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This page last updated:
October 12, 2004

Recent Gulf of Mexico OCS Publications
 

  • Fate and Effects of a Spill of Synthetic-Based Drilling Fluid at Mississippi Canyon Block 778 OCS Study MMS 2004-039
     
  • Economic Effects of Changes in Oil and Gas Prices and State Offshore Petroleum Production on the Louisiana Economy, 1969-1999  OCS Study MMS 2004-052. 
     
  • History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana, Interim Report:  Volume I, Papers on the Evolving Offshore Industry (OCS Study MMS 2004-049); Volume II, Bayou Lafourche—An Oral History of the Development of the Oil and Gas Industry (OCS Study MMS 2004-050); Volume III, Samples of Interviews and Ethnographic Prefaces (OCS Study MMS 2004-051).  
     
  • Geological and Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Resources on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment  OCS Study MMS 2004-054. 
     
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  • Subsurface, High-Speed Current Jets in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2004-022. 
     
  • Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry (Coastal Marine Institute).  OCS Study MMS 2004-057. 
     
  • OCS-Related Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico Fact Book.  OCS Study MMS 2004-027.
     
  • Statistical Summary 2003, Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf.  OCS Study MMS 2004-053. 
     
  • Strong Mid-Depth Currents and a Deep Cyclonic Gyre in the Gulf of Mexico.  OCS Study MMS 2004-040. 
     
  • Supply Network for Deepwater Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico: An Empirical Analysis of Demand for Port Services: Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2004-047.
     
  • Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 107, Well B-1 Workover, OCS-G 15241, 8 March 2003, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast OCS Report MMS 2004-048. 
     
  • Investigation of Fatality, South Marsh Island Block 130, OCS-G 02280, December 6, 2003, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast OCS Report MMS 2004-046. 
     
  • Economic Impact in the U.S. of Deepwater Projects: A Survey of Five Projects. OCS Study MMS 2004-041.
     
  • Intermediate Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: PALACE Float Results for the Gulf of Mexico Between April 1998 and March 2002.  OCS Study MMS 2004-013. 
     
  • Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico:  A Decision- and Resource-Based Approach (Coastal Marine Institute).  OCS Study MMS 2004-009. 
     
  • Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2004: America's Expanding Frontier.  OCS Study MMS 2004-021.
     
  • Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures: Information Synthesis Report.  OCS Study MMS 2003-070.
     
  • Fiscal System Analysis:  Concessionary and Contractual Systems Used in Offshore Petroleum Arrangements.  OCS Study MMS 2004-016.
     
  • Cross-Shelf Exchange Processes and the Deepwater Circulation of the Gulf of Mexico: Dynamical Effects of Submarine Canyons and the Interactions of Loop Current Eddies with Topography, Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2004-017.
     
  • Modeling and Data Analyses of Circulation Processes in the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2003-074.
     
  • Proceedings: 22nd Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, January 2003.  OCS Study MMS 2003-073
     
  • Refining and Revising the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region High-Probability for Historic Shipwrecks: Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2003-060, 061, and 062
     
  • Investigation of Loss of Well Control, South Timbalier Block 188, Well CA-3, OCS-G 1899, April 22, 2003, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast.  OCS Report MMS 2004-010
     
  • Investigation of Fall with Fatality, High Island Block A-368, OCS-G 02433, June 5, 2003, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas Coast. OCS Report MMS 2004-004
     
  • Selected Aspects of the Ecology of the Continental Slope Fauna of the Gulf of Mexico: Synopsis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Study, 1983-1988 OCS Study MMS 2003-072
     
  • Sperm Whale Seismic Study in the Gulf of Mexico; Annual Report: Year 1. OCS Study MMS 2003-069.
     
  • Changing Patterns of Ownership and Control in the Petroleum Industry: Implications on the Market for Oil and Gas Leases in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-041.
     
  • Historical Reconstruction of the Contaminant Loading and Biological Responses in the Central Gulf of Mexico Shelf Sediments (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2003-063.
     
