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Richard T. Dorrier

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USGS1981

Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Information Program: Alaska index (December 1974-November 1980)

The United States is currently engaged in an effort to develop the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In Alaska, State jurisdiction extends for 3 geographical (nautical) miles (5.56 km) from the coastline. The OCS, which comprises the submerged lands of the Continental Shelf seaward of the State boundary, is under Federal jurisdiction. Activities occurring offshore must be supplied and supported from land, and the onshore activities required may have significant effects on the communities in which they occur. For example, oil and gas production might involve the expansion of existing transportation and processing facilities and the construction of new ones, and it might trigger an influx of workers and change employment patterns. These effects, in turn, could influence regional income, demand on public services, tax revenues, and air and water quality.

Alaska↗
USGS1981

Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Information Program: Gulf of Mexico index (January 1978 - November 1980)

The United States is currently engaged in an effort to develop the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In the Gulf of Mexico, State jurisdiction extends for 3 leagues (9 nautical miles or 16.68 km) off the coast of Texas and the western coast of Florida and for 3 geographical (nautical) miles (5.56 km) from the coastlines of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The Gulf of Mexico OCS, which comprises the submerged lands of the Continental Shelf seaward of the Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas State boundaries, is under Federal jurisdiction. Activities occurring offshore must be supplied and supported from land, and the onshore activities required may have significant effects on the communities in which they occur. For example, oil and gas production might involve the expansion of existing transportation and processing facilities and the construction of new ones, and it might trigger an influx of workers and change employment patterns. These effects, in turn, could influence regional income, demand on public services, tax revenues, and air and water quality.

Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas↗
USGS1981

North Atlantic summary report: Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities in the North Atlantic and their onshore impacts: A summary report, July 1981

The leasing process for oil and gas exploration on the North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) began in June 1975. The first lease sale in the region (Lease Sale 42) was scheduled for January 31, 1978, by the Department of the Interior. However, the sale was delayed for 23 months by litigation before it was finally held on December 18, 1979. Of the 116 tracts offered, 63 tracts comprising 358,671 acres were leased as a result of the sale. Eight exploration plans have been submitted by five oil companies since Lease Sale 42. The plans call for exploratory drilling on 11 separate tracts in the lease sale area. The plans and the required Federal drilling permits for two blocks, Exxon's block 133 and Shell's block 410, have been approved. Exploratory drilling on these two blocks began on July 24, 1981. The review process to approve the other plans and the required OCS drilling permits is in progress. Onshore impacts resulting from OCS exploration in the North Atlantic are expected to be minimal. The same support base at Davisville, Rhode Island, used for drilling operations in the Mid-Atlantic Region is servicing North Atlantic activities. This facility has more than enough capacity and berthing space to service the level of activity expected during exploratory drilling. Moreover, support requirements for the North Atlantic are expected to supplement the declining level of support activity that has occurred for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

North Atlantic Region↗
USGS1981

Update 2, February 1981: Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities in the Mid-Atlantic and their onshore impacts: A summary report, November 1979

The level of activity of oil and gas exploration on the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has remained constant, with two drilling rigs operating during the period from June through December 1980. Gas flows in two wells were announced in November, but neither has been shown to be commercial at this time. A third lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Lease Sale 59, is scheduled to be held in December 1981. The proposed sale area is in deeper water, seaward of existing leased tracts. Recent drilling results and preliminary geophysical investigations indicate a greater potential for resources in this area than in the two earlier lease sale areas on the Mid-Atlantic OCS. Onshore impacts from OCS exploration during this period have remained minimal at the two support bases serving the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf↗