Analysis of exploration, development and production activity on Federal outer continental shelf leases

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5720468

Gribbin, J A; Kaitz, G M; Edwards, S W; Erickson, K W

The recently passed Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 reconfirmed Congress' desire to ensure that persons holding Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases act in a diligent manner to explore and develop the resources on these leases. Since the Secretary of Energy is responsible for issuing regulations that establish diligence requirements for operations on Federal leases, the Leasing Policy Development Office (LPDO) examined the actual history of operations on all Federal OCS leases. This report presents the findings of that examination. The primary objective of the analysis was to determine and to describe the actual record of exploration, development, and production activity on Federal OCS leases. The analysis was designed also to identify factors that influence the rate of this activity.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Leasing Policy Development
• OSTI ID: 5720468
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA-0044
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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