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This page last updated:
September 22, 2008

Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Leasing and Drilling Activity

Eastern Gulf of Mexico Leasing History
Sale No. Date Held Leases Issued Wells Drilled
5 1959 23 3
32 1973 65 14
41 1976 4 2
65 1978 35 9
66 1981 20 1
67 1982 10 0
69 PT 2 1983 2 0
79 1984 156 17
94 1985 77 3
116 PT 1 1988 115 3
181 2001 95 12
189 2003 14 ---
197 2005 10 0
224 2008 36 0

 

Wells Drilled in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area
Map Area/ Block OCS-G
Lease No.		 Well
Name		 PA Drilling Date Operator
Charlotte Harbor 144 G03906 001 PA 04/81 Gulf Oil Corp
Charlotte Harbor 188 G03909 001 PA 06/81 ODECO
Charlotte Harbor 265 G03912 001 PA 01/81 Shell Offshore Inc
Charlotte Harbor 622 G04950 001 PA 05/86 Shell Offshore Inc
Charlotte Harbor 672 G03917 001 PA 12/80 Tenneco Oil Co
Desoto Canyon 133 G10444 001 PA 02/93 Amoco
Desoto Canyon 133 G10444 002 08/01 BP Amoco
Desoto Canyon 177 G10445 001 PA 02/97 Amoco
Desoto Canyon 177 G10445 002 PA 08/01 BP Amoco
Desoto Canyon 180 G23494 001   09/03 Devon
Desoto Canyon 269 G23502 001 TA 06/03 Shell
Desoto Canyon 445 G23511 001 PA 09/04 Dominion
Desoto Canyon 512 G06472 001 PA 04/86 Shell Offshore Inc
Desoto Canyon 618 G23526 001 TA 04/04 Dominion
Desoto Canyon 618 G23526 002 TA 09/04 Dominion
Desoto Canyon 620 G23528 001 TA 03/04 Anadarko
Desoto Canyon 621 G23529 001 TA 10/03 Anadarko
Desoto Canyon 927 G10480 001 PA 01/03 Marathon
Destin Dome 1 G06397 001 TA 01/89 Gulfstar
Destin Dome 2 G06398 001 TA 01/89 Gulfstar
Destin Dome 31 G02502 001 PA 08/77 Amoco
Destin Dome 56 G06406 001 TA 06/87 Chevron USA Inc
Destin Dome 56 G06406 002 TA 10/89 Chevron USA Inc
Destin Dome 57 G06407 001 TA 11/95 Chevron USA Inc
Destin Dome 97 G08336 001 PA 03/94 Chevron USA Inc
Destin Dome 111 G08338 001 PA 06/87 Amoco
Destin Dome 118 G02492 001 PA 09/74 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 118 G02492 002 PA 01/75 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 160 G06417 001 PA 01/85 Shell Offshore Inc
Destin Dome 160 G06417 002 PA 05/85 Shell Offshore Inc
Destin Dome 162 G02486 001 PA 07/74 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 162 G02486 002 PA 11/74 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 162 G02486 003 PA 03/75 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 166 G02490 001 PA 10/74 Sun
Destin Dome 167 G06420 001 PA 03/89 Chevron USA Inc
Destin Dome 207 G02480 001 PA 02/75 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 250 G02472 001 PA 01/75 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 284 G06428 001 PA 06/85 Exxon Corp
Destin Dome 360 G02468 001 PA 04/75 Gulf Oil Corp
Destin Dome 422 G06438 001 PA 07/85 Chevron USA Inc
Destin Dome 529 G03888 001 PA 03/80 Shell Offshore Inc
Destin Dome 563 G03890 001 PA 11/81 Sohio
Destin Dome 617 G02463 001 PA 09/77 Chevron USA Inc
The Elbow 566 G03344 001 PA 04/77 Mobil Oil
The Elbow 915 G03341 001 PA 01/81 Mobil Oil
Florida Middle
Ground 252		 G02516 001 PA 09/74 Texaco Inc
Florida Middle
Ground 455		 G08363 001 PA 09/86 Tenneco Oil Co
Gainesville 707 G06456 001 PA 06/85 Sohio
Lloyd Ridge 1 G10486 001 TA 01/05 Murphy
Lloyd Ridge 2 G10487 001 TA 12/04 Murphy
Lloyd Ridge 5 G23450 001 12/03 Anadarko
Lloyd Ridge 50 G23458 001 TA 05/03 Anadarko
Lloyd Ridge 360 G23479 001 TA 03/03 Anadarko
Lloyd Ridge 399 G23480 001 05/04 Shell
St. Petersburg 7 G02527 001 PA 10/74 Shell Offshore Inc
St. Petersburg 100 G02523 001 PA 01/75 Texaco Inc
Pensacola 881 G06390 001 TA 01/89 Texaco Inc
Pensacola 948 G06391 001 PA 02/85 Sohio
Pensacola 948 G06391 002 ST 06/87 Tenneco Oil Co
Pensacola 948 G06391 002 TA 10/87 Tenneco Oil Co
Pensacola 973 G03886 001 PA 04/81 Mobil Oil
Pensacola 996 G06396 001 PA 04/88 Texaco Inc
Vernon Basin 654 G03903 001 PA 01/81 Mobil Oil

Borehole Status: PA=Plugged & Abandoned, TA=Temporarily Abandoned, ST=Side-tracked

Discoveries

To date, 20 of 64 wells drilled in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico have had commercially producible hydrocarbon (natural gas, condensate, and oil) discoveries.

Eastern Gulf Discoveries
Area/Block Well No. Date Drilled Operator Comments
Destin Dome 160 001 01/85 Shell first Eastern Gulf discovery (oil); lease relinquished in January 1990
Pensacola 948 001 02/85 Sohio gas/condensate pay discovered; lease expired in July 1996
Pensacola 948 002 06/87 Tenneco gas/condensate pay discovered (see Pensacola 948 above)
Destin Dome 111 001 06/87 Amoco oil pay discovered; lease relinquished in January 1994
Destin Dome 56 001 06/87 Chevron Norphlet dry natural gas discovered; development plan filed; DD56 Unit
Pensacola 996 001 04/88 Texaco oil pay discovered; lease expired
Destin Dome 56 002 10/89 Chevron Norphlet dry natural gas discovered; development plan filed; DD56 Unit
Destin Dome 1 001 01/89 Gulfstar natural gas; Miocene sands; production pending
Destin Dome 2 001 01/89 Gulfstar natural gas; Miocene sands; production pending
Pensacola 881 001 01/89 Gulfstar natural gas; Miocene sands; production pending
Desoto Canyon 133 001 02/93 Amoco successful test of Miocene gas sands; production pending
Destin Dome 57 001 11/95 Chevron Norphlet dry natural gas; 41 million cubic ft. per day; development plan filed; DD56 Unit
Desoto Canyon 177 001 02/97 Amoco successful test; Miocene gas sands; production pending
Lloyd Ridge 50 001 05/03 Anadarko natural gas sands
Desoto Canyon 269 001 06/03 Shell  
Desoto Canyon 621 001 10/03 Anadarko targeted middle Miocene sands
Lloyd Ridge 5 001 12/03 Anadarko  
Desoto Canyon 618 001 04/04 Dominion natural gas sands
Lloyd Ridge 1 & 2 001 12/04 Murphy natural gas sands
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