Estimates of Undiscovered, Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources for the Outer Continental Shelf as of July 1984

摘要

The report was prepared as part of the analysis for the proposed 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Schedule announced in March 1985 by Department of the Interior Secretary Donald Hodel. The estimates are of potential commercial accumulations of oil and gas outside known fields and are based upon recent geologic, geophysical, engineering, and economic data. The report was prepared by the Minerals Management Service. Proprietary seismic data, well logs, and well information were used in computing the new estimates. Methods used to develop the estimates included a rigorous assessment of the amount of hydrocarbons necessary to comprise a commercial field taking into account water depth, distance from shore, drilling depth, potential reservoir characteristics, and oil price expectations. The report includes estimates for unleased undiscovered resources, undiscovered resources on currently leased acreage, and the total estimates of leased and unleased undiscovered economically recoverable resources.