Central Gulf
Central Gulf Lease Sale 194 was held on March 16, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 500 Poydras Plaza, Downtown New Orleans.
Lease Sale 194
Final Bid Recap
Final Bid Recap
(23.76 KB)
(released June 30, 2005)
Bid Evaluation Results
Interim Phase II Decision Report
(48.21 KB)
(released June 9, 2005)
Final Phase II Decision Matrix
(273.16 KB)
(released June 9, 2005; Modified April 6, 2006)
Final Phase I Decision Matrix
(23.75 KB)
(released March 28, 2005)
Final Phase I Acceptances
(23.75 KB)
(released March 28, 2005)
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
(23.75 KB)
(released March 16, 2005)
Sale Statistics
The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 194, held on March 16, 2005. 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) Four reports are sorted by company as follows:
| ||||
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. (WinZip was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to down loading the file. |
Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution
| Lease Sale 194 | Files | |
| Lease Sale Map – Bid Distribution | zipped postscript | |
| Active Leases and Bids Received Map | zipped postscript | |
*Note: This is an encapsulated Postscript plot file generated by Arc View. WinZip 8.1 was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.
Blocks Receiving Bids
Blocks Receiving Bids
(139.75 KB)
(released March 16, 2005)
Miscellaneous Presale Statistics
Preliminary Sale Statistics
(23.75 KB)
(released March 15, 2005)
Final Notice of Sale
- Cover Sheet for Final Notice of Sale Package
- Final Notice of Sale 194
- Lease Stipulations Sale 194
- Royalty Suspension Provisions Sale 194
- Information to Lessees for Sale 194
- List of Blocks Available for Leasing, Sale 194
- 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
- Telephone Numbers/Addresses of Bidders Form
- Bid Form and Envelope
- Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments
Sale Maps
| Lease Terms and Economic Conditions | pdf file | zipped postscript file* |
| Stipulations and Deferred Blocks | pdf file | 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. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.)
News Releases
MMS Issues Proposed Notice to Central Gulf Lease Sale 194
(23.19 KB)
(November 5, 2004)
Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 194 Nets $342,027,467 in High Bids
(20.35 KB)
(June 24, 2005)
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for Proposed Central Planning Area Lease Sale 194
(23.7 KB)
(November 17, 2004)