Central Gulf Lease Sale 227 was held on March 20, 2013, in New Orleans, LA.
Lease Sale 227
Environment
Final Bid Recap
Media and Stakeholder Notifications
Bid Evaluation Results
- 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.
- Final Phase I Acceptances (April 9, 2013)
- Phase I Decision Matrix (April 9, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (April 19, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (April 25, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (May 9, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (May 21, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (May 28, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (May 31, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (June 13, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (June 18, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (June 21, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (July 10, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (July 12, 2013)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (July 18, 2013)
- Complete Interim Phase II Letter with Rejects (July 18, 2013)
- Phase II Decision Information Matrix - Revised (July 23, 2013)
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
Sale Statistics
The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 227 held on March 20, 2013. 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:
- Sale 227 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.
Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution
Lease Sale Map – Bid Distribution | pdf file | zipped postscript file * |
Active Leases and Bids Received Map | pdf file | zipped postscript file * |
*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.
Miscellaneous Presale Statistics
Final Notice of Sale
- Rue Map
- Cover Sheet for Final Notice of Sale Package
- Final NOS 227
- Information to Lessees for Sale 227
- Lease Stipulations for Oil and Gas Lease Sale 227
- List of Blocks Available for Leasing (pdf file) or (zipped ASCII file)
- 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 (August 2012)
- 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 ArcMap. They can be plotted locally. Version 8.1 of WINZIP was used to compress these files.
News Releases
Federal Register Notices
- Extension of Post-Sale Evaluation Period for Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale 227 (published June 18, 2013)
- Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 227 (published February 8, 2013)
- Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed Sale 227 (published September 26, 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)
Proposed Notice of Sale Package
- Cover Sheet for Proposed Notice of Sale Package
- Proposed Notice of Sale 227
- Information to Lessees for Sale 227
- Lease Stipulations for Oil and Gas Lease Sale 227
- Example of Preferred Format Geophysical Data and Information Statement and Envelope
- Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments (updated September 20, 2012)
- Sale Maps
- Lease Terms and Economic Conditions PDF | Zipped Postscript
- Stipulations and Deferred Blocks PDF | Zipped Postscript