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Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves,
Gulf of America OCS Region, December 31, 2024
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Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves,
Gulf of America OCS Region, December 31, 2024

BOEM 2026-017

Table/Figure Name

Table/Figure Description

Zipped File Names

Excel File Name

2024-Table 1, Public

Estimated oil and gas reserves for 1,342 fields by area, December 31, 2024.

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

2024-Table 2, Public

Description of deposit-size classes.

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

2024-Table 4 Final

A listing of Gulf of America fields by rank order, based on Original BOE reserves, 1,342 fields.

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

2024 Table 5 Final

A listing of Gulf of America Fields by rank order, based on Remaining BOE reserves, 1,342 fields.

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

2024-Table 8

Summary and comparison of oil and gas reserves as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 and summary of contingent resources in the Deepwater Gulf of America as of December 31, 2024.

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

2024-Table 9

Oil and gas reserves and cumulative production at end of year, 1975-2024.

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

HIST - 2024

Reserve History for Fields

2024 Tables xlsx Public.zip

2024 Tables xlsx Public.xlsx

Figure 1 - GOA Cumulative Production and BOEM Mean Remaining Reserves Estimates

GOA Cumulative Production and BOEM Mean Remaining Reserves Estimates

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 1 - GOA Cumulative Production and BOEM Mean Remaining Reserves Estimates.xlsx

Figure 2 - BOEM Reserves Classification Framework

BOEM Reserves Classification Framework

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 2 - BOEM Reserves Classification Framework.xlsx

Figure 3 - Change in Uncertainty & Examples of Assessment Methods over a Reservoir’s Life Cycle

Change in Uncertainty & Examples of Assessment Methods over a Reservoir’s Life Cycle

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 3 - Change in Uncertainty & Examples of Assessment Methods over a Reservoir’s Life Cycle.xlsx

Figure 4 - GOA U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

Map of GOA U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 4 - GOA U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

Figure 5-6 - Oil and Gas Fields by Water Depth

Map of Oil and Gas Fields by Water Depth

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 5-6 - Oil and Gas Fields by Water Depth

Figure 7-9 - Field Size Distributions

Field-size Distribution of All Fields; of Oil Fields; of Gas Fields.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 7-9 - Field Size Distributions.xlsx

Figure 10 - Cumulative Percent Original Reserves versus Rank Order of Field Size

Cumulative percent original reserves versus rank order of field size.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 10 - Cumulative Percent Original Reserves versus Rank Order of Field Size.xlsx

Figure 11-12 - Largest Fields by Original Reserves

Graph of largest 20 fields ranked by Original Reserves. Map of largest 50 fields displayed by Original Reserves.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 11-12 - Largest Fields by Original Reserves.xlsx

Figure 13-14 - Largest fields ranked in order by Remaining Reserves

Reservoir-size distributions, combination reservoirs; oil reservoirs; gas reservoirs.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 13-14 - Largest fields ranked in order by Remaining Reserves.xlsx

Figure 15-25 Discovery Patterns for Exploratory Wells

Exploratory Wells drilled by water depth and by year. Displayed in chart, graph, and map views.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 15-25 Discovery Patterns for Exploratory Wells.xlsx

Figure 26-36 Development Wells

Development Wells drilled by water depth and by year. Displayed in chart, graph, and map views.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 26-36 Development Wells.xlsx

Figure 37 - Original Reserves Discovered by Year on the Shelf vs Slope

Original Reserves Discovered by Year on the Shelf vs Slope

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 37 - Original Reserves Discovered by Year on the Shelf vs Slope.xlsx

Figure 38-40 2024Annual Production

Annual oil and gas production.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 38-40 2024 Annual Production.xlsx

Figure 41-42_Pleistocene

Pleistocene Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and
Pleistocene Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 41-42_Pleistocene.xlsx

Figure 43-43_Pliocene

Pliocene Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and
Pliocene Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 43-44_Pliocene.xlsx

Figure 45-46_Upper Miocene

Upper Miocene Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and
Upper Miocene Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 45-46_Upper Miocene.xlsx

Figure 47-48_Middle Miocene

Middle Miocene Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and
Middle Miocene Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 47-48_Middle Miocene.xlsx

Figure 49-50_Lower Miocene

Lower Miocene Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and
Lower Miocene Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 49-50_Lower Miocene.xlsx

Figure 51_LowerTertiary

Lower Tertiary Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 51_LowerTertiary.xlsx

Figure 52_James

James Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 52_James.xlsx

Figure 53-54_Norphlet

Norphlet Reserves
Shelf <= 200m (656 ft) and
Norphlet Reserves
Slope > 200m (656 ft)

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 53-54_Norphlet.xlsx

Figure 55 - GOA Slope Contingent Resources on Active Leases and Non-leased Acreage

GOA Slope Contingent Resources on Active Leases and non-leased acreage.

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 55 - GOA Slope Contingent Resources on Active Leases and Non-leased Acreage.xlsx

Figure 56 - Oil and Gas Reserves and Cumulative Production at End of Year 1975-2024

Oil and Gas Reserves and Cumulative Production at End of Year, 1975-2024

2024 Figures.zip

Figure 56 - Oil and Gas Reserves and Cumulative Production at End of Year 1975-2024.xlsx

2024 Hist.accdb

Access database of reserve history for fields by field and year.

2024 Hist.zip

N/A

2024 FldMoProd.zip

Access database of field monthly production

2024 FldMoProd.zip

N/A