Western Gulf Lease Sale 229 was held on November 28, 2012, in New Orleans, LA.
Lease Sale 229
Bid Evaluation Results
- 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)
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
Sale Statistics
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:
- 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.
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.
Blocks Receiving Bids
- 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 Notice of Sale
- 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
- 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.
News Releases
Federal Register Notices
- 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)