Estimated oil and gas reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1988. Annual report, 1 January-31 December 1988

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6085206

Melancon, J M; Brooke, J P; Kinler, C J; Knipmeyer, J H

Remaining recoverable reserves of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf have been estimated to be 3.39 billion barrels of oil and 42.4 trillion cubic feet of gas, as of December 31, 1988. These reserves are recoverable from 632 proved fields located in Federal waters. For any field contained partly in State waters and partly in Federal waters, reserves are estimated for the Federal portion only. An additional 163 fields have not been sufficiently developed to permit a reasonably accurate estimate of reserves. Original recoverable reserves are estimated to have been 10.95 billion barrels of oil and 126.7 trillion cubic feet of gas from 678 proved fields in the same geographic area. Estimates were made for individual reservoirs based on geologic mapping and reserve evaluation of 500 fields. Preliminary geological studies were conducted for the remaining 178 fields.

• Research Organization: Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA (USA). Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office
• OSTI ID: 6085206
• Report Number(s): PB-91-151167/XAB; OCS/MMS--89/0074
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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