The NewsRoom
Release: #3430
Date: December 2, 2005

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics Report
as of Friday December 2, 2005


Next Report will be issued on Monday, December 5, 2005 at 1:00 PM CST
For information concerning the storms please go to:  www.gomr.mms.gov

This survey reflects 54 companies’ reports as of 11:30 a.m. Central Standard Time.

Districts

Lake Jackson

Lake Charles

Lafayette

Houma

New Orleans

Total

Platforms Evacuated

3

44

28

7

50

132

Rigs Evacuated

0

0

0

0

0

0

  

Oil, BOPD Shut-in

1,514

46,561

73,708

69,588

347,703

539,074

Gas, MMCF/D Shut-In

175.01

678.33

582.41

398.69

1,108.87

2,943.30

*These statistics reflect evacuations and shut-in production from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (remaining)*

These evacuations are equivalent to 16.12% of 819 manned platforms and 0.00% of 134 rigs currently operating in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

Today’s shut-in oil production is 539,074 BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 35.94% of the daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD.

Today’s shut-in gas production is 2.943 BCFPD. This shut-in gas production is equivalent to 29.43% of the daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD.

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 8/26/05-12/02/05 is 96,956,676 bbls, which is equivalent to 17.709% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM (approximately 547.5 million barrels).

The cumulative shut-in gas production 8/26/05-12/02/05 is 501.222 BCF, which is equivalent to 13.732 % of the yearly production of gas in the GOM (approximately 3.65 TCF).

These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all previous reports. The reports only represent input received by 11:30 a.m. CST. If a company does not report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included in the special information release, but it is included in the cumulative shut-in production. This may result in an apparent increase in the cumulative report amount.

Shut-ins for oil and gas production are standard procedures conducted by industry for safety reasons. Once facilities have been inspected and all standard checks have been completed the production for these facilities will be brought back on line.

The MMS will continue to update the shut-in statistics at 1:00 PM CST each day until these statistics are no longer significant.

MMS, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages offshore oil and gas exploration as well as renewable and alternative energy sources such as wind, wave, and solar on 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments. The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 21 percent of natural gas produced domestically, and sand used for coastal restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, and contributes to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other special use funds, with Fiscal Year 2005 disbursements of approximately $9.9 billion and more than $153 billion since 1982.

The MMS would like to inform everyone that it activated its Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for Hurricane Rita on Thursday, September 22nd. To contact the MMS COOP team please call the COOP Operations Center at (281) 873-1962.

All incidents caused by Hurricane Rita are to be reported accordingly to the COOP team at the numbers provided above or faxed to (281) 873-1962. MMS Employees should use the phone numbers on the GOM MMS Employee Emergency Information page. 

Relevant Web Site:
  
MMS Main Website

Media Contact:
   Gary Strasburg  (202) 208-3985

MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
 


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