The MMS Releases Important Seismic Information on the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Offshore

U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

FOR RELEASE:	October 25, 2001	Barney Congdon
		(504) 736-2595
		Caryl Fagot
		(504) 736-2590
		Debra Winbush
		(504) 736-2597

The MMS Releases Important Seismic Information on the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Offshore

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) announces the public release of seismic map and line images from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Outer Continental Shelves (OCS) on CD-ROM’s. The first set of CD-ROM’s for 2001 release contains the following data:

Gulf of Mexico OCS-Florida and Louisiana seismic line and map images from SEG-Y workstation displays, RE CD01-1, $15.00
Mid-and South, Atlantic OCS-seismic line and map images from SEG-Y workstation displays, RE CD01-2, $15.00
North Atlantic OCS-seismic line and map images from films RE CD01-3A, 3B, 3C and 3D, $60.00
Gulf of Mexico OCS, Texas and MAFLA seismic line and map images from seismic films, RE CD01-4, $15.00
Gulf of Mexico OCS, Louisiana seismic line and map images from seismic films, RE CD01-5, $15.00
Atlantic OCS, Mid-Atlantic seismic line and map images from seismic films RE CD01-6A, 6B, 6C, 3 disks, $45.00
Atlantic OCS, South Atlantic seismic line and map images from seismic films, RE CD01-7A, 7B, 2 disks, $30.00
Gulf of Mexico OCS, Louisiana seismic line and map images from seismic films RE CD01-8 (For release in December 2001), $15.00

Additional CD-ROM’s will be available in late October and December 2001. The images on the CD-ROM’s are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, and the Acrobat Reader is included for viewing the PDF files.

In addition, the following digital well logs and seismic SEG-Y information are now available:

Mid-Atlantic SEG-Y seismic for the GSI 3-D survey, one 8 mm tape and one floppy disk with navigation and loading information, $15.00
Atlantic OCS LAS and LIS digital well logs, 1976 to 1984, one CD-ROM, $15.00

The seismic information was acquired by the MMS in 1976 through seismic permits issued in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic OCS. The information release is pursuant to the requirements of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, effective in 1976. These regulations require that geophysical information acquired under OCS permit shall be released 25 years after the information was submitted and retained by the MMS.

Technical comments and questions should be directed to Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Resource Evaluation Office, David Cooke (504) 736-2609, Harshad Patel (504) 736-5712 or Jack Kienzle (504) 736-2434.

CD-ROM orders should be directed to:

Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
Public Information Office (MS 5034)
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394
Phone (504) 736-2519 or 1-800-200-GULF

MMS is the federal agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages the nation's oil, natural gas and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf in federal offshore waters. The agency also collects, accounts for and disburses mineral revenues from federal and Indian leases. These revenues totaled nearly $8 billion last year and more than $110 billion since the agency was created in 1982. Annually, nearly $1 billion from those revenues go into the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the acquisition and development of state and federal park and recreation lands.

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MMS's Website Address: http://www.mms.gov