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DESCRIPTION

DATA SET FIELDS

COMPANY

List of ALL Qualified Companies and Addresses

MMS_COMPANY_NUM -The number assigned by the Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information.

MMS_START_DATE -The date that a business entity began doing business with the Minerals Management Service.

BUS_ASC_NAME -The name of a **business associate**.

SORT_NAME -The name of the business entity doing business on the OCS used for sorting purposes. For example, The Louisana Land and Exploration Company would have a short name of LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY, THE and therefore sort with business entities whose name begins with "L."

MMS_TERM_DATE -The date that a business entity is no longer qualified to do business on the OCS with MMS.

PAC_REGION_CODE -Indicates whether a business associate is qualified with the Minerals Management Service's Pacific Region.

GOM_REGION_CODE -Indicates whether a business associate is qualified with the Minerals Management Service's Gulf of Mexico Region.

ALASKA_RGN_CODE -Indicates whether a business associate is qualified with the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Alaska Regional Office.

ATL_REGION_CODE -Indicates whether a business associate is qualified with the Minerals Management Service's Atlantic Region.

DUNS_NUMBER -The unique identifier assigned to a requesting business by Dun and Bradstreet. The first nine digits are assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, the last four are agreed to by the trading partners.

TERM_ACTN_EFF_DT -The date that an action, such as a name change or merger, that causes a business entity to terminate is effective.

TERMINATION_CODE -Indicates the reason a business entity terminates its qualification status with the MMS.

DIVISION_NAME -The name of the organizational division of an entity used as part of the mailing address.

LINE_1_ADDRESS -The first line of a street address.

LINE_2_ADDRESS -The second line of a street address.

CITY_NAME -The name of the city for the mailing address.

POSTAL_ST_CODE -Indicates the postal code for a state.

ZIP_CODE -The Postal Service designator which delineates the state, county or parish, community, and possibly neighborhood for a residence or business entity.

COUNTRY_NAME -The name of the country other than the United States of America (USA) where a business entity receives correspondence.

LEASE DATA

All Releasable Lease Data Information. Current and Historic Owners for all Leases. Current and Historic Owners and Operators for all Leases. Current Information on the Status of a Lease Status Changes October 1 through October 31, 2010. Contains all active lease polygons including whole block leases.

Lease Number - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.

Serial Type Code -Indicates the reason that a serial number is issued.

Sale Number -The number designation assigned by the Minerals Management Service to specifically identify an Outer Continental Shelf lease sale.

Lease Expected Expiration Date - YYYYMMDD - The anticipated day, month, and year on which the lease is scheduled to expire.

API State County Code - A five-digit number identifier assigned to offshore Federal water areas, as recommended by API. This code becomes a part of the API well number.

Tract Number - A number to uniquely identify the block(s) offered for a lease in an Outer Continental Lease sale assigned by the Minerals Management Service.

Lease Effective Date - YYYYMMDD - The date a lease becomes operative as assigned by the Mineral Management Service.

Primary Term - The initial period (in years) of a lease.

Lease Expiration Date - YYYYMMDD - The date a lease expires, is relinquished or terminated.

Bid System Code - Indicates the method by which royalties are determined for a lease or potential lease.

Royalty Rate - Specified minimum annual royalty required from the leasehold.

Initial Area - The original surface area of a leasehold, unit, etc.

Current Area - The current total surface area of a leasehold including any assingnments or changes thereto.

Rent Per Unit - The rent per unit of area payable by the lessee on the first day of each lease year prior to discovery of minerals in paying quantity, on the leasehold.

Bid Amount - A timely, sealed submittal to a mineral owner offering a monetary consideration for a specific property during a lease sale.

Bid per Unit - The dollar amount of the bid received for a tract divided by the areal amount of the tract.

Block Low Water Depth - The point of the lowest (or minimum) vertical distance from mean sea level to the sea floor for a block.

Block Max Water Depth - The point of the highest (or maximum) vertical distance from mean sea level to the sea floor for a block.

System Measure Flag - A-Acres H-Hectares.

MMS Planning Area Code - Indicates an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) group of offshore blocks that considered an entity for administrative planning purposes.

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 operations.

