Regional studies aid in assessment

摘要

An understanding of the regional geological framework of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico was imperative to Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s assessment of the hydrocarbon potential and technical risks associated with exploration within the boundaries of Federal lease Sale 181. On Dec. 5,2001, the Minerals Management Service offered Industry 233 federal tracts in the DeSoto Canyon and Lloyd Ridge Areas, which had been off-limits to leasing and exploratory drilling since 1988. The area, located in water depths ranging from 5,000 ft to 9,500 ft (1,525 m to 2,750 m), constituted one of the largest contiguous unexplored areas (approximately 1.5 million acres) In the Cenozoic part of the Gulf of Mexico Basin.