Gulf of Mexico Sales 131, 135, and 137: Central, western and eastern planning areas

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6620995

This environmental impact statement (EIS) addresses three proposed federal actions that will offer for lease areas on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that may contain economically recoverable oil and gas resources. The three proposed sales are part of the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) current 5-Year program, which covers the period from mid-1987 to mid-1992. The proposed sales are scheduled to occur in 1991 and include lease blocks in the Central, Western, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 20,000 blocks will be available for lease under the three proposed actions, but only a small percentage are expected to actually be leased. The average number of blocks leased in individual Gulf of Mexico OCS lease sales since 1984 have been 431 (7 sales) in the Central Gulf, 279 (6 sales) in the Western Gulf, and 108 (3 sales) in the Eastern Gulf. Of the blocks that will actually be leased as a result of the three proposed actions, only a portion will eventually have drilling plans filed with the Minerals Management Service (MMS). When a drilling plan is proposed, MMS conducts a site-specific environmental assessment of the affects of the proposed activity. This paper presents brief descriptions of the proposed actions, alternative, mitigating measures, and issues addressed in this EIS. 33 figs., 61 tabs.

• Research Organization: Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA (USA). Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office
• Sponsoring Organization: DOI
• OSTI ID: 6620995
• Report Number(s): OCS/EIS/EA/MMS-90-0042-Vol.1; ON: TI90017409
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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03 NATURAL GAS
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
CARIBBEAN SEA
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GULF OF MEXICO
MITIGATION
NATURAL GAS
NATURE RESERVES
PETROLEUM
PLANNING
PROGRESS REPORT
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS