While measurement is the determination of a volume, accounting and reporting are integral components of measurement in that after a fluid volume is “measured,” mathematical procedures (accounting) may have to be employed to arrive at the desired volume to be “reported.”

This directive consolidates, clarifies, and updates AER requirements for measurement points used for AER accounting and reporting purposes, as well as those measurement points required for upstream petroleum facilities and some downstream pipeline operations under existing regulations. This directive defines:

  • what and how volumes must be measured;
  • what, where, and how volumes may be estimated;
  • if accounting procedures must be performed on the determined volumes and what they are;
  • what data must be kept for audit purposes; and
  • what resultant volumes must be reported to the AER.

* Source AER Directive 017

The first annual reporting year for Directive 017 is 2019 and your first annual emissions report is due June 1, 2020.

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