(1984 Onshore COPAS Provisions)
EXHIBIT ‘C’
To Joint Operating Agreement dated _____,
between _____ as Operator, and _____ as Non-Operators.
ACCOUNTING PROCEDUREJOINT OPERATIONS
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Definitions.
“Joint Operating” shall mean the real and personal property subject to the Operating
Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached.
“Joint Operations” shall mean all operations necessary or proper for the development,
operation, protection, and maintenance of the Joint Property.
“Joint Account” shall mean the account showing the charges paid and credits received
in the conduct of the Joint Operations and which are to be shared by the Parties.
“Operator” shall mean the party designated in the Operating Agreement to conduct the
Joint Operations.
“Non-Operators” shall mean the Parties to this Operating Agreement other than the
Operator.
“Parties” shall mean the Operator and Non-Operators.
“First Level Supervisors” shall mean those employees whose primary function in Joint
Operations is the direct supervision of other employees and/or contract labor directly
employed on the Joint Property in a field operating capacity.
“Technical Employees” shall mean those employees having special and specific
engineering, geological, or other professional skills, and whose primary function in Joint
Operations is the handling of specific operation conditions and problems for the benefit
of the Joint Property.
“Personal Expenses” shall mean travel and other reasonable reimbursable expenses of
Operator’s employees.
“Material” shall mean personal property, equipment or supplies acquired or held for use
on the Joint Property.
“Controllable Material” shall mean Material which at the time is so classified in the
Material Classification Manual as most recently recommended by the Council of
Petroleum Accountants Societies.
2. Statement and Billings.
Operator shall bill Non-Operators on or before the last day of each month for their
proportionate share of the Joint Account for the preceding month. The bills will be accompani ed
by statements which identify the authority for expenditure, lease, or facility, and all charges and
credits summarized by appropriate classifications of investment and expense, except tha t items
of Controllable Material and unusual charges and credits shall be separately identifi ed and fully
described in detail.
3. Advances and Payments of Non-Operators.
A. Unless otherwise provided for in the Operating Agreement, Operator may require Non-Operators to advance their share of estimated cash outlay for the succeeding
month’s operation within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the billing or by the
first day of the month for which the advance is required, whichever is later.
Operator shall adjust each monthly billing to reflect advances received from Non-
Operators.
B. Each Non-Operator shall pay its proportion of all bills within thirty (30) days after receipt. If payment is not made within that time, the unpaid balance shall bea r
interest, monthly, at the prime rate in effect at _____ on the first day of the month
in which the delinquency occurs, plus 1%, or the maximum contract rate
permitted by the applicable usury laws in the state in which the Joint Property is
located, whichever is the lesser, plus attorney’s fees, court costs, and other costs
in connection with the collection of unpaid amounts.
4. Adjustments.
Payment of any bills shall not prejudice the right of any Non-Operator to protest or
question the correctness of the bill; provided, however, all bills and statements rendered to Non-
Operators by the Operator during any calendar year shall conclusively be presumed to be true
and correct after twenty-four (24) months following the end of any calendar year, unless within
the twenty-four (24) month period a Non-Operator takes written exception to the bill(s) and
makes claim on the Operator for an adjustment. No adjustment favorable to Operator shall be
made unless it is made within the same prescribed time period. The provisions of this pa ragraph
shall not prevent adjustments resulting from a physical inventory of Controllable Materia l as
provided for in Section V.
5. Audits.
A. A Non-Operator, on notice in writing to the Operator and all other Non-Operators, shall have the right to audit the Operator’s accounts and records relating to the
Joint Account for any calendar year within the twenty-four (24) month period
following the end of a calendar year; provided, however, the making of an audit
shall not extend the time for the taking of written exception to and the adjustment s
of accounts as provided for in Paragraph 4 of this Section I. Where there are two
or more Non-Operators, the Non-Operators shall make every reasonable effort to
conduct a joint audit in a manner which will result in a minimum of
inconvenience to the Operator. Operator shall bear no portion of the Non-
Operators’ audit cost incurred under this paragraph unless agreed to by the
Operator. The audits shall not be conducted more than once each year without
prior approval of the Operator, except on the resignation or removal of the
Operator, and shall be made at the expense of those Non-Operators approving the
audit.
