Chief:  Drew Mayerson, 805.389.7700

• Oversees industry compliance with laws and regulations covering development and production on the OCS

• Conducts and maintains geological and petroleum engineering studies of OCS lands

• Promotes optimum development of OCS oil and gas resources

• Disseminates information about mineral resources of the OCS reserves, including reserves estimates and resource assessment

• Responsible for the following in the Pacific OCS Region:

  • Geological and geophysical survey permitting, acquisition, and data release 

  • Unitization

  • Suspensions of production and operations

  • Royalty relief

  • Production rates for wells and reservoirs

  • Fluid measurement and production accounting

  • Annual Plans of Operation

  • Geologic and reservoir engineering development and production plans

  • Enhanced oil and gas recovery and other reservoir management projects

  • Reservoir characterization and management studies

  • Conservation and royalty issues for flared or vented gas

  • Surface and subsurface commingling applications