  • Proposed OCS Lease Sale 190, Central Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-066.
     
  • Preparation of an Interactive Key for Northern Gulf of Mexico Polychaete Taxonomy Employing the DELTA/INTKEY System, Final Report (Coastal Marine Institute).  OCS Report MMS 2003-065. 
     
  • Rigs and Reefs: A Comparison of the Fish Communities at Two Artificial Reefs, a Production Platform, and a Natural Reef in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. OCS Report MMS 2003-009. 
     
  • Investigation of Loss of Control, Grand Isle Block 90, Well C-7ST, OCS-G 4003, November 14, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2003-068. 
     
  • Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 13,Site-Specific Evaluation of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7753:  Marco Polo Project, Green Canyon Block 608. OCS EIA/EA MMS 2003-067. 
     
  • Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysus) Near Offshore Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute).  OCS Study MMS 2003-029. 
     
  • Bluewater Fishing and OCS Activity:  Interactions Between the Fishing and Petroleum Industries in Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico; Deepwater Program; Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2002-078. 
     
  • MMS Publications 2003-048 & 049 - Deepwater Observations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from In-situ Current Meters and PIES, Final Report, Volume I:  Executive Summary and Volume II: Technical Report.  OCS Study MMS 2003-048 and 2003-049. 
     
  • Under Water Calculator for Shocks, Version 1.5.3 (Excel spreadsheet, see below instructions for opening)
    Shock Wave/Sound Propagation Modeling Results for Calculating Marine Protected Species Impact Zones During Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures.  OCS Study MMS 2003-059. 
     
  • Modeling the Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Methods and Applications.  Coastal Marine Institute.  OCS Study MMS 2003-018. 
     
  • Development of Bioremediation for Oil Spill Cleanup in Coastal Wetlands, Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2002-048.
     
  • Marine and Coastal Fishes Subhect to Impingement by Cooling-Water Inteake Systems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Annotated Bibliography. OCS Report MMS 2003-040.
     
  • Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 2000. OCS Report MMS 2003-050.
     
  • Oil Spill During Hurricane Lili, Outer Continental Shelf, Ship Shoal Block 119; Responses, Fate, and Effects. OCS Study MMS 2003-039.

  • Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-2001, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-031.
     
  • Investigation of Flash Explosion and Injuries, South Timbalier Block 151, Production Platform, OCS 00463, June 15, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast. OCS Report MMS 2003-046.
     
  • Workshop on Deepwater Environmental Studies Strategy: A Five-Year Follow-Up and Planning for the Future, May 29-31, 2002. OCS Report MMS 2003-030.


  • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area, Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume I: Chapters 1–8 and Appendices; Volume II: Figures and Tables. OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-020.
     
  • Gulf of Mexico OCS Deep Shelf Gas Update: 2001-2002.OCS Report MMS 2003-026.


  • Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2003 Through 2007 OCS Report MMS 2003-028.


  • Statistical Summary, 2002; Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2003-027.
     
  • Proceedings: Twenty-first Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting January 2002 OCS Report MMS 2003-005. 


  • Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 3, Evaluation of Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation’s Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7625, Gunnison Project, Garden Banks Blocks 667, 668, and 669.  OCS EIA/EA MMS 2003-021. 
     
  • Exploration Activities in the Eastern Sale Area: Eastern Planning Area, Gulf of Mexico OCS Programmatic Environmental Assessment.  OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-008. 
     
  • Labor and Demand in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in the 1990’s: The Louisiana Case.  OCS Study MMS 2003-022.


  • Investigation of Blowout and Fire, Grand Isle Block 93, Well C-4ST, OCS-G 2628, August 8, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast OCS Report MMS 2003-023. 


  • Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 7, Evaluation of Conoco, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7506, Magnolia Project, Garden Banks Blocks 783 and 784.  OCS EIS/EA MMS 2003-019.
     