B. The Operator shall reply in writing to an audit report within one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the audit.
6. Approval By Non-Operators.
Where an approval or other agreement of the Parties or Non-Operators is expressly
required under other sections of this Accounting Procedure, and if the Operating Agreement to
which this Accounting Procedure is attached contains no contrary provisions, Operator shall
notify all Non-Operators of the Operator’s proposal, and the agreement or approval of a majority
in interest of the Non-Operators shall be controlling on all Non-Operators.
II. DIRECT CHARGES
Operator shall charge the Joint Account with the following items:
1. Ecological and Environmental.
Costs incurred for the benefit of the Joint Property as a result of governmental or
regulatory requirements to satisfy environmental considerations applicable to the Joint
Operations. These costs may include surveys of an ecological or archaeological nature and
pollution control procedures as required by applicable laws and regulations.
2. Rentals and Royalties.
Lease rentals and royalties paid by the Operator for the Joint Operations.
3. Labor.
A. (1) Salaries and wages of Operator’s field employees directly employed on the Joint Property in the conduct of Joint Operations.
(2) Salaries of First Level Supervisors in the field.
(3) Salaries and wages of Technical Employees directly employed on the Joint Property if the charges are excluded from the overhead rates.
(4) Salaries and wages of Technical Employees, either temporarily or permanently, assigned to and directly employed in the operation of the Joint
Property if the charges are excluded from the overhead rates.
B. Operator’s cost of holiday, vacation, sickness, and disability benefits and other customary allowances paid to employees whose salaries and wages are chargeable
to a Joint Account under Paragraph 3.A. of this Section II. The costs under this
Paragraph 3.B. may be charged on a “when and as paid basis” or by “percentage
assessment” on the amount of salaries and wages chargeable to the Joint Account
under Paragraph 3.A. of this Section II. If percentage assessment is used, the rate
shall be based on the Operator’s cost experience.
C. Expenditures or contributions made pursuant to assessments imposed by governmental authority which are applicable to Operator’s costs chargeable to the
Joint Account under Paragraphs 3.A. and 3.B. of this Section II.
D. Personal Expenses of those employees whose salaries and wages are chargeable to the Joint Account under Paragraph 3.A. of this Section II.
4. Employee Benefits.
Operator’s current costs of established plans for employee’s group life insurance,
hospitalization, pension, retirement, stock purchase, thrift, bonus, and other benefit plans of a
like nature, applicable to Operator’s labor cost chargeable to the Joint Account under Paragraphs
3.A. and 3.B. of this Section II. shall be Operator’s actual cost not to exceed the percent most
recently recommended by the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies.
5. Material.
Material purchased or furnished by Operator for use on the Joint Property as provided
under Section IV. Only those Materials shall be purchased for or transferred to the Joint
Property as may be required for immediate use and is reasonably practical and consistent with
efficient and economical operators. The accumulation of surplus stocks shall be avoided.
6. Transportation.
Transportation of employees and Material necessary for the Joint Operations, but subject
to the following limitations:
A. If Material is moved to the Joint Property from the Operator’s warehouse or other properties, no charge shall be made to the Joint Account for a distance greater
than the distance from the nearest reliable supply store where like material i s
normally available or railway receiving point nearest the Joint Property unless
agreed to by the Parties.
B. If surplus Material is moved to Operator’s warehouse or other storage point, no charge shall be made to the Joint Account for a distance greater than the distance
to the nearest reliable supply store where the material is normally available, or
railway receiving point nearest the Joint Property unless agreed to by the Parties.
No charge shall be made to the Joint Account for moving Material to other
properties belonging to Operator, unless agreed to by the Parties.