Lease Status Code Identifies the development stage of the lease as assigned by the Minerals Management Service's Office of Leasing and Environment.

Lease Status Effective Date - YYYYMMDD - The date that the development stage of a lease becomes operative.

Suspension Expiration Date - YYYYMMDD - The day, month, and year that a lease suspension of production or suspension of operations expires.

Suspension Type Code - Indicates whether the lease is help by a suspension of production or suspension of operations.

Well Name - The name assigned to the well. It may be a special name or the name of the property to which the well belogs.

Qualifying Well Types - Indicates the type of well that is determined to be producible under Title 30 CFR 250.11, and therefore qualifies a lease as producible.

Lease Qualifying Date - The day, month, and year that a lease is determined capable of production in paying quantities as established by the Minerals Management Service.

Discovery Type Code - Indicates the type of mineral deposit discovered on a lease.

Field Discovery Code - Y - a new field is discovered - N - an extension of an existing field.

Distance to Shore - The approximate distance to the nearest coastline. The nearest coastline may be an island or a point on the U. S. Shoreline.

Number of Platforms - Number of platforms located on a lease.

Platform Approval Date - YYYYMMDD - The date the first platform is approved by the Minerals Management Service for a lease.

First Platform Set Date - YYYYMMDD - The date that the first platform on a lease was installed.

Lease Section Code - An indicator of the type of section (according to the OCS Lands Act) of federally administered portions of an OCS lease.

Postal State Code - Indicates the postal code for a single state that borders on the 8G line. If Postal State Code is null Section State Code is placed in this location. Section State Code - Indicates the two states associated with the section of the OCS Lands Act under which the lease was issued. (Two states bordering the 8G line.)

Lease Section Area - The suface area of the federally administered portion of an OCS lease which has been designated as containing areas other than current or previous federal area.

Protraction Number - The identifier of an official protraction, which can be one of two types as utilized by the Minerals Management Service (MMS): an official Protraction Diagram (OPD) or Leasing Map.

Suspension Effective Date - YYYYMMDD - The day, month, and year that a suspension of production or suspension of operations holding a lease becomes operataive.

First Production Date - YYYYMMDD - The date a lease is first placed on continuous extraction of solid minerals or flow of fluid minerals that is primarily for sale rather than for testing.

Area Code - The designated abbreviation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in databases.

Block Number - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram.

OWNER_ALIQUOT_CD -Indicates different percentage ownerships within a lease as a result of a partial assignment.

SN_LSE_OWNER -Autogenerated sequence number which uniquely identifies each instance of a lease owner.

ASGN_APRV_DATE -The date an assignment of interest is approved by the Minerals Management Service (MMS), and the date the official MMS records are changed.

MMS_START_DATE -The date that a business entity began doing business with the Minerals Management Service.

MMS_COMPANY_NUM -The number assigned by the Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information.

LEASE_NUMBER - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.

ASGN_STATUS_CODE -Indicates the stage in the approval process of a lease assignment.

ASGN_TERM_DATE -The date that a lease assignment is terminated by the Minerals Management Service.

OWNER_GROUP_CODE -Indicates different percentage ownerships within a lease as a result of a partial assignment.

ASSIGNMENT_PCT -The lessee's financial interest in a lease.

ASGN_EFF_DATE -The date requested as an effective date by the parties to the assignment.

OWNER_GROUP_CODE -Indicates different percentage ownerships within a lease as a result of a partial assignment.

Appeal Flag -An indicator ('A') of whether the unit is under some type of appeal.

Mineral Type Code - Indicates the type of mineral for which a lease is issued or a sale is held.

Area Block - A cancatenation of two fields: Area Code - The designated abbreviaation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geoographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in databases. Block Number -Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram

C Multi Partial - P indicates the lease covers only a portion of the block. M indicates the lease is in more thatn one block.

Lease Status Code - Identifies the development stage of the lease as assigned by the Minerals Management Service's Office of Leasing and Environment.

CF Status Date (MM/DD/YYYYformat) - The date upon which the status (development stage) of a lease changes.

C Order 4 DET - This is a flag based on the API Well Number. If the API Well Number in the Operation Info table is null, the flag is set to blank; if not null, the flag is set to 'Y'. Indicates well is capable of producing.

