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Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Publications

Accident Investigation Reports
Air Quality
Alabama
Archaeology
Assessments
Atlantic Region
Atlases
Barrier Islands
Beaches
Benthic Biology
Bibliographies
Birds-Migratory
Central Gulf of Mexico
Chemical Products
Chemosynthetic Communities
Corals
Current
Deepwater Communities
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Discoveries
Ecology
Environmental Assessments
Environmental Impact Statements
Environmental Risks
Fish and Fishing
Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Facility (FPSO)
Florida

Flower Garden Banks
Geographic Information System
Geological & Geophysical Exploration
Geology
Gulf of Mexico
Habitats
History, Oil & Gas Industry
Hydrates
Hydrocarbons
Hypoxia
Impacts
Lease Sales
LNG Facilities
Louisiana
Maps and Charts - Offshore
Mariculture
Marine Biology
Marine Debris
Marine Mammals
Meteorology
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Modeling
Natural Gas
Nautical History
North Carolina
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Oil and Gas Activities

Oil and Gas Fields
Oil Spills
Paleontology
Physical Oceanography
Pinnacle Trend
Pipelines
Platforms
Pollution
Proceedings
Produced Waters
Production
Recreation
Reserves
Reserves, Reservoirs, & Resources
Rigs-to-Reefs
Safety
Sand Mining
Sea Birds
Seagrasses
Sea Turtles
Sediments
Socioeconomics
Statistics
Synopses
Tar
Texas
Toxicity and Wastes
Transportation
Wetlands

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS

Fate and Effects of a Spill of Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluid at Mississippi Canyon Block 778. OCS Report MMS 2004-039. Greg Boland, Carole Current, Mike Gravois, Margaret Metcalf, Elizabeth Peuler. (2004) 18 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Includes All Available Reports
Investigation of Blowout, High Island Block A-368, OCS-G 2433, May 9, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2002-080. Ronald Lee Fowler, Stephen Martinez, James Hail, and Freddie Mosley. (2002) 15 p. Available from GOM and on the Internet (free).	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Blowout and Fire, Eugene Island Block 284, OCS-G0991, Well A-13, March 1, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coats. OCS Report MMS 2001-084. Tom Basey, John McCarroll, Marty Rinaudo, and Buddy Stewart. (2001) 29 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Blowout and Fire, Grand Isle Block 93, Well C-4ST, OCS-G 2628, August 8, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2003-023. Jack Williams, Lynard Carter, and Steve Lucky. (2003) 40 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Blowout and Fire, Ship Shoal Block 354, OCS-G 15312, Well A-2, September 9, 1999, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2001-009. Leslie Monahan, Michael Saucier, David Dykes, and Joe Gordon. (2001) 35 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Blowout, Injuries, and Fatality, Brazos Block 417, OCS-G 22190, Well 1, July 13, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2002-062. John McCarroll, Lee Fowler, Suzanne Moore, and James Hail. (2002) 38 p. Available from GOMR (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Chevron Pipe Line Company Pipeline Leak, South Pass Block 38, September 29, 1998, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 99-0053. David M. Moore, Frank Torres, Mike Joseph, Buddy Sheets, and LCDR George Butler. (1999) 86 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Crane Accident and Injury, South Timablier Block 185, OCS-G 1569, March 21, 2000, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2001-010. Jack Leezy, Freddie Mosely, and David Dykes. (2001) 31 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Drillship Draw Works Failure, Atwater Valley Block 116, OCS-G 13206, October 22, 1999, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2000-084. David Dykes, David Trocquet, and Randall Josey. (2000) 33 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Equipment Failure, Green Canyon Block 242, Well No. 1, OCS-G 21788, September 5, 2004, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2005-027. Glenn Woltman, Ronald Fowler, Freddie Mosely, and David Nedorostek. (2005) 31 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fall and Fatality, Main Pass Block 140, May 19, 2000, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2001-042. Frank Pausina, David Dykes, and Randall Josey. (2001) 13 p. Available from GOMR (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fall and Fatality, Mississippi Canyon Block 109, August 16, 2000, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2000-089. Frank Pausina, David Dykes, and Charles Griffin. (2000) 23 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fall with Fatality, High Island Block A-368, OCS-G 02433, June 5, 2003, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-004. Frank Pausina, James Hail, Kathleen Wysocki. (2004) 13 p. Available from GOMR (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatal Accident Lift Boat-Coil Tubing P&A, Main Pass Block 98, Well No. 3, OCS-G 5694, August 12, 2005, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2007-045. Jack Williams, Leslie Peterson and Kirk Malstrom. (2007) 37 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatal Accident, V-Door Guide Post Failure, Chandeleur Block 31, Well No. 1, OCS-G 27214, July 18, 2006, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2008-016. Jack Williams, Tom Perry, David Emilien, and Kevin Langlinais. (2008) 28 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatal Accident, West Cameron Block 424, Well No. 1, OCS-G 24745, 7 April 2004, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-078. Jack Williams, Glenn Woltman, and Bill Olive. (2005) 27 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatal Fall Through “V” Door, South Pass Block 62, OCS-G 01294, June 15, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2002-075. Jack Williams, Lynard Carter, and Stephen Lucky. (2002) 23 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatal Rental Crane Support Brace Failure, Main Pass Block 255 “A” Platform, OCS-G 07825, May 5, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2002-076. Jack Williams, Tom Machado, and Stephen P. Dessauer. (2002) 35 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatality, Grand Isle Block 37, Platform Z, OCS 00392, February 28, 2006, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2006-070. Randall Josey and Perry Jennings. (2006) 13 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatality, South Marsh Island Block 130, OCS-G 02280, December 6, 2003, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-046. Frank Pausina, Marty Rinaudo, and Mark Malbrue. (2004). 20 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatality, Pipe Rack Finger Failure and Fall, South Marsh Island Block 93, OCS-G 21618, October 13, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2002-059. Buddy Stewart, Tom Basey, Johnny Serrette, Melinda Mayes. (2002) 26 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fatality and Loss of Well Control High Island Block A466, Well No. B-11, OCS G-03242, February 20, 2006, Gulf of Mexico, Off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2007-037. J. David Dykes - Chair, Richard Clingan, Jim Hail, and Frank Patton. (2007) 47p. Available from GOM and on the Internet (free).	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Fire, Fatality, and Injuries, Eugene Island Block 108, December 23, 1998, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 99-0067. Frank Pausina, Tom Basey, and Michael Hebert. (1999) 28 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, East Cameron Block 23, OCS-G 02853, February 17, 2004, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-075. Frank Pausina, Glenn Woltman, Scott Mouton, and Michael Hebert. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 277, Well A-3 BP, OCS-G 10744, 9 February 2004, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2005-007. Jack Williams, John McCarroll, Tom Basey, and Glenn Woltmann. (2005) 48 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 277, OCS-G 10744 Well A-4, July 6, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2002-040. Cliff Delouche, Tom Basey, and Marty Rinaudo. (2002) 20 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Grand Isle Block 90, Well C-7ST, OCS-G 4003, November 14, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2003-068. Jack Williams, Lynard Carter, and Randy Josey. (2003) 27 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 107, Well B-1, OCS-G 15241, 8 March 2003, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-048. Jack Williams, Tom Basey, and Marty Rinaudo . (2004) 38 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, South Timbalier Block 135, Well No. 6, OCS 0462, 1 December 2005, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2006-039. Glenn Woltman, Leslie Peterson, and Tom Perry. (2006) 25 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, South Timbalier Block 188, Well CA-3, OCS-G 1899, April 22, 2003, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-010. Jack Williams, John McCarroll, Jerry Freeman. (2004) 21 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, South Timbalier Block 230, Well A-7, OCS-G 27169, 30 November 2005, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2006-047. John McCarroll, Joe Levine, Mark Malbrue, Freddie Mosely, Ben Coco. (2006) 14 p. Available from GOM and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Riser Disconnect and Blowout, Mississippi Canyon Block 538, OCS-G 16614 Well #2, February 28, 2000, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2001-005. David Dykes, David Trocquet, and Randall Josey. 13 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Riser Fatality, Mississippi Canyon Block 167, OCS-G 08801, September 8, 2000, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2001-045. David Dykes and Tom Machado. (2001) 29 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above
Investigation of Riser Disconnect and Spill, Green Canyon Block 652, OCS-G 21810, July 5, 2005, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2006-058. Glenn Woltman and Dr. Charles Smith. (2006) 28 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF		See Above

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AIR QUALITY

Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-014. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard (2000). 188 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Analysis of Ambient Pollutant Concentrations and Meteorological Conditions Affecting EPA Class I and II Areas in Southeastern Louisiana; Vol. I: Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 96-0062); Vol. II: Appendices (MMS 96-0063). S.A. Hsu. (1997) 137 and 355 p. Available from GOM (Vol. I: $7; Vol. II: $15).	PDF 96-0062 96-0063	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Boundary Layer Study in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-060. Clinton P. MacDonald, Paul T. Roberts, Mark R. Lilly, Charley A. Knoderer, Dianne S. Miller, and Steven R. Hanna. (2004) 572 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-071. Richard Billings and Darcy Wilson. (2004) 79 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Emission Inventories of OCS Production and Development Activities in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2002-073. Dana L. Coe, Courtney A. Gorin, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2003). CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered online.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Five-Year Meteorological Datasets for CALMET/CALPUFF AND THE OCD5 Modeling of the Gulf of Mexico Region. OCS MMS 2008-029. Sharon g. Douglas and A. Belle Hudischewskyj. (2008) 54pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study for the Regional Haze and Ozone Modeling Effort, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-072. Darcy Wilson, Joseph Fanjoy, and Richard Billings. (2004) 252 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico; Final Performance Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-028. Vaisala Meteorological Systems, Inc., and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2002) 114 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Second Annual Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-009. Radian International LLC and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2000) 28 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
User’s Guide for the 2005 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2005); Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-070. Darcy Wilson, Andy Blackard, Stephanie Finn, and Brian Boyer. (2004) 81 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the 2008 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2008). OCS Study MMS 2007-068. D. Wilson, and B. Boyer. (2007) 88 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-081. Dana L. Coe, Donna J. Ladner, Jeff D. Prouty, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2001) 73 p. and compact disc. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Visibility and Atmospheric Dispersion Capability over the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Estimations and Observations of Boundary Layer Parameters (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-008. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard. (2005) 184 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Year 2005 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study. OCS Study MMS 2007-067. Darcy Wilson, Richard Billings, Regi Oommen and Roger Chang, 2007, 149pp. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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ALABAMA

Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-014. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard (2000). 188 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model. OCS Study MMS 2000-065. Jason R. Plater. (2002) 22 p. and one CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-071. Richard Billings and Darcy Wilson. (2004) 79 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
DeSoto Canyon Eddy Intrusion Study, Final Report; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-079) and Vol. II, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 2000-080). Thomas J. Berger, Peter Hamilton, James J. Singer, Evans Waddell, James H. Churchill, Robert R. Leben, Thomas N. Lee, and Wilton Sturges. (2001) 41 & 275 p. Available from GOM ($15 the set) and on the Internet.	PDF 2000-079 2000-080	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development, and Production. OCS Study MMS 2000-044. Jason R. Plater, Jaqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade, and Robert T. Mott. (2000) 199 + xi p. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Exploration Activities in the Eastern Sale Area: Eastern Planning Area, Gulf of Mexico OCS Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-008. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 202 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181, Eastern Planning Area, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIA/EA MMS 2000-077. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 608 + xxvii p. Available from GOMR (free).
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181, Eastern Planning Area, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA 2001-051. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (2001) 914 p. in two volumes. Available from GOM (free).
History of Coastal Alabama Natural Gas Exploration and Development: Final Report. MMS 99-0031. William W. Wade, Jason R. Plater, and Jacqueline Q. Kelley. (1999) 189 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
"An Informational Brochure on Proposed Lease Sale 181 in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico." MMS 2000-088. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 4 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-080. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., and Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. (2001) 446 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study, Annual Report: Year 3. OCS Study MMS 2000-078. Ann E. Jochens and Worth D. Nowlin, Jr. (2000) 73 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999. OCS Study MMS 2000-074. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2001) 157 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 182, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-097. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 52 p. Available from GOMR (free).		Technical Announcement
Social and Economic Consequences of Onshore OCS-Related Activities in Coastal Alabama: Final Baseline Report; Economic Baseline of the Alabama Coastal Region. MMS 98-0046. Jacqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade. (1999) 102 p. Available from GOM ($6).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054. Natsumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) Compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef Effect in Deep Water. OCS MMS 2007-015. R. Church, D. Warren, R. Cullimore, L. Johnston, W. Schroeder, W. Patterson, T. Shirley, M. Kilgour, N. Morris, and J. Moore. (2007) 363p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Archaeological Damage from Offshore Dredging: Recommendations for Pre-operational Surveys and Mitigation During Dredging to Avoid Adverse Impacts. OCS Study MMS 2004-005 (2004)	PDF		Technical Summary
Archaeological Investigations on the Outer Continental Shelf: A Study Within the Sabine River Valley, Offshore Louisiana and Texas. Charles E. Person, David B. Kelly, Richard A. Weinstein, Sherwood M. Gagliano. Coastal Environments, Inc. OCS Study MMS 86-0119 (1986)
Archaeology on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf: A Compendium of Studies. Prepared and published by MMS Gulf of Mexico Region Study, by Richard J. Anuskiewicz and John R. Greene. Prepared for First Joint Archaeological Congress, Baltimore, Maryland. (1989)
Cultural Resources Evaluation of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Volumes 1-3. Sherwood M. Gagliano. Coastal Environments, Inc. Prepared for Bureau of Land Management (now the MMS) and Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service. (1977)	PDF Volume I Volume II		Technical Summary
An Eighteenth-Century Ballast Pile Site, Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: An Instrumental and Archaeological Study (OCS Study MMS 89-0092). Ervan G. Garrison, Charles P. Giammona, James Jobling, Anthony R. Tripp, Eri N. Weinstein, and Gary A. Wolff (1989). 95 p. Available from GOM.	PDF
Historic Shipwrecks and Magnetic Anomalies of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Reevaluation of Archaeological Resources Management Zone 1. by Ervan. G. Garrison. Charles P. Giammona, Frank J. Kelly, Anthony R. Tripp, and Gary A. Wolf. OCS Study MMS 89-0023, MMS 89-0024, MMS 89-0025. (1989)	PDF 89-0023 89-0024 89-0025
Mica Shipwreck Project: Deepwater Archaeological Investigation of a 19th Century Shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2006-072. A.D. Atauz, W. Bryant, T. Jones, B. Phaneuf. (2006) 140 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
MMS Seafloor Monitoring Project: First Annual Technical Report, 1997 Field Season. OCS Study MMS 99-0014. Jack B. Irion and Richard J. Anuskiewicz, comps. (1999) 41 p. + 22 p. apps. Available from GOM ($3).		Technical Announcement
Refining and Revising the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region High-Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks, Final Report; Volume I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2003-060); Volume II: Technical Narrative (MMS 2003-061); Volume III: Appendices (MMS 2003-062). Charles E. Pearson, Stephen R. James, Jr., Michael C. Krivor, S. Dean El Darragi, and Lori Cunningham. (2004) 13, 338, and 138 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-060 2003-061 2003-062	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Spatial data analysis of artifacts redeposited by coastal erosion: A case study of McFaddin Beach, Texas. M.J. Stright, E.M. Lear, and J.F. Bennett. U.S. DOI. 2 vol. Available from HDQRS (limited supply). OCS Study MMS 99-0068 (1999)
Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places Evaluations of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Study MMS 2006-036. Jeffrey M. Enright, Robert Gearhart II, Doug Jones, Jenna Enright. (2006) 164 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Viosca Knoll Wreck: Discovery and Investigation of an Early Nineteenth-Century Wooden Sailing Vessel in 2,000 Feet of Water. OCS Study MMS 2008-018. Robert A. Church and Daniel J. Warren. (2008) 41pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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ASSESSMENTS

Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1995. OCS Report MMS 99-0034. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (1999) CD-ROM in ArcView GIS format, Icon Author interactive multimedia format, and Adobe PDF format. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities. Vol. I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2001-026); Vol. II: Narrative Report (OCS Study MMS 2001-027). Barbara Wallace, James Kirkley, Thomas McGuire, Diane Austin, and David Goldfield. (2001) 12 and 522 + xxii p. Available from GOM ($30 the set; Vol. I, free).	PDF 2001-026 2001-027	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cooperative Research to Study Dive Patters of Sperm Whales in the Atlantic Ocean. OCS MMS 2007-033. Debra Palka and Mark Johnson (2007) 40p.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Post-Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden Bank Long-Term Monitoring Site: November 2005. OCS Study MMS 2008-019. William Precht, Richard Aronson, Kenneth Deslarzes, Martha Robbart, Beth Zimmer, and Leslie Duncan. (2008) 39 pgs + appendices. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 4. Evaluation of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation's Document, N-7045, Nansen Project, East Breaks, Blocks 602 and 646. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-075. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (2001) 184 + xxv p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
2000 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-087. Gary L. Lore, David A. Marin, Eric C. Batchelder, William C. Courtwright, Richard P. Desselles, Jr., and Ralph J. Klazynski. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($150 for companies and corporations, $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations, and $10 for current students).		Technical Announcement

