Western Planning Area Lease Sale 238 was held on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Western Planning Area Lease Sale 238 Information
Final Bid Recap
Sale-238-Final-Bid-Recap.pdf
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Bid Evaluation Results
- Final Phase I Acceptances (September 5, 2014)
- Phase I Decision Matrix (September 5, 2014)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (October 2, 2014)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (October 20, 2014)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (October 24, 2014)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (October 30, 2014)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (November 17, 2014)
- Phase 2 Decision Information Matrix (November 17, 2014)
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
Sale-238-Notification-of-EFT.pdf
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Sale Statistics
Sale-238-Analysis-of-Bids-by-Company.pdf
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The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 238 held on August 20, 2014. 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 238 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.
Miscellaneous Presale Statistics
Final Notice of Sale
- Final NOS 238 Package (new format)
- Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments (updated August 7, 2014)
- List of Blocks Available for Leasing (pdf file) or (zipped ASCII file)
- Blank GDIS Excel Spreadsheet
For Potential Bidders - Provided for your reference and suggested use is a blank digital copy of the GDIS table, in Excel format, which you may download, complete and submit along with the GDIS and your bid. - 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
Special Information Sheets
238-Draft-Special-Information-Notice-NOA.pdf
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Federal Register Notices
79-FR-42041.pdf
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79-FR-42048.pdf
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79-FR-21483.pdf
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Proposed Notice of Sale Package
- Clarification of Lease Administration for Western Planning Area Sale 238 due to the EPA Suspension of W&T Offshore, Inc. (April 16, 2014)
- Proposed NOS 238 Package (new format)
- Blank GDIS Table in Excel format
For Potential Bidders - Provided for your reference and suggested use is a blank digital copy of the GDIS table, in Excel format, which you may download, complete and submit along with the GDIS and your bid. - Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments (August 7, 2014)
- 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.