CF Status Flag - If the status date has changed since the previous run dateof the lease list, this field will be'X', otherwise it will be null.

CP DESIG OP NUM - This field is derived from the Operator Number field and shows the current operator(s). If there is more than one operator, the operator numbers are concatenated and separated by a slash ('/'). OPERATOR NUMBER - A five-character field between '00000' and '99999' identifying the operator using the MMS COMPANY Number for that company. MMS COMPANY NUMBER -The number assigned by the Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information.

AREA

PERIMETER

ACTLEASE#

ACTLEASE-ID

LEASE_NUMBER

SALE_NUMBER

BOREHOLE

All Releasable Borehole Information. Boreholes with API number changes.

API Well Number - A unique well identification number consisting of (left to right) a two digit state code (or pseudo for offshore), a three digit county code (or pseudo for offshore), a five digit unique well code, and if applicable, a two digit sidetrack code as defined in API Bulletin D12A.

Well Name - The name assigned to the well. It may be a special name or the name of the property to which the well belongs.

Well Name Suffix - An extension to the well name that indicates the number of times that a new wellbore has been drilled.

Operator Number - The number assigned by Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information.

Bottom Field Name Code - Name of the field in which the bottom of the well is located.

Spud Date - YYYYMMDD - The date that the drilling rig first begins boring into the earth's surface.

Bottom Lease Number - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.

RKB Elevation - The distance, in feet, from the rig's kelly bushing to the mean sea level.

Borehole Total Measured Depth - The actual distance measured along the axis of the borehole from the rig kelly bushing to the dept maximum penetration of the well.

True Vertical Depth - The vertical distance, in feet, from the rig kelly bushing to the maximum depth of the well.

Surface N/S Distance - North/South footage or distance that represents the length of the measurement from an identifiable line. The distance from the borehole surface location to either the north or south block boundary.

Surface N/S Code - North/South descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line. Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary.

Surface E/W Distance - East/West footage or distance that represents the length of a measurement from an identifiable line. The distance from the borehole surface location to either the east or west block boundary.

Surface E/W Code - East/West descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line. Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from the east (E) or west (W) block boundary.

Surface Area - The indicator used to identify an area name.

Surface Block - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram, as applied to the subdivision containing the surface location of a well.

Bottom N/S Distance - The distance from the borehole bottom location to either the north or south block boundary.

Bottom N/ S Code - Indicates whether the borehole bottom location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary.

Bottom E/W Distance - The distance from the location of borehole bottom to either the east or west block boundary.

Bottom E/W Code - Indicates whether the borehole bottom location is measured from the east (E) or west (W) block boundary.

Bottom Area Code - The designated abbreviation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in data bases, as applied to the bottomhole location of a well.

Bottom Block Number - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram, as applied to the subdivision containing the bottomhole location of a well.

Total Depth Date - YYYYMMDD - The date drilling on a well reached the final total depth.

Status Date - YYYYMMDD - The date the borehole status became effective.

Type Code - Indicates the final classification of a borehole denoting purpose of the drilling.

Status Code Indicates the conditions relating to a borehole.

Water Depth - The depth of water at a well/platform location from the water level to the mud line.

Surface Longitude - Angle measured about the spheroid axis from a local prime meridan to the meridian through the point. A longitude value of a location in the borehole.

Surface Latitude - Angle subtended with equatorial plane by a perpendicular from a point on the surface of a spheroid. A positive value of a location in the borehole.

Bottom Longitude -Angle measured about the spheroid axis from a local prime meridan to the meridian. A positive value denotes east. The longitude value of a location in the borehole.

Bottom Latitude - Angle subtended with equatorial plane by a perpendicular from a point on the surface of a spheroid. A positive value denotes north. The latitude value of a location in the borehole.

Surface Lease Number - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.

Complex ID Num - The unique identifier assigned to a single man-made structure or a group of structures connected by a walkway.

Structure Number - A unique number assigned to a specific structure within a complex.

BH_ACTV_TYPE_CD -Indicates the type of borehole activity that causes a change to the Borehole record in TIMS.

PREV_API_NUMBER - A unique well identification number consisting of (from left to right) a two digit state code (or pseudo for Offshore), a three digit county code (or pseudo for Offshore), a five digit unique well code, and if applicable, a two digit sidetrack code as defined in API Bulletin D12A\as applied to the previous API well number for a well whose API well number is changed.

