Oklahoma OTC 1004 Reporting
Allocate commingled SCOOP and STACK volumes without the Excel rebuild every month.
Oklahoma operators face three problems other states do not: commingled allocation across multiple zones, a severance tax rate menu with per-well classification, and the OCC versus OTC reconciliation that has to match before submission. WorkSync runs the allocation engine, the tax math, and the OCC cross-check in one pass.
What changes when OTC 1004 is automated
Definition
What is OTC Form 1004?
OTC Form 1004 is the Oklahoma Tax Commission monthly gross production tax return. Operators report gross volumes and gross value of oil, gas, and NGLs by lease and well, calculate the gross production tax due (7 percent standard, with reduced rates for qualifying horizontal, deep, re-established, and at-risk wells), and remit payment with the filing.
The 1004 sits in a tight relationship with OCC Form 1000 (the production report filed to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for regulatory purposes). The two filings have to reconcile. Volume divergences trigger amendments to both agencies. In a basin with deeply commingled production (SCOOP, STACK, Anadarko), the allocation factor is the single largest source of divergence.
Where Oklahoma reporting breaks
Four failure modes specific to OK operators.
Commingled allocation across SCOOP and STACK
SCOOP and STACK wells frequently flow 4 to 12 wells from multiple zones into one test separator and sales meter. The allocation back to individual leases drives the severance tax math. Manual allocation in Excel is error-prone and the factor often diverges between OTC, OCC, and revenue distribution.
Severance tax rate menu
Standard 7 percent on oil and gas. Reduced rates for re-established wells, deep wells, horizontal wells, and economically at-risk wells. Each well has to be classified correctly per month or the operator either overpays or under-reports.
OCC versus OTC reconciliation
Oklahoma Corporation Commission Form 1000 reports production volumes for regulatory purposes. OTC 1004 reports the same volumes for tax. The two filings have to reconcile. Catching divergence after submission means amendments to both agencies.
Royalty owner downstream impact
The allocation factor that drives OTC 1004 also drives revenue distribution to royalty owners. A bad factor cascades into royalty owner disputes, division-of-interest amendments, and potential interest charges. Errors found a year later become legal exposure.
How WorkSync automates it
Four steps from production to filed OTC 1004.
- 1Data Hub pulls volumes and tests
Production volumes from Enertia, Quorum, W Energy, PakEnergy, or Oildex. Sales meter data from SCADA. Well test data from production accounting. Well classification (horizontal, re-established, at-risk) from the lease and regulatory database.
- 2Allocation engine splits commingled volumes
Applies your declared allocation method (well-test, declining-curve, equal-share, custom) to split the sales meter back to individual leases and wells. The allocation factor is preserved as audit trail and applied consistently across OTC, OCC, and revenue distribution.
- 3Severance tax engine applies the right rate
Looks up the correct rate per well per month based on classification. Calculates gross production tax due. Surfaces wells whose classification has shifted (a horizontal well aging out of its incentive window, for example) before the rate change becomes a variance.
- 4Reconcile against OCC 1000 and submit
Cross-checks the OTC 1004 against the OCC 1000 production filing for the same period. Variances over the threshold surface to an analyst queue. Clean leases pass through. Submit through the OTC OkTAP portal and archive the filing plus audit trail.
Related work
The Data Hub powers Oklahoma operators end-to-end.
Other state reporting
State production reports we automate
Oklahoma-specific context
Oklahoma operator playbooks
Frequently asked
What Oklahoma operators ask about OTC 1004 automation.
What is OTC Form 1004?
Form 1004 is the Oklahoma Tax Commission monthly gross production tax return. Operators report gross volumes and gross value of oil, gas, and NGLs by lease and well, calculate the gross production tax due, and remit payment with the filing.
Why is Oklahoma reporting harder than other states?
Three reasons. Allocation: SCOOP and STACK wells commingle multiple zones onto one sales meter. Tax rate menu: standard 7 percent versus reduced rates for re-established, deep, horizontal, or at-risk wells. OCC reconciliation: OTC volumes must match the Oklahoma Corporation Commission filing for the same period.
How does WorkSync automate OTC 1004?
Data Hub pulls production from your accounting platform and meter data from SCADA. The allocation engine breaks commingled sales back to lease and well using your declared method. The severance tax engine applies the correct rate per well, calculates tax, and assembles the 1004. Reconciliation runs against OCC 1000 before submission.
Does this handle SCOOP and STACK commingled production?
Yes. The allocation engine supports well-test, declining-curve, equal-share, and custom operator-defined methods. The allocation factor is preserved as audit trail so the same factor applies consistently to OTC 1004, OCC 1000, and revenue distribution.
How fast can OTC 1004 automation deploy?
Two weeks to integrate accounting and SCADA. Four weeks to live filing under the Impact Guarantee. We anchor on analyst hours per cycle and reduction in OCC versus OTC reconciliation variances.
Stop hand-allocating SCOOP and STACK every month.
4-week pilot, Impact Guarantee. If we do not cut analyst hours per cycle and eliminate OCC versus OTC variances, you owe nothing.