Table MP 14. Gulf of Mexico OCS oil and gas resource and reserve estimates in 

 1979 (U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ca. 1981). 



Undiscovered recoverable Oil Gas 



3 

 estimates (mean) (billion bbl) (trillion ft ) 



Western Gulf of Mexico 

 (Main pass area and W.) 

 0-2,500 m water depth 5.2 69.0 



Eastern Gulf of Mexico 

 (East of main pass area) 

 0-2,500 m water depth 1.3 2.9 



Reserves 2 .8 37 .2 



Table MP 15. Dollar value of mineral production as a percent of the State total 

 for 1965, 1975 and 1976 (U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines 1965, 

 1979). 



1965 1975 1976 



Florida 249,320,000 1,095,042,000 1,652,232,000 



Northwest Florida region 357,000 1,802,000 537,332,000 

 Region value as 



% of State .14 .16 .32 



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