C. In the application of subparagraphs A. and B. above, the option to equalize or charge actual trucking cost is available when the actual charge is $_____ or less,
excluding accessorial charges. The $_____ will be adjusted to the amount most
recently recommended by the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies.
7. Services.
The cost of contract services, equipment, and utilities provided by outside sources, except
services excluded by Paragraph 10. of Section II. and Paragraphs i, ii, and iii, of Section III. The
cost of professional consultant services and contract services of technical personnel direct ly
engaged on the Joint Property if those changes are excluded from the overhead rates. The cost of
professional consultant services or contract services of technical personnel not directly e ngaged
on the Joint Property shall not be charged to the Joint Account unless previously agreed to by the
Parties.
8. Equipment and Facilities Furnished By Operator.
A. Operator shall charge the Joint Account for use of Operator owned equipment and facilities at rates commensurate with costs of ownership and operation. Those
rates shall include costs of maintenance, repairs, other operating expense,
insurance, taxes, depreciation, and interest on gross investment less accumulated
depreciation not to exceed _____ percent (___%) per annum. The rates shall not
exceed average commercial rates currently prevailing in the immediate area of the
Joint Property.
B. In lieu of charges in Paragraph 8.A. above, Operator may elect to use average commercial rates prevailing in the immediate area of the Joint Property less
____%. For automotive equipment, Operator may elect to use rates published by
the Petroleum Motor Transport Association.
9. Damages and Losses to Joint Property.
All costs or expenses necessary for the repair or replacement of Joint Property made
necessary because of damages or losses incurred by fire, flood, storm, theft, accident, or other
cause, except those resulting from Operator’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Operator
shall furnish Non-Operator written notice of damages or losses incurred as soon as practicable
after a report of them has been received by Operator.
10. Legal Expense.
Expense of handling, investigating, and settling litigation or claims, discharging of liens,
payment of judgments, and amounts paid for settlement of claims incurred in or resulting from
operations under the Operating Agreement or necessary to protect or recover the Joint Property,
except that no charge for services of Operator’s legal staff, or fees, or expense of outside
attorneys shall be made unless previously agreed to by the Parties. All other legal expe nse is
considered to be covered by the overhead provisions of Section III. unless otherwise agreed to by
the Parties, except as provided in Section I., Paragraph 3.
11. Taxes.
All taxes of every kind and nature assessed or levied on or in connection with the Joint
Property, the operation of it, or the production from it, and which taxes have been paid by the
Operator for the benefit of the Parties. If the ad valorem taxes are based in whole or in part on
separate valuations of each party’s working interest, then notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in these Accounting Procedures, charges to the Joint Account shall be made and pa id by
the Parties in accordance with the tax value generated by each Party’s working interest.
12. Insurance.
Net premiums paid for insurance required to be carried for the Joint Operations for the
protection of the Parties. In the event Joint Operations are conducted in a state in which
Operator may act as self-insurer for Worker’s Compensation and/or Employers Liability under
the respective state’s laws, Operator may, at its election, include the risk unde r its self-insurance
program and in that event, Operator shall include a charge at Operator’s cost not to exce ed
manual rates.
13. Abandonment and Reclamation.
Costs incurred for abandonment of the Joint Property, including costs required by
governmental or other regulatory authority.
14. Communications.
Cost of acquiring, leasing, installing, operating, repairing, and maintaining
communication systems, including radio and microwave facilities directly serving the Joi nt
Property. In the event communication facilities/systems serving the Joint Property are Operat or
owned, charges to the Joint Account shall be made as provided in Paragraph 8. of this Section II.
15. Other Expenditures.
Any other expenditure not covered or dealt with in the foregoing provisions of this
Section II., or in Section III., and which is of direct benefit to the Joint Property, and is i ncurred
by the Operator in the necessary and proper conduct of the Joint Operations.
