Lease Sale 229

• Phase I Decision Matrix (December 12, 2012)

• Final Phase I Acceptances (December 18, 2012)

• Final Phase II Acceptances (as of January 11, 2013)
• Final Phase II Acceptances (as of January 25, 2013)
• Final Phase II Acceptances (as of February 1, 2013)
• Final Phase II Acceptances (as of February 8, 2013)
• Final Phase II Acceptances (as of February 22, 2013)

• Phase II Decision Information Matrix (February 21, 2013)

• Final Bid Recap (March 14, 2013)

The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 229 held on November 28, 2012. The reports organize the data in several different ways.

• Sale Statistics - Includes general summary information on sale bids.
• Preliminary Bid Recap by Area & Block for All Bids (Report 1) 
  Includes complete information on all blocks that received bids. A final bid recap which includes bid acceptance and rejection results will be posted approximately three months after sale day.
• High Bids Ranked by Bid Amount (Report 4) 
  Includes information on all high bids in ranked order.
• Analysis of Bids by Company 
  Includes information on all bids by all companies.
• Summaries of Company Bids (Report 6) - Includes bidding information by companies. The four reports are sorted by company as follows:
  • Company
  • Amount Bid
  • Amount of High Bids
  • Number of Bids
• Sale 229 ZIP File 
  This file displays bid information on acreage, royalty rates, and companies participating in this sale. It contains five fixed format, ASCII data files of tract, bid, and company data as well as a text file which shows the record layouts.

*Note: This is an encapsulated Postscript plot file generated by ArcView. WinZip 8.1 was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.

• Blocks Receiving Bids
• Blocks Receiving Bids - ASCII file 
  Note: This file contains the two letter area identifier, block number, and number of bids received on that block. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.  

• Gulf of America OCS Regulatory Framework (OCS Report BOEM-2025-040)
• Qualitative Strike Risk Assessment for Gulf Sturgeon from Vessels Conducting BOEM-Regulated Activities. (BOEM White Paper No: 2025-013)
• Electromagnetic Fields: Background and Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Organisms (BOEM White Paper No: 2024-055)
• Programmatic Description of the Potential Effects from Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil- and Gas-Related Activities: A Supporting Information Document (OCS Report BOEM 2023-053)
• Coastal Land Use in the Atlantic Region: General Social and Economic Baseline Information for Environmental Impact Statements (OCS Study BOEM-2021-089)
• Wakes Across the Gulf: Historic Sea Lanes and Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico (TR-BOEM-2021-057)
• Description of Helicopter Operations and Utilization in the Gulf of Mexico (OCS Study BOEM-2021-047)
• Biological Environmental Background Report for the Gulf of Mexico (OCS Report BOEM 2021-015)
• HPHT Production in the Gulf of Mexico  (OCS Report BOEM 2020-060)
• Gulf of Mexico Catastrophic Spill Event Analysis  (OCS Report BOEM 2021-007)
• Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for the Gulf of Mexico  (BOEM 2022-032)
• Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Scenario Examination: Onshore Waste Disposal  (OCS Report MMS 2007-051)
• Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Scenario Examination:  Exploration and Development Activity  (OCS Report MMS 2007-052)
• Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Scenario Examination: Pipeline Landfalls (OCS Report MMS 2007-053) 

• Cover Sheet for Final Notice of Sale Package
• Final NOS 229
• Lease Stipulations
• Information to Lessees
• List of Blocks Available for Leasing (pdf file) or (zipped ASCII file) revised October 30, 2012
  • Correction of List of Blocks Available for Leasing
• Unleased Split Blocks and Available Unleased Acreage of Blocks with Aliquots and Irregular Portions Under Lease or Deferred
• Example of Preferred Format: Geophysical Data and Information Statement and Sample Envelope
• Telephone Numbers/Addresses of Bidders Form
• Bid Form and Envelopes
• Sale Maps
  • Lease Terms and Economic Conditions (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)
  • Stipulations and Deferred Blocks (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)

 *Note: These are enhanced Postscript plot files generated by ArcInfo. They can be plotted locally. Version 8.1 of WINZIP was used to compress these files.

• Final Notice of Sale; Western Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 229 (published October 26, 2012)
• Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed Sale 229 (published July 24, 2012)
• Call for Information and Nominations on Proposed Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Sales for 2012-2017 (published March 15, 2011)
• Call for Information and Nominations Map  (published March 14, 2011)
• Call for Information and Nominations; Correction - Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central and Western Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2012–2017 (published November 15, 2011)