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Summary File for Platform Locations

The Start Position Column is used for fixed dumps only. Click on the column alias for a valid list of values or codes associated with the element selected.

Start
Position
Item
Length
Column
Alias
Definition
1 3 DISTRICT CODE An indicator assigned to a sub-office of an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) regional office which has delegated authority for field operations activities including: permitting wells, inspections, drilling, and production operation.
4 8 COMPLEX ID NUMBER The unique identifier assigned to a single man-made structure or a group of structures connected by a walkway.
12 3 STRUCTURE NUMBER A unique number assigned to a specific structure within a complex.
15 2 AREA CODE The designated abbreviation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in databases.
17 6 BLOCK NUMBER Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram.
23 15 STRUCTURE NAME The name of the structure assigned by the owner.
38 6 SURFACE NORTH SOUTH DISTANCE North/South footage or distance that represents the length of a measurement from an identifiable line.  The distance from the facility to either the north or south block boundary line.
44 1 NORTH SOUTH DEPARTURE CODE An indicator the facility location was measured from either the north or south block boundary line.
45 6 SURFACE EAST WEST DISTANCE The distance from the facility to either the east or west block boundary line.
51 1 EAST WEST DEPARTURE CODE An indicator the faciltiy location was measured from either the east or west block boundary line.
52 17 X LOCATION The X coordinate used to describe the surface location.
69 17 Y LOCATION The Y coordinate used to describe the surface location.
86 14 LONGITUDE The angular distance on the earth, east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, to the point on the earth's surface for which the position is being determined.
100 13 LATITUDE The angular distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees along a meridian.


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