III. OVERHEAD
1. Overhead – Drilling and Producing Operations.
i. As compensation for administrative, supervision, office services, and warehousing costs, Operator shall charge drilling and producing operations on
either:
( ) Fixed Rate Basis, Paragraph 1.A.; or,
( ) Percentage Basis, Paragraph 1.B.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, this charge shall be in lieu of costs and
expenses of all offices and salaries, or wages plus applicable burdens and
expenses of all personnel, except those directly chargeable under Paragraph 3.A.,
Section II. The cost and expense of services from outside sources in connection
with matters of taxation, traffic, accounting, or matters before or involving
governmental agencies shall be considered as included in the overhead rates
provided for in the above selected Paragraph of this Section III., unless the cost
and expense are agreed to be the Parties as a direct charge to the Joint Account.
ii. The salaries, wages, and Personal Expenses of Technical Employees and/or the cost of professional consultant services and contract services of technical
personnel directly employed on the Joint Property:
( ) shall be covered by the overhead rates; or,
( ) shall not be covered by the overhead rates.
iii. The salaries, wages, and Personal Expenses of Technical Employees and/or costs of professional consultant services and contract services of technical personnel,
either temporarily or permanently assigned to and directly employed in the
operation of the Joint Property:
( ) shall be covered by the overhead rates; or,
( ) shall not be covered by the overhead rates.
A. Overhead – Fixed Rate Basis. (1) Operator shall charge the Joint Account at the following rates per well, per month:
Drilling Well Rate $ __________.
(Prorated for less than a full month)
Producing Well Rate $ ________.
(2) Application of Overhead – Fixed Rate Basis shall be as follows:
(a) Drilling Well Rate.(1) Charges for drilling wells shall begin on the date the well is spudded and terminate on the date the drilling rig, completion
rig, or other units used in completion of the well is released,
whichever is later, except that no charge shall be made during
suspension of drilling or completion operations for fifteen (15) or
more consecutive calendar days.
(2) Charges for wells undergoing any type of workover or recompletion for a period of five (5) consecutive work days or
more shall be made at the drilling well rate. These charges shall
be applied for the period from date workover operations, with rig
or other units used in workover, commence through date of rig or
other unit release, except that no charge shall be made during
suspension of operations for fifteen (15) or more consecutive
calendar days.
(b) Producing Well Rates. (1) An active well either produced or injected into for any portion of the month shall be considered as a one-well charge for the entire
month.
(2) Each active completion in a multi-completed well in which production is not commingled down hole shall be considered as a
one-well charge providing each completion is considered a
separate well by the governing regulatory authority.
(3) An inactive gas well shut in because of overproduction or failure of purchaser to take the production shall be considered as a one-
well charge providing the gas well is directly connected to a
permanent sales outlet.
(4) A one-well charge shall be made for the month in which plugging and abandonment operations are completed on any
well. This one-well charge shall be made whether or not the well
has produced except when drilling well rate applies.
(5) All other inactive wells (including but not limited to inactive wells covered by unit allowable, lease allowable, transferred
allowable, etc.) shall not qualify for an overhead charge.
(3) The well rates shall be adjusted as of the first day of April each year following the effective date of the Operating Agreement to which this
Accounting Procedure is attached. The adjustment shall be computed by
multiplying the rate currently in use by the percentage increase or decrease
in the average weekly earnings of Crude Petroleum and Gas Production
Workers for the last calendar year compared to the calendar year preceding
as shown by the index of average weekly earnings of Crude Petroleum and
Gas Production Workers as published by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or the equivalent Canadian index as
published by Statistics Canada, as applicable. The adjusted rates shall be
the rates currently in use, plus or minus the computed adjustment.
B. Overhead – Percentage Basis.
(1) Operator shall charge the Joint Account at the following rates:(a) Development.________ Percent (_____%) of the cost of development of the Joint
Property exclusive of costs provided under Paragraph 10. of Section II.
and all salvage credits.
(b) Operating. ________ Percent (_____%) of the cost of operating the Joint Property
exclusive of costs provided under Paragraphs 2. and 10. of Section II.,
all salvage credits, the value of injected substances purchased for
secondary recovery and all taxes and assessments which are levied,
assessed, and paid on the mineral interest in and to the Joint Property.
