Petroleum Marketing Program

OMB No. 1905-0174
Expiration Date:
Version No.: 2007.001

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C. 20585

EIA-182
DOMESTIC CRUDE OIL FIRST PURCHASE REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS
1. QUESTIONS?

E-mail completed forms to: [email protected]

If you have any questions about Form EIA-182 after reading the
instructions, please call our toll free number 1-800-638-8812.

Secure File Transfer forms to:
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2. PURPOSE
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-182,
“Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report,” is designed to
collect data on both the average cost and volume associated
with the physical and financial transfer of domestic crude oil off
the property on which it was produced. The monthly reported
data represent the initial market value and volume of domestic
crude oil production. The primary statistic is the weighted
average wellhead price for selected domestic crude oil streams
aggregated by State. First purchase volumes are also used in
generating estimates of domestic crude oil production. Since
the purpose of this report is statistical, definitions vary
unavoidably from those of some State agencies whose purpose
is strictly fiscal or regulatory (see Definitions).
Data are used by the Department of Energy (DOE) in reviewing
the supply, demand, quality, and price changes of crude oil. The
average wellhead price(s) are published in the Petroleum
Marketing Monthly, the Petroleum Marketing Annual, the
Monthly Energy Review, the Annual Energy Review and the
U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves
Report. The data are used elsewhere across Federal and State
agencies in statistics, data verification, fiscal planning and
administering certain income tax credit provisions. In the private
sector, the data are used in economic forecasts, market
analyses, and refinery operations modeling.

3. WHO MUST SUBMIT

Electronic Transmission: The PC Electronic Data Reporting
Option (PEDRO) is a Windows-based application that will enable
you to enter data interactively, import data from your own
database, validate your data online, and transmit the encrypted
data electronically to EIA via the Internet or a dial-up modem. If
you are interested in receiving this free software, contact the
Electronic Data Collection Support Staff at (202) 586-9659.
Mail completed forms to:

6. COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS,
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Copies in portable document format (PDF) and spreadsheet
format (XLS) are available on EIA's website at:
www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/survey_forms/pet_survey_forms.html

You may also access the materials by following the steps
below:
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The Form EIA-182 is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275)
and must be completed by any firm that assumes (or retains)
ownership of domestic crude oil as it leaves the lease on which it
was produced.

Oil & Gas Survey
U.S. Department of Energy
Ben Franklin Station
PO Box 279
Washington, DC 20044-0279

Go to EIA’s website at www.eia.doe.gov
Click on Petroleum
Click on Petroleum Survey Forms located in the
References box on the right side of the page
Select the materials you want.

Files must be saved to your personal computer. Data cannot
be entered interactively on the website.

7. HOW TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY FORM

Section 9 explains the possible sanctions for failing to report.

Basis for Reporting

4. WHEN TO SUBMIT

Report all domestic crude oil to which your firm takes (or retains)
title (including arms-length transfers between affiliated firms)
when the oil leaves the lease (or property) on which it was
produced. The average cost and volume at this point constitute
the “first purchase.” (See definition of “first purchase.”)

The Form EIA-182 must be submitted to EIA no later than 30
calendar days after the close of each reference month. (e.g., if
the reference month is March 2010, the report must be
submitted to the EIA by April 30, 2010 ).

5. WHERE TO SUBMIT
Survey forms may be submitted by facsimile, e-mail, electronic
transmission, or mail.
Fax completed forms to: (202) 586-9772

Report EIA-182 data on an equity basis in terms of the
accounting system of the firm as historically recorded and
consistently applied. If a firm’s historical method of accounting
for crude oil calls for its accounting records to be closed on a
particular date each month, only the information available at that
time and recorded in the firm’s accounting records (i.e.,
“booked”) is to be included in the reports filed for that reporting
month.

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Exceptions to the reporting provisions covered in this instruction
will be granted by EIA only as needed on a case-by-case basis.
Resubmissions
Resubmissions are required if it is found that previously reported
volumetric or cost data for an individual stream are in error by
more than five percent (+5%). Each resubmission will establish
a new base to which the five percent threshold would be applied
in determining whether subsequent resubmissions are required.
That is, in applying the five percent criterion, the sum of all
changes to the previously reported cost or volume data should
be used. Resubmissions should be submitted within 120 days
after the end of the reporting month.
To file a resubmission, complete and attach a copy of Part I and
II to the regular monthly submission. Complete separate
submissions for each reporting month in which State/Production
area data exceed the threshold. Enter only the full corrected
values for cost and volume, not the net (plus or minus) change.

PART I. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Report Period: Enter the year and month for which this form is
being submitted.
Enter the 10-digit EIA ID Number. If you do not have a number,
submit your report leaving this field blank. EIA will advise you of
the number.