ACTIVITY_DATE -The date that a well activity takes place.

WELL_NAME - The name assigned to the well. It may be a special name or the name of the property to which the well belongs.

WELL_NAME_SUFFIX -An extension to the well name that indicates the number of times that a new wellbore has been drilled.

SURF_LEASE_NUM - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.

SURF_AREA_CODE -The indicator used to identify an area name.

SURF_BLOCK_NUM -Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram\ as applied to the subdivision containing the surface location of a well.

WELL_SPUD_DATE -The date that the drilling rig first begins boring into the earth's surface.

BOTM_LEASE_NUM -The number assigned to the lease that contains the bottom location of a well.

BOTM_AREA_CODE -The designated abbreviation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in data bases as applied to the bottomhole location of a well.

BOTM_BLOCK_NUM -Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram as applied to the subdivision containing the bottomhole location of a well.

HWDC_SCRUB_DT -Date, on which the borehole data is updated with the historical well data clean up process modified data.

DIRECTIONAL SURVEY (POINTS)

All releasable directional survey points based on release flags.

API_WELL_NUMBER - A unique well identification number consisting of (from left to right) a two digit state code (or pseudo for Offshore), a three digit county code (or pseudo for Offshore), a five digit unique well code, and if applicable, a two digit sidetrack code as defined in API Bulletin D12A.

INCL_ANG_DEG_VAL -The angular measurement that the borehole deviates from vertical.

INCL_ANG_MIN_VAL -The angular measurement, in minutes, a well bore deviates from vertical.

SURVEY_POINT_MD -The measured depth from the rig's kelly bushing to the survey point.

WELL_N_S_CODE -Indicates whether the borehole location is measured from the north or south block boundary.

DIR_DEG_VAL -The coordinate drift direction a well bore deviates from a north-south reference line.

DIR_MINS_VAL -The drift direction, a well bore deviates from either a north-south reference line or true north.

WELL_E_W_CODE -East/West descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line./Indicates whether the borehole location is measured from the east or west block boundary.

SURVEY_POINT_TVD -The true vertical depth from the rig's kelly bushing to the survey point.

DELTA_X -Unknown

DELTA_Y -Unknown

SURF_LONGITUDE - The longitude value of a location in a borehole. A positive value denotes east. Angle measured about the spheroid axis from a local prime meridian to the meridian through the point.

SURF_LATITUDE - The latitude value of a location in the borehole. A positive value denotes north. Angle subtended with equatorial plane by a perpendicular from a point on the surface of a spheriod.

HWDC_SCRUB_DT -Date, on which the borehole data is updated with the historical well data clean up process modified data.

DIRECTIONAL SURVEY POINTS (Master API List)

API list of all wells with releasable directional survey points.

BOTM_FLD_NAME_CD -Name of the field in which the bottom of the well is located.

MMS_COMPANY_NUM -The number assigned by the Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information.

SURF_BLOCK_NUM -Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram\ as applied to the subdivision containing the surface location of a well.

SURF_LEASE_NUM - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.

BOTM_BLOCK_NUM -Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram as applied to the subdivision containing the bottomhole location of a well.

BOTM_LEASE_NUM -The number assigned to the lease that contains the bottom location of a well.

WELL_NAME - The name assigned to the well. It may be a special name or the name of the property to which the well belongs.

WELL_NAME_SUFFIX -An extension to the well name that indicates the number of times that a new wellbore has been drilled.

TOTAL_DEPTH_DATE -The date drilling on a well reached the final total depth.

BOTM_E_W_CODE -Indicates whether the borehole bottom location is measured from the east (E) or west (W) block boundary.

BOTM_E_W_DIST -The distance from the location of the borehole bottom to either the east or west block boundary.

BOTM_N_S_CODE -Indicates whether the borehole bottom location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary.

BOTM_N_S_DIST -The distance from the borehole bottom location to either the north or south block boundary.

SURF_E_W_CODE -East/West descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line./Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from either the east (E) or west (W) block boundary.

SURF_N_S_CODE -North/South descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line. /Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary.

