2.0 PAST AND PRESENT OCS PRODUCTION - MID ATLANTIC REGION 



2.1 FIELDS 



The Mid Atlantic OCS region, commonly known as the Baltimore Canyon 

 Trough, extends generally from offshore New York to the North Carolina 

 Capes and lies about 40 to 100 miles offshore (Figure 1). This area 

 is about 85 miles wide and 150 miles long. Within this large offshore 

 region, a series of tracts has recently (August 17, 1976) been leased 

 to companies interested in exploration for the possible oil and gas 

 deposits. The 154 tracts proposed for leasing encompassed 876,750 

 acres (l.p.l) and lay from 54 to 109 miles offshore Delaware and New 

 Jersey in waters from 117 to 571 feet deep. Ultimately, bids were sub- 

 mitted for 101 tracts; 93 were accepted by the Bureau of Land Management 

 (2,p.l), lying in water depths ranging from 131 to 607 feet and are 

 located 47 to 92 miles offshore. These tracts are located approxi- 

 mately between Barnegat, New Jersey, and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The 

 sites chosen by industry are those tracts which, based on extensive 

 geophysical exploration, hold the greatest prospect for sizable oil 

 and gas finds. 



2.2 YIELDS 



There have been no past or present yields of oil or gas from the 

 Mid Atlantic OCS region. Projected future yields are presented in 

 Section 4 - OCS Development and Future Potential. 



