Instructions for Completing DTE 6A
General Instructions
This return must be fi led on or before June 30. The county
auditor may require the fi ling of additional schedules and
information as deemed necessary. File separate forms for
each individually metered well. File a single combined form
for all wells with a common meter.
Specifi c Line Instructions
Name of operator: Show the legal name of the owner of
the working interest.
Address: Address of the operator’s principal business
offi ce.
Tax billing address: Address to which tax bills are to be
mailed.
Permit number(s): Show permit number(s) for well(s)
included on this report.
Description of Property:
1. Show name of land owner, the location of the land and
the taxing district, together with parcel number for the
land.
Production Information:
2. a) Show the number of producing wells on the
property as of Dec. 31.
b) Show number of wells with common meter included
on this report. If only single well reported, show one
on this line.
3. Show the date of the fi rst production of well(s) drilled
during year together with the number of days left in year
from start of production to Dec. 31 of the year.
4. Flush production is the actual production of the well(s)
during the fi rst 12 calendar months of production. Show
the total annual fl ush production of oil and gas.
5. Secondary recovery production is the production from
wells where mechanically induced pressure such as
air, gas or water is used to stimulate and maintain
production. Show total secondary production of oil
and gas. Important: Do not include any secondary
recovery production on line 5 if the production has
been included in line 4 as fl ush production.
6. Show total production of oil and gas from the well(s) for
the preceding calendar year.
7. If fl ush production is claimed, show 42.5% of the amount
reported on line 4 here. Flush production can only be
claimed for 12 calendar months and for not more than two
consecutive tax years on a lease or producing unit.
8. If a deduction for secondary recovery production is
claimed, show 50% of the amount reported on line 5
here. The deduction for secondary recovery production
cannot be claimed in any year that a deduction for fl ush
production is claimed on the lease or producing unit.
9. The net annual production is the total annual production
less the allowable deductions for fl ush or secondary
production (line 6 minus lines 7 and 8).
10. Calculate the average daily production by dividing the
total net annual production shown on line 9 by 365 days.
If well(s) is less than one year old, divide line 9 by days
left in year (line 3).
Valuation of Oil and Gas Deposits:
11. and 12. Calculate the assessed value of the working
interest by multiplying the average daily production of oil
or gas (line 10) times the per barrel or thousand cubic
feet taxable values established in the annual entry of
the tax commissioner. To determine appropriate taxable
value from the entry for wells that are commonly metered,
divide average daily production (line 10) by the number
of wells included on this report (line 2b).
13. The total assessed value of oil and gas deposits is the
sum of lines 11 and 12.
DTE 6A
Rev. 3/07
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