SURF_N_S_DIST -North/South footage or distance that represents the length of a measurement from an identifiable line. /The distance from the borehole surface location to either the north or south block boundary

HWDC_SCRUB_DT - Date, on which the borehole data is updated with the historical well data clean up process modified data.

VELOCITY SURVEYS

Velocity Surveys that are 10 years old or older

BOTM_LEASE_NUM -The number assigned to the lease that contains the bottom location of a well.

WELL_NAME - The name assigned to the well. It may be a special name or the name of the property to which the well belongs.

SURVEY_DATE-The date a survey is conducted on a well.

VELOCITY_TIME -The one-way travel time corresponding to a particular point on the velocity survey.

VELOCITY_DEPTH -The depth corresponding to the time for a particular point of the velocity survey.

REMARK -An explanation, comment, or definition associated with an individual record.

5 & 10 LEASE LINES

Consists of lease term lines that depict the 5, 8, and 10 year lease term areas.

FNODE# - Internal sequence number of the from-node.

TNODE# - Internal sequence number of the to-node.

LPOLY# - Internal sequence number of the left polygon; set to 0 if the coverage does not contain polygons.

RPOLY# - Internal sequence number of the right polygon; set to 0 if the coverage does not contain polygons.

LENGTH - Length in coverage units.

LEASETERMS510# - Internal sequence number (record number) of the arc in the ARC file.

LEASETERMS510-ID - Unique id number; relates (matches) to a record in the .gen table.

LEASE_TERM - The lease term of the line in years (ex. 10).

8G LINE

Contains the information that delineates the Limit of the 8(g) Zone.

MMS_REGION_CODE - A unique identifier for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Outer Continental Shelf.

BDRY_TYPE_CODE - Identifies the type of offshore boundary line.

BDRY_PT_PROT_NUM - The PROT_NUMBER of the protraction the offshore boundary line segment passes through.

BDRY_APRV_DATE - The date the official Protraction Diagram is signed by the Federal Government and approved for distribution.

BLOCK_NUMBER - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram.

BDRY_NM_CD - A unique numeric identifier for a named section of a boundary line.

BDRY_NM_TXT - The verbose text name for a named section of a boundary line

BDRY_COV_SEQ_NUM - A unique numeric identifier of a complete dated version of a boundary

BLOCKS

Contains information that defines the Federal lease blocks for the GOM OCS Region.

MMS_REGION_CODE - A unique identifier for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Outer Continental Shelf.

MMS_PLAN_AREA_CD - Indicates an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) group of offshore blocks that are considered as an entity for administrative planning purposes. For example: WGM = Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area.

PROT_NUMBER - The identifier of an official protraction, which can be one of two types as utilized by the Minerals Management Service (MMS): an Official Protraction Diagram (OPD) or Leasing Map.

PROT_APRV_DATE - The date the Official Protraction Diagram or Leasing Map is signed by the Federal Government and approved for distribution

BLOCK_NUMBER - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram.

BLK_FED_APRV_DT - The date that the OCS Block was established.

BLOCK_LAB - Left justified BLOCK_NUMBER

AC_LAB - This column is a concatenated field. The first two characters contain the area code and the remaining characters contain the block number.

BLOCK POLYGONS - CLIPPED

Contains information that defines the Federal lease blocks and defines the Federal lease blocks clipped along the Fed/State boundary for the GOM OCS Region. Blocks or portion of blocks of the state side of the Fed/State boundary are not included.

MMS_REGION_CODE - A unique identifier for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Outer Continental Shelf.

PROT_NUMBER - The identifier of an official protraction, which can be one of two types as utilized by the Minerals Management Service (MMS): an Official Protraction Diagram (OPD) or Leasing Map.

PROT_APRV_DATE - The date the Official Protraction Diagram or Leasing Map is signed by the Federal Government and approved for distribution

BLOCK_NUMBER - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram.

BLK_FED_APRV_DT - The date that the OCS Block was established.

BLOCK_LAB - Left Justified BLOCK_NUMBER.

AC_LAB - This column is a concatenated field. The first two characters contain the area code and the remaining characters contain the block number.

CONTINENTAL SHELF BOUNDARY (CSB)

The limit of U.S. jurisdiction for offshore mineral development.