The OGSR Library is the public access point for Ontario petroleum production reports, scanned records, and member production datasets.
Next production reporting due date: February 15 each year (for activity in the previous calendar year).
Members can view tabular production data, pressure data, and scanned forms in the production tab on each well card.
Well cards can be opened from the basic search, advanced search, or by visual workflows using PxTools for Google Earth.
Not a member? Anyone can access the library in-person to do research or request document copies remotely. Contact us to get started, access fees apply.
Many annual production reporting years are available in the member download area, along with compiled production tables that can significantly reduce project preparation time.
Reports on well production, status, injection, and fluid disposal are submitted annually by February 15 for activity that occurred in the previous year.
Production reports list fluid volumes produced on a monthly basis for individual wells, or if wells produce sufficiently low volumes, they may be listed as a group. For details on production reporting, refer to the Provincial Operating Standard and other documents in our Government section.
For general production statistics, see our Petroleum Industry section.
Production records are available at the library for physical viewing and copying by members and the general public. Records may also be requested by fax. Research and copying fees may apply. Please refer to our fee schedule.
The catalogue of scanned production reports maintained by the OGSR Library includes all reports ever filed with the Ministry of Natural Resources. The earliest scanned record is from 1897.
Library technicians digitize form data in an online system to make images and tabular data available to members. Search options depend on how much of each form has been digitized.
Some older form formats limit how completely monthly fields can be digitized.
After February 15, production reports for the previous year are available for viewing in the library. The OGSR Library scans and digitizes these forms, making images and tabular data available to members within weeks of receiving final reports. An annual summary is also released that reports activity for the previous year.
The most common and critical forms are Form 3 and Form 8.
Operators with unplugged wells must report the status of each well annually using Form 3. Form 3 (page 2) also categorizes total wells owned by an operator, summarizes production volumes by operator, and includes a total licence fee calculation.
Well status changes made throughout the year must still be reported to the Ministry of Natural Resources in accordance with provincial standards.
Producing petroleum wells must report fluid volumes (usually m3 per month, or 103m3 per month for gas), pressure readings, and days on production.
Form 8 is usually submitted for each well, but low-volume wells may be reported together. Reporting multiple wells on one form is called commingling. Form 8 is also used to calculate licence fees payable per well.
Anyone conducting geophysical or geochemical exploration for oil or gas must file Form 4 in duplicate to the Ministry by February 15 each year for the preceding calendar year (OGSRA Operating Standards v2.0).
An annual report covering fluid volume and target formation for an individual injection well.
An annual report on the volume and target formation of oil field fluid being disposed of in a disposal well.
Under certain conditions, production from multiple wells may be grouped on a single Form 8. Examples include low production, deviated/horizontal/lateral legs from one well, or Lake Erie production contexts.
All wells in a commingled group must be listed on the back of Form 8, and each well status must still be reported individually on Form 3.