Petroleum Marketing Program

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX
Expiration Date: XX/XX/XX
Version No.: 2013.01

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

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

Email completed forms to: [email protected]

If you have any questions about Form EIA-182 after reading
the instructions, please call our toll free number 1-800-6388812.

2. PURPOSE
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA182, “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 U.S. 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 Monthly Energy Review, the
Annual Energy Review, and the Oil and Gas Lease Equipment
and Operating Costs 1994-2009.
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
The Form EIA-182 is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b) of
the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93275) 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.
Section 9 explains the possible sanctions for failing to report.

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:

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

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:
http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-182
You may also access the materials by following the steps
below:
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Go to EIA’s website at www.eia.gov
Click on Tools in the upper right hand corner
Click on EIA Survey Forms
Click on Petroleum
Under Monthly select EIA-182
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
Basis for Reporting

4. WHEN TO SUBMIT
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 2013, the report must be
submitted to EIA by April 30, 2013).

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

Secure File Transfer forms to:
https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/noticeoog.jsp

Report all domestic crude oil to which your firm takes (or
retains) title (including arms-length transfers between
unaffiliated 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.”)
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

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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.
Exceptions to the reporting provisions covered in this
instruction will be granted by EIA only as needed on a case-bycase 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 1
and 3 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.

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 twocharacter alpha codes.
Report the first purchase cost and volumes of 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 200mile limit through 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
originating from either OCS areas as the CC or GC, regardless
of point of delivery and/or sale.

PART 1. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Report Period: Enter the month and year for which this form is
being submitted.

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. If this
is a resubmission, check the box which indicates so.
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 3. 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, enter zero (0) for “Total” (code 72).
Geographical Coverage
All crude oil produced within the 50 States and the District of

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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.

Enter the numeric codes for the month and year of the
reporting period.
Enter the 10-digit number assigned to the reporting firm for this
survey.
Report total first purchase volumes for 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).

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First purchases that do not fall within any other existing
State/Production area should be placed in code 71, “OTHER
STATE/AREA.”
Enter the appropriate State postal
abbreviation in the parentheses (Refer to Appendix A).

11. DEFINITIONS

8. PROVISIONS REGARDING
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

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.

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 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 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.

Affiliate – An entity which is directly or indirectly owned,
operated, or controlled by another entity.

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:
1. 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;
2. Small amounts of nonhydrocarbons produced with the oil,
such as sulfur and various metals; and
3. Drip gases, and liquid hydrocarbons produced from tar
sands, oil sands, gilsonite, and oil shale.

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: U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Office of Survey Development and Statistical
Integration, EI-21, 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. 20503.

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 - A firm that is not directly or indirectly controlled
by another entity.

b. Parent and its Consolidated Entities - A parent and
those firms (if any) that are affiliated with the parent 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

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controlled by him/her or by his/her father, mother, spouse,
children or grandchildren.

(3) mile limit shall be reported as Louisiana or Texas (LA or
TX) or California (CA), respectively.

c. Unconsolidated Entity - A firm that is affiliated with a
parent entity but not consolidated with the parent entity 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.

e. 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.

d. 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 coupled with the physical removal of the crude oil
from a property lease for the first time. 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 as non arms-length transactions; i.e., transactions
in which the buyer and seller of the crude oil do not act
according to their own independent self-interest and a
relationship exists between the entities that may cause the
agreed-upon price to differ from the actual fair market value
of the product; e.g., crude oil transferred within an oil
company between its production and refining affiliates.
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. 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.
d. 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

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f.

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.

g. 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 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 informed by both firms involved to
assure no double-counting or under-reporting occurs.
Lease Condensate - A mixture consisting primarily of
hydrocarbons heavier than pentanes that is recovered as a
liquid from natural gas in lease separation facilities. This
category excludes natural gas liquids, such as butane and
propane, that 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.

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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.

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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