2. Offshore Production and Gathering Facilities— Eugene Island Area, Louisiana. 



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Jt'igure 49. Aerial view ol Eugene Island area facilities. 



a. Construction. 



(1) Completed. August 1955. 



(2) Type. Concrete platform supported on concrete piles driven with concrete 

 template (Fig. 49). 



(3) Purpose. Support of offshore oil production and gathering faciUties. 



b. Owner. Magnoha Petroleum Company (subsidiary of Mobil Oil Company), Dallas, 

 Texas 75221. 



c. Location (approximate). Eugene Island Area, Block 126, offshore from Louisiana 

 Gulf Coast, generally south-southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana. 



Latitude: 29°00'N. - Longitude: 91°3l'W. 



d. Physical Environment (Fig. 50). 



(1) Open Sea Environment (Gulf of Mexico). Distance from shore leaves structures 

 fully exposed in all directions. 



(2) Wave Conditions. 32-foot-maximum wave (breaking). 



(3) Currents. Not significant. 



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