Monthly Crude Oil Report

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, DC 20585

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EIA-813
MONTHLY CRUDE OIL REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS

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QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about Form EIA-813 after reading the instructions, please contact the Survey Manager at (202) 586-3536.

PURPOSE
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-813, Monthly Crude Oil Report, is used to collect data on end-of-month
stocks of crude oil, and movements of crude oil by pipeline. A summary of the data appear on EIA’s website at www.eia.gov and in
numerous government publications.

WHO MUST SUBMIT
Form EIA-813 is mandatory under 15 U.S.C. §772(b) and must be completed by companies which carry or store 1,000 barrels or more of
crude oil. Included are:
gathering and trunk pipeline companies (including interstate, intrastate, and intracompany pipelines),
terminal operators,
storers of crude oil (except refineries), and
companies transporting Alaskan crude oil by water in the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

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WHEN TO SUBMIT

Form EIA-813 must be received by EIA by the 20th calendar day following the end of the report period (e.g., the Form EIA-813
covering the January report period must be received by February 20).
Form EIA-813 Annual Storage Capacity Supplement must be received by EIA by the 20th of April for the March report period.

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HOW TO SUBMIT

Instructions on how to report are printed on Part 2 of Form EIA-813.

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to send information over the internet using encrypted processes. Access the EIA secure transmission site at:
https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/noticeoog.jsp

COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Copies in spreadsheet format (XLS) are available on EIA's website. You may access the materials at the following link:
https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-813
Files must be saved to your personal computer. Data cannot be entered interactively on the website.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Definitions of petroleum products and other terms are available on our website. Please refer to these definitions before completing the
survey form.
Quantities: Report using the following criteria:
Report quantities to the nearest whole number in thousand barrels (42 U.S. gallons/barrel). Quantities ending in 499 or less are
rounded down, and quantities ending in 500 or more are rounded up (e.g., 106,499 barrels are reported as 106 and 106,500 barrels
are reported as 107).
Report data for only those lines which are applicable to your operation. If the quantity for a product for which you usually report data
is zero, please enter “0". Shaded cells on the form are those in which data are not currently required to be reported.
Report quantities corrected to 60 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) less basic sediment and water (BS&W).
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PART 1. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION DATA
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Enter the month and year. The monthly report period begins at 12:01 a.m. EST on the first day of the month and ends midnight of the
last day of the month.

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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.

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If there has been a change since the last report, enter an “X” in the block provided.

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Enter the name of the reporting company.

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Enter the Doing Business As “DBA” name if appropriate.

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Enter the physical address of the reporting company.

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Enter the mailing address of the Contact. (Note: If the physical address and mailing address are the same, provide the information
only for the physical address.)

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Enter the name, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of the person to contact concerning information shown
on the report. The person listed should be the person most knowledgeable of the specific data reported.

PART 2. SUBMISSION/RESUBMISSION INFORMATION
Submission

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Refer to “How to Submit” section for more details or methods for submitting data.
Resubmission

A resubmission is required whenever an error greater than 5 percent of the true value is discovered by a respondent or if requested
by EIA. Enter "X" in the resubmission box if you are correcting information previously reported.
Comments

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Report any unusual aspects of your operations during the current reporting period in the Comments section at the bottom of the
form below Parts 1 to 4 on the first page. Comments will be used in the validation process and should address any data anomalies
that could raise questions requiring contact by survey staff for clarification. Comments will be protected in the same manner as other
information reported on this form as described in detail in “Provisions Regarding Confidentiality of Information” following Parts 6, 7, and
8 of these instructions on Page 6.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
PART 3. STOCKS OF CRUDE OIL

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Report stocks as of midnight of the last day of the report month.

Report all stocks in the custody of the facility regardless of ownership. Reported stock quantities should represent actual measured
inventories.
Report all domestic and foreign stocks held in the custody of your company and in transit thereto, except those in transit by
pipelines which you do not operate. Include foreign stocks only after entry through Customs. Exclude stocks of foreign origin held in
bond.
For purposes of this report, “after entry through Customs” is said to occur on:
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the “entry date” specified in block 7 on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Form 7501, Entry Summary (the entry date
for a warehouse withdrawal is the date of withdrawal);

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the “import date” specified in block 5 on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Form 214A (Statistical Copy), Application
for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation; or

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the “export date” specified in block 4 on the U.S. Department of Commerce Form 7525-V, Shipper’s Export Declaration for
shipments from Puerto Rico to the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Pipeline/Tank Farm Stocks (Code 056) - Report all domestic and foreign crude oil stocks held in pipelines, tank farms, and terminals
operated by the reporting company in each PAD District. Include stocks held in tanks above ground and in underground storage
caverns. Include stocks in transit to your facilities except those in transit by pipelines which you do not operate. Report crude oil
stocks at Cushing, Oklahoma with total Pipeline/Tank Farm Stocks in PAD District 2. Report crude oil stocks at Cushing, Oklahoma
separately using Code 053 as described below. Use Table 1 to determine the PAD District classification of each State.
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Table 1. State Classification
PAD DISTRICT 1
Connecticut
Delaware
Dist. Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Maine

Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
N. Carolina

Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
S. Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia

PAD DISTRICT 2

PAD
DISTRICT 3
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Texas

Nebraska
N. Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma

Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri

PAD
DISTRICT 4
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming

S. Dakota
Tennessee
Wisconsin

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DISTRICT 5
Alaska
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
Oregon
Washington

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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas

Cushing, Oklahoma Stocks (Code 053) - Report all domestic and foreign crude oil stocks held in pipelines, tank farms, and terminals
operated by the reporting company in the Oklahoma counties of Lincoln, Payne, and Creek.
Lease stocks are no longer required to be reported.

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Alaskan Crude Oil in Transit by Water (Code 092) - Report all Alaskan crude oil stocks in transit by water between Alaska and the other
States, the District of Columbia. Include stocks held at transshipment terminals in Alaskan Crude Oil in Transit (Code 092) rather than in
PAD District 5 stocks. These stocks must be reported by the transporting company having custody of these stocks. Do not include
these quantities in Code 056 or Code 057.
PART 4. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE RECEIPTS OF DOMESTIC CRUDE OIL

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Part 4 is completed only by the Strategic Petroleum Reserve of the U.S. Department of Energy. All other reporting companies skip
this section of the survey form.
PART 5. MOVEMENTS OF CRUDE OIL BY PIPELINE BETWEEN PAD DISTRICTS DURING THE MONTH
Report all movements of petroleum products between PAD Districts made by your company during the month.
Exclude intermediate movements for pipeline systems operating in more than two PAD Districts. For example, a shipment
originating in PAD District 3, passing through PAD District 2, and terminating in PAD District 1, is reported as a movement from PAD
District 3 to PAD District 1.
PARTS 6, 7 and 8, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT FOR STORAGE CAPACITY AND STOCKS IN TANKS AND UNDERGROUND
CAVERNS
Report all quantities to the nearest whole number in thousand barrels (42 U.S. gallons/barrel). Quantities ending in 499 or less are
rounded down, and quantities ending in 500 or more are rounded up (e.g., 106,499 barrels are reported as 106 and 106,500 barrels
are reported as 107).
Report storage capacity and stocks in tanks and underground caverns as of March 31 with submission for March. It is unnecessary
to complete the Form EIA-813 storage capacity supplement Parts 6, 7 and 8 for months other than March.
Report crude oil storage capacity of tanks and underground caverns. Include tanks and underground storage capacity at tank farms as
well as working and breakout capacity of tanks and caverns associated with pipeline operations.
Exclude leased storage capacity located at facilities operated by other companies. This storage capacity will be reported by the
companies operating those facilities.
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Exclude storage capacity of pipes (line fill), trucks, rail cars, barges, and tankers.
Report storage capacity at Cushing, Oklahoma in Part 7 equal to crude oil storage capacity located in the Oklahoma counties of
Lincoln, Payne, and Creek. Include storage capacity at Cushing, Oklahoma when reporting total crude oil storage capacity in PAD
District 2. Storage capacity at Cushing is a subset of total storage capacity in PAD District 2.
Report working storage capacity and net available shell storage capacity as described in figure 1 for tanks or figure 2 for caverns.
Figures 1 and 2 are based in part on schematics developed by the National Petroleum Council and U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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Figure 1. Schematic of Tank Storage Capacity and Stocks

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Figure 2. Schematic of Cavern Storage Capacity and Stocks

Terms used in Figures 1 and 2 are defined as follows.
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Contingency Space (Tank): Available space that is above the maximum operating inventory level. This storage space remains
empty during normal operations, but it is available if needed. It allows flexibility to exceed working storage capacity without
reaching an inventory level that might create safety hazards or disrupt operations. Storage space above the top of this level is
unavailable.

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Contingency Space (Cavern): Available space that is below the critical cavern depth but still above unavailable space. This
storage space remains filled with brine during normal operations, but it is available if needed. It allows flexibility to exceed working
storage capacity without reaching an inventory level that might create hazards or disrupt operations.

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Net Available Shell Storage Capacity (Tank): Total available space including tank bottoms, working storage capacity, and
contingency space.
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Net Available Shell Storage Capacity (Cavern): Total available space including working storage capacity, and contingency
space.

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Tank Bottoms: Inventory that is below the normal suction line of a storage tank. In floating roof tanks, this is at least the volume
required to remain in a storage tank in order to keep the roof from touching the bottom of a storage tank.

