Any operator of a lease or unit on the Gulf of Mexico Federal (GOMR) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) who has drilled a well for the purposes of exploration for, or development of, oil or gas resources must submit certain well data to the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico Regional Office. This includes wells currently drilling, previously drilled and temporarily abandoned, or previously drilled and completed. Well data for GOMR OCS wells should be submitted to the Technical Data Management Section.

The purpose of this listing and online query is to provide basic information regarding the due date and receipt of certain well data required under 30 CFR 250.468 and 469. The Technical Data Management Section (TDMS) is responsible for collection, quality control, tracking, and compliance enforcement of this well data. For more information or guidance on well data submittal or well data receipt please contact the TDMS. Please note that that the Well Data Receipt Query is filtered to display data received for the last two years due to the large volume of information we have stored. Should you have questions regarding your data shipments please contact the TDMS.

Title 30 – Mineral Resources – Chapter II – Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior, Part 250 – Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the OCS contains regulations for OCS mineral activities. These regulations can be found online at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html .

30 CFR 250.468 and 469 specify well records reporting requirements and 30 CFR 250.466 and 467 stipulate what well data must be kept and submitted. Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) 2004-G07 and NTL No. 2004-G07 (Addendum 1) provide further guidance on submitting well data for GOMR OCS boreholes. Additional reporting guidance for operators can be found online in MMS Reporter Handbooks. ( Field Operations, Directional Surveys).

Technical Data Management Section (MS5020)
Minerals Management Service
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394
Phone: 504-736-2887
Fax: 504-736-2856
Email: tdms@mms.gov

Note: API Numbers are now searched using wildcards. You may now enter multiple 10 digit API Numbers and retrieve all corresponding parent and children wells.

The Minerals Management Service strives to make all public data available as soon as it is releasable. If you do not find the data you are looking for, please check again the next business day since certain circumstances may delay the posting of data. We apologize for the inconvenience.