| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | | Federal Offshore Leasing, Exploration, Production, and Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Acres Leased | Millions | 1.13 | 2.27 | 1.89 | 6.59 | 7.40 | 3.57 | 0.73 | 3.45 | 8.84 | 5.58 | 4.30 | 3.41 | 1.02 | 1.71 | 2.78 | 4.34 | 8.15 | 9.62 | 6.34 | 1.77 | 2.92 | 5.00 | 4.20 | | Acres Offered | Millions | 2.56 | 7.68 | 7.64 | 119.81 | 154.38 | 87.03 | 58.67 | 59.76 | 158.02 | 60.10 | 56.79 | 90.29 | 52.38 | 55.07 | 58.90 | 59.70 | 70.00 | 26.24 | 44.10 | 40.22 | 42.89 | 49.15 | 45.69 | | Bonus Paid For Leased Tracts | Billions of dollars. | 4.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | (NA)4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | | Cumulative Wells (since 1953) | Wells Completed | Number | 9,638 | 10,308 | 11,164 | 11,990 | 11,861 | 12,285 | 12,536 | 12,736 | 12,827 | 12,938 | 13,167 | 13,184 | 13,209 | 13,181 | 13,342 | 13,475 | 13,583 | 13,546 | 13,702 | 13,676 | 13,718 | 13,921 | 13,282 | | Wells Plugged And Abandoned | Number | 8,057 | 8,704 | 8,913 | 9,374 | 9,903 | 10,487 | 11,909 | 12,373 | 13,164 | 13,846 | 14,677 | 15,430 | 16,348 | 16,709 | 17,427 | 18,008 | 18,268 | 18,728 | 21,050 | 22,115 | 22,814 | 24,218 | 25,232 | | New Wells Being Drilled | Active | Number | 191 | 173 | 166 | 134 | 253 | 195 | 95 | 142 | 116 | 123 | 120 | 64 | 104 | 129 | 120 | 124 | 835 | 186 | 173 | 219 | 224 | 213 | 119 | | Suspended | Number | 739 | 724 | 701 | 597 | 313 | 348 | 279 | 265 | 289 | 361 | 266 | 249 | 180 | 193 | 222 | 247 | 1,323 | 244 | 122 | 110 | 146 | 97 | 72 | | Revenue | Billions of dollars. | Total1 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 5.86 | 5.07 | | Bonuses | Billions of dollars. | 4.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.56 | 0.17 | | Oil And Gas Royalties1 | Billions of dollars. | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.86 | 4.77 | | Rentals | Billions of dollars. | (Z)5 | (Z)5 | (Z)5 | (Z)5 | (Z)5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.136 | 0.47 | | Sales Value2 | Billions of dollars. | 13.1 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 22.2 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 27.4 | 31.46 | 31.07 | | Natural Gas | Billions of dollars. | 7.9 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 15.9 | 20.16 | 18.97 | | Oil | Billions of dollars. | 5.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 11.36 | 12.17 | | Sales Volume3 | Natural Gas | Billion Cubic Feet | 4,641 | 4,850 | 4,680 | 4,041 | 4,538 | 4,001 | 3,949 | 4,426 | 4,310 | 4,200 | 5,093 | 4,516 | 4,686 | 4,533 | 4,700 | 4,692 | 5,024 | 5,077 | 4,836 | 4,992 | 4,723 | 3,4706 | 4,9717 | | Oil | Millions Of Barrels | 278 | 290 | 321 | 348 | 370 | 389 | 390 | 366 | 321 | 305 | 324 | 316 | 354 | 363 | 369 | 409 | 438 | 479 | 477 | 513 | 566 | 4636 | 6127 | | Tracts Leased | Number | 218 | 430 | 357 | 1,251 | 1,387 | 681 | 142 | 640 | 1,621 | 1,049 | 825 | 676 | 204 | 336 | 560 | 835 | 1,537 | 1,780 | 1,157 | 333 | 553 | 942 | 804 | | Tracts Offered | Number | 483 | 1,398 | 1,410 | 21,689 | 27,928 | 15,754 | 10,724 | 10,926 | 28,382 | 11,013 | 10,459 | 16,600 | 9,618 | 10,164 | 10,861 | 10,995 | 12,230 | 9,870 | 8,205 | 7,453 | 7,992 | 8,790 | 8,548 |
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| Footnotes | | 1 Includes condensate royalties. | | 2 Production value is value at time of production, not current value. | | 3 Excludes sales volumes for gas lost, gas plant products or sulfur. | | 4 Not available. | | 5 Less Than $5.0 Million | | 6 Covers January through September 2001 only. | | 7 Estimate |
| Source | U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Federal Offshore Statistics, annual. <http://www.mms.gov/stats/ocsfacts.htm> <http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/lesale/swiler/Table_1.PDF> |
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