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Data is sourced from publicly available resources:

The data used is all publicly available. You are able to download it at anytime and perform the same calculations/analysis in which we provide.

AER Datahub Differences

Links:

  • Data Hub Volumes: includes experimental and confidential production numbers but excludes production reported from GAS storage wells. The rationale is that gas injected into storage wells is assumed to have been reported as production when initially extracted.
  • Petrinex Volumes: The Petrinex reports (https://www.petrinex.ca/PD/Pages/APD.aspx) exclude facilities that are experimental confidential and the volumes for confidential wells. More information about this exclusion can be found in page 7 of the supporting pdf document: https://www.petrinex.ca/PD/Documents/PD_Conventional_Volumetrics_Report.pdf

Example – GAS

This data is from January 2023, for Alberta, and pulled directly from the included links.

Petrinex Public Data

Link: https://www.petrinex.ca/PD/Pages/APD.aspx

Total Gas Production (Jan 2023) = 12,436,317 e3m3/month

Filters

  • ActivityID = “PROD”
  • ProductID = “GAS”

AER Dashboard Data

Link: https://www.aer.ca/data-and-performance-reports/data-hub/gas-production)

  • Total Gas Production (Jan 2023) = 11,594,253 e3m3/month

Difference (Jan 2023)

  • 12,436,317 e3m3 – 11,594,253 e3m3 = 842,064 e3m3

AER Explanation

This data was provided by the AER.

Summary

As you can see above, the sum of the Confidential Volumes and the Storage Well Production equal the difference between the Petrinex and Datahub Volume.

Note: As previously mentioned, Petrinex does not report Confidential Volumes.

Example – Fluids (Oil)

This data is from February 2025, for Alberta, and pulled directly from the included links.

Petrinex Public Data

Link: https://www.petrinex.ca/PD/Pages/APD.aspx

Total Oil Production (Feb 2025) = 10,979,788.20 m3/month

Filters

  • ActivityID = “PROD”
  • ProductID = “OIL”

AER Dashboard Data

Link: https://www.aer.ca/data-and-performance-reports/data-hub/fluid-production

  • Total Gas Production (Feb 2025) = 12,053,170.38 m3/month
  • Conversion used for BOE -> m3 => 1 m3 = 6.289 BOE

Difference (Feb 2025)

  • 12,053,170.38 m3 – 10,979,788.20 m3 = 1,073,382.18 m3/month

AER Explanation

“Volumes on the Data Hub contain confidential volumes, while Petrinex data does not.”

AER Inquiry – Apr 2025

This data was provided by the AER.

Summary

As you can see above, Data Hub includes confidential volumes while Petrinex does not, so this explains the difference when comparing the two.

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Last updated: Apr 23, 2025