(2) Application of Overhead – Percentage Basis shall be as follows: For the purpose of determining charges on a Percentage Basis under
Paragraph 1.B. of this Section III., development shall include all costs in
connection with drilling, redrilling, deepening, or any remedial operations
on any or all wells involving the use of drilling rig and crew capable of
drilling to the producing interval on the Joint Property; also, preliminary
expenditures necessary in preparation for drilling and expenditures incurred
in abandoning when the well is not completed as a producer, and original
cost of construction or installation of fixed assets, the expansion of fixed
assets and any other project clearly discernible as a fixed asset, except Major
Construction as defined in Paragraph 2. of this Section III. All other costs
shall be considered as operating.
2. Overhead – Major Construction.
To compensate Operator for overhead costs incurred in the construction and installation
of fixed assets, the expansion of fixed assets, and any other project clearly discernible a s a fixed
asset required for the development and operation of the Joint Property, Operator shall either
negotiate a rate prior to the beginning of construction, or shall charge the Joint Account for
overhead based on the following rates for any Major Construction project in excess of
$________:
Account for overhead based on the following rates for any Major Construction project in
excess of $________:
A. _____% of first $100,000 or total cost if less, plus
B. _____% of costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000, plus
C. _____% of costs in excess of $1,000,000.
Total cost shall mean the gross cost of any one project. For the purpose of this
paragraph, the component parts of a single project shall not be treated separately and the cost of
drilling and workover wells and artificial lift equipment shall be excluded.
3. Catastrophe Overhead.
To compensate Operator for overhead costs incurred in the event of expenditures
resulting from a single occurrence due to oil spill, blowout, explosion, fire, storm, hurricane, or
other catastrophes as agreed to by the Parties, which are necessary to restore the Joint Property to
the equivalent condition that existed prior to the event causing the expenditures, Operat or shall
either negotiate a rate prior to charging the Joint Account or shall charge the Joint Account for
overhead based on the following rates:
A. _____% of total costs through $100,000; plus
B. _____% of total costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; plus
C. _____% of total costs in excess of $1,000,000.
Expenditures subject to the overheads above will not be reduced by insurance recoveries,
and no other overhead provisions of this Section III. shall apply.
4. Amendment of Rates.
The overhead rates provided for in this Section III. may be amended from time to ti me
only by mutual agreement between the Parties if, in practice, the rates are found to be insufficient
or excessive.
IV. PRICING OF JOINT ACCOUNT MATERIAL
PURCHASES, TRANSFERS, AND DISPOSITIONS
Operator is responsible for Joint Account Material and shall make proper and timely
charges and credits for all Material movements affecting the Joint Property. Operator shal l
provide all Material for use on the Joint Property; however, at Operator’s option, the Material
may be supplied by the Non-Operator. Operator shall make timely disposition of idle and/or
surplus Material, the disposal being made either through sale to Operator or Non-Operator,
division in kind, or sale to outsiders. Operator may purchase, but shall be under no obligation to
purchase the interest of Non-Operators in surplus condition A. and B. Material. The disposal of
surplus Controllable Material not purchased by the Operator shall be agreed to by the Parties.
1. Purchases.
Material purchased shall be charged at the price paid by Operator after deduction of all
discounts received. In case of Material found to be defective or returned to vendor for any other
reasons, credit shall be passed to the Joint Account when adjustment has been received by the
Operator.
2. Transfers and Dispositions.
Material furnished to the Joint Property and Material transferred from the Joint Property
or disposed of by the Operator, unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, shall be priced on the
following basis exclusive of cash discounts.