  • Site-Specific Evaluation of BP Exploration and Production, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7469, Thunder Horse Project, Mississippi Canyon Block 777 Unit (Blocks 775, 776, 777, 778, 819, 820, 821, and 822); Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 16.  OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-081.


  • Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: 1980-2000, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2003-004


  • Emission Inventories of OCS Production and Development Activities in the Gulf of Mexico.  OCS Study MMS 2002-073.  Dana L. Coe, Courtney A. Gorin, Lyle R. Chinkin, Mark Yocke, and David Scalfano.  (2003).  CD-ROM.  Available from GOM ($15) and can be ordered online.


  • Boating Uses, Economic Significance, and Information Inventory for North Carolina’s Offshore Area, “The Point”:  Vol. I: Characterization of Recreational and Commercial Fisheries; Vol. II: Economic Analysis of “The Point” and Adjacent Counties: Baseline Information, Valuation and Potential Impacts; Vol. III:  Data Inventory Related to the Hatteras Middle Slope Bibliography. OCS Study MMS 2002-044, 045, 046.
     

  • Offshore Petroleum Platforms: Functional Significance for Larval Fish Across Longitudinal and Latitudinal Gradients; Coastal Marine Institute OCS Study MMS 2002-077.
     

  • Effect of the Oil and Gas Industry on Commuting and Migration Patterns in Louisiana, 1960-1990. OCS Study MMS 2002-072.
     

  • Investigation of Blowout, High Island Block A-368, OCS-G 2433, May 9, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas Coast.  OCS Report MMS 2002-080.
     

  • Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology; Interim Report – Year 2.  OCS Study MMS 2002-063.

  • Investigation of Fatal Rental Crane Support Brace Failure, Main Pass Block 255 “A” Platform, OCS-G 07825, May 5, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast.  OCS Study MMS 2002-076.

  • Investigation of Fatal Fall Through “V” Door, South Pass Block 62, OCS-G 01294, June 15, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast.  OCS Study MMS 2002-075.

  • Lagrangian Study of Circulation, Transport, and Vertical Exchange in the Gulf of Mexico (Coastal Marine Institute) .  OCS Study MMS 2002-064.

  • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area, Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Volume I, Chapters 1–8 and Appendices; Volume II, Figures and Tables.  OCS Study MMS 2002-056.

  • Proposed OCS Lease Sale 184, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment.  OCS Study MMS 2002-008.

  • Site-Specific Evaluation of TotalFinaElf Exploration and Production USA, Inc.’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7249, Matterhorn Project, Mississippi Canyon Block 243, Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 15.  OCS Study MMS 2002-042.

  • Evaluation for Murphy Exploration and Production Company’s Initial Development Operations Coordination Document, N-7269, Medusa Project, Mississippi Canyon Blocks 538 and 582; Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Grid 12.   OCS Study MMS 2002-041.

  • Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study, Synthesis Report.  OCS Study MMS 2002-055.
     

  • Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Estimator Pocket Guide  OCS Study MMS 2002-033.
     

  • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2003-2007, Central Planning Area Sales 185, 190, 194, 198, and 201; Western Planning Area Sales 187, 192, 196, and 200; Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume I: Chapters 1-10; Volume II: Figures and Tables.  OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-052.
     

  • Socioeconomic Baseline Study for the Gulf of Mexico, Final Report: Description of the Dataset, 1930-1990 (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2002-054.
     

  • Evaluation of Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur LLC’s Applications to Inject OCS-Generated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Exempt Exploration and Production (E&P) Waste into Salt Caverns and Caprock on Sulphur and Salt Lease OCS-G 9272, Main Pass Block 299: Programmatic Environmental Assessment.  OCS Report MMS 2002-067.

  • Investigation of Blowout, Injuries, and Fatality, Brazos Block 417, OCS-G 22190, Well 1, July 13, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas Coast.  OCS Report MMS 2002-062.
     

  • Stability and Change in Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Communities; Vol. I: Executive Summary; Vol. II: Technical Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-035 and 2002-036.
     

