1947 



Table 1.2. Gulf of Mexico 



OCS Oil and Gas , 



Federal Waters Summary 



1976 (Source: Offshore, June 20, 



1976) 



Originally 

 Tracts Acres Tracts Acres Bonus dollars 



offered offered leased leased paid 



Texas 1,145 



Louisiana 3,701 



Miss.-Ala. & Fla. 287 



Total 5,133 



Tracts 

 active 



Texas 392 



Louisiana 1,221 



Miss.-Ala. & Fla. 73 



Total 1,686 



8,710,156 

 15,318,541 



1,619,844 

 25,648,541 



672 

 1,968 



114 

 2,754 



Acres 



presently 

 in force 



Presently 



Bonus dollars 



presently 



in force 



3,172,455 



8,356,003 



640,917 



12,169,375 



Total 

 platforms 

 installed 



4,075,858,139 



9,393,001,831 



1,496,817,103 



14,965,677,073 



Platforms 



still Fields 



active discovered 



2,108,160 



5,332,344 



404,757 



7,845,261 



3,589,963,970 



8,272,849,929 



1,437,170,090 



13,300,092,989 



29 



835 



2 



866 



26 32 



681 255 



2 — 



709 287 