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Total Shell Capacity: Total storage space including unavailable space and net available shell storage capacity.

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Unavailable Space (Tank): Storage space that is required as part of the design of a tank but cannot be used. Includes tank tops,
safety allowance, and any other space that is included by design but cannot be used.

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Unavailable Space (Cavern): Storage space that is required as part of the design of an underground storage facility but cannot
be used. Includes the brine sump and any other space that is included by design but cannot be used.

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Working Storage Capacity (Tank): Available capacity for storing crude oil or liquid products that is above tank bottoms and
below contingency space. When filled to this capacity, inventory of crude oil or liquid products stands at the maximum operating
inventory level.

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Working Storage Capacity (Underground): Available capacity for storing crude oil or liquid products that is above contingency
space.

Storage Capacity in Operation

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Storage capacity in operation includes capacity of tanks and caverns that were available and able to be used to hold stocks on the
report date. Tanks and caverns in operation may hold stocks, they may hold only tank bottoms, or they may be empty, but they must
have been able to be placed in operation on the report date.
Report working storage capacity of tanks and caverns that were in operation on the report date.

Report net available shell storage capacity of tanks and caverns that were in operation on the report date.
Report net available shell storage capacity in operation as either “leased to others” or “exclusive use” as follows.
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Leased to Others: Report the entire capacity of a tank or cavern as “leased to others” if all or any portion of the tank or cavern
was leased to another company or to another part or business unit of your company on the report date. Also include the entire
capacity of a tank or cavern if all or any portion of the tank or cavern was made available for lease to others on the report date.
Exclusive Use: Include capacity of tanks and caverns that are used exclusively by your company and were not leased or made
available for lease to other companies on the report date. Report capacity used for throughput agreements as exclusive use even if
throughput agreements involve other companies.

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Net available shell storage capacity of tanks in operation must always be greater than or equal to working storage capacity of tanks and
caverns in operation.
Storage Capacity Temporarily Out of Service

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Storage capacity temporarily out of service includes capacity of tanks and caverns that were not usable for holding stocks on the report
date but could be placed in operation within 90 days of the report date after maintenance or repair. When assessing whether or not a
tank can be placed in service within 90 days, it is acceptable to use a current planned or scheduled return to service date. It is
unnecessary to try to account for possible contingencies (e.g., maintenance delays caused by weather) unless these were incorporated
into the planned or scheduled in operation date.
Report net available shell storage capacity of tanks and caverns temporarily out of service.
Exclude storage capacity and caverns temporarily out of service when reporting working storage capacity.
Exclude storage capacity of tanks and caverns that were temporarily out of service at the end of the report month and could not be
placed in operation within 90 days.
Exclude storage capacity of tanks and caverns temporarily out of service where there is no scheduled date when the capacity will be
placed in service.
Exclude storage capacity of tanks and caverns under construction even when construction is scheduled for completion within 90 days.
Storage capacity of tanks and caverns under construction is reported as capacity in operation only after new tanks and caverns are
placed in service.
New Storage Capacity
Report new storage capacity beginning with the first storage capacity report period after the new capacity was placed in operation.
Exclude new capacity while it is under construction even when the scheduled completion date was within 90 days of a storage capacity
report date.

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Stocks in Tanks and Underground Caverns
Report stocks in tanks and caverns in Part 8. Stocks reported in Part 8 should equal Pipeline/Tank Farm Stocks (Code 056) reported in
Part 3 minus pipeline fill and minus any crude oil barrels in rail cars, trucks, tankers, or barges. Stocks reported in Part 8 are intended to
be on the same basis as storage capacity and will be used for calculating utilization of tank and cavern storage capacity. Stocks held in
tanks and caverns should be less than or equal to net available shell storage capacity.

PROVISIONS REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
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(b), the 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 the Department
of Energy (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 not applied to the statistical data published from this survey's information. Thus, there may be
some statistics that are based on data from fewer than three respondents, or that are dominated by data from one or two large
respondents. In these cases, it may be possible for a knowledgeable person to estimate the information reported by a specific
respondent.

SANCTIONS

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Company specific data are also provided to other DOE offices for the purpose of examining specific petroleum operations in the context
of emergency response planning and actual emergencies. The data collected on Form EIA-813, Monthly Crude Oil Report, is used to
report aggregate statistics on and conduct analyses of end-of-month stocks and movements of crude oil by pipeline.

The timely submission of Form EIA-813 by those required to report is mandatory under 15 U.S.C. §772(b), as amended. Failure to
respond may result in a civil penalty of not more than $10,633 each day for each 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.

FILING FORMS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED REPORTING BURDEN

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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 2 hours per response. This includes the time for
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, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, EI-21, 1000
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

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