Prior-Period Accounting Adjustments
The purpose of the EIA-182 form is to gather first purchase
volumes and costs associated with current period activities for
statistical and analytical purposes.
Therefore, material
accounting adjustments associated with prior-period purchases
should not be included. Consistent with the resubmission
criteria, EIA establishes that a five percent (+5%) change in any
reported current period volumes or cost data for an individual
stream due to prior-period adjustments are material.
If the adjustments are traceable to a specific reporting month
and would change previously reported data by more than the
five percent threshold, file a resubmission in accordance with the
instruction given above. Prior-period adjustments that do not
change current data more than five percent (5%) may be
included with current month data.
Reported Data

Enter the name and addresses of the reporting company. If they
are the same, only report one address. Enter the name,
telephone number, fax number and email address for the
contact person.
Enter the month, day, and year this report is being filed.
Type of Report: Check the box which indicates whether this form
is: (1) an Original, or (2) a Resubmission. If this is a
resubmission, enter the date of the report for which this report is
a resubmission.
In the space entitled, “Comments,” please note any significant
facts about the reported data that may explain any large
changes from the previous months reported data. Please make
note if the reported data include any prior-period adjustments.

PART II. CRUDE OIL FIRST PURCHASES

Report average cost per barrel and total volume purchased for
requested crude oil streams purchased in a State. Any crude oil
purchased that does not fall in a named crude oil stream should
be reported in the State’s “Other” category. Any crude oil
purchased in States for which no specific streams are requested
should be reported in the State’s “Miscellaneous” category.
The average cost includes any taxes and bonuses or discounts
applicable to the sale. Report all volumes, less (net of) basic
sediment and water (BS&W), corrected to 60 degrees
Fahrenheit. All entries should be positive values (no negative
costs or volumes) in dollars per barrel ($/bbl) or 42 - U.S. gallon
barrels, respectively. If first purchases were not made during
the reporting period, simply enter zero (0) for “Total” (code 72).
Geographical Coverage
All crude oil produced within the 50 States and the District of
Columbia, including the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), is
defined as domestic crude oil and subject to the reporting
provision of Form EIA-182. In addition, the entire North Slope,
including Kuparuk, is reported separately from the remainder of
the Alaskan southern mainland. The State/Production areas are
listed in Appendix A together with the appropriate two-character
alpha codes.

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Report offshore production according to legal jurisdiction.
Production within the jurisdiction of the State Governments (i.e.,
3 statute miles for all States except Florida and Texas, where
the limit is 3 marine leagues), shall be reported as mainland first
purchases. If the production is outside the jurisdiction of the
State Governments, report the location of purchase as the OCS.
(The U.S. Government exercises control over the OCS out to
the 200-mile limit through the Minerals Management Service
(MMS) of the Department of Interior.) For purposes of reporting
on this form, the OCS is divided into two production areas:
California Coast (CC) and Gulf Coast (GC) - off Louisiana and
Texas. Report all U.S. royalty crude oil (in-value and in-kind)
originating from either OCS areas as the CC or GC, regardless
of point of delivery and/or sale.

Enter the numeric codes for the year and month of the reporting
period.
Enter the 10-digit number assigned to the reporting firm for this
survey.
Report all first purchases of each crude oil stream during the
reporting period by the State/ Production area in which the
purchased oil was produced.
Enter the average cost per barrel paid for the first purchases of
the crude oil stream in the reporting month. Report in $/bbl.
Enter the total volume of the first purchases of the crude oil
stream in the reporting month. Report in actual barrels. If first
purchases were not made during the reporting period, simply
enter zero (0) for “Total” (code 72).
First purchases that do not fit in any other State/Production Area
should be placed on code 71, “OTHER STATE/AREA.” Enter
the appropriate State postal abbreviation in the parentheses
(Refer to Appendix A).

8. PROVISIONS REGARDING
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

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The information reported on this form will be protected and not
disclosed to the public to the extent that it satisfies the criteria
for exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. §552, the Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, 10
C.F.R. §1004.11, implementing the FOIA, and the Trade Secrets
Act, 18 U.S.C. §1905.
The Federal Energy Administration Act requires the EIA to
provide company-specific data to other Federal agencies when
requested for official use. The information reported on this form
may also be made available, upon request, to another
component of the DOE; to any Committee of Congress, the
Government Accountability Office, or other Federal agencies
authorized by law to receive such information. A court of
competent jurisdiction may obtain this information in response to
an order. The information may be used for any nonstatistical
purposes such as administrative, regulatory, law enforcement, or
adjudicatory purposes.
Disclosure limitation procedures are applied to the statistical
data published from EIA-182 survey information to ensure that
the risk of disclosure of identifiable information is very small.