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ATLANTIC REGION

Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, as of January 1, 1995. OCS Report MMS 99-0034.	PDF
Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Georges Bank; Compilation of Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) and Industry Exploration Drilling, 1976-1982. OCS Report MMS 2000-040. Gary M. Edson, Donald L. Olson, and Andrew J. Petty, eds. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($5) and on the Internet.		Technical Announcement
2000 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-087. Gary L. Lore, David A. Marin, Eric C. Batchelder, William C. Courtwright, Richard P. Desselles, Jr., and Ralph J. Klazynski. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($150 for companies and corporations, $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations, and $10 for current students).Gary L. Lore, Katherine M. Ross, Barbara J. Bascle, Lesley D. Nixon, and Ralph J. Klazynski. (1999) CD-ROM. Available from GOM (free).		Technical Announcement
Boating Uses, Economic Significance, and Information Inventory for North Carolina’s Offshore Area, “The Point”: Vol. I: Characterization of Recreational and Commercial Fisheries; Vol. II: Economic Analysis of “The Point” and Adjacent Counties: Baseline Information, Valuation and Potential Impacts; Vol. III: Data Inventory Related to the Hatteras Middle Slope Bibliography. OCS Study MMS 2002-044, 2002-045, 2002-046. Vol. I: Mac Currin and Steve Ross; Vol. II: Raymond B. Palmquist, Peter W. Schumann, Jeffrey A. Michael; Vol. III: Steve W. Ross, Ernst F. Aschenbach III, and Jacques Ott, comps. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered from the online store.	PDF 2002-044 2002-045 2002-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary 2002-044 2002-045 2002-046

Chemistry in the Gulf of Mexico: A Teacher's Companion. OCS Report MMS 2001-066. Mary C. Boatman. (2001) 21 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico: An Overview and Guide. OCS Study MMS 2001-065. Benny J. Gallaway, John G. Cole, and Larry R. Martin. (2001) 28 p. and CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology; Interim Report – Year 2. OCS Study MMS 2002-063. Gilbert T. Rowe and Mahlon C. Kennicutt II. (2002) 138 p. Available from GOM ($14).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Development and Application of a Sublethal Toxicity Test to PAH Using Marine Harpacticoid Copepods (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 99-0001. John W. Fleeger and Guilhume R. Lotufo. (1999) 38 p. Available from GOM ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Ecology of Live Bottom Habitats of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: A Community Profile. OCS Study MMS 99-0004. M.J. Thompson, W.W. Schroeder, and N.W. Phillips. (1999) 74 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Ecosystem Analysis of the Louisiana Bight and Adjacent Shelf Environments; Vol. I: The Fate of Organic Matter and Nutrients in the Sediments of the Louisiana Bight (OCS Study MMS 96-0055); Vol. II: Bibliography of Ecological Studies (MMS 96-0057). Robert R. Twilley (Vols. I and II) and Brent A. McKee (Vol. II). (1997) 124 and 129 p. Available from GOM (Vol. I: $6; Vol. II: $5).	PDF 96-0055 96-0057		Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography. OCS Study MMS 2000-083. S. Bonvillain, D. Rice, J. Conover, and Q. Dortch, comps. (2001) 72 p. Available from GOM ($10). Limited quantity.	PDF
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids. OCS Study MMS 2000-064. J.M. Neff, S. McKelvie, and R.C. Ayers, Jr. (2000) 121 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions from Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 2001-004. Paul Aharon, Dan Van Gent, Baoshun Fu, L. Max Scott. (2001) 141 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF		Technical Summary
Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico Shelf Sediments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-063. R. Eugene Turner, Edward B. Overton, Nancy N. Rabalais, and Barun K. Sep Gupta, eds. (2003) 129 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
How Does Produced Water Cause a Reduction in the Genetic Diversity of Harpacticoid Copepods? Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-078. John W. Fleeger, David W. Foltz, Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares. (2001) 35 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Improved Geohazards and Bentic Habitat Evaluations: Digital Acoustic Data with Ground Truth Calibrations (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-050. Harry H. Roberts. (2001) 164 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Incorporation of Gulf of Mexico Benthic Survey Data into the Ocean Biogeographic Information System. OCS Study MMS 2007-030. Robert S. Carney. (2007) 21 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Influence of Hypoxia on the Interpretation of Effects of Petroleum Production Activities. (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 93-0022. Nancy M. Rabalais, Lorene E. Smith, Edward B. Overton, and Anne L. Zoeller. (1993) 158 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF		Technical Summary
Management Applicability of Contemporary Deep-Sea Ecology and Reevaluation of Gulf of Mexico Studies (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-095. Robert S. Carney. (2001) 174 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mixtures of Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons May Elicit Complex, Nonadditive Toxicological Interactions. OCS StudyMMS 2007-019. John W. Fleeger, Sidney J. Marlborough, Kurt A. Gust, Kevin R. Carman, Soroya Silva. (2007) 32p. Available from GOM on Compact dist ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Preparation of an Interactive Key for Northern Gulf of Mexico Polychaete Taxonomy Employing the DELTA/INTKEY System, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-065. R.S. Carney. (2003) 39 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: A Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988. OCS Study MMS 2003-072. Benny J. Galaway, John G. Cole, Robert G. Fechholm. (2003) 44 p. Available from GOM on CD ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities; Vol. I: Executive Summary; Vol. II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-035 and 2002-036. Ian R. MacDonald, editor. (2002) 2 compact discs. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF 2002-035 2002-036	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Annotated Bibliography of the Potential Environmental Impacts of Chlorination and Disinfection Byproducts Relevant to Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Port Facilities. OCS MMS 2006-071. Richard F. Shaw and Kevin W. Baggett. (2006) 111 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Bibliography: Scientific Journal Articles Based on MMS Environmental Research. OCS Statistical Report MMS 93-0069. Michele Tetley and Kenyon Wells. (1993) 312 p. Available from GOM (free).
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography, 2000-2004 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-019. John Conover and Shanna Duhon, comps. (2005) 245 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Marine and Coastal Fishes Subject to Impingement by Cooling-Water Intake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography. OCS Report MMS 2003-040. Fernando Martinez-Andrade and Donald M. Baltz. (2003) 113 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO

Full-Water Column Current Observations in the Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2007-022. J. Sheinbaum, A. Badan, J. Ochoa. J. Candela, D. Rivas and J. I. Gonzalez. 2007. 58p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet.

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CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations; Vol. I: Technical Report; Vol. II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2001-011 and 2001-012. Paul Boehm, David Turton, Amar Rval, Dan Candle, Deborah French, Nancy Rabalais, Robert Spies, and Jay Johnson. (2001) 325 and 370 p. Available from GOM ($20 each volume).	PDF 2001-011 2001-012	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF		Technical Summary
Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment. OCS Study MMS 2007-061. E. Crecelius, J. Trefry, J. McKinley, B.Lasorsa and R. Trocine. (2007) 175 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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CHEMOSYNTHETIC COMMUNITIES

The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico: An Overview and Guide. OCS Study MMS 2001-065. Benny J. Gallaway, John G. Cole, and Larry R. Martin. (2001) 28 p. and CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Interim Report 1. OCS Study MMS 2008-009. James Brooks, Charles Fisher, Harry Roberts, Bernie Bernard, Ian MacDonald, Robert Carney, Samantha Joye, Erik Cordes, Gary Wolff, and Elizabeth Goehring. (2008) 332 pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Improved Geohazards and Bentic Habitat Evaluations: Digital Acoustic Data with Ground Truth Calibrations (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-050. Harry H. Roberts. (2001) 164 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management Applicability of Contemporary Deep-Sea Ecology and Reevaluation of Gulf of Mexico Studies (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-095. Robert S. Carney. (2001) 174 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities; Vol. I: Executive Summary; Vol. II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-035 and 2002-036. Ian R. MacDonald, editor. (2002) 2 compact discs. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF 2002-035 2002-036	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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CORALS

*Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard-Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia* Coral**. OCS Study MMS 2007-044. CSA International, Inc. (2007) 169p + app. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Depth, Location, and Habitat Type on Relative Abundance and Species Composition of Fishes Associated with Petroleum Platforms and Sonnier Bank in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2006-037. Charles A. Wilson, Mark W. Miller, Yvonne C. Allen, Kevin M. Boswell, and David L. Nieland, editors. (2006) 85 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
The Flower Garden Banks (Northwest Gulf of Mexico): Environmental Characteristics and Human Interaction. OCS Study MMS 98-0010. Kenneth J.P. Deslarzes, ed. (1998) 100 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 2004-2005, Interim Report. Volume I: Technical Report and Volume II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2008-027 and MMS 2008-028. William Precht, Richard Aronson, Kenneth Deslarzes, Martha Robbart, David Evans, Beth Zimmer and Leslie Duncan. (2008) Volume I -123 pp. Volume II -1,330 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-027 2008-028	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks. OCS Study MMS 96-0046. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (1997) 95 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring of the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 1996-1997. OCS Study MMS 99-0005. Quentin R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Carl R. Beaver, Gregory S. Boland, and Derek K. Hagman. (1999) 101 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-101. Quenton R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Terry Wade, Carl R. Beaver, Susan A. Childs, Kim Withers, Thomas W. Bates. (2002) 119 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-031. Quentin R. Dokken et al. (2003) 89 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006). OCS Study MMS 2008-015. K. J. Sulak, M. T. Randall, K. E. Luke, A. D. Norem and J. M. Miler. U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Minerals Management Service (MMS). Available from USGS website and the MMS website.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 2002-2003, Final Report. OCS Report MMS 2006-035. William F. Precht, Richard B. Aronson, Kenneth J. P. Deslarzes, Martha L. Robbart, Thaddeus J. T. Murdoch, Adam Gelber, David J. Evans, Bob Gearheart, Beth Zimmer. (2006) 182 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Post-Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden Bank Long-Term Monitoring Site: November 2005. OCS Study MMS 2008-019. William Precht, Richard Aronson, Kenneth Deslarzes, Martha Robbart, Beth Zimmer, and Leslie Duncan. (2008) 39 pgs + appendices. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Seafloor Characteristics and Distribution Patterns of Lophelia pertusa and Other Sessile Megafauna at Two Upper-Slope Sites in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-035. William W. Schroeder. (2007) 49 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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CURRENT

Full-Water Column Current Observations in the Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2007-022. J. Sheinbaum, A. Badan, J. Ochoa. J. Candela, D. Rivas and J. I. Gonzalez. 2007. 58p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Study of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-030 and 2008-031. Kathleen Donohue, Peter Hamilton, Robert Leben, Randolph Watts and Evans Waddell. (2008) Volume I - 73pgs and Volume II - 375pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-030 2008-031	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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DEEPWATER COMMUNITIES

*Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard-Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia* Coral**. OCS Study MMS 2007-044. CSA International, Inc. (2007) 169p + app. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006). OCS Study MMS 2008-015. K. J. Sulak, M. T. Randall, K. E. Luke, A. D. Norem and J. M. Miler. U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Minerals Management Service (MMS). Available from USGS website and the MMS website.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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DEEPWATER GULF OF MEXICO

Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef Effect in Deep Water. OCS MMS 2007-015. R. Church, D. Warren, R. Cullimore, L. Johnston, W. Schroeder, W. Patterson, T. Shirley, M. Kilgour, N. Morris, and J. Moore. (2007) 363p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-017. Sergei A. Frolov, G. Dail Rowe, Lewis M. Rothstein, and Isaac Ginis. (2004) 149 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2000 Through 2004, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2000-012. J. Michael Melancon and Richie D. Baud. (2000) 20 p. Available from GOM ($3) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico: An Overview and Guide. OCS Study MMS 2001-065. Benny J. Gallaway, John G. Cole, and Larry R. Martin. (2001) 28 p. and CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007). OCS Report MMS 2000-015. James B. Regg, Staci Atkins, Bill Hauser, Joseph Hennessey, Bernard J. Kruse, Joan Lowenhaupt, Bob Smith, and Amy White. (2000) 94 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2008: America's Offshore Energy Future. OCS Report MMS 2008-013. Minerals Management Service. G. Ed Richardson, Lesley D. Nixon, Christy M. Bohannon, Eric G. Kanzanis, Tara M. Montgomery and Mike P. Gravois. (2008) 114pgs. Available from GOMR and on the Internet.	PDF
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America’s Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2004-021. G. Ed Richardson et al. (2004) 150 p. Available from GOM in either book or compact disc format (free) and on the Internet.	PDF Errata	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2002: America's Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2002-021. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, G. Ed Richardson, Leanne S. French, Jim Regg, Tara Montgomery, T. Scott Williams, and Carey Doyle. (2002) 133 p. Available from GOMR in paper copy and CD-ROM (free) and on the Internet website.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: America's Emerging Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2000-022. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, Carey Doyle, and G. Ed Richardson. (2000) 89 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Physical Oceanography Reanalysis and Synthesis of Historical Data: Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-064. Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard. (2001) 514 p. and 3 compact discs. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations; Vol. I; Technical Report; Vol. II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2001-011 and 2001-012. Paul Boehm, David Turton, Amar Rval, Dan Candle, Deborah French, Nancy Rabalais, Robert Spies, and Jay Johnson. (2001) 325 and 370 p. Available from GOM ($20 each volume).	PDF 2001-011 2001-012	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology; Interim Report – Year 2. OCS Study MMS 2002-063. Gilbert T. Rowe and Mahlon C. Kennicutt II. (2002) 138 p. Available from GOM ($14).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects. OCS Study MMS 2004-041. John J. Stiff and Joachim Singelmann. (2004) 171 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Subsea Processing on Deepwater Environments in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2008-022. T. M. Grieb, T. E. Donn, J. Collins, J. Radde, C. Perez, J. B. Smith, G. Rowe, S. Scott and G. T. Ririe. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 66pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Evaluation for Murphy Exploration and Production Company’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7269, Medusa Project, Mississippi Canyon Blocks 538 and 582; Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 12. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-041. MMS GOMR Region. (2002) 132 p. Available from GOM (free).
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Operations and Activities, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-001. Gulf of Mexico COS Region. (2000) 240 + xix p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2001 Through 2005. OCS Report MMS 2001-044. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2001) 20 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-057. Katherine M. Donato. (2004) 125 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part I. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-019. Diane C. Keithly. (2001) 22 + 42 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-020. David W. Hughes, J. Matthew Fannin, Walter Keithly, Williams Olatubi, and Jiemin Guo. (2002). Companion volume to Part 1, OCS Study MMS 2001-019. 49 p. Available from GOMR ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management Applicability of Contemporary Deep-Sea Ecology and Reevaluation of Gulf of Mexico Studies (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-095. Robert S. Carney. (2001) 174 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Oceanic Gas Hydrate Research and Activities Review, OCS Study MMS 2000-017. Mary C. Boatman and Jennifer Peterson. (2000) 68 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Potential Spatial and Temporal Vulnerability of Pelagic Fish Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico to Surface Oil Spills Associated with Deepwater Petroleum Development (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-012. Mark C. Benfield and Richard F. Shaw. (2005) 158 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 13,Site-Specific Evaluation of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7753: Marco Polo Project, Green Canyon Block 608 . OCS EIA/EA MMS 2003-067. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2003) 115p. Available from GOM (free).
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 3, Evaluation of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation’s Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7625, Gunnison Project, Garden Banks Blocks 667, 668, and 669. OCS EIA/EA MMS 2003-021. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 98 + xxiii p. Available from GOM (free).
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 4. Evaluation of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation's Document, N-7045, Nansen Project, East Breaks, Blocks 602 and 646. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-075. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (2001) 184 + xxv p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 7, Evaluation of Conoco, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7506, Magnolia Project, Garden Banks Blocks 783 and 784. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-019. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 128 p. Available from the GOM (free).
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Site-Specific Evaluation of BP Exploration and Production, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7469, Thunder Horse Project, Mississippi Canyon Block 777 Unit (Blocks 775, 776, 777, 778, 819, 820, 821, and 822); Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 16. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-081. MMS GOM Region. (2002). 165 + xxv p. Available from GOM (free).		Technical Announcement
Site-Specific Evaluation of TotalFinaElf Exploration and Production USA, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7249, Matterhorn Project, Mississippi Canyon Block 243, Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 15. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-042. MMS GOMR Region. (2002) 130 p. Available from GOM (free).
Strong Mid-Depth Currents and a Deep Cyclonic Gyre in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2004-040. Wilton Sturges, Eric Chassignet, and Tal Ezer. (2004) 76 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Study of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-030 and 2008-031. Kathleen Donohue, Peter Hamilton, Robert Leben, Randolph Watts and Evans Waddell. (2008) Volume I - 73pgs and Volume II - 375pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-030 2008-031	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico: An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services: Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-047. Jay Jayawardana and Anatoly Hochstein. (2004) 98 p. available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy: A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future, May 29-31, 2002. OCS Study MMS 2003-030. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2003) 108 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement

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DISCOVERIES

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2004. OCS Report MMS 2008-034. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Steven M. Haley, Clark J. Kinler, Gregory D. Klocek, Michael T. Prendergast, and Nancy K. Shepard. (2008) 54pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, December 31, 2003. OCS Report MMS 2006-069. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, and Nancy K. Shepard. (2006) 48 p. Available from GOM in paper ($5); and with additional data, field production plots, and field production data on compact disc ($15); and with additional data on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, December 31, 2002. OCS Report MMS 2005-052. T.G. Crawford, G.L. Burgess, C.J. Kinler, M.T. Prendergast, K.M. Ross, and N.K. Shepherd. (2005) 27 p. Available only on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2001. OCS Report MMS 2004-073. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, Katherine M. Ross, Nancy K. Shepard. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2000. OCS Report MMS 2003-050. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, Katherine M. Ross. (2003) 26 p. plus additional data, all on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

