Free Engineering Workbench calculator

Lifting cost and netback

Track cost per barrel and the margin per barrel each month.

Open Lifting cost and netback in the live, interactive calculator — type your numbers, see the result instantly.

Open live calculator →
Finance & unit economics
Oil & gas

How it's worked out

  • Lifting cost = operating cost ÷ production. Netback = price − lifting − royalty − transport, per boe
  • Same month
NoteGas is converted to barrels of oil equivalent at 6,000 cubic feet per boe by convention; state the factor used.

Source: SPE and industry netback definitions

Need help acting on this number?

VVnT SeQuor's our services practice helps teams turn this metric into a plan.

Talk to us →

Related calculators