9. SANCTIONS
The timely submission of Form EIA-182 by those required to
report is mandatory under Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA) (Public Law 93-275), as
amended. Failure to respond may result in a civil penalty of not
more than $2,750 per day for each violation, or a fine of not
more than $5,000 per day for each criminal violation. The
government may bring a civil action to prohibit reporting
violations which may result in a temporary restraining order or a
preliminary or permanent injunction without bond. In such civil
action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions
commanding any person to comply with these reporting
requirements.

10. FILING FORMS WITH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondents are not required to file or reply to any Federal
collection of information unless it has a valid OMB control
number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 4.3 hours per response, including the
time of reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Energy Information Administration, Statistics and
Methods Group, EI-70, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20585; and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C.

11. DEFINITIONS
Average Cost - Total cost of first purchases of a crude stream
during the reference month divided by the total volume
purchased; also known as the weighted average cost. Total
cost includes any taxes and bonuses or discounts applicable to
the sale.

Crude Oil - A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in the liquid
phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at
atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating
facilities. Depending upon the characteristics of the crude
stream, it may also include:
a.

Small amounts of hydrocarbons that exist in gaseous
phase in natural underground reservoirs but are liquid
at atmospheric pressure after being recovered from oil
well (casinghead) gas in lease separators and are
subsequently commingled with the crude stream
without being separately measured; Lease condensate
recovered as a liquid from natural gas wells in lease or
field separation facilities and later mixed into the crude
stream is also included;

b.

Small amounts of nonhydrocarbons produced with the
oil, such as sulfur and various metals; and

c.

Drip gases, and liquid hydrocarbons produced from tar
sands, oil sands, gilsonite, and oil shale.

Liquids produced at natural gas processing plants are excluded.
Crude oil is refined to produce a wide array of petroleum
products, including heating oils; gasoline, diesel and jet fuels;
lubricants; asphalt; ethane, propane, and butane; and many
other products used for their energy or chemical content.
Domestic Crude Oil - Produced in the United States including
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Refer to “Geographical
Coverage” on page 2 of these instructions.
Firm - An association, company, corporation, estate, individual,
joint venture, partnership, or sole proprietorship, or any other
entity, however organized, including: (a) charitable or
educational institutions; (b) the Federal Government, including
corporations, departments, Federal agencies and other
instrumentalities; and (c) State and local Governments.
A firm may consist of (1) a parent entity, including the
consolidated and unconsolidated entities (if any) that it directly
or indirectly controls; (2) a parent and its consolidated entities
only; (3) an unconsolidated entity; or (4) any part or combination
of the above. Reporting by parent companies is preferred to
minimize the possibility of double-counting or under-reporting.
a.

Parent and its Consolidated Entities - A parent and
those firms (if any) directly or indirectly controlled by
the parent which are consolidated with the parent for
purposes of financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles historically and consistently applied. An
individual shall be deemed to control a firm which is
directly or indirectly controlled by him/her or by his/her
father, mother, spouse, children or grandchildren.

b.

Unconsolidated Entity - A firm directly or indirectly
controlled by a parent but not consolidated with the
parent for purposes of financial statements prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. An unconsolidated entity includes any firm
consolidated with the unconsolidated entity for
purposes of financial statements prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles historically and consistently applied. An
individual shall be deemed to control a firm which is
directly or indirectly controlled by him/her or by his/her
father, mother, spouse, children, or grandchildren.

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c.

Parent and Affiliated Firms - A parent and those
firms which are its (a) consolidated and (b)
unconsolidated entities.

First Purchase (of crude oil) - An equity (not custody)
transaction commonly associated with a transfer of ownership of
crude oil associated with the physical removal of the crude oil
from a property for the first time (also referred to as a lease
sale). A first purchase normally occurs at the time and place of
ownership transfer where the crude oil volume sold is measured
and recorded on a run ticket or other similar physical evidence of
purchase. The volume purchased and the cost of such
transaction shall not be measured farther from the wellhead than
the point at which the value for landowner royalties is
established, if there was a separate landowner.
Special Cases:
a.

Transfers Between Affiliated Companies - Shall be
defined to occur as if in arms-length transactions.

b.