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ECOLOGY

Association of Sea Turtles with Petroleum Platforms in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 90-0025. Ren Lofoefner et al. (1991) 90 p. Available from GOM ($4). Limited copies.	PDF
Cetaceans on the Upper Continental Slope in the North-Central Gulf. OCS Study MMS 91-0027. Keith Mullin et al. (1991) 108. Available from GOM ($6).	PDF
Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-038. R.S. Carney. (2005) 46 p. and appendices. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, Model Description. OCS Study MMS 97-0044. B.J. Gallaway and J.G. Cole, eds. (1998) 109 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0043, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, User Manual. OCS Study MMS 97-0043. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. (1998) 23 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0044, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: Information Search, Synthesis, and Ecological Modeling-Phase I, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 97-0036. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. (1998) 130 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Ecology of Live Bottom Habitats of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: A Community Profile. OCS Study MMS 99-0004. M.J. Thompson, W.W. Schroeder, and N.W. Phillips. (1999) 74 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Effects and Management of Oil Spills in Marsh Ecosystems; A Review Produced from a Workshop Convened July 1996 at McNeese State University. OCS Study MMS 98-0018. C. Edward Proffitt, ed. (1998) 45 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 97-0045. Chris Hooper-Lane, Shanna Bonvillain, Donna Rice, Glenda Conklin Carter. (1998) 119 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Operations Monitoring Experiment, Phase I; Sublethal Responses to Contaminant Exposure; Interim Report: Year 1. OCS Study MMS 94-0005. Mahlon C. Kennicut II, ed. (1994) 306 p. Available from GOM ($12).	PDF		Technical Summary
Incorporation of Gulf of Mexico Benthic Survey Data into the Ocean Biogeographic Information System. OCS Study MMS 2007-030. Robert S. Carney. (2007) 21 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Seafloor Characteristics and Distribution Patterns of Lophelia pertusa and Other Sessile Megafauna at Two Upper-Slope Sites in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-035. William W. Schroeder. (2007) 49 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: A Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988. OCS Study MMS 2003-072. Benny J. Galaway, John G. Cole, Robert G. Fechholm. (2003) 44 p. Available from GOM on CD ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Plankton Stocks on the Basis of Acoustic Backscatter Intensity and Direct Measurements in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-063. Rebecca L. Scott, Douglas C. Biggs, and Steven F. DiMarco. (2001) 117 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

A Critical Review of Four Types of Air Quality Models Pertinent to MMS Regulatory and Environmental Assessment Missions. OCS Study MMS 98-0050. Joseph C. Chang, Mark E. Fernau, Joseph S. Scire, David G. Strimaitis (1998) 172 p. Available from GOM ($12).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007). OCS Report MMS 2000-015. James B. Regg, Staci Atkins, Bill Hauser, Joseph Hennessey, Bernard J. Kruse, Joan Lowenhaupt, Bob Smith, and Amy White. (2000) 94 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids. OCS Study MMS 2000-064. J.M. Neff, S. McKelvie, and R.C. Ayers, Jr. (2000) 121 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Evaluation of Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur LLC’s Applications to Inject OCS-Generated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Exempt Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste into Salt Caverns and Caprock on Sulphur and Salt Lease OCS-G 9272, Main Pass Block 299: Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-067. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002) 330 p. Available from GOM (free).
Evaluation for Murphy Exploration and Production Company’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7269, Medusa Project, Mississippi Canyon Blocks 538 and 582; Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 12. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-041. MMS GOMR Region. (2002) 132 p. Available from GOM (free).
Exploration Activities in the Eastern Sale Area: Eastern Planning Area, Gulf of Mexico OCS Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-008. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 202 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Geological and Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Resources on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-054. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2004) 466 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Operations and Activities, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-001. Gulf of Mexico COS Region. (2000) 240 + xix p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas lease Sales: 2009-2012. Central Planning Area Sales 208, 213, 216, and 222 Western Planning Area Sales 210, 215, 218. Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-011. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 418pp. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 13,Site-Specific Evaluation of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7753: Marco Polo Project, Green Canyon Block 608 . OCS EIA/EA MMS 2003-067. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2003) 115p. Available from GOM (free).
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 3, Evaluation of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation’s Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7625, Gunnison Project, Garden Banks Blocks 667, 668, and 669. OCS EIA/EA MMS 2003-021. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 98 + xxiii p. Available from GOM (free).
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 4. Evaluation of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation's Document, N-7045, Nansen Project, East Breaks, Blocks 602 and 646. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-075. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (2001) 184 + xxv p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 7, Evaluation of Conoco, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7506, Magnolia Project, Garden Banks Blocks 783 and 784. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-019. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 128 p. Available from the GOM (free).
Programmatic Evaluation of Energy Resource Technology, Inc.'s Supplemental Development Operations Coordination Document, S-7156. Phoenix Project. Green Canyon Blocks 236 and 237. OCS Study MMS 2008-026. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 93pp. Available from GOMR and on the Internet (free).	PDF
Proposed Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 207, Western Planning Area, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-003. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 84pgs. Available from GOMR and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 194, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment.. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-068. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 36 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 197, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment.. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-069. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 31 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 177, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-013. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2000) 16 p. Available from GOMR (free).
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 178, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-068. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2000) 22 p. Available from GOMR (free).
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 182, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-097. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 52 p. Available from GOMR (free).
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 184, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-008. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002) 27 p. Available from GOMR (free).
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 190, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-066. GOMR Region. (2003) 26 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 192, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-007. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 19 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 196, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2005-010. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2005) 41 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for an FPSO Facility, Site-Specific Evaluation of Petrobras America Inc.'s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-9015, Cascade-Chinook Project, Walker Ridge Blocks 205, 206, 249, 250, 425, 426, 469, and 470. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-008. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. March 2008. 127pp. Available from GOMR Public Information (paper copy) and on the Internet.	PDF
Site-Specific Evaluation of BP Exploration and Production, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7469, Thunder Horse Project, Mississippi Canyon Block 777 Unit (Blocks 775, 776, 777, 778, 819, 820, 821, and 822); Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 16. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-081. MMS GOM Region. (2002). 165 + xxv p. Available from GOM (free).
Site-Specific Evaluation of TotalFinaElf Exploration and Production USA, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7249, Matterhorn Project, Mississippi Canyon Block 243, Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 15. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-042. MMS GOMR Region. (2002) 130 p. Available from GOM (free).
Structure-Removal Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2005-013. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2005) 331 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment. OCS Study MMS 2007-061. E. Crecelius, J. Trefry, J. McKinley, B.Lasorsa and R. Trocine. (2007) 175 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS

Annotated Bibliography of the Potential Environmental Impacts of Chlorination and Disinfection Byproducts Relevant to Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Port Facilities. OCS MMS 2006-071. Richard F. Shaw and Kevin W. Baggett. (2006) 111 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area, Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Volume I, Chapters 1–8 and Appendices; Volume II, Figures and Tables. OCS EIS-EA MMS 2002-056. Gulf of Mexico Region. (2002) xlii + 522 p. and 150 p. Available from GOM (free) in paper copy or compact disc.
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2003-2007, Central Planning Area Sales 185, 190, 194, 198, and 201; Western Planning Area Sales 187, 192, 196, and 200; Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume I: Chapters 1-10. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-052. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. Xxv + 673 p. + 174 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2003-2007. Central Planning Area Sales 185, 190, 194, 198, and 201; Western Planning Area Sales 187, 192, 196, and 200. Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Vol. II: Figures and Tables. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-052. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002). 638 and 179 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Volume I: Chapters 1-8 and Appendices; Volume II: Figures and Tables. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2006-062. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2006) Vol. I: 769 + xxxv p., Vol. II: 163 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF Volume I Volume II
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012; Western Planning Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218; Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216 and 222; Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA 2007-018. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2007) 165 and 900 p. Available from GOMR in paper or compact disc (free).	PDF Volume I Volume II
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas lease Sales: 2009-2012. Central Planning Area Sales 208, 213, 216, and 222 Western Planning Area Sales 210, 215, 218. Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-011. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 418pp. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181, Eastern Planning Area, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIA/EA MMS 2000-077. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 608 + xxvii p. Available from GOMR (free).
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181, Eastern Planning Area, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA 2001-051. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (2001) 914 p. in two volumes. Available from GOM (free).
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 169, 172, 175, 178, and 182; Central Planning Area, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 97-0033. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS region. (1997) 555 p. Available from GOM (free).
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area, Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume I: Chapters 1–8 and Appendices; Volume II: Figures and Tables. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-020. GOM Region. (2003) 612+152+xlii p. Available from GOM in paper or compact disc (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Programmatic Evaluation of Energy Resource Technology, Inc.'s Supplemental Development Operations Coordination Document, S-7156. Phoenix Project. Green Canyon Blocks 236 and 237. OCS Study MMS 2008-026. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 93pp. Available from GOMR and on the Internet (free).	PDF
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for an FPSO Facility, Site-Specific Evaluation of Petrobras America Inc.'s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-9015, Cascade-Chinook Project, Walker Ridge Blocks 205, 206, 249, 250, 425, 426, 469, and 470. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-008. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. March 2008. 127pp. Available from GOMR Public Information (paper copy) and on the Internet.	PDF

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ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

Environmental and Safety Risks of an Expanding Role for Independents on the Gulf of Mexico OCS (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 98-0021. Allan G. Pulsipher et al. (1998) 39 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids. OCS Study MMS 2000-064. J.M. Neff, S. McKelvie, and R.C. Ayers, Jr. (2000) 121 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mapping Areas of Hard Bottom and Other Important Bottom Types: Outer Continental Shelf and Upper Continental Slope (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-067. Harry H. Roberts, James M. Coleman, and R. Hampton Peele. (2005) 36 p. Available from GOM only on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Operational and Socioeconomic Impact of Nonexplosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2004-074. Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc., and the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University. (2004) 50 p. Available from GOM on compact disc (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Shock Wave/Sound Propagation Modeling Results for Calculating Marine Protected Species Impact Zones During Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2003-059. Peter T. Dzwilewski and Gregg Fenton. (2003) 34 p. on compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-059 Calculator Instructions	Technical Announcement
Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-011. William R. Kelley. (2002) 66 p. Available from GOMR ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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FISH and FISHING

Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-077. Frank J. Hernandez, Jr., Richard F. Shaw, Joseph S. Cope, James G. Ditty, Mark C. Benfield, and Talat Farooqi. (2002) 144 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity: Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico; Deepwater Program; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-078. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2003) 261 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-010. Robert L. Hiett and J. Walter Milon. (2002) 284 p. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Depth, Location, and Habitat Type on Relative Abundance and Species Composition of Fishes Associated with Petroleum Platforms and Sonnier Bank in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2006-037. Charles A. Wilson, Mark W. Miller, Yvonne C. Allen, Kevin M. Boswell, and David L. Nieland, editors. (2006) 85 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Estimation of Fisheries Impacts Due to Underwater Explosives Used to Sever and Salvage Oil and Gas Platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-087. Gregg R. Gitschlag, Michael J. Schirripa, and Joseph E. Powers. (2001) 80 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
*Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysus) Near Offshore Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute).* OCS Study MMS 2003-029. Sean F. Keenan and Mark C. Benfield. (2003) 129 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Marine and Coastal Fishes Subject to Impingement by Cooling-Water Intake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography. OCS Report MMS 2003-040. Fernando Martinez-Andrade and Donald M. Baltz. (2003) 113 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Potential Spatial and Temporal Vulnerability of Pelagic Fish Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico to Surface Oil Spills Associated with Deepwater Petroleum Development (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-012. Mark C. Benfield and Richard F. Shaw. (2005) 158 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Proceedings: Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing Together New and Recent Research, October 2000. OCS Study MMS 2002-004. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, and Debra Vigil, eds. (2002) 673 p. Available from GOM on CD-ROM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Rigs and Reefs: A Comparison of the Fish Communities at Two Artificial Reefs, a Production Platform, and a Natural Reef in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Report MMS 2003-009. Charles A. Wilson, Aaron Pierce, and Mark W. Miller, eds. (2003) 95 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Rigs-to-Reefs Policy, Progress, and Perspective. OCS Report MMS 2000-073. Les Dauterive. (2000) 8 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of the Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2000-005. David R. Stanley and Charles A. Wilson. (2000) 252 + xxi p. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement

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Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Facility (FPSO)

Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.
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Site-Specific Environmental Assessment for an FPSO Facility, Site-Specific Evaluation of Petrobras America Inc.'s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-9015, Cascade-Chinook Project, Walker Ridge Blocks 205, 206, 249, 250, 425, 426, 469, and 470. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-008. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. March 2008. 127pp. Available from GOMR Public Information (paper copy) and on the Internet.	PDF
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement

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FLORIDA

Ecology of Live Bottom Habitats of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: A Community Profile. OCS Study MMS 99-0004. M.J. Thompson, W.W. Schroeder, and N.W. Phillips. (1999) 74 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development, and Production. OCS Study MMS 2000-044. Jason R. Plater, Jaqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade, and Robert T. Mott. (2000) 199 + xi p. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Exploration Activities in the Eastern Sale Area: Eastern Planning Area, Gulf of Mexico OCS Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-008. MMS GOM Region. (2003) 202 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181, Eastern Planning Area, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIA/EA MMS 2000-077. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 608 + xxvii p. Available from GOMR (free).
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 181, Eastern Planning Area, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA 2001-051. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (2001) 914 p. in two volumes. Available from GOM (free).
Impact Assessment of Exploration Wells Offshore South Florida. OCS Study MMS 89-0022. E.A. Shinn et al. (1990) 95 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
"An Informational Brochure on Proposed Lease Sale 181 in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico." MMS 2000-088. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 4 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999. OCS Study MMS 2000-074. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2001) 157 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities. Vol. I, Final Report; Vol. II, Technical Description of the MMS Florida Panhandle Model; Vol. III, User's Guide for the Model. OCS Study MMS 2002-024, 2002-025, and 2002-026. Ronald T. Luke, Eric S. Schubert, Greg Olsson, and F. Larry Leistritz. (2002) 262, 74, and 26 p. and one CD. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF 2002-024 2002-025 2002-026	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054. Natsumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) Compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Technical Summaries from Selected Environmental Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 96-0025. (1996) 184 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF

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FLOWER GARDEN BANKS

The Flower Garden Banks (Northwest Gulf of Mexico): Environmental Characteristics and Human Interaction. OCS Study MMS 98-0010. Kenneth J.P. Deslarzes, ed. (1998) 100 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 2004-2005, Interim Report. Volume I: Technical Report and Volume II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2008-027 and MMS 2008-028. William Precht, Richard Aronson, Kenneth Deslarzes, Martha Robbart, David Evans, Beth Zimmer and Leslie Duncan. (2008) Volume I -123 pp. Volume II -1,330 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-027 2008-028	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring of the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 1996-1997. OCS Study MMS 99-0005. Quentin R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Carl R. Beaver, Gregory S. Boland, and Derek K. Hagman. (1999) 101 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-101. Quenton R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Terry Wade, Carl R. Beaver, Susan A. Childs, Kim Withers, Thomas W. Bates. (2002) 119 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-031. Quentin R. Dokken et al. (2003) 89 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 2002-2003, Final Report. OCS Report MMS 2006-035. William F. Precht, Richard B. Aronson, Kenneth J. P. Deslarzes, Martha L. Robbart, Thaddeus J. T. Murdoch, Adam Gelber, David J. Evans, Bob Gearheart, Beth Zimmer. (2006) 182 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Post-Hurricane Assessment at the East Flower Garden Bank Long-Term Monitoring Site: November 2005. OCS Study MMS 2008-019. William Precht, Richard Aronson, Kenneth Deslarzes, Martha Robbart, Beth Zimmer, and Leslie Duncan. (2008) 39 pgs + appendices. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

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GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION

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GEOLOGY

Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1995. OCS Report MMS 99-0034. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (1999) CD-ROM in ArcView GIS format, Icon Author interactive multimedia format, and Adobe PDF format. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Atlas of Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Sands as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-086. Barbara J. Bascle, Lesley D. Nixon, and Katherine M. Ross. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($150 for companies and corporations; $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations; $10 for current students).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Reservoirs, Vol. 1, Miocene and Older Reservoirs; Vol. 2, Pliocene and Pleistocene Reservoirs. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region; Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin; Basin Research Institute, Louisiana State University; and Geological Survey of Alabama (Vol. 1). (1997) Folio volumes, plates, and CD-ROM's of geologic and engineering data of state and Federal offshore reservoirs. Available from the Bureau of Economic Geology. For information and prices, call toll-free (888) 839-4365 (fax 839-6277), or visit the MMS homepage. An abridged version is available at this MMS website.
Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-017. Sergei A. Frolov, G. Dail Rowe, Lewis M. Rothstein, and Isaac Ginis. (2004) 149 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 97-0045. Chris Hooper-Lane, Shanna Bonvillain, Donna Rice, Glenda Conklin Carter. (1998) 119 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mapping Areas of Hard Bottom and Other Important Bottom Types: Outer Continental Shelf and Upper Continental Slope (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-067. Harry H. Roberts, James M. Coleman, and R. Hampton Peele. (2005) 36 p. Available from GOM only on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Paleontological Information for the Offshore Gulf of Mexico, 1947-2006. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. One CD-ROM with files in ASCII and PDF formats. Includes over 19,000 paleontological (foraminiferal and coccolith) reports containing biostratigraphic and paleobathymetric zones and a Jurassic to Quaternary biostratigraphic chart. Available from GOM ($15)	PDF 2006 2005 2000-2004 1994-1999 1988-1993 1947-1987
Improved Geohazards and Benthic Habitat Evaluations: Digital Acoustic Data with Ground Truth Calibrations (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-050. Harry H. Roberts. (2001) 164 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
2000 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-087. Gary L. Lore, David A. Marin, Eric C. Batchelder, William C. Courtwright, Richard P. Desselles, Jr., and Ralph J. Klazynski. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($150 for companies and corporations, $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations, and $10 for current students).		Technical Announcement

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GULF OF MEXICO

Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2003 Through 2007, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2003-028. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2003) 17 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2002 Through 2006, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2002-031. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2002) 26 p. Available from GOMR (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects. OCS Study MMS 2004-041. John J. Stiff and Joachim Singelmann. (2004) 171 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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HABITATS

Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-077. Frank J. Hernandez, Jr., Richard F. Shaw, Joseph S. Cope, James G. Ditty, Mark C. Benfield, and Talat Farooqi. (2002) 144 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Association of Sea Turtles with Petroleum Platforms in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 90-0025. Ren Lofoefner et al. (1991) 90 p. Available from GOM ($4). Limited copies.	PDF
Cetaceans, Sea Turtles and Seabirds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Associations. Vol. I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-002), Vol. II: Technical Report (MMS 2000-003), Vol. III: Data Appendix (MMS 2000-004). Randall W. Davis, William E. Evans, and Bernd Würsig. (2000) 27 + xviii p., 346 + xl p., and 201 + xxvi p. Volumes I and II available from GOM (Set of Vols. I & II, $50) and Volume III available from NTIS.	PDF 2002-002 2002-003 2002-004	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-038. R.S. Carney. (2005) 46 p. and appendices. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Upwelling and Mass Mortalities of Fishes and Invertebrates in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico During Spring and Summer 1998, Final Report. MMS 99-0049. Sneed B. Collard and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez. (1999) 16 pp. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, Model Description. OCS Study MMS 97-0044. B.J. Gallaway and J.G. Cole, eds. (1998) 109 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0043, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, User Manual. OCS Study MMS 97-0043. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. (1998) 23 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0044, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: Information Search, Synthesis, and Ecological Modeling-Phase I, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 97-0036. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. (1998) 130 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico: An Overview and Guide. OCS Study MMS 2001-065. Benny J. Gallaway, John G. Cole, and Larry R. Martin. (2001) 28 p. and CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Ecology of Live Bottom Habitats of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: A Community Profile. OCS Study MMS 99-0004. M.J. Thompson, W.W. Schroeder, and N.W. Phillips. (1999) 74 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Effects of Depth, Location, and Habitat Type on Relative Abundance and Species Composition of Fishes Associated with Petroleum Platforms and Sonnier Bank in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2006-037. Charles A. Wilson, Mark W. Miller, Yvonne C. Allen, Kevin M. Boswell, and David L. Nieland, editors. (2006) 85 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Feasibility of Using Remote-Sensing Techniques for Shoreline Delineation and Coastal Habitat Classification for Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Mapping (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-047. Katherine Born-Phillips, Chris Locke, Jacqueline Michel, DeWitt Braud. (2007) 65 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
The Flower Garden Banks (Northwest Gulf of Mexico): Environmental Characteristics and Human Interaction. OCS Study MMS 98-0010. Kenneth J.P. Deslarzes, ed. (1998) 100 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
*Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysus) Near Offshore Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute).* OCS Study MMS 2003-029. Sean F. Keenan and Mark C. Benfield. (2003) 129 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 2004-2005, Interim Report. Volume I: Technical Report and Volume II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2008-027 and MMS 2008-028. William Precht, Richard Aronson, Kenneth Deslarzes, Martha Robbart, David Evans, Beth Zimmer and Leslie Duncan. (2008) Volume I -123 pp. Volume II -1,330 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-027 2008-028	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring of the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 1996-1997. OCS Study MMS 99-0005. Quentin R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Carl R. Beaver, Gregory S. Boland, and Derek K. Hagman. (1999) 101 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-101. Quenton R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Terry Wade, Carl R. Beaver, Susan A. Childs, Kim Withers, Thomas W. Bates. (2002) 119 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-031. Quentin R. Dokken et al. (2003) 89 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 2002-2003, Final Report. OCS Report MMS 2006-035. William F. Precht, Richard B. Aronson, Kenneth J. P. Deslarzes, Martha L. Robbart, Thaddeus J. T. Murdoch, Adam Gelber, David J. Evans, Bob Gearheart, Beth Zimmer. (2006) 182 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF		Technical Summary
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-080. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., and Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. (2001) 446 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Offshore Petroleum Platforms: Functional Significance for Larval Fish Across Longitudinal and Latitudinal Gradients; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2002-077. Richard F. Show, David C. Lindquist, Mark C. Benfield, Talat Farooqi, and John T. Plunket. (2003) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered from the Online Store.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Potential for Accelerated Bioremediation and Restoration of Oil-Impacted Marshes through the Selection of Superior Oil-Tolerant Vegetation (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-042. Mark W. Hester, Quixam Lin, Irving A. Mendellsohn, and Dennis J. DesRoches. (2000) 47 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Rigs and Reefs: A Comparison of the Fish Communities at Two Artificial Reefs, a Production Platform, and a Natural Reef in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Report MMS 2003-009. Charles A. Wilson, Aaron Pierce, and Mark W. Miller, eds. (2003) 95 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Rigs-to-Reefs Policy, Progress, and Perspective. OCS Report MMS 2000-073. Les Dauterive. (2000) 8 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Seafloor Characteristics and Distribution Patterns of Lophelia pertusa and Other Sessile Megafauna at Two Upper-Slope Sites in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-035. William W. Schroeder. (2007) 49 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of the Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2000-005. David R. Stanley and Charles A. Wilson. (2000) 252 + xxi p. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-006. A. Jochens, D. Biggs, K. Benoit-Bird, D. Engelhardt, J. Gordon, C. Hu, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Oretga-Oritz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, and B. Wursig. (2008) 341pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities; Vol. I: Executive Summary; Vol. II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-035 and 2002-036. Ian R. MacDonald, editor. (2002) 2 compact discs. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF 2002-035 2002-036	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
*Synopsis of Biological Data on the Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys kempi* (Garman, 1880).** OCS Study MMS 94-0023. Rene Marquez-M., comp. (1994) 91 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF

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HISTORY, OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

Atlas of Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Sands as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-086. Barbara J. Bascle, Lesley D. Nixon, and Katherine M. Ross. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($150 for companies and corporations; $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations; $10 for current students).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2006-028. Deborah J. Roberts and Alan H. Nguyen. (2006) 126 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-009. William B. Stickle, Jr. (2002) 18 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Fate and Effects of Barium and Radium-Rich Fluid Emissions from Hydrocarbon Seeps on the Benthic Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 2001-004. Paul Aharon, Dan Van Gent, Baoshun Fu, L. Max Scott. (2001) 141 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF		Technical Summary
Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-031. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher (2007) 197p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mixtures of Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons May Elicit Complex, Nonadditive Toxicological Interactions. OCS StudyMMS 2007-019. John W. Fleeger, Sidney J. Marlborough, Kurt A. Gust, Kevin R. Carman, Soroya Silva. (2007) 32p. Available from GOM on Compact dist ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Oceanic Gas Hydrate Research and Activities Review, OCS Study MMS 2000-017. Mary C. Boatman and Jennifer Peterson. (2000) 68 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement

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HYPOXIA

Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-009. William B. Stickle, Jr. (2002) 18 p. Available from GOMR ($5).

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Influence of Hypoxia on the Interpretation of Effects of Petroleum Production Activities (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 93-0022. Nancy M. Rabalais, Lorene E. Smith, Edward B. Overton, and Anne L. Zoeller. (1993) 158 p. Available from GOM ($7).

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Relative Contribution of Produced Water Discharge in the Development of Hypoxia. OCS Study MMS 2005-044. Nancy N. Rabalais. (2005) 37 + 11 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.

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IMPACTS

Accounting for Socioeconomic Change from Offshore Oil and Gas: Cumulative Effects on Louisiana's Coastal Parishes, 1969-2000. OCS Study MMS 2006-030. Allan G. Pulsipher. (2006) 97 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity: Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico; Deepwater Program; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-078. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2003) 261 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Brief Overview of Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Pipelines: Installation, Potential Impacts, and Mitigation Measures. OCS Report MMS 2001-067. Deborah Cranswick. (2001) 14 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Characterization of Chronic Sources and Impacts of Tar Along the Louisiana Coast (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 93-0046. Charles B. Henry, Jr., Paulene O. Roberts, and Edward B. Overton. (1993) 63 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF		Technical Summary
Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007). OCS Report MMS 2000-015. James B. Regg, Staci Atkins, Bill Hauser, Joseph Hennessey, Bernard J. Kruse, Joan Lowenhaupt, Bob Smith, and Amy White. (2000) 94 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations; Vol. I: Technical Report; Vol. II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2001-011 and 2001-012. Paul Boehm, David Turton, Amar Rval, Dan Candle, Deborah French, Nancy Rabalais, Robert Spies, and Jay Johnson. (2001) 325 and 370 p. Available from GOM ($20 each volume).	PDF 2001-011 2001-012	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2006-028. Deborah J. Roberts and Alan H. Nguyen. (2006) 126 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects. OCS Study MMS 2004-041. John J. Stiff and Joachim Singelmann. (2004) 171 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effect of the Oil and Gas Industry on Commuting and Migration Patterns in Louisiana, 1960-1990. OCS Study MMS 2002-072. Natusumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-009. William B. Stickle, Jr. (2002) 18 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Subsea Processing on Deepwater Environments in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2008-022. T. M. Grieb, T. E. Donn, J. Collins, J. Radde, C. Perez, J. B. Smith, G. Rowe, S. Scott and G. T. Ririe. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2008) 66pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Estimation of Fisheries Impacts Due to Underwater Explosives Used to Sever and Salvage Oil and Gas Platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-087. Gregg R. Gitschlag, Michael J. Schirripa, and Joseph E. Powers. (2001) 80 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures, Information Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-070. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2004) 229 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal Scenario Simulation Results, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-064. Adam S. Frankel and William T. Ellison. (2005) 48 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Operations and Activities, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-001. Gulf of Mexico COS Region. (2000) 240 + xix p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999. OCS Study MMS 2001-039. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, William Lang, and Debra Vigil. (2001) 171 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF
How Does Produced Water Cause a Reduction in the Genetic Diversity of Harpacticoid Copepods? Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-078. John W. Fleeger, David W. Foltz, Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares. (2001) 35 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Impact Assessment of Exploration Wells Offshore South Florida. OCS Study MMS 89-0022. E.A. Shinn et al. (1990) 95 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Interactions Between Migrating Birds and Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-009. Robert W. Russell, ed. (2005) 325 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF		Technical Summary
Marine and Coastal Fishes Subject to Impingement by Cooling-Water Intake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography. OCS Report MMS 2003-040. Fernando Martinez-Andrade and Donald M. Baltz. (2003) 113 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-080. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., and Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. (2001) 446 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
MMS Seafloor Monitoring Project: First Annual Technical Report, 1997 Field Season. OCS Study MMS 99-0014. Jack B. Irion and Richard J. Anuskiewicz, comps. (1999) 41 p. + 22 p. apps. Available from GOM ($3).		Technical Announcement
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Second Annual Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-009. Radian International LLC and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2000) 28 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Oil Spill During Hurricane Lili, Outer Continental Shelf, Ship Shoal Block 119: Responses, Fate, and Effects. OCS Report MMS 2003-039. Margaret Metcalf, Harold Wright, Elizabeth Peuler, Nicholas Wetzel, and Michael Gravois. (2003) 20 p. on one compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Operational and Socioeconomic Impact of Nonexplosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2004-074. Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc., and the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University. (2004) 50 p. Available from GOM on compact disc (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Relative Contribution of Produced Water Discharge in the Development of Hypoxia. OCS Study MMS 2005-044. Nancy N. Rabalais. (2005) 37 + 11 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Shock Wave/Sound Propagation Modeling Results for Calculating Marine Protected Species Impact Zones During Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2003-059. Peter T. Dzwilewski and Gregg Fenton. (2003) 34 p. on compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-059 Calculator Instructions	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Annual Report: Year 1. OCS Study MMS 2003-069. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs, eds. (2004) 125 p. on CD. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report, Year 2. OCS Study MMS 2004-067. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs. (2004) 151 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report: Years 3 and 4. OCS Study MMS 2006-067. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs. (2007) 95 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Summary Report: 2002-2004. OCS Study MMS 2006-034. A. Jochens, D. Biggs, et al. (2006) 327 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-081. Dana L. Coe, Donna J. Ladner, Jeff D. Prouty, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2001) 73 p. and compact disc. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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LEASE SALES

Competition and Performance in Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999. OCS Study MMS 2007-034. Ormowumi O. Iledare and Mark Kaiser. (2007) 106 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
An Informational Brochure on Proposed Lease Sale 181 in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. MMS 2000-088. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 4 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Volume I: Chapters 1-8 and Appendices; Volume II: Figures and Tables. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2006-062. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2006) Vol. I: 769 + xxxv p., Vol. II: 163 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF Volume I Volume II
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012; Western Planning Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218; Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216 and 222; Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA 2007-018. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2007) 165 and 900 p. Available from GOMR in paper or compact disc (free).	PDF Volume I Volume II
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area, Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Volume I, Chapters 1–8 and Appendices; Volume II, Figures and Tables. OCS EIS-EA MMS 2002-056. Gulf of Mexico Region. (2002) xlii + 522 p. and 150 p. Available from GOM (free) in paper copy or compact disc.
Oil and Gas Leasing Procedures Guidelines, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2001-076. MMS Gulf of Mexico Region. (2001) 150 p. Available on the Internet and in paper copies ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 194, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment.. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-068. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 36 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 197, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment.. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-069. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 31 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 174, Western Gulf of Mexico: Environmental Assessment. OCS Study MMS 99-0002. Gulf of Mexico Region. (1999) 18 p. Available from GOM (free).
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 184, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-008. MMS Gulf of Mexico Region. (2002) 27 p. Available from GOM (free).
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 190, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-066. GOMR Region. (2003) 26 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 192, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-007. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 19 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 196, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2005-010. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2005) 41 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Statistical Summary, 2002; Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2003-027. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2003) 134 p. Available from GOM ($5).

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LNG FACILITIES

Examination of the Development of Liquefied Natural Gas on the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2008-017. David E. Dismukes. (2008) 106pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).

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LOUISIANA

Accounting for Socioeconomic Change from Offshore Oil and Gas: Cumulative Effects on Louisiana's Coastal Parishes, 1969-2000. OCS Study MMS 2006-030. Allan G. Pulsipher. (2006) 97 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-014. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard (2000). 188 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Analysis of Ambient Pollutant Concentrations and Meteorological Conditions Affecting EPA Class I and II Areas in Southeastern Louisiana; Vol. I: Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 96-0062); Vol. II: Appendices (MMS 96-0063). S.A. Hsu. (1997) 137 and 355 p. Available from GOM (Vol. I: $7; Vol. II: $15).	PDF 96-0062 96-0063	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Characterization of Chronic Sources and Impacts of Tar Along the Louisiana Coast (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 93-0046. Charles B. Henry, Jr., Paulene O. Roberts, and Edward B. Overton. (1993) 63 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF		Technical Summary
Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-071. Richard Billings and Darcy Wilson. (2004) 79 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
DeSoto Canyon Eddy Intrusion Study, Final Report; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-079) and Vol. II, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 2000-080). Thomas J. Berger, Peter Hamilton, James J. Singer, Evans Waddell, James H. Churchill, Robert R. Leben, Thomas N. Lee, and Wilton Sturges. (2001) 41 & 275 p. Available from GOM ($15 the set) and on the Internet.	PDF 2000-079 2000-080	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Development of Bioremediation for Oil Spill Cleanup in Coastal Wetlands, Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2002-048. Irving A. Mendelssohn and Qianxin Lin, editors. (2003) 97 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dispersion in Broad, Shallow Estuaries: A Model Study. OCS Study MMS 2001-054. Masimichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dongho Park, Dubravo Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2001) 54 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dynamic Height and Seawater Transport across the Louisiana--Texas Shelf Break; Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-045. Carole L. Current and William J. Wiseman. (2000) 45 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic and Social Consequences of the Oil Spill in Lake Barre, Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 99-0028. Allan G. Pulsipher, Deborah Tootle, and Richard Pincomb. (1999) 32 pp. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects. OCS Study MMS 2004-041. John J. Stiff and Joachim Singelmann. (2004) 171 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Ecosystem Analysis of the Louisiana Bight and Adjacent Shelf Environments; Vol. I: The Fate of Organic Matter and Nutrients in the Sediments of the Louisiana Bight (OCS Study MMS 96-0055); Vol. II: Bibliography of Ecological Studies (MMS 96-0057). Robert R. Twilley (Vols. I and II) and Brent A. McKee (Vol. II). (1997) 124 and 129 p. Available from GOM (Vol. I: $6; Vol. II: $5).	PDF 96-0055 96-0057		Technical Summary
Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999. (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-052. Omowumi O. Iledare and Williams C. Olatubi. (2004) 45 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effect of the Oil and Gas Industry on Commuting and Migration Patterns in Louisiana, 1960-1990. OCS Study MMS 2002-072. Natusumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
High-Resolution Integrated Hydrology–Hydrodynamic Model: Development and Application to Barataria Basin, Louisiana (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-063. Dongho Park, Masamichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dubravko Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2004) 73 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Influence of Hypoxia on the Interpretation of Effects of Petroleum Production Activities (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 93-0022. Nancy M. Rabalais, Lorene E. Smith, Edward B. Overton, and Anne L. Zoeller. (1993) 158 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF		Technical Summary
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report: Volume I, Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (OCS Study MMS 2004-049); Volume II, Bayou Lafourche—An Oral History of the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry (OCS Study MMS 2004-050); Volume III, Samples of Interviews and Ethnographic Prefaces (OCS Study MMS 2004-051). Diane Austin (vols. I, II), Tom McGuire (vols. I, II, III); and Bob Carriker, Joseph Pratt, Tyler Priest, and Allan G. Pulsipher (vol. I). (2004) 98, 147, and 74 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2004-049 2004-050 2004-051	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Investigation of Pressure and Pressure Gradients along the Louisiana/Texas Inner Shelf and Their Relationships to Wind Forcing and Current Variability (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-057. Nan Walker, Ewa Jarosz, and Steve Murray. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Investigation of Pressure and Pressure Gradients along the Louisiana/Texas Inner Shelf and Their Relationships to Wind Forcing and Current Variability (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-057. Nan Walker, Ewa Jarosz, and Steve Murray. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Labor and Demand in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in the 1990’s: The Louisiana Case. OCS Study MMS 2003-022. Forrest A. Deseran and Linda Tobin. (2003) Compact disc (20 p.) Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part I. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-019. Diane C. Keithly. (2001) 22 + 42 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-020. David W. Hughes, J. Matthew Fannin, Walter Keithly, Williams Olatubi, and Jiemin Guo. (2002). Companion volume to Part 1, OCS Study MMS 2001-019. 49 p. Available from GOMR ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
An Observational Study of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya Coastal Plume, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0040. Stephen P. Murray, ed. (1999) 513 p. Available from GOM ($25).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico; Final Performance Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-028. Vaisala Meteorological Systems, Inc., and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2002) 114 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observational and Predictive Study of Inner Shelf Currents over the Louisiana-Texas Shelf (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-036. Lawrence J. Rouse et al. (2004) 207 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Oil and Gas Development and Coastal Income Inequality: A Comparative Analysis (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 94-0052. Charles M. Tolbert. (1995) 75 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Oil Spill During Hurricane Lili, Outer Continental Shelf, Ship Shoal Block 119: Responses, Fate, and Effects. OCS Report MMS 2003-039. Margaret Metcalf, Harold Wright, Elizabeth Peuler, Nicholas Wetzel, and Michael Gravois. (2003) 20 p. on one compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines Crossing the Louisiana Coastal Zone: A Geographical Information System Approach, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-038. R. Hampton Peele, John I. Snead, and Weiwen Feng. (2002) 1 compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 182, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-097. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 52 p. Available from GOMR (free).
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Social and Economic Impacts of OCS Activity on Individuals and Families; Vol. I: Final Report; Vol. II: Case Studies of Morgan City and New Iberia, Louisiana (OCS Study MMS 2002-022 and -023). Vol. I: Diane Austin, Karen Coelho, Andrew Gardner, Ryland Higgins, and Tom McGuire. Vol. II: Diane Austin, Andrew Gardner, Rylan Higgins, Jennifer Schrag-James, Shannon Sparks, and Leah Stauber. (2002) 297 and 197 p. Available from GOM (both volumes on one compact disc, $15; limited number of paper copies, $30 the set).	PDF 2002-022 2002-023	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054. Natsumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) Compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico: An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services: Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-047. Jay Jayawardana and Anatoly Hochstein. (2004) 98 p. available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study: Synthesis Report; Vol. I, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 98-0035); Vol. II, Appendices (MMS 98-0036). A.W. Nowlin, Jr., A.E. Jochens, R.O. Reid, and S.F. DiMarco. (1998) 450 and 284 p. Available from GOM ($30 set).	PDF 98-0035 98-0036	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-081. Dana L. Coe, Donna J. Ladner, Jeff D. Prouty, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2001) 73 p. and compact disc. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal Current during 1994. OCS Study MMS 2001-093. Stephen P. Murray, Ewa Jarosz, and Edward T. Weeks III. (2002) 89 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Wave Climate and Bottom Boundary Layer Dynamics with Implications for Offshore Sand Mining and Barrier Island Replenishment in South-Central Louisiana (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-053. Gregory W. Stone (2002) Compact Disc. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Wind and Eddy-Related Circulation on the Louisiana/Texas Shelf and Slope Determined from Satellite and In-Situ Measurements, October 1993--August 1994, Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-025. Nan D. Walker. (2001) 57 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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MAPS AND CHARTS - OFFSHORE