A. New Material (Condition A).(1) Tubular Goods Other than Line Pipe.
(a) Tubular goods, sized 2-3/8 inches OD and larger, except line pipe, shall be priced at Eastern mill published carload base prices effective
as of the date of movement plus transportation cost using the 80,000
pound carload weight basis to the railway receiving point nearest the
Joint Property for which published rail rates for tubular goods exist. If
the 80,000 pound rail rate is not offered, the 70,000 pound or 90,000
pound rail rate may be used. Freight charges for tubing will be
calculated from Lorain, Ohio, and casing from Youngstown, Ohio.
(b) For grades which are special to one mill only, prices shall be computed at the mill base of that mill plus transportation cost form that mill to
the railway receiving point nearest the Joint Property as provided
above in Paragraph 2.A.(1)(a). For transportation cost from points
other than Eastern mills, the 30,000 pound Oil Field Haulers
Association interstate truck rate shall be used.
(c) Macaroni tubing (size less than 2-3/8 inch OD) shall be priced at the lowest published out-of-stock prices f.o.b. the supplier plus
transportation costs, using the Oil Field Haulers Association interstate
truck rate per weight of tubing transferred, to the railway receiving
point nearest the Joint Property.
(2) Line Pipe. (a) Line pipe movements (except size 24 inch OD and larger will walls 3/4 inch and over) 30,000 pounds or more shall be priced under
provisions of tubular goods pricing in Paragraph A.(1)(a) as provided
above. Freight charges shall be calculated from Lorain, Ohio.
(b) Line pipe movements (except size 24 inch OD and larger with walls 3/4 inch and over) less than 30,000 pounds shall be priced at Eastern
mill published carload base prices effective as of date of shipment,
plus 20 percent, plus transportation costs based on freight rates as set
forth under provisions of tubular goods pricing in Paragraph A.(1)(a)
as provided above. Freight charges shall be calculated from Lorain,
Ohio.
(c) Line pipe 24 inch OD and over, and 3/4 inch wall and larger shall be priced f.o.b. the point of manufacture at current new published prices
plus transportation cost to the railway receiving point nearest the Joint
Property.
(d) Line pipe, including fabricated line pipe, drive pipe, and conduit not listed on published price lists shall be priced at quoted prices plus
freight to the railway receiving point nearest the Joint Property or at
prices agreed to by the Parties.
(3) Other Material shall be priced at the current new price, in effect at date of
movement, as listed by a reliable supply store nearest the Joint Property, or
point of manufacture, plus transportation costs, if applicable, to the railway
receiving point nearest the Joint Property.
(4) Unused new Material, except tubular goods, moved from the Joint Property shall be priced at the current new price, in effect on date of movement, as
listed by a reliable supply store nearest the Joint Property, or point of
manufacture, plus transportation costs, if applicable, to the railway receiving
point nearest the Joint Property. Unused new tubulars will be priced as
provided above in Paragraph 2.A.(1) and (2).
B. Good Used Material (Condition B).
Material in sound and serviceable condition and suitable for reuse without
reconditioning:
(1) Material moved to the Joint Property.At seventy-five percent (75%) of current new price, as determined by
Paragraph A.
(2) Material used on and moved from the Joint Property. (a) At seventy-five percent (75%) of current new price, as determined by Paragraph A, if Material was originally charged to the Joint Account
as new Material; or,
(b) At sixty-five percent (65%) of current new price, as determined by Paragraph A, if Material was originally charged to the Joint Account
as used Material.
(3) Material not used on and moved from the Joint Property.
At seventy-five percent (75%) of current new price as determined by
Paragraph A.
The cost of reconditioning, if any, shall be absorbed by the transferring property.
C. Other Used Material. (1) Condition C.
Material which is not in sound and serviceable condition and not suitable for
its original function until after reconditioning shall be priced at fifty percent
(50%) of current new price as determined by Paragraph A. The cost of
reconditioning shall be charged to the receiving property, provided
Condition C value plus cost of reconditioning does not exceed Condition B
value.
(2) Condition D.
Material, excluding junk, no longer suitable for its original purpose, but
usable for some other purpose shall be priced on a basis commensurate with
its use. Operator may dispose of Condition D Material under procedures
normally used by Operator without prior approval of Non-Operators.