Transfers on the Alaska North Slope - Shall include
all crude oil fed into the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline. All
such crude oil shall be reported as a first purchase at
Pump Station Number One on the Trans-Alaskan
Pipeline, and the first purchase price shall include all
transportation and gathering charges to that point.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

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Transfers Involving Naval Petroleum Reserve
(NPR) - Shall be reported as a first purchase if the
crude oil is purchased from either (1) a commercial
producer/operator on the NPR (but not the USG per
se) or (2) the USG (DOE) selling NPR royalty crude oil.
Transfers Involving U.S. Offshore Properties - Shall
be reported as a first purchase if the crude oil is
purchased from either (1) a commercial
producer/operator including the royalty-in-value portion
or (2) the USG (Minerals Management Service) selling
the royalty-in-kind portion. In all cases, the total
amount paid for first purchases shall exclude
transportation costs to the mainland. Purchases from
production outside the three (3) mile limit shall be
reported as Gulf Coast (GC) or California Coast (CC).
Purchases from production in State waters within the
three (3) mile limit shall be reported as Louisiana or
Texas (LA or TX) or California (CA), respectively.
Transfers Involving Gulf Coast Lease or Plant
Condensate - Shall be reported as crude oil first
purchases from the Gulf Coast (GC) even if
condensate is shipped to the mainland from offshore in
the gas (as opposed to crude) stream. Report the
value and volume allocated back to the platform for
royalty accounting purposes.

which entails delivery off the lease is reported as the
“first” purchase.
First Purchase Price - The price for domestic crude oil
reported by the company that owns the crude oil the first
time it is removed from the lease boundary. Any
adjustments to posted prices, including adjustments for quality
and premiums/bonuses to reflect market conditions (e.g.,
transportation bonuses), shall be reflected in the first purchase
price. This specifically includes transportation bonuses whereby
the seller assumes some or all of the first purchaser’s
transportation costs. The first purchase price will be reported
directly as the first purchase average cost. Hence, any price
adjustments will be reported as adjustments to the first purchase
average cost.
First Purchaser - A firm that acquires ownership of domestic
crude oil by a first purchase transaction. Physical custody of the
crude oil is not a prerequisite. In the case of multiple owners,
only one firm should report to avoid double-counting.
If there is any question as to whom should report as the “first
purchaser” contact EIA directly at the phone number listed in
Section 1 of these instructions.
In “buy-sell” transactions, the buyer shall be the first purchaser
and shall submit Form EIA-182, whether the seller retains
ultimate control of the “wet” barrel or holds the basic division
order and pays the producer(s). If this provision requires a
change in who should and who should not report first purchases,
EIA shall be so informed by both firms involved to assure no
double-counting or under-reporting.
Lease Condensate - A mixture consisting primarily of pentanes
and heavier hydrocarbons which is recovered as a liquid from
natural gas in lease separation facilities. This category excludes
natural gas liquids, such as butane and propane, which are
recovered at downstream natural gas processing plants or
facilities.
Prior-Period Adjustments - Current period accounting entries
(either average costs or total volumes or both) which are
associated with first purchases that occurred in a month prior to
the current reporting period.
Reference Month - The calendar month for which the current
EIA-182 report is submitted. The “reporting month” is the
accounting month in which the data were booked. In most
cases, the “reporting month” will also be the month in which the
run ticket (or equivalent) is dated.
Stream - Crude oil produced in a particular field or a collection
of crude oils with similar qualities from fields in close proximity,
which the petroleum industry usually describes with a specific
name, such as West Texas Intermediate.

Crude Oil Consumed on the Lease - Shall not be
reported as part of a first purchase if it remains on the
lease or property on which it was produced. This
includes any crude oil which is reinjected into the field
(and subject to recovery at a later date). Any crude oil
obtained from other leases or properties for
consumption or reinjection is subject to reporting as a
first purchase, as defined.
Sales/Resales on the Lease - Shall not be reported
as first purchases so long as the crude oil physically
remains on the lease. Only the equity transaction
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APPENDIX A
ALPHA CODES FOR STATE AND PRODUCTION AREAS
STATES/PRODUCTION AREAS
Alabama
Alaska - North Slope
Alaska - South (incl. State waters)
Arizona
Arkansas
California - Mainland (incl. State waters)
California – OCS
Colorado
Florida
Gulf Coast - OCS (off Louisiana & Texas)
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana - Mainland (incl. State waters)
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri

CODES
AL
AN
AS
AZ
AR
CA
CC
CO
FL
GC
IL
IN
KS
KY
LA
MI
MS
MO

STATES/PRODUCTION AREAS

CODES

Montana
MT
Nebraska
NE
Nevada
NV
New Mexico
NM
New York
NY
North Dakota
ND
Ohio
OH
Oklahoma
OK
Pennsylvania
PA
South Dakota
SD
Tennessee
TN
Texas - Mainland (incl. State waters)
TX
Utah
UT
Virginia
VA
West Virginia
WV
Wyoming
WY
Other
Applicable postal code

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