MARICULTURE

MARINE BIOLOGY

Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-077. Frank J. Hernandez, Jr., Richard F. Shaw, Joseph S. Cope, James G. Ditty, Mark C. Benfield, and Talat Farooqi. (2002) 144 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef Effect in Deep Water. OCS MMS 2007-015. R. Church, D. Warren, R. Cullimore, L. Johnston, W. Schroeder, W. Patterson, T. Shirley, M. Kilgour, N. Morris, and J. Moore. (2007) 363p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-038. R.S. Carney. (2005) 46 p. and appendices. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Upwelling and Mass Mortalities of Fishes and Invertebrates in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico During Spring and Summer 1998, Final Report. MMS 99-0049. Sneed B. Collard and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez. (1999) 16 pp. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF
The Deep Sea Gulf of Mexico: An Overview and Guide. OCS Study MMS 2001-065. Benny J. Gallaway, John G. Cole, and Larry R. Martin. (2001) 28 p. and CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
The Flower Garden Banks (Northwest Gulf of Mexico): Environmental Characteristics and Human Interaction. OCS Study MMS 98-0010. Kenneth J.P. Deslarzes, ed. (1998) 100 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
*Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysus) Near Offshore Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute).* OCS Study MMS 2003-029. Sean F. Keenan and Mark C. Benfield. (2003) 129 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Monitoring of the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 1996-1997. OCS Study MMS 99-0005. Quentin R. Dokken, Ian R. MacDonald, John W. Tunnell, Jr., Carl R. Beaver, Gregory S. Boland, and Derek K. Hagman. (1999) 101 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lophelia Reef Megafaunal Community Structure, Biotopes, Genetics, Microbial Ecology, and Geology (2004-2006). OCS Study MMS 2008-015. K. J. Sulak, M. T. Randall, K. E. Luke, A. D. Norem and J. M. Miler. U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Minerals Management Service (MMS). Available from USGS website and the MMS website.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-080. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., and Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. (2001) 446 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Offshore Petroleum Platforms: Functional Significance for Larval Fish Across Longitudinal and Latitudinal Gradients; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2002-077. Richard F. Show, David C. Lindquist, Mark C. Benfield, Talat Farooqi, and John T. Plunket. (2003) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered from the Online Store.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999. OCS Study MMS 2000-074. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2001) 157 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: A Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988. OCS Study MMS 2003-072. Benny J. Galaway, John G. Cole, Robert G. Fechholm. (2003) 44 p. Available from GOM on CD ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Plankton Stocks on the Basis of Acoustic Backscatter Intensity and Direct Measurements in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-063. Rebecca L. Scott, Douglas C. Biggs, and Steven F. DiMarco. (2001) 117 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Survival of a Hydrogen-Utilizing Bacterium when Introduced into Native and Foreign Environments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-094. Paul A. LaRock and Lisa S. Donovan. (2002) 52 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement

Cetaceans, Sea Turtles and Seabirds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Associations. Vol. I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-002), Vol. II: Technical Report (MMS 2000-003), Vol. III: Data Appendix (MMS 2000-004). Randall W. Davis, William E. Evans, and Bernd Würsig. (2000) 27 + xviii p., 346 + xl p., and 201 + xxvi p. Volumes I and II available from GOM (Set of Vols. I & II, $50) and Volume III available from NTIS.	PDF 2002-002 2002-003 2002-004	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cooperative Research to Study Dive Patters of Sperm Whales in the Atlantic Ocean. OCS MMS 2007-033. Debra Palka and Mark Johnson (2007) 40p.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology; Interim Report – Year 2. OCS Study MMS 2002-063. Gilbert T. Rowe and Mahlon C. Kennicutt II. (2002) 138 p. Available from GOM ($14).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal Scenario Simulation Results, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-064. Adam S. Frankel and William T. Ellison. (2005) 48 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF
Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999. OCS Study MMS 2001-039. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, William Lang, and Debra Vigil. (2001) 171 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Annual Report: Year 1. OCS Study MMS 2003-069. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs, eds. (2004) 125 p. on CD. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report, Year 2. OCS Study MMS 2004-067. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs. (2004) 151 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report: Years 3 and 4. OCS Study MMS 2006-067. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs. (2007) 95 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Summary Report: 2002-2004. OCS Study MMS 2006-034. A. Jochens, D. Biggs, et al. (2006) 327 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-006. A. Jochens, D. Biggs, K. Benoit-Bird, D. Engelhardt, J. Gordon, C. Hu, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Oretga-Oritz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, and B. Wursig. (2008) 341pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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METEOROLOGY

Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-014. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard (2000). 188 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Analysis of Ambient Pollutant Concentrations and Meteorological Conditions Affecting EPA Class I and II Areas in Southeastern Louisiana; Vol. I: Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 96-0062); Vol. II: Appendices (MMS 96-0063). S.A. Hsu. (1997) 137 and 355 p. Available from GOM (Vol. I: $7; Vol. II: $15).	PDF 96-0062 96-0063	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Boundary Layer Study in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-060. Clinton P. MacDonald, Paul T. Roberts, Mark R. Lilly, Charley A. Knoderer, Dianne S. Miller, and Steven R. Hanna. (2004) 572 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Physical Oceanography Reanalysis and Synthesis of Historical Data: Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-064. Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard. (2001) 514 p. and 3 compact discs. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Five-Year Meteorological Datasets for CALMET/CALPUFF AND THE OCD5 Modeling of the Gulf of Mexico Region. OCS MMS 2008-029. Sharon g. Douglas and A. Belle Hudischewskyj. (2008) 54pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Investigation of Pressure and Pressure Gradients along the Louisiana/Texas Inner Shelf and Their Relationships to Wind Forcing and Current Variability (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-057. Nan Walker, Ewa Jarosz, and Steve Murray. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF		Technical Summary
Meteorology of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Data from 1995 to 1997, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-075. M.A. Yocke, C.A. Emery, P. Robert, C. MacDonald, D. Ladner, J. Prouty, and A. Barnett. (2000) 156 + xviii p. and 5 compact discs. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico; Final Performance Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-028. Vaisala Meteorological Systems, Inc., and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2002) 114 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Second Annual Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-009. Radian International LLC and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2000) 28 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement
User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-081. Dana L. Coe, Donna J. Ladner, Jeff D. Prouty, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2001) 73 p. and compact disc. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Visibility and Atmospheric Dispersion Capability over the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Estimations and Observations of Boundary Layer Parameters (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-008. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard. (2005) 184 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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MISSISSIPPI

Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-014. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard (2000). 188 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-071. Richard Billings and Darcy Wilson. (2004) 79 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
DeSoto Canyon Eddy Intrusion Study, Final Report; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-079) and Vol. II, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 2000-080). Thomas J. Berger, Peter Hamilton, James J. Singer, Evans Waddell, James H. Churchill, Robert R. Leben, Thomas N. Lee, and Wilton Sturges. (2001) 41 & 275 p. Available from GOM ($15 the set) and on the Internet.	PDF 2000-079 2000-080	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-080. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., and Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. (2001) 446 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Proposed OCS Lease Sale 182, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2001-097. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2001) 52 p. Available from GOMR (free).		Technical Announcement
Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054. Natsumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) Compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-081. Dana L. Coe, Donna J. Ladner, Jeff D. Prouty, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2001) 73 p. and compact disc. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Ecosystem Analysis of the Louisiana Bight and Adjacent Shelf Environments; Vol. I: The Fate of Organic Matter and Nutrients in the Sediments of the Louisiana Bight (OCS Study MMS 96-0055); Vol. II: Bibliography of Ecological Studies (MMS 96-0057). Robert R. Twilley (Vols. I and II) and Brent A. McKee (Vol. II). (1997) 124 and 129 p. Available from GOM (Vol. I: $6; Vol. II: $5).	PDF 96-0055 96-0057		Technical Summary
An Observational Study of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya Coastal Plume, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0040. Stephen P. Murray, ed. (1999) 513 p. Available from GOM ($25).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Satellite-Based Assessment of the Mississippi River's Discharge Plume's Spatial Structure and Temporal Variability (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 94-0053. Nan D. Walker. (1995) 56 p. Available from GOM ($3).	PDF		Technical Summary

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MODELING

Adaptation of the Minerals Management Service's Oil Weathering Model for Use in the Gulf of Mexico Region. OCS Study MMS 92-0023. Bruce E. Kirstein (1992) 128 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Aspects of the Louisiana Coastal Current (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-039. Larry J. Rouse, Jr., William J. Wiseman, Jr., and Masamichi Inoue. (2005) 50 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Boundary Layer Study in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-060. Clinton P. MacDonald, Paul T. Roberts, Mark R. Lilly, Charley A. Knoderer, Dianne S. Miller, and Steven R. Hanna. (2004) 572 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model. OCS Study MMS 2000-065. Jason R. Plater. (2002) 22 p. and one CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
A Critical Review of Four Types of Air Quality Models Pertinent to MMS Regulatory and Environmental Assessment Missions. OCS Study MMS 98-0050. Joseph C. Chang, Mark E. Fernau, Joseph S. Scire, David G. Strimaitis (1998) 172 p. Available from GOM ($12).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-017. Sergei A. Frolov, G. Dail Rowe, Lewis M. Rothstein, and Isaac Ginis. (2004) 149 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, Model Description. OCS Study MMS 97-0044. B.J. Gallaway and J.G. Cole, eds. (1998) 109 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0043, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, User Manual. OCS Study MMS 97-0043. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. (1998) 23 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0044, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: Information Search, Synthesis, and Ecological Modeling-Phase I, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 97-0036. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. (1998) 130 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-071. Richard Billings and Darcy Wilson. (2004) 79 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dispersion in Broad, Shallow Estuaries: A Model Study. OCS Study MMS 2001-054. Masimichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dongho Park, Dubravo Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2001) 54 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal Scenario Simulation Results, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-064. Adam S. Frankel and William T. Ellison. (2005) 48 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF
Five-Year Meteorological Datasets for CALMET/CALPUFF AND THE OCD5 Modeling of the Gulf of Mexico Region. OCS MMS 2008-029. Sharon g. Douglas and A. Belle Hudischewskyj. (2008) 54pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study for the Regional Haze and Ozone Modeling Effort, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-072. Darcy Wilson, Joseph Fanjoy, and Richard Billings. (2004) 252 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
High-Resolution Integrated Hydrology–Hydrodynamic Model: Development and Application to Barataria Basin, Louisiana (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-063. Dongho Park, Masamichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dubravko Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2004) 73 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico: A Decision- and Resource-Based Approach (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-009. Mark J. Kaiser, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Allan G. Pulsipher. (2004) 56 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Modeling and Data Analyses of Circulation Processes in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-074. L.-Y. Oey, P. Hamilton, and H.-C. Lee. (2004) 115 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2003-018. David E. Dismukes, Williams O. Olatubi, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2003) 93 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Refining and Revising the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region High-Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks, Final Report; Volume I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2003-060); Volume II: Technical Narrative (MMS 2003-061); Volume III: Appendices (MMS 2003-062). Charles E. Pearson, Stephen R. James, Jr., Michael C. Krivor, S. Dean El Darragi, and Lori Cunningham. (2004) 13, 338, and 138 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-060 2003-061 2003-062	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities. Vol. I, Final Report; Vol. II, Technical Description of the MMS Florida Panhandle Model; Vol. III, User's Guide for the Model. OCS Study MMS 2002-024, 2002-025, and 2002-026. Ronald T. Luke, Eric S. Schubert, Greg Olsson, and F. Larry Leistritz. (2002) 262, 74, and 26 p. and one CD. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF 2002-024 2002-025 2002-026	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Shock Wave/Sound Propagation Modeling Results for Calculating Marine Protected Species Impact Zones During Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2003-059. Peter T. Dzwilewski and Gregg Fenton. (2003) 34 p. on compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-059 Calculator Instructions	Technical Announcement
Strong Mid-Depth Currents and a Deep Cyclonic Gyre in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2004-040. Wilton Sturges, Eric Chassignet, and Tal Ezer. (2004) 76 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-022. Steven F. DiMarco, Matthew K. Howard, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., and Robert O. Reid. (2004) 98 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User’s Guide for the 2005 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2005); Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-070. Darcy Wilson, Andy Blackard, Stephanie Finn, and Brian Boyer. (2004) 81 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the 2008 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2008). OCS Study MMS 2007-068. D. Wilson, and B. Boyer. (2007) 88 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the Breton Offshore Activities Data System (BOADS) for Air Quality, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-081. Dana L. Coe, Donna J. Ladner, Jeff D. Prouty, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano. (2001) 73 p. and compact disc. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

Mica Shipwreck Project: Deepwater Archaeological Investigation of a 19th Century Shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2006-072. A.D. Atauz, W. Bryant, T. Jones, B. Phaneuf. (2006) 140 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
MMS Seafloor Monitoring Project: First Annual Technical Report, 1997 Field Season. OCS Study MMS 99-0014. Jack B. Irion and Richard J. Anuskiewicz, comps. (1999) 41 p. + 22 p. apps. Available from GOM ($3).		Technical Announcement
Study to Conduct National Register of Historic Places Evaluations of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Study MMS 2006-036. Jeffrey M. Enright, Robert Gearhart II, Doug Jones, Jenna Enright. (2006) 164 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Viosca Knoll Wreck: Discovery and Investigation of an Early Nineteenth-Century Wooden Sailing Vessel in 2,000 Feet of Water. OCS Study MMS 2008-018. Robert A. Church and Daniel J. Warren. (2008) 41pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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NORTH CAROLINA

Abundance and Distribution of Sea Turtles off North Carolina. OCS Study MMS 95-0024. J.A. Keinath, J.A. Musick, and D.E. Barnard. (1996) 156 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Boating Uses, Economic Significance, and Information Inventory for North Carolina’s Offshore Area, “The Point”: Vol. I: Characterization of Recreational and Commercial Fisheries; Vol. II: Economic Analysis of “The Point” and Adjacent Counties: Baseline Information, Valuation and Potential Impacts; Vol. III: Data Inventory Related to the Hatteras Middle Slope Bibliography. OCS Study MMS 2002-044, 2002-045, 2002-046. Vol. I: Mac Currin and Steve Ross; Vol. II: Raymond B. Palmquist, Peter W. Schumann, Jeffrey A. Michael; Vol. III: Steve W. Ross, Ernst F. Aschenbach III, and Jacques Ott, comps. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered from the online store.	PDF 2002-044 2002-045 2002-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary 2002-044 2002-045 2002-046

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NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO

Air Quality and Dispersion Meteorology over the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Measurements, Analyses, and Syntheses (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-014. S.A. Hsu and B.W. Blanchard (2000). 188 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Upwelling and Mass Mortalities of Fishes and Invertebrates in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico During Spring and Summer 1998, Final Report. MMS 99-0049. Sneed B. Collard and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez. (1999) 16 pp. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF
Meteorology of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Data from 1995 to 1997, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-075. M.A. Yocke, C.A. Emery, P. Robert, C. MacDonald, D. Ladner, J. Prouty, and A. Barnett. (2000) 156 + xviii p. and 5 compact discs. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study, Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-055. Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., Robert O. Reid, and Mahlon C. Kennicutt II. (2002) 561 p. Available from GOM ($25) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Oil and Gas Leasing Procedures Guidelines, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2001-076. MMS Gulf of Mexico Region. (2001) 150 p. Available on the Internet and in paper copies ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Seafloor Characteristics and Distribution Patterns of Lophelia pertusa and Other Sessile Megafauna at Two Upper-Slope Sites in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-035. William W. Schroeder. (2007) 49 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Surface Circulation and the Transport of the Loop Current in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-102. Frank E. Muller-Karger, Fred Vukovich, Robert Leben, Bisman Nababan, Chuanmin Hu, and Doug Myhre. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Technical Summaries from Selected Environmental Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 96-0025. (1996) 184 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF

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OIL and GAS ACTIVITIES

Accounting for Socioeconomic Change from Offshore Oil and Gas: Cumulative Effects on Louisiana's Coastal Parishes, 1969-2000. OCS Study MMS 2006-030. Allan G. Pulsipher. (2006) 97 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities. Vol. I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2001-026); Vol. II: Narrative Report (OCS Study MMS 2001-027). Barbara Wallace, James Kirkley, Thomas McGuire, Diane Austin, and David Goldfield. (2001) 12 and 522 + xxii p. Available from GOM ($30 the set; Vol. I, free).	PDF 2001-026 2001-027	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity: Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico; Deepwater Program; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-078. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2003) 261 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Brief Overview of Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Pipelines: Installation, Potential Impacts, and Mitigation Measures. OCS Report MMS 2001-067. Deborah Cranswick. (2001) 14 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Capital Investment Decisionmaking and Trends: Implications on Petroleum Resource Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2006-064. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2006) 130 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Changing Patterns of Ownership and Control in the Petroleum Industry: Implications on the Market for Oil and Gas Leases in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-041. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, Dmity V. Mesyanzhinov. (2003) 88 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model. OCS Study MMS 2000-065. Jason R. Plater. (2002) 22 p. and one CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Competition and Performance in Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999. OCS Study MMS 2007-034. Ormowumi O. Iledare and Mark Kaiser. (2007) 106 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-071. Richard Billings and Darcy Wilson. (2004) 79 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007). OCS Report MMS 2000-015. James B. Regg, Staci Atkins, Bill Hauser, Joseph Hennessey, Bernard J. Kruse, Joan Lowenhaupt, Bob Smith, and Amy White. (2000) 94 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2008: America's Offshore Energy Future. OCS Report MMS 2008-013. Minerals Management Service. G. Ed Richardson, Lesley D. Nixon, Christy M. Bohannon, Eric G. Kanzanis, Tara M. Montgomery and Mike P. Gravois. (2008) 114pgs. Available from GOMR and on the Internet.	PDF
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America’s Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2004-021. G. Ed Richardson et al. (2004) 150 p. Available from GOM in either book or compact disc format (free) and on the Internet.	PDF Errata	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2002: America's Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2002-021. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, G. Ed Richardson, Leanne S. French, Jim Regg, Tara Montgomery, T. Scott Williams, and Carey Doyle. (2002) 133 p. Available from GOMR in paper copy and CD-ROM (free) and on the Internet website.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: America's Emerging Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2000-022. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, Carey Doyle, and G. Ed Richardson. (2000) 89 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Program: Literature Review, Environmental Risks of Chemical Products Used in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil and Gas Operations; Vol. I: Technical Report; Vol. II: Appendices. OCS Study MMS 2001-011 and 2001-012. Paul Boehm, David Turton, Amar Rval, Dan Candle, Deborah French, Nancy Rabalais, Robert Spies, and Jay Johnson. (2001) 325 and 370 p. Available from GOM ($20 each volume).	PDF 2001-011 2001-012	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: 1980–2000, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-004. Barbara Wallace, John Duberg, and James Kirkley. (2003) 246 p. Available from GOMR ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development, and Production. OCS Study MMS 2000-044. Jason R. Plater, Jaqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade, and Robert T. Mott. (2000) 199 + xi p. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Effects of Petroleum Prices and Production in the Gulf of Mexico OCS on the U.S. Gulf Coast Economy. OCS Study MMS 2006-063. Omowumi O. Iledare and Williams O. Olatubi. (2006) 59 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effect of the Oil and Gas Industry on Commuting and Migration Patterns in Louisiana, 1960-1990. OCS Study MMS 2002-072. Natusumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography, 2000-2004 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-019. John Conover and Shanna Duhon, comps. (2005) 245 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-009. William B. Stickle, Jr. (2002) 18 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 97-0045. Chris Hooper-Lane, Shanna Bonvillain, Donna Rice, Glenda Conklin Carter. (1998) 119 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography. OCS Study MMS 2000-083. S. Bonvillain, D. Rice, J. Conover, and Q. Dortch, comps. (2001) 72 p. Available from GOM ($10). Limited quantity.	PDF
Environmental and Safety Risks of an Expanding Role for Independents on the Gulf of Mexico OCS (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 98-0021. Allan G. Pulsipher et al. (1998) 39 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids. OCS Study MMS 2000-064. J.M. Neff, S. McKelvie, and R.C. Ayers, Jr. (2000) 121 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Estimation of Fisheries Impacts Due to Underwater Explosives Used to Sever and Salvage Oil and Gas Platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-087. Gregg R. Gitschlag, Michael J. Schirripa, and Joseph E. Powers. (2001) 80 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Evaluation of Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur LLC’s Applications to Inject OCS-Generated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Exempt Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste into Salt Caverns and Caprock on Sulphur and Salt Lease OCS-G 9272, Main Pass Block 299: Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-067. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002) 330 p. Available from GOM (free).
Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures, Information Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-070. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2004) 229 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal Scenario Simulation Results, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-064. Adam S. Frankel and William T. Ellison. (2005) 48 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF
Fiscal System Analysis: Concessionary and Contractual Systems Used in Offshore Petroleum Arrangements. OCS Study MMS 2004-016. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2004) 78 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Forecasting the Number of Offshore Platforms on the Gulf of Mexico OCS to the Year 2023 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-013. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Alan Dupont, Qiaozhen Lucy Zhu. (2001) 52 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Geological and Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Resources on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2004-054. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2004) 466 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF
Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Operations and Activities, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-001. Gulf of Mexico COS Region. (2000) 240 + xix p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999. OCS Study MMS 2001-039. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, William Lang, and Debra Vigil. (2001) 171 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF
Gulf of Mexico OCS Deep Shelf Gas Update: 2001-2002. OCS Report MMS 2003-026. GOM Region. (2003) 8 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Forecast: 2004-2013. OCS Report MMS 2004-065. J. Michael Melancon, Richie D. Baud, Angela D. Boice, Roy Bongiovanni, Thierry DeCort, Richard Desselles, and Eric G. Kazanis. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study for the Regional Haze and Ozone Modeling Effort, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-072. Darcy Wilson, Joseph Fanjoy, and Richard Billings. (2004) 252 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report: Volume I, Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (OCS Study MMS 2004-049); Volume II, Bayou Lafourche—An Oral History of the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry (OCS Study MMS 2004-050); Volume III, Samples of Interviews and Ethnographic Prefaces (OCS Study MMS 2004-051). Diane Austin (vols. I, II), Tom McGuire (vols. I, II, III); and Bob Carriker, Joseph Pratt, Tyler Priest, and Allan G. Pulsipher (vol. I). (2004) 98, 147, and 74 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2004-049 2004-050 2004-051	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
History of Coastal Alabama Natural Gas Exploration and Development: Final Report. MMS 99-0031. William W. Wade, Jason R. Plater, and Jacqueline Q. Kelley. (1999) 189 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
How Does Produced Water Cause a Reduction in the Genetic Diversity of Harpacticoid Copepods? Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-078. John W. Fleeger, David W. Foltz, Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares. (2001) 35 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Improved Geohazards and Bentic Habitat Evaluations: Digital Acoustic Data with Ground Truth Calibrations (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-050. Harry H. Roberts. (2001) 164 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Labor and Demand in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in the 1990’s: The Louisiana Case. OCS Study MMS 2003-022. Forrest A. Deseran and Linda Tobin. (2003) Compact disc (20 p.) Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-057. Katherine M. Donato. (2004) 125 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part I. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-019. Diane C. Keithly. (2001) 22 + 42 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-020. David W. Hughes, J. Matthew Fannin, Walter Keithly, Williams Olatubi, and Jiemin Guo. (2002). Companion volume to Part 1, OCS Study MMS 2001-019. 49 p. Available from GOMR ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico: A Decision- and Resource-Based Approach (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-009. Mark J. Kaiser, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Allan G. Pulsipher. (2004) 56 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
MMS Seafloor Monitoring Project: First Annual Technical Report, 1997 Field Season. OCS Study MMS 99-0014. Jack B. Irion and Richard J. Anuskiewicz, comps. (1999) 41 p. + 22 p. apps. Available from GOM ($3).		Technical Announcement
Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2003-018. David E. Dismukes, Williams O. Olatubi, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2003) 93 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Modeling the Structure and Performance of Integrated and Independent Producers in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 95-0056. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, and Robert H. Baumann. (1996) 47 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Modeling Structure Removal Processes in the Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-029. Mark J. Kaiser, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Allan G. Pulsipher. (2005) 133 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico Fact Book. OCS Study MMS 2004-027. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (2004) 234 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Operational and Socioeconomic Impact of Nonexplosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2004-074. Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc., and the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University. (2004) 50 p. Available from GOM on compact disc (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Social and Economic Consequences of Onshore OCS-Related Activities in Coastal Alabama: Final Baseline Report; Economic Baseline of the Alabama Coastal Region. MMS 98-0046. Jacqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade. (1999) 102 p. Available from GOM ($6).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Social and Economic Impacts of OCS Activity on Individuals and Families; Vol. I: Final Report; Vol. II: Case Studies of Morgan City and New Iberia, Louisiana (OCS Study MMS 2002-022 and -023). Vol. I: Diane Austin, Karen Coelho, Andrew Gardner, Ryland Higgins, and Tom McGuire. Vol. II: Diane Austin, Andrew Gardner, Rylan Higgins, Jennifer Schrag-James, Shannon Sparks, and Leah Stauber. (2002) 297 and 197 p. Available from GOM (both volumes on one compact disc, $15; limited number of paper copies, $30 the set).	PDF 2002-022 2002-023	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-011. William R. Kelley. (2002) 66 p. Available from GOMR ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities. Vol. I, Final Report; Vol. II, Technical Description of the MMS Florida Panhandle Model; Vol. III, User's Guide for the Model. OCS Study MMS 2002-024, 2002-025, and 2002-026. Ronald T. Luke, Eric S. Schubert, Greg Olsson, and F. Larry Leistritz. (2002) 262, 74, and 26 p. and one CD. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF 2002-024 2002-025 2002-026	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Annual Report: Year 1. OCS Study MMS 2003-069. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs, eds. (2004) 125 p. on CD. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report, Year 2. OCS Study MMS 2004-067. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs. (2004) 151 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico, Annual Report: Years 3 and 4. OCS Study MMS 2006-067. Ann E. Jochens and Douglas C. Biggs. (2007) 95 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Summary Report: 2002-2004. OCS Study MMS 2006-034. A. Jochens, D. Biggs, et al. (2006) 327 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico: An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services: Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-047. Jay Jayawardana and Anatoly Hochstein. (2004) 98 p. available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User’s Guide for the 2005 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2005); Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-070. Darcy Wilson, Andy Blackard, Stephanie Finn, and Brian Boyer. (2004) 81 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
User's Guide for the 2008 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2008). OCS Study MMS 2007-068. D. Wilson, and B. Boyer. (2007) 88 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Socioeconomic Research Issues for the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, February 2004. OCS Study MMS 2005-016. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds. (2005) 153 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

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OIL and GAS FIELDS

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2004. OCS Report MMS 2008-034. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Steven M. Haley, Clark J. Kinler, Gregory D. Klocek, Michael T. Prendergast, and Nancy K. Shepard. (2008) 54pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, December 31, 2002. OCS Report MMS 2006-069. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, and Nancy K. Shepard. (2006) 48 p. Available from GOM in paper ($5); and with additional data, field production plots, and field production data on compact disc ($15); and with additional data on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, December 31, 2002. OCS Report MMS 2005-052. T.G. Crawford, G.L. Burgess, C.J. Kinler, M.T. Prendergast, K.M. Ross, and N.K. Shepherd. (2005) 27 p. Available only on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2001. OCS Report MMS 2004-073. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, Katherine M. Ross, Nancy K. Shepard. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2000. OCS Report MMS 2003-050. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, Katherine M. Ross. (2003) 26 p. plus additional data, all on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

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OIL SPILLS

Adaptation of the Minerals Management Service's Oil Weathering Model for Use in the Gulf of Mexico Region. OCS Study MMS 92-0023. Bruce E. Kirstein (1992) 128 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Economic and Social Consequences of the Oil Spill in Lake Barre, Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 99-0028. Allan G. Pulsipher, Deborah Tootle, and Richard Pincomb. (1999) 32 pp. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Effects and Management of Oil Spills in Marsh Ecosystems; A Review Produced from a Workshop Convened July 1996 at McNeese State University. OCS Study MMS 98-0018. C. Edward Proffitt, ed. (1998) 45 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Environmental and Safety Risks of an Expanding Role for Independents on the Gulf of Mexico OCS (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 98-0021. Allan G. Pulsipher et al. (1998) 39 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Fate and Effects of a Spill of Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluid at Mississippi Canyon Block 778. OCS Report MMS 2004-039. Greg Boland, Carole Current, Mike Gravois, Margaret Metcalf, Elizabeth Peuler. (2004) 18 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Fate and Effects of N-, O-, and S- Heterocycles (NOSH's) from Petroleum and Pyrogenic Sources in Marine Sediments (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 94-0056. W. James Catallo and Robert P. Gambrell. (1995) 72 p. Available from GOM ($4). Limited copies.	PDF		Technical Summary
Oil Spill During Hurricane Lili, Outer Continental Shelf, Ship Shoal Block 119: Responses, Fate, and Effects. OCS Report MMS 2003-039. Margaret Metcalf, Harold Wright, Elizabeth Peuler, Nicholas Wetzel, and Michael Gravois. (2003) 20 p. on one compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Estimator Pocket Guide. OCS Study MMS 2002-033. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002) 32 p. Available from GOMR (free).	PDF
Potential for Accelerated Bioremediation and Restoration of Oil-Impacted Marshes through the Selection of Superior Oil-Tolerant Vegetation (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-042. Mark W. Hester, Quixam Lin, Irving A. Mendellsohn, and Dennis J. DesRoches. (2000) 47 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Potential Spatial and Temporal Vulnerability of Pelagic Fish Assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico to Surface Oil Spills Associated with Deepwater Petroleum Development (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-012. Mark C. Benfield and Richard F. Shaw. (2005) 158 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Survival of a Hydrogen-Utilizing Bacterium when Introduced into Native and Foreign Environments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-094. Paul A. LaRock and Lisa S. Donovan. (2002) 52 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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PALEONTOLOGY

