What information is being allocated?
Volume and energy information reported in Volumetrics are the basis for allocations in the Registry. Each allocation must be associated with a volumetric entry.  The process allocates the gross volume to associated streams (well, unit, etc) and owners. 

What are the two types of allocation submissions allowed in the Registry?
Allocations can be submitted as Factors called Stream allocation factors (SAF) and Owner allocation factors (OAF) or as SAF/OAF Volume submissions. 

Can you explain how allocation Factor submissions work?
When using factor submissions, one stream allocation factor (SAF) submission allocates the product down to the streams level and then an owner allocation factor (OAF) submission for each stream identified. The SAF is multiplied by the volume being allocated to calculate how much volume associated to the various streams.  The OAF is multiplied by the calculated stream volume to determine how much is attributed to the individual owners.  Factors must add to 1.0.

Can you explain how allocation SAF/OAF Volume submissions work?
For SAF/OAF volume submissions, instead of reporting factors, a total volume is reported for each net stream and owner share.  These net stream/owner volumes should add to the volume being allocated.  In instances where the submitted allocation volumes do not balance to the volume being allocated the Registry will prorate the variance across all the submitted streams and owners ensuring 100% of the volume to be allocated is always allocated.

What is a static factor?  When are they most useful?
When using factors to submit allocations, users can set a factor to “Static”.  When doing so, the allocation will be automatically replicated by the Registry system each and every month until the static indicator is set to No.  Static factors eliminate the need to report allocations monthly and are useful for OAFs that do not change often as well as those situations when there is only a single stream involved. For example, a single well battery linked to the same well every month will always have the same SAF identifying the well, and thus a static factor would be useful.

For SAF/OAF reporting, can you explain the use of the From/To field vs. the Cascade "From" field?
The From/To field is required when entering an SAF/OAF for receipts or dispositions.  The facility ID entered in this field should match what was reported in the volumetric submissions.
 
The Cascade from field is used only if responding to a cascade.  This field should be populated with the facility ID of the downstream facility that is cascading to the stakeholder’s facility (i.e. the facility that submitted an SAF/OAF, naming the stakeholder’s facility in the stream ID).