CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO 

 LEASE BLOCKS 



East Breaks 



© Oil staining and hydrate 

 O Oil staining 

 Q High oil content 

 A Biogenic hydrates 



Figure 3. Known sites of oil seepage and gas hydrates in the 

 Gulf of Mexico as identified by the Geochemical and 

 Environmental Research Group at Texas A&M University. Most 

 of these sites are associated with chemosynthetic ecosystems 

 and shallow seismic "wipe-out" zones. 



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