  • Investigation of Fatality, Pipe Rack Finger Failure and Fall, South Marsh Island Block 93, OCS-G 21618, October 13, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast.  OCS Report MMS 2002-059.
     

  • Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines Crossing the Louisiana Coastal Zone: A Geographical Information System Approach, Final Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-038.
     

  • Observation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico; Final Performance Report. OCS Study MMS 2002-028.
     

  • Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 277, OCS-G 10744 Well A-4, July 6, 2001, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast.  OCS Report MMS 2002-040. 
     

  • Social and Economic Impacts of OCS Activity on Individuals and Families; Vol. I: Final Report; Vol. II: Case Studies of Morgan City and New Iberia, Louisiana OCS Study MMS 2002-022-023.
     

  • Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model. OCS Study MMS 2000-065.
     

  • Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2; Coastal Marine Institute. OCS Study MMS 2001-020.
     

  • Wave Climate and Bottom Boundary Layer Dynamics with Implications for Offshore Sand Mining and Barrier Island Replenishment, South-Central Louisiana OCS Report MMS 2000-053.
     
  • Daily Oil and Gas Production Rate Projections From 2002 Through 2006, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2002-031.
     
  • Socioeconomic Baseline and Projections of the Impact of an OCS Onshore Base for Selected Florida Panhandle Communities. Vol. I, Final Report; Vol. II, Technical Description of the MMS Florida Panhandle Model; Vol. III, User's Guide for the Model. OCS Study MMS 2002-024, 2002-025, and 2002-026.
     
  • Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Georges Bank; Compilation of Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) and Industry Exploration Drilling, 1976-1982. OCS Report MMS 2000-040.
     
  • Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 2002: America's Expanding Frontier. OCS Report MMS 2002-021 .
     

  • Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-1999. OCS Report MMS 2001-101.
     

  • Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal Current during 1994. OCS Study MMS 2001-093.
     

  • Proposed OCS Lease Sale 184, Western Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Assessment.  OCS Study MMS 2002-008.
     

  • Economic Impact of Recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico  OCS Study MMS 2002-010.
     

  • Statistical Summary 2001, Leasing by Sale and by Map Area/Block Number, Outer Continental Shelf. OCS Report MMS 2002-013.
     

  • Socioeconomic and Environmental Issues Analysis of Oil and Gas Activity on the Outer Continental Shelf of the Western Gulf of Mexico, Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2002-011.
     

  • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2003-2007. Central Planning Area Sales 185, 190, 194, 198, and 201; Western Planning Area Sales 187, 192, 196, and 200. Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Vol. I: Chapters 1-10; Vol. II: Figures and Tables.  OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002-015.
     

  • Air Quality: User's Guide for the Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS) Final Report OCS Study MMS 2001-052.
     

  • Effects of Simultaneous Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Hypoxia, and Prior Exposure on the Tolerance and Sublethal Responses of Marine Animals: Blue Crabs and Killifish; Final Report OCS Study MMS 2002-009.
     

  • Across-Shelf Larval, Postlarval, and Juvenile Fish Collected at Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and a Coastal Rock Jetty West of the Mississippi River Delta (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-077.
     

  • Surface Circulation and the Transport of the Loop Current in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico; Final Report.  OCS Study MMS 2001-102.
     

  • Proceedings: Gulf of Mexico Fish and Fisheries: Bringing Together New and Recent Research  OCS Report MMS 2002-004.
     

  • Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, December 31, 1999.  OCS Report MMS 2002-007.
     

  • Survival of a Hydrocarbon-Utilizing Bacterium when Introduced into Native and Foreign Environments. OCS Study MMS 2001-094.
     

  • Management Applicability of Contemporary Deep-Sea Ecology and Reevaluation of Gulf of Mexico Studies (Coastal Marine Institute). OCS Study MMS 2001-095.
     

  • Dispersion in Broad, Shallow Estuaries: A Model Study.  OCS Study MMS 2001-054.
     

  • Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology, Year 1: Interim Report. OCS Study MMS 2001-091.