The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management permits and regulates all geological and geophysical exploration for oil and gas on America's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This exploration is primarily carried out by private companies operating under BOEM permits.
To ensure that the Federal Government receives fair market value for any leases issued, BOEM has acquired a large portion of the data resulting from these exploration activities. Federal regulations require that this data be held proprietary for 25 years, then released to the public. The first such data was released in 2001.
| Released August 2025 | ||
| OCS Permit 96-03 | 3D Seismic Reflection Data | Beaufort Sea Planning Area |
| OCS Permit 97-04 | 3D Seismic Reflection Data | Beaufort Sea Planning Area |
| Released June 2023 | ||
| OCS Permit 81-29 | Seismic Reflection Data (SEGY and Scans) | Cook Inlet |
| OCS Permit 83-66 | Seismic Reflection Data (SEGY and Scans) | Shumagin |
| OCS Permit 84-24 | Seismic Reflection Data (SEGY, Velocity, and Scans) | Cook Inlet |
| Released October 2022 | ||
| OCS Permit 79-31 | Seismic Reflection Data (SEGY and Scans) | Cook Inlet |
| OCS Permit 79-33 | Seismic Reflection Data (SEGY and Scans) | Cook Inlet |
| Released September 2016 | ||
| OCS Permit 84-30, 84-31 | Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian and St. George |
| OCS Permit 84-22 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George |
| OCS Permit 83-47 | Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 83-33 | Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 83-25 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George |
| OCS Permit 82-72 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George and North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 82-63 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George and North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 82-46 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George and North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 82-39 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George |
| OCS Permit 82-33 | North Aleutian | |
| OCS Permit 82-29 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George |
| OCS Permit 81-41 | Seismic Reflection Data | SEG-Y Format Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 81-38 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George |
| OCS Permit 81-19 | Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian and St. George |
| OCS Permit 81-14 | Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 80-30 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George |
| OCS Permit 80-21 | Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian |
| OCS Permit 80-14 | Seismic Reflection Data | St. George and Navarin |
| Released April 2015 | ||
| OCS Permit 87-15 | Seismic Reflection Data | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 84-32 | Seismic Reflection Data | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 82-30 | Seismic Reflection Profiles | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 81-47 | Seismic Reflection Profiles | Beaufort Sea |
| Released March 2015 | ||
| OCS Permit 85-53 | Seismic data in SEG-Y Format | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 85-49 | Seismic Reflection Profiles | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 84-37 | Seismic Reflection Profiles | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 83-28 | Seismic Reflection Profiles | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 82-59 | Seismic data in SEG-Y Format | Beaufort Sea |
| OCS Permit 81-23 (and 81-23c) | Seismic data in SEG-Y Format | Beaufort Sea |
| Released February 2015 | ||
| OCS Permit 77-15 | Seismic Reflection Profiles | Beaufort Sea |
| Released April 2013 | ||
| OCS Permit 82-60 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Chukchi Sea |
| Released March 2013 | ||
| OCS Permit 80-03 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Beaufort Sea |
| Released December 2011 | ||
| OCS Permit 80-31 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Chukchi Sea |
| Released December 2003 | ||
| OCS Permit 77-03 | 1977 Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data Survey | Beaufort Sea |
| Released September 2003 | ||
| OCS Permit 77-33 | 1978 Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data Survey | |
| Released August 2003 | ||
| OCS Permit 77-25 | 1977 Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data Survey | |
| Released June 2003 | ||
| OCS Permit 78-07 | 1978 Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data Survey | Beaufort Sea |
| Released September 2001 | ||
| OCS Permit 75-33 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Lower Cook Inlet |
| OCS Permit 75-09 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | North Aleutian Shelf |
| OCS Permit 75-26 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Central Gulf of Alaska |
| OCS Permit 75-30 | High Resolution Data | St. George Basin |
| OCS Permit 75-17 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | St. George and North Aleutian basins |
| Released August 2001 | ||
| OCS Permits 75-29 and 75-59 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | St. George Basin and Kodiak Shelf |
| OCS Permit 75-39 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Norton Sound |
| OCS Permit 75-02 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | Shumagin, Kodiak and Gulf of Alaska geologic basins |
| OCS Permit 75-08 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflection Data | St. George and North Aleutian basins |
| Released March 2001 | ||
| OCS Permit 76-17 | Multi-Channel Seismic Reflections Data | Shumagin, Kodiak and Gulf of Alaska Geologic basins |