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PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Aspects of the Louisiana Coastal Current (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-039. Larry J. Rouse, Jr., William J. Wiseman, Jr., and Masamichi Inoue. (2005) 50 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
*Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard-Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia* Coral**. OCS Study MMS 2007-044. CSA International, Inc. (2007) 169p + app. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Climatology of Ocean Features in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2005-031. Fred M. Vukovich. (2005) 59 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Upwelling and Mass Mortalities of Fishes and Invertebrates in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico During Spring and Summer 1998, Final Report. MMS 99-0049. Sneed B. Collard and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez. (1999) 16 pp. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF
Cooperative Research to Study Dive Patters of Sperm Whales in the Atlantic Ocean. OCS MMS 2007-033. Debra Palka and Mark Johnson (2007) 40p.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-017. Sergei A. Frolov, G. Dail Rowe, Lewis M. Rothstein, and Isaac Ginis. (2004) 149 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Currents in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Observations at 25.5°N and 87°W. OCS Study MMS 2008-001. Masamichi Inoue, Susan E. Welsh, Lawrence J. Rouse, Jr. and Eddie Weeks. (2008) 95 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-Situ Current Meters and PIES. Volume I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2003-048) and Volume II: Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 2003-049). Peter Hamilton, James J. Singer, Evans Waddell, and Kathleen Donohue. (2003) 14 and 95 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-048 2003-049	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Physical Oceanography Reanalysis and Synthesis of Historical Data: Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-064. Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard. (2001) 514 p. and 3 compact discs. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
DeSoto Canyon Eddy Intrusion Study, Final Report; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-079) and Vol. II, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 2000-080). Thomas J. Berger, Peter Hamilton, James J. Singer, Evans Waddell, James H. Churchill, Robert R. Leben, Thomas N. Lee, and Wilton Sturges. (2001) 41 & 275 p. Available from GOM ($15 the set) and on the Internet.	PDF 2000-079 2000-080	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dispersion in Broad, Shallow Estuaries: A Model Study. OCS Study MMS 2001-054. Masimichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dongho Park, Dubravo Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2001) 54 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dynamic Height and Seawater Transport across the Louisiana--Texas Shelf Break; Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-045. Carole L. Current and William J. Wiseman. (2000) 45 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Exploratory Study of Deepwater Currents in the Gulf of Mexico; Volume I: Executive Summary; Volume II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2006-073, 2006-074. Kathleen Donohue, Peter Hamilton, Kevin Leaman, Robert Leben, Mark Prater, Evans Waddell, and Randolph Watts. (2007) 65 and 387 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF 2006-073 2006-074	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Full-Water Column Current Observations in the Central Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2007-022. J. Sheinbaum, A. Badan, J. Ochoa. J. Candela, D. Rivas and J. I. Gonzalez. 2007. 58p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Full-Water Column Currents Near the Sigsbee Escarpment (91- 92ºW. Longitude)and Relationships with the Loop Current and Associated Warm- and Cold-Core Eddies. OCS Study MMS 2007-056. Kevin P. McKone, Nan D. Walker, and Eddie Weeks. 2007. 98 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
High-Resolution Integrated Hydrology–Hydrodynamic Model: Development and Application to Barataria Basin, Louisiana (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-063. Dongho Park, Masamichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dubravko Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2004) 73 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Intermediate Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: PALACE Float Results for the Gulf of Mexico Between April 1998 and March 2002. OCS Study MMS 2004-013. George L. Weatherly. (2004) 41 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Investigation of Pressure and Pressure Gradients along the Louisiana/Texas Inner Shelf and Their Relationships to Wind Forcing and Current Variability (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-057. Nan Walker, Ewa Jarosz, and Steve Murray. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lagrangian Study of Circulation, Transport, and Vertical Exchange in the Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-064. Susan E. Welsh and Masamichi Inoue. (2002) 51 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF		Technical Summary
Mississippi/Alabama Pinnacle Trend Ecosystem Monitoring, Final Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-080. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc., and Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. (2001) 446 p. Available from GOM ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Modeling and Data Analyses of Circulation Processes in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-074. L.-Y. Oey, P. Hamilton, and H.-C. Lee. (2004) 115 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study, Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-055. Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., Robert O. Reid, and Mahlon C. Kennicutt II. (2002) 561 p. Available from GOM ($25) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observational and Predictive Study of Inner Shelf Currents over the Louisiana-Texas Shelf (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-036. Lawrence J. Rouse et al. (2004) 207 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
An Observational Study of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya Coastal Plume, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0040. Stephen P. Murray, ed. (1999) 513 p. Available from GOM ($25).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999. OCS Study MMS 2000-074. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2001) 157 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Satellite-Based Assessment of the Mississippi River's Discharge Plume's Spatial Structure and Temporal Variability (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 94-0053. Nan D. Walker. (1995) 56 p. Available from GOM ($3).	PDF		Technical Summary
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Plankton Stocks on the Basis of Acoustic Backscatter Intensity and Direct Measurements in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-063. Rebecca L. Scott, Douglas C. Biggs, and Steven F. DiMarco. (2001) 117 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Strong Mid-Depth Currents and a Deep Cyclonic Gyre in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2004-040. Wilton Sturges, Eric Chassignet, and Tal Ezer. (2004) 76 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Study of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-030 and 2008-031. Kathleen Donohue, Peter Hamilton, Robert Leben, Randolph Watts and Evans Waddell. (2008) Volume I - 73pgs and Volume II - 375pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-030 2008-031	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-022. Steven F. DiMarco, Matthew K. Howard, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., and Robert O. Reid. (2004) 98 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Surface Circulation and the Transport of the Loop Current in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-102. Frank E. Muller-Karger, Fred Vukovich, Robert Leben, Bisman Nababan, Chuanmin Hu, and Doug Myhre. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study: Synthesis Report; Vol. I, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 98-0035); Vol. II, Appendices (MMS 98-0036). A.W. Nowlin, Jr., A.E. Jochens, R.O. Reid, and S.F. DiMarco. (1998) 450 and 284 p. Available from GOM ($30 set).	PDF 98-0035 98-0036	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Understanding the Processes that Maintain the Oxygen Levels in the Deep Gulf of Mexico: Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2005-032. Ann E. Jochens, Leslie C. Bender, Steve F. DiMarco, John W. Morse, Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, Matthew K. Howard, and Worth D. Nowlin, Jr. (2005) 129 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal Current during 1994. OCS Study MMS 2001-093. Stephen P. Murray, Ewa Jarosz, and Edward T. Weeks III. (2002) 89 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Wave Climate and Bottom Boundary Layer Dynamics with Implications for Offshore Sand Mining and Barrier Island Replenishment in South-Central Louisiana (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-053. Gregory W. Stone (2002) Compact Disc. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Wind and Eddy-Related Circulation on the Louisiana/Texas Shelf and Slope Determined from Satellite and In-Situ Measurements, October 1993--August 1994, Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-025. Nan D. Walker. (2001) 57 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement

Brief Overview of Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Pipelines: Installation, Potential Impacts, and Mitigation Measures. OCS Report MMS 2001-067. Deborah Cranswick. (2001) 14 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.

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Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007). OCS Report MMS 2000-015. James B. Regg, Staci Atkins, Bill Hauser, Joseph Hennessey, Bernard J. Kruse, Joan Lowenhaupt, Bob Smith, and Amy White. (2000) 94 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.

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Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines Crossing the Louisiana Coastal Zone: A Geographical Information System Approach, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-038. R. Hampton Peele, John I. Snead, and Weiwen Feng. (2002) 1 compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).

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PLATFORMS

Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-077. Frank J. Hernandez, Jr., Richard F. Shaw, Joseph S. Cope, James G. Ditty, Mark C. Benfield, and Talat Farooqi. (2002) 144 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Association of Sea Turtles with Petroleum Platforms in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 90-0025. Ren Lofoefner et al. (1991) 90 p. Available from GOM ($4). Limited copies.	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, Model Description. OCS Study MMS 97-0044. B.J. Gallaway and J.G. Cole, eds. (1998) 109 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0043, $6 the set).	PDF
Characterization of Algal-Invertebrate Mats at Offshore Platforms and the Assessment of Methods for Artificial Substrate Studies, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-038. R.S. Carney. (2005) 46 p. and appendices. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Habitat Suitability Model-Phase II, User Manual. OCS Study MMS 97-0043. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. (1998) 23 p. Available from GOM (sold with No. 97-0044, $6 the set).	PDF
Cumulative Ecological Significance of Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico: Information Search, Synthesis, and Ecological Modeling-Phase I, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 97-0036. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. (1998) 130 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Deepwater Development: A Reference Document for the Deepwater Environmental Assessment, Gulf of Mexico OCS (1998 through 2007). OCS Report MMS 2000-015. James B. Regg, Staci Atkins, Bill Hauser, Joseph Hennessey, Bernard J. Kruse, Joan Lowenhaupt, Bob Smith, and Amy White. (2000) 94 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-010. Robert L. Hiett and J. Walter Milon. (2002) 284 p. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Depth, Location, and Habitat Type on Relative Abundance and Species Composition of Fishes Associated with Petroleum Platforms and Sonnier Bank in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2006-037. Charles A. Wilson, Mark W. Miller, Yvonne C. Allen, Kevin M. Boswell, and David L. Nieland, editors. (2006) 85 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Estimation of Fisheries Impacts Due to Underwater Explosives Used to Sever and Salvage Oil and Gas Platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2000-087. Gregg R. Gitschlag, Michael J. Schirripa, and Joseph E. Powers. (2001) 80 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures, Information Synthesis Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-070. Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2004) 229 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Explosive Removal Scenario Simulation Results, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-064. Adam S. Frankel and William T. Ellison. (2005) 48 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF
Forecasting the Number of Offshore Platforms on the Gulf of Mexico OCS to the Year 2023 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-013. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Alan Dupont, Qiaozhen Lucy Zhu. (2001) 52 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-031. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher (2007) 197p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Interactions Between Migrating Birds and Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-009. Robert W. Russell, ed. (2005) 325 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico: A Decision- and Resource-Based Approach (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-009. Mark J. Kaiser, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Allan G. Pulsipher. (2004) 56 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Mariculture Associated with Oil and Gas Structures: A Compendium. OCS Study MMS 96-0050. Villere Reggio, comp. (1996) 32 p. GOM ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Modeling Structure Removal Processes in the Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-029. Mark J. Kaiser, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Allan G. Pulsipher. (2005) 133 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Offshore Petroleum Platforms: Functional Significance for Larval Fish Across Longitudinal and Latitudinal Gradients; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2002-077. Richard F. Show, David C. Lindquist, Mark C. Benfield, Talat Farooqi, and John T. Plunket. (2003) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered from the Online Store.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Operational and Socioeconomic Impact of Nonexplosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2004-074. Twachtman Snyder & Byrd, Inc., and the Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University. (2004) 50 p. Available from GOM on compact disc (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Rigs-to-Reefs Policy, Progress, and Perspective. OCS Report MMS 2000-073. Les Dauterive. (2000) 8 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequesncy Distribution of the Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2000-005. David R. Stanley and Charles A. Wilson. (2000) 252 + xxi p. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Shock Wave/Sound Propagation Modeling Results for Calculating Marine Protected Species Impact Zones During Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures. OCS Study MMS 2003-059. Peter T. Dzwilewski and Gregg Fenton. (2003) 34 p. on compact disc. Available from GOMR ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2003-059 Calculator Instructions	Technical Announcement
Structure-Removal Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2005-013. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2005) 331 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999. OCS Study MMS 2001-039. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, William Lang, and Debra Vigil. (2001) 171 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF
Mariculture Associated with Oil and Gas Structures: A Compendium. OCS Study MMS 96-0050. Villere Reggio, comp. (1996) 32 p. GOM ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Physical/Biological Oceanographic Integration Workshop for the DeSoto Canyon and Adjacent Shelf, October 19-21, 1999. OCS Study MMS 2000-074. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2001) 157 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Proceedings: Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing Together New and Recent Research, October 2000. OCS Study MMS 2002-004. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, and Debra Vigil, eds. (2002) 673 p. Available from GOM on CD-ROM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2002. OCS Study MMS 2003-005. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds. (2003) 747 p. on one compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Proceedings: Twenty-second Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2003. OCS Study MMS 2003-073. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds. (2004) 826 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Proceedings: Twenty-Third Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2005. OCS Study MMS 2005-066. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds. (2006) 604 p. Available from GOM on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Proceedings: Twenty-Fourth Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting. January 2007. OCS Study MMS 2008-012. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds (2008). U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. New Orleans, LA. 498 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) or on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy: A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future, May 29-31, 2002. OCS Study MMS 2003-030. William W. Schroeder and Carolyn F. Wood, eds. (2003) 108 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Workshop on Socioeconomic Research Issues for the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, February 2004. OCS Study MMS 2005-016. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds. (2005) 153 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

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PRODUCED WATERS

How Does Produced Water Cause a Reduction in the Genetic Diversity of Harpacticoid Copepods? Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-078. John W. Fleeger, David W. Foltz, Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares. (2001) 35 p. Available from GOM ($8).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Measurements of SO₂ Concentration and Atmospheric Structure in Delta and Breton Wildlife Refuges. OCS Study MMS 95-0019. S.A. Hsu (1995) 48 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Relative Contribution of Produced Water Discharge in the Development of Hypoxia. OCS Study MMS 2005-044. Nancy N. Rabalais. (2005) 37 + 11 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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PRODUCTION

Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2003 Through 2007, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2003-028. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2003) 17 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2002 Through 2006, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2002-031. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2002) 26 p. Available from GOMR (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2000 Through 2004, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2000-012. J. Michael Melancon and Richie D. Baud. (2000) 20 p. Available from GOM ($3) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2008: America's Offshore Energy Future. OCS Report MMS 2008-013. Minerals Management Service. G. Ed Richardson, Lesley D. Nixon, Christy M. Bohannon, Eric G. Kanzanis, Tara M. Montgomery and Mike P. Gravois. (2008) 114pgs. Available from GOMR and on the Internet.	PDF
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2002: America's Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2002-021. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, G. Ed Richardson, Leanne S. French, Jim Regg, Tara Montgomery, T. Scott Williams, and Carey Doyle. (2002) 133 p. Available from GOMR in paper copy and CD-ROM (free) and on the Internet website.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: America's Emerging Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2000-022. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, Carey Doyle, and G. Ed Richardson. (2000) 89 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America’s Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2004-021. G. Ed Richardson et al. (2004) 150 p. Available from GOM in either book or compact disc format (free) and on the Internet.	PDF Errata	Technical Announcement
Economic Effects of Petroleum Prices and Production in the Gulf of Mexico OCS on the U.S. Gulf Coast Economy. OCS Study MMS 2006-063. Omowumi O. Iledare and Williams O. Olatubi. (2006) 59 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Gulf of Mexico OCS Deep Shelf Gas Update: 2001-2002. OCS Report MMS 2003-026. GOM Region. (2003) 8 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Forecast: 2004-2013. OCS Report MMS 2004-065. J. Michael Melancon, Richie D. Baud, Angela D. Boice, Roy Bongiovanni, Thierry DeCort, Richard Desselles, and Eric G. Kazanis. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999. (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-052. Omowumi O. Iledare and Williams C. Olatubi. (2004) 45 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2001 Through 2005. OCS Report MMS 2001-044. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2001) 20 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
History of Coastal Alabama Natural Gas Exploration and Development: Final Report. MMS 99-0031. William W. Wade, Jason R. Plater, and Jacqueline Q. Kelley. (1999) 189 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Modeling the Structure and Performance of Integrated and Independent Producers in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 95-0056. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, and Robert H. Baumann. (1996) 47 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

RESERVES, RESERVOIRS, & RESOURCES

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, December 31, 2003. OCS Report MMS 2006-069. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, and Nancy K. Shepard. (2006) 48 p. Available from GOM in paper ($5); and with additional data, field production plots, and field production data on compact disc ($15); and with additional data on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1995. OCS Report MMS 99-0034. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (1999) CD-ROM in ArcView GIS format, Icon Author interactive multimedia format, and Adobe PDF format. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Atlas of Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Sands as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-086. Barbara J. Bascle, Lesley D. Nixon, and Katherine M. Ross. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($150 for companies and corporations; $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations; $10 for current students).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Reservoirs, Vol. 1, Miocene and Older Reservoirs; Vol. 2, Pliocene and Pleistocene Reservoirs. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region; Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin; Basin Research Institute, Louisiana State University; and Geological Survey of Alabama (Vol. 1). (1997) Folio volumes, plates, and CD-ROM's of geologic and engineering data of state and Federal offshore reservoirs. Available from the Bureau of Economic Geology. For information and prices, call toll-free (888) 839-4365 (fax 839-6277), or visit the MMS homepage. An abridged version is available at this MMS website.
Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2000 Through 2004, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2000-012. J. Michael Melancon and Richie D. Baud. (2000) 20 p. Available from GOM ($3) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America’s Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2004-021. G. Ed Richardson et al. (2004) 150 p. Available from GOM in either book or compact disc format (free) and on the Internet.	PDF Errata	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2002: America's Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2002-021. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, G. Ed Richardson, Leanne S. French, Jim Regg, Tara Montgomery, T. Scott Williams, and Carey Doyle. (2002) 133 p. Available from GOMR in paper copy and CD-ROM (free) and on the Internet website.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: America's Emerging Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2000-022. Richie D. Baud, Robert H. Peterson, Carey Doyle, and G. Ed Richardson. (2000) 89 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2004. OCS Report MMS 2008-034. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Steven M. Haley, Clark J. Kinler, Gregory D. Klocek, Michael T. Prendergast, and Nancy K. Shepard. (2008) 54pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, December 31, 2002. OCS Report MMS 2005-052. T.G. Crawford, G.L. Burgess, C.J. Kinler, M.T. Prendergast, K.M. Ross, and N.K. Shepherd. (2005) 27 p. Available only on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2001. OCS Report MMS 2004-073. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, Katherine M. Ross, Nancy K. Shepard. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2000. OCS Report MMS 2003-050. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, Katherine M. Ross. (2003) 26 p. plus additional data, all on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2002-007. T. Gerald Crawford, Grant L. Burgess, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, and Katherine M. Ross. (2002) 26 p. Available from GOM ($3 paper; diskette containing digital data, $1; entire report on CD-ROM plus digital data, field production plots and data, $15) and also available on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1998. OCS Report MMS 2000-069. T. Gerald Crawford, Barbara J. Bascle, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, and Katherine M. Ross. (2000) 26 p. Available from GOM ($3). A diskette containing the digital data used in the report is also available($1), as is a CD-ROM containing the report, the digital data, field production plots, and field production data ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1997. OCS Report MMS 2000-006. T. Gerald Crawford, Barbara J. Bascle, Clark J. Kinler, Michael T. Prendergast, and Katherine M. Ross. (2000) 26 p. Available from GOM ($3); data diskette $1, and available on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Proved and Unproved Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1996. OCS Report MMS 98-0032. Suzan M. Bacigalupi, Barbara J. Bascle, Clark J. Kinler, and Michael T. Prendergast. (1998) 26 p. Available from GOM ($3) and on the GOM Internet homepage.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Estimated Proved and Unproved Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1995. OCS Report MMS 96-0061. Suzan M. Bacigalupi, Clark J. Kinler, David A. Marin, and Michael T. Prendergast. (1996) 26 p. Available from GOM ($3) and on the GOM Internet homepage.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Fifty Years of Public Paleontological Information. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico Region. (1999) 1 CD-ROM in ASCII and PDF formats, including a biostratigraphic chart; over 15,000 public paleontological reports. Available from GOM ($15).
Gulf of Mexico OCS Deep Shelf Gas Update: 2001-2002. OCS Report MMS 2003-026. GOM Region. (2003) 8 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production Forecast: 2004-2013. OCS Report MMS 2004-065. J. Michael Melancon, Richie D. Baud, Angela D. Boice, Roy Bongiovanni, Thierry DeCort, Richard Desselles, and Eric G. Kazanis. (2004) 27 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2001 Through 2005. OCS Report MMS 2001-044. J. Michael Melancon, Roy Bongiovanni, and Richie D. Baud. (2001) 20 p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Modeling the Structure and Performance of Integrated and Independent Producers in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 95-0056. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, and Robert H. Baumann. (1996) 47 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
The Promise of Deep Gas in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Report MMS 2001-037. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 4 p. Available from GOMR (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Summary of the 1995 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, as of January 1, 1995. OCS Report MMS 96-0047. Gary L. Lore, Jefferson P. Brooke, David W. Cooke, Ralph J. Klazynski, Donald L. Olson, and Katherine M. Ross. (1996) 64 p. Available from GOM ($4) and on the GOM Internet homepage.	PDF
2000 Assessment of Conventionally Recoverable Hydrocarbon Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf as of January 1, 1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-087. Gary L. Lore, David A. Marin, Eric C. Batchelder, William C. Courtwright, Richard P. Desselles, Jr., and Ralph J. Klazynski. (2001) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($150 for companies and corporations, $50 for academic institutions and professional organizations, and $10 for current students).		Technical Announcement

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RIGS-TO-REEFS

Rigs and Reefs: A Comparison of the Fish Communities at Two Artificial Reefs, a Production Platform, and a Natural Reef in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Report MMS 2003-009. Charles A. Wilson, Aaron Pierce, and Mark W. Miller, eds. (2003) 95 p. on single compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Rigs-to-Reefs Policy, Progress, and Perspective. OCS Report MMS 2000-073. Les Dauterive. (2000) 8 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Biomass and Size Frequency Distribution of the Fish Associated with Oil and Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2000-005. David R. Stanley and Charles A. Wilson. (2000) 252 + xxi p. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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SAFETY

Environmental and Safety Risks of an Expanding Role for Independents on the Gulf of Mexico OCS (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 98-0021. Allan G. Pulsipher et al. (1998) 39 p. Available from GOM ($4).