(a) Casing, tubing, or drill pipe used as line pipe shall be priced as Grade A and B seamless line pipe of comparable size and weight. Used
casing, tubing or drill pipe utilized as line pipe shall be priced at used
line pipe prices.
(b) Casing, tubing or drill pipe used as higher pressure service lines than standard line pipe, e.g. power oil lines, shall be priced under normal
pricing procedures for casing, tubing, or drill pipe. Upset tubular
goods shall be priced on a non upset basis.
(3) Condition E. Junk shall be priced at prevailing prices. Operator may dispose of Condition
E Material under procedures normally utilized by Operator without prior
approval of Non-Operators.
D. Obsolete Material.
Material which is serviceable and usable for its original function but condition
and/or value of the Material is not equivalent to that which would justify a price
as provided above may be specially priced as agreed to by the Parties. The price
should result in the Joint Account being charged with the value of the service
rendered by the Material.
E. Pricing Conditions. (1) Loading or unloading costs may be charged to the Joint Account at the rate of twenty-five cents (25¢) per hundred weight on all tubular goods
movements, in lieu of actual loading or unloading costs sustained at the
stocking point. The above rate shall be adjusted as of the first day of April
each year following January 1, _____, by the same percentage increase or
decrease used to adjust overhead rates in Section III., Paragraph 1.A.(3).
Each year, the rate calculated shall be rounded to the nearest cent and shal l
be the rate in effect until the first day of April next year. The rate shall be
published each year by the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies.
(2) Material involving erection costs shall be charged at applicable percentage of the current knocked-down price of new Material.
3. Premium Prices.
Whenever Material is not readily obtainable at published or listed prices bec ause of
national emergencies, strikes, or other unusual causes over which the Operator has no
control, the Operator may charge the Joint Account for the required Material at the
Operator’s actual cost incurred in providing the Material, in making it suitable for use ,
and in moving it to the Joint Property; provided notice in writing is furnished to Non-
Operators of the proposed charge prior to billing Non-Operators for the Material. Each
Non-Operator shall have the right, by so electing and notifying Operator within ten (10)
days after receiving notice from Operator, to furnish in kind all or part of his share of the
Material suitable for use and acceptable to Operator.
4. Warranty of Material Furnished By Operator.
Operator does not warrant the Material furnished. In case of defective Material, credit
shall not be passed to the Joint Account until adjustment has been received by Opera tor
from the manufacturers or their agents.
V. INVENTORIES
The Operator shall maintain detailed records of Controllable Material.
1. Periodic Inventories, Notice, and Representation.
At reasonable intervals, inventories shall be taken by Operator of the Joint Account
Controllable Material. Written notice of intention to take inventory shall be given by Operator at
least thirty (30) days before any inventory is to begin so that Non-Operators may be represented
when any inventory is taken. Failure of Non-Operators to be represented at any inventory shall
bind Non-Operators to accept the inventory taken by Operator.
2. Reconciliation and Adjustment of Inventories.
Adjustments to the Joint Account resulting from the reconciliation of a physical inventory
shall be made within six months following the taking of the inventory. Inventory adjustments
shall be made by Operator to the Joint Account for overages and shortages, but, Operator shall be
held accountable only for shortages due to lack of reasonable diligence.
3. Special Inventories.
Special inventories may be taken whenever there is any sale, change of interest, or
change of Operator in the Joint Property. It shall be the duty of the party selling to not ify all
other Parties as quickly as possible after the transfer of interest takes place. In suc h cases, both
the seller and the purchaser shall be governed by such inventory. In cases involving a change of
Operator, all Parties shall be governed by the inventory.
4. Expense of Conducting Inventories.
A. The expense of conducting periodic inventories shall not be charged to the Joint Account unless agreed to by the Parties.
B. The expense of conducting special inventories shall be charged to the Parties requesting such inventories, except inventories required due to change of
Operator shall be charged to the Joint Accounting.
