Summary: This podcast episode provides a deep dive into Royalty Studio, a software solution that is revolutionizing how oil and gas companies manage their royalty revenue. The hosts explore how Royalty Studio’s data-driven approach helps companies maximize their royalty income, proactively manage their obligations, and make more informed business decisions. The discussion also touches on the potential for Royalty Studio to drive industry-wide transparency and efficiency in royalty payments. Overall, the episode emphasizes how effective royalty management is becoming an essential capability for companies looking to thrive in the modern oil and gas landscape.

Chapters:

  1. Introduction to Royalty Studio (00:00:00) – The hosts discuss how some energy companies are leaving millions of dollars in royalty payments on the table, and introduce Royalty Studio as a software solution to help companies maximize their royalty revenue.

  2. How Royalty Studio Works (00:00:17) – The hosts explain how Royalty Studio pulls in data from various sources to provide a centralized, organized view of a company’s royalty landscape, and how its calculation engine helps ensure companies are receiving every dollar they are owed.

  3. Royalty Studio Helps PrairieSky Royalty (00:04:33) – The hosts dive into a case study of how PrairieSky Royalty, a company with over 36,000 producing wells, used Royalty Studio to revolutionize their royalty management processes and recover significant lost revenue.

  4. Managing Royalty Obligations (00:08:27) – The discussion shifts to how Royalty Studio can also help companies proactively manage their royalty obligations and avoid any unpleasant surprises.

  5. The Importance of Revenue Completeness (00:09:19) – The hosts emphasize how Royalty Studio is not just about fixing past mistakes, but about setting companies up for long-term success by ensuring they capture every dollar of royalty revenue they are entitled to.

  6. The Future of Royalty Studio (00:11:29) – The hosts explore some of the exciting new features and capabilities that Royalty Studio is developing, such as enhanced issue management and accrual forecasting.

  7. Royalty Management as a Competitive Advantage (00:13:21) – The discussion concludes by highlighting how effective royalty management can be a key driver of profitability and a competitive advantage for oil and gas companies in today’s market.

Royalty Studio – Unlocking Millions in Royalty Payments

In this episode, hosts Speaker A and Speaker B discuss Royalty Studio, a software solution that is helping energy companies maximize their royalty revenue. They dive into how the platform works, share a case study on PrairieSky Royalty Limited’s implementation, and explore the future roadmap for the product.

Main Topics Discussed

  • Overview of Royalty Studio and how it helps energy companies track and optimize royalty payments (00:00:00 – 00:10:00)
  • PrairieSky Royalty Limited’s use of Royalty Studio to manage their massive 36,000+ well portfolio (00:10:00 – 00:20:00)
  • Royalty Studio’s capabilities for managing royalty obligations and liabilities (00:20:00 – 00:30:00)
  • The evolving importance of robust royalty management solutions in the oil and gas industry (00:30:00 – 00:40:00)
  • Future developments for Royalty Studio, including enhanced issue tracking and accrual forecasting (00:40:00 – 00:50:00)
  • The potential industry-wide impact of widespread royalty optimization (00:50:00 – 00:60:00)

Where to Find the Guests


Key Terms & References

  • Royalty Studio: Software platform developed by GuildOne to help energy companies optimize royalty revenue
  • PrairieSky Royalty Limited: Canadian energy company with a 36,000+ well portfolio that implemented Royalty Studio
  • Revenue Completeness: Concept of ensuring companies capture every dollar of royalty revenue they are entitled to
  • Accrual Forecasting: Royalty Studio feature to accurately predict future royalty revenue
  • IHS, GDC, Petrinex: Public data sources integrated with Royalty Studio

Here are some of the best quotes from the transcript:

  1. “You know, in the oil and gas world, they always say every penny counts, right? But what if I told you some companies are leaving millions of those pennies on the table?”

  2. “Royalty Studio basically revolutionized prairie Sky’s entire royalty management process. They were able to automate a ton of their manual processes, which saved them a ton of time and reduce those costly human errors.”

  3. “It’s all about having the right information at the right time to make those informed, critical business decisions.”

  4. “Imagine you’re fishing, right you’d want a net, not just a single fishing rod, if you want to maximize your catch, royalty studio is that net. But for your royalty revenue, that’s a.” 

  5. “It really feels like a paradigm shift.”

  6. “You can’t manage, what you can’t measure.”

  7. “It’s about working smarter, not harder.”

  8. “Imagine if we could move past all the disputes, all the discrepancies, that feeling that someone’s always getting short changed.”

Identify and collect royalty revenue.

Streamline the process of getting paid. 

Integrate land, finance and public data

Access current data from internal and public sources to deliver well production and royalty data, ensuring all revenue opportunities are identified. 

Consolidate all royalty information

Transform your company’s royalty data into a consolidated view, enabling management to effectively monitor the progress and status of royalty activities. 

Automate workflow for royalty collection

Effectively manage the identification and collection of royalties through collaboration notifications to key stakeholders. 

Analytics to monitor royalty opportunities

Generate detailed reports to track opportunities, and monitor ongoing receipt of payments to ensure revenue opportunities are not missed. 

The Bottom Line

Royalty Studio

Royalty Studio delivers proven business value. Achieve revenue completeness with Royalty Studio by accurately identifying and recovering missing royalty revenue, and mitigating such loss from occuring in the future.  

Royalty Studio

Royalty Studio delivers proven business value. Achieve revenue completeness with Royalty Studio by accurately identifying and recovering missing royalty revenue, and mitigating such loss from occuring in the future.