Abundance and Distribution of Sea Turtles off North Carolina. OCS Study MMS 95-0024. J.A. Keinath, J.A. Musick, and D.E. Barnard. (1996) 156 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Association of Sea Turtles with Petroleum Platforms in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 90-0025. Ren Lofoefner et al. (1991) 90 p. Available from GOM ($4). Limited copies.	PDF
Cetaceans, Sea Turtles and Seabirds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Associations. Vol. I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2000-002), Vol. II: Technical Report (MMS 2000-003), Vol. III: Data Appendix (MMS 2000-004). Randall W. Davis, William E. Evans, and Bernd Würsig. (2000) 27 + xviii p., 346 + xl p., and 201 + xxvi p. Volumes I and II available from GOM (Set of Vols. I & II, $50) and Volume III available from NTIS.	PDF 2002-002 2002-003 2002-004	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Species Workshop, June 1999. OCS Study MMS 2001-039. Melanie McKay, Judith Nides, William Lang, and Debra Vigil. (2001) 171 p. Available from GOMR ($10).	PDF
*Synopsis of Biological Data on the Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys kempi* (Garman, 1880).** OCS Study MMS 94-0023. Rene Marquez-M., comp. (1994) 91 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF

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SEDIMENTS

Degradation of Synthetic-Based Drilling Mud Base Fluids by Gulf of Mexico Sediments, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2006-028. Deborah J. Roberts and Alan H. Nguyen. (2006) 126 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids. OCS Study MMS 2000-064. J.M. Neff, S. McKelvie, and R.C. Ayers, Jr. (2000) 121 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Fate and Effects of N-, O-, and S- Heterocycles (NOSH's) from Petroleum and Pyrogenic Sources in Marine Sediments (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 94-0056. W. James Catallo and Robert P. Gambrell. (1995) 72 p. Available from GOM ($4). Limited copies.	PDF		Technical Summary
Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico Shelf Sediments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-063. R. Eugene Turner, Edward B. Overton, Nancy N. Rabalais, and Barun K. Sep Gupta, eds. (2003) 129 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Influence of Hypoxia on the Interpretation of Effects of Petroleum Production Activities. (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 93-0022. Nancy M. Rabalais, Lorene E. Smith, Edward B. Overton, and Anne L. Zoeller. (1993) 158 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF		Technical Summary
Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment. OCS Study MMS 2007-061. E. Crecelius, J. Trefry, J. McKinley, B.Lasorsa and R. Trocine. (2007) 175 pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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SOCIOECONOMICS

Accounting for Socioeconomic Change from Offshore Oil and Gas: Cumulative Effects on Louisiana's Coastal Parishes, 1969-2000. OCS Study MMS 2006-030. Allan G. Pulsipher. (2006) 97 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Assessment of Historical, Social, and Economic Impacts of OCS Development on Gulf Coast Communities. Vol. I: Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2001-026); Vol. II: Narrative Report (OCS Study MMS 2001-027). Barbara Wallace, James Kirkley, Thomas McGuire, Diane Austin, and David Goldfield. (2001) 12 and 522 + xxii p. Available from GOM ($30 the set; Vol. I, free).	PDF 2001-026 2001-027	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Boating Uses, Economic Significance, and Information Inventory for North Carolina’s Offshore Area, “The Point”: Vol. I: Characterization of Recreational and Commercial Fisheries; Vol. II: Economic Analysis of “The Point” and Adjacent Counties: Baseline Information, Valuation and Potential Impacts; Vol. III: Data Inventory Related to the Hatteras Middle Slope Bibliography. OCS Study MMS 2002-044, 2002-045, 2002-046. Vol. I: Mac Currin and Steve Ross; Vol. II: Raymond B. Palmquist, Peter W. Schumann, Jeffrey A. Michael; Vol. III: Steve W. Ross, Ernst F. Aschenbach III, and Jacques Ott, comps. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered from the online store.	PDF 2002-044 2002-045 2002-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary 2002-044 2002-045 2002-046
Capital Investment Decisionmaking and Trends: Implications on Petroleum Resource Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2006-064. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2006) 130 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Changing Patterns of Ownership and Control in the Petroleum Industry: Implications on the Market for Oil and Gas Leases in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-041. Allan G. Pulsipher, Omowumi O. Iledare, Dmity V. Mesyanzhinov. (2003) 88 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model. OCS Study MMS 2000-065. Jason R. Plater. (2002) 22 p. and one CD-ROM. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Competition and Performance in Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999. OCS Study MMS 2007-034. Ormowumi O. Iledare and Mark Kaiser. (2007) 106 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Socioeconomic Data Search and Literature Study; Volume I: Narrative (OCS Study MMS 2000-049) and Volume II: Annotated Bibliography (OCS Study MMS 2000-050). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2000) 340 + xxii p. (Vol. I) and 287 p. (Vol. II). Available from GOM ($30 the set).	PDF 2000-049 2000-050	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: 1980–2000, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-004. Barbara Wallace, John Duberg, and James Kirkley. (2003) 246 p. Available from GOMR ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Effects of Petroleum Prices and Production in the Gulf of Mexico OCS on the U.S. Gulf Coast Economy. OCS Study MMS 2006-063. Omowumi O. Iledare and Williams O. Olatubi. (2006) 59 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects. OCS Study MMS 2004-041. John J. Stiff and Joachim Singelmann. (2004) 171 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic and Social Consequences of the Oil Spill in Lake Barre, Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 99-0028. Allan G. Pulsipher, Deborah Tootle, and Richard Pincomb. (1999) 32 pp. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development, and Production. OCS Study MMS 2000-044. Jason R. Plater, Jaqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade, and Robert T. Mott. (2000) 199 + xi p. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Development: A Current Awareness Bibliography (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 97-0045. Chris Hooper-Lane, Shanna Bonvillain, Donna Rice, Glenda Conklin Carter. (1998) 119 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF
Effect of the Oil and Gas Industry on Commuting and Migration Patterns in Louisiana, 1960-1990. OCS Study MMS 2002-072. Natusumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) CD-ROM. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999. (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-052. Omowumi O. Iledare and Williams C. Olatubi. (2004) 45 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Examination of the Development of Liquefied Natural Gas on the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2008-017. David E. Dismukes. (2008) 106pp. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Fiscal System Analysis: Concessionary and Contractual Systems Used in Offshore Petroleum Arrangements. OCS Study MMS 2004-016. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2004) 78 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 2007-031. Mark J. Kaiser and Allan G. Pulsipher (2007) 197p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-057. Katherine M. Donato. (2004) 125 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part I. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-019. Diane C. Keithly. (2001) 22 + 42 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-020. David W. Hughes, J. Matthew Fannin, Walter Keithly, Williams Olatubi, and Jiemin Guo. (2002). Companion volume to Part 1, OCS Study MMS 2001-019. 49 p. Available from GOMR ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Management of the MMS-LSU Coastal Marine Institute: A Report of the First Six Years, 1992-1998; Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-062. Robert S. Carney, comp. (2001) 83 p. Available from GOM ($10) and on the Internet.	PDF		Technical Summary
OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico Fact Book. OCS Study MMS 2004-027. The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (2004) 234 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Oil and Gas Development and Coastal Income Inequality: A Comparative Analysis (University Research Initiative). OCS Study MMS 94-0052. Charles M. Tolbert. (1995) 75 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF		Technical Summary
Outer Continental Shelf Issues: Central Gulf of Mexico. OCS Study MMS 95-0032. Robert Gramling, Sarah Brabant, Craig J. Forsyth, and Eddie Palmer. (1996) 73 p. Available from GOM ($3).	PDF		Technical Summary
Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications. Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2003-018. David E. Dismukes, Williams O. Olatubi, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, and Allan G. Pulsipher. (2003) 93 p. on compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Modeling Structure Removal Processes in the Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-029. Mark J. Kaiser, Dmitry V. Mesyanzhinov, Allan G. Pulsipher. (2005) 133 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Social and Economic Consequences of Onshore OCS-Related Activities in Coastal Alabama: Final Baseline Report; Economic Baseline of the Alabama Coastal Region. MMS 98-0046. Jacqueline Q. Kelley, William W. Wade. (1999) 102 p. Available from GOM ($6).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Social and Economic Impacts of OCS Activity on Individuals and Families; Vol. I: Final Report; Vol. II: Case Studies of Morgan City and New Iberia, Louisiana (OCS Study MMS 2002-022 and -023). Vol. I: Diane Austin, Karen Coelho, Andrew Gardner, Ryland Higgins, and Tom McGuire. Vol. II: Diane Austin, Andrew Gardner, Rylan Higgins, Jennifer Schrag-James, Shannon Sparks, and Leah Stauber. (2002) 297 and 197 p. Available from GOM (both volumes on one compact disc, $15; limited number of paper copies, $30 the set).	PDF 2002-022 2002-023	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-011. William R. Kelley. (2002) 66 p. Available from GOMR ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities. Vol. I, Final Report; Vol. II, Technical Description of the MMS Florida Panhandle Model; Vol. III, User's Guide for the Model. OCS Study MMS 2002-024, 2002-025, and 2002-026. Ronald T. Luke, Eric S. Schubert, Greg Olsson, and F. Larry Leistritz. (2002) 262, 74, and 26 p. and one CD. Available from GOM ($30).	PDF 2002-024 2002-025 2002-026	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054. Natsumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) Compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Workshop on Environmental Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 98-0022. Robert S. Carney, ed. (1998) 144 p. Available from GOM ($7).	PDF	Technical Announcement
Workshop on Socioeconomic Research Issues for the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, February 2004. OCS Study MMS 2005-016. Melanie McKay and Judith Nides, eds. (2005) 153 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement

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STATISTICS

Outer Continental Shelf Statistical Summary, 1999: Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number. OCS Report MMS 2000-018. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2000) 98p. Available from GOMR ($5).
Statistical Summary, 2000: Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2001-038. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 108 p. Available from GOM ($5).
Statistical Summary 2001, Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2002-013. Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002) 164 p. Available from GOM ($5).
Statistical Summary, 2002; Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2003-027. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2003) 134 p. Available from GOM ($5).
Statistical Summary, 2003; Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2004-053. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2004) 174 p. Available from GOM (Free).
Statistical Summary 2004, Outer Continental Shelf, Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number. OCS Report MMS 2005-024. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2005) 139 p. Available from GOM (free).
Information on lease sales is also available on the CD-ROM "A Final Bid Recap," which covers all sales including those of 1999; it is available from GOM for $15.
Study of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Volume I: Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2008-030 and 2008-031. Kathleen Donohue, Peter Hamilton, Robert Leben, Randolph Watts and Evans Waddell. (2008) Volume I - 73pgs and Volume II - 375pgs. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15.00) and on the Internet (free).	PDF 2008-030 2008-031	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Year 2005 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study. OCS Study MMS 2007-067. Darcy Wilson, Richard Billings, Regi Oommen and Roger Chang, 2007, 149pp. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

Dynamic Height and Seawater Transport across the Louisiana--Texas Shelf Break; Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-045. Carole L. Current and William J. Wiseman. (2000) 45 p. Available from GOM ($4).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Investigation of Pressure and Pressure Gradients along the Louisiana/Texas Inner Shelf and Their Relationships to Wind Forcing and Current Variability (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-057. Nan Walker, Ewa Jarosz, and Steve Murray. (2001) 39 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Marine Debris Point Source Investigation, Padre Island National Seashore, March 1994 - September 1995. OCS Study MMS 96-0023. John E. Miller and Darrell L. Echols (1996) 31 p. Available from GOM ($2).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico; Final Performance Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-028. Vaisala Meteorological Systems, Inc., and Sonoma Technology, Inc. (2002) 114 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Observational and Predictive Study of Inner Shelf Currents over the Louisiana-Texas Shelf (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-036. Lawrence J. Rouse et al. (2004) 207 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Western and Central Planning Areas, Final Environmental Impact Statement. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2000-090. Minerals Management Service. (2001) 782 + xv p. Available from GOM (free) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-011. William R. Kelley. (2002) 66 p. Available from GOMR ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054. Natsumi Aratame and Joachim Singelmann. (2002) Compact disc. Available from GOM ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico: An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services: Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2004-047. Jay Jayawardana and Anatoly Hochstein. (2004) 98 p. available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study: Synthesis Report; Vol. I, Technical Report (OCS Study MMS 98-0035); Vol. II, Appendices (MMS 98-0036). A.W. Nowlin, Jr., A.E. Jochens, R.O. Reid, and S.F. DiMarco. (1998) 450 and 284 p. Available from GOM ($30 set).	PDF 98-0035 98-0036	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal Current during 1994. OCS Study MMS 2001-093. Stephen P. Murray, Ewa Jarosz, and Edward T. Weeks III. (2002) 89 p. Available from GOMR ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Wind and Eddy-Related Circulation on the Louisiana/Texas Shelf and Slope Determined from Satellite and In-Situ Measurements, October 1993--August 1994, Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-025. Nan D. Walker. (2001) 57 p. Available from GOMR ($20).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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TOXICITY and Wastes

Annotated Bibliography of the Potential Environmental Impacts of Chlorination and Disinfection Byproducts Relevant to Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Port Facilities. OCS MMS 2006-071. Richard F. Shaw and Kevin W. Baggett. (2006) 111 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement
Development and Application of a Sublethal Toxicity Test to PAH Using Marine Harpacticoid Copepods (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 99-0001. John W. Fleeger and Guilhume R. Lotufo. (1999) 38 p. Available from GOM ($3).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects and Management of Oil Spills in Marsh Ecosystems; A Review Produced from a Workshop Convened July 1996 at McNeese State University. OCS Study MMS 98-0018. C. Edward Proffitt, ed. (1998) 45 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development at Selected Continental Slope Sites in the Gulf of Mexico; Vol. I, Executive Summary (OCS Study MMS 2006-044); Vol II., Technical Report (MMS 2006-045), and Vol. III, Appendices (MMS 2006-046). Continental Shelf Associates, Inc. (2006) 45, 595, and 931 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF 2006-044 2006-045 2006-046	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids. OCS Study MMS 2000-064. J.M. Neff, S. McKelvie, and R.C. Ayers, Jr. (2000) 121 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Evaluation of Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur LLC’s Applications to Inject OCS-Generated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Exempt Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste into Salt Caverns and Caprock on Sulphur and Salt Lease OCS-G 9272, Main Pass Block 299: Programmatic Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-067. MMS Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. (2002) 330 p. Available from GOM (free).
Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico Shelf Sediments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-063. R. Eugene Turner, Edward B. Overton, Nancy N. Rabalais, and Barun K. Sep Gupta, eds. (2003) 129 p. Available from GOMR on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Survival of a Hydrogen-Utilizing Bacterium when Introduced into Native and Foreign Environments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-094. Paul A. LaRock and Lisa S. Donovan. (2002) 52 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

Dispersion in Broad, Shallow Estuaries: A Model Study. OCS Study MMS 2001-054. Masimichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dongho Park, Dubravo Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2001) 54 p. Available from GOM ($10).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Economic and Social Consequences of the Oil Spill in Lake Barre, Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 99-0028. Allan G. Pulsipher, Deborah Tootle, and Richard Pincomb. (1999) 32 pp. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Effects and Management of Oil Spills in Marsh Ecosystems; A Review Produced from a Workshop Convened July 1996 at McNeese State University. OCS Study MMS 98-0018. C. Edward Proffitt, ed. (1998) 45 p. Available from GOM (free).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Feasibility of Using Remote-Sensing Techniques for Shoreline Delineation and Coastal Habitat Classification for Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Mapping (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2005-047. Katherine Born-Phillips, Chris Locke, Jacqueline Michel, DeWitt Braud. (2007) 65 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet at no charge.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
High-Resolution Integrated Hydrology–Hydrodynamic Model: Development and Application to Barataria Basin, Louisiana (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2004-063. Dongho Park, Masamichi Inoue, William J. Wiseman, Jr., Dubravko Justic, and Gregg Stone. (2004) 73 p. Available from GOM on compact disc ($15) and on the Internet.	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines Crossing the Louisiana Coastal Zone: A Geographical Information System Approach, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-038. R. Hampton Peele, John I. Snead, and Weiwen Feng. (2002) 1 compact disc. Available from GOM ($15).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary
Potential for Accelerated Bioremediation and Restoration of Oil-Impacted Marshes through the Selection of Superior Oil-Tolerant Vegetation (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2000-042. Mark W. Hester, Quixam Lin, Irving A. Mendellsohn, and Dennis J. DesRoches. (2000) 47 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF		Technical Summary
Survival of a Hydrogen-Utilizing Bacterium when Introduced into Native and Foreign Environments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-094. Paul A. LaRock and Lisa S. Donovan. (2002) 52 p. Available from GOM ($5).	PDF	Technical Announcement	Technical Summary

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How to Order:

Publications of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Regional Office of Minerals Management Service can be ordered from the

Public Information Office (MS 5034)
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70123-2394

Telephone 1-800-200-GULF
or (504) 736-2519
FAX: 504-736-2620

In addition to this catalog, the Region also publishes a catalog describing all the Regional products available to the public. It is available at no charge upon request to the Public Information Office.

Technical announcements of most of these publications, and the entire content of many of these publications, as well as scientific and technical papers and other information, are available for viewing or downloading at the Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Internet website. The homepage is at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/.

March 2002