Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is OCSBBS.com?
OCSBBS.com is a comprehensive offshore oil and gas intelligence platform that provides data, mapping, regulatory information, and industry news for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Members can access lease data, well information, production records, platform and pipeline data, ownership history, financial assurance information, and much more in one location.
2. Who uses OCSBBS.com?
OCSBBS is used by:
* Oil & gas operators
* Landmen
* Energy attorneys
* Business development teams
* Engineers
* Geologists
* Financial institutions
* Investors
* Service companies
* Government agencies
* Environmental and decommissioning professionals
Anyone involved in offshore Gulf operations can benefit from the platform's extensive database.
3. What offshore data is available?
Registered users have access to information including:
* Offshore lease ownership
* Operating rights
* Well records
* Production data
* Platform information
* Pipeline maps
* Block history
* Company mergers and acquisitions
* Financial assurance information
* Bid history
* Exploration plans
* Lease documents
* Well logs
* Directional surveys
* Pending assignments
* Decommissioning information
The platform consolidates data that would otherwise require searching multiple government sources.
4. Does OCSBBS provide interactive offshore maps?
Yes. OCSBBS includes mapping tools that allow users to visualize offshore leases, blocks, wells, platforms, pipelines, and other offshore assets, making research significantly faster than reviewing individual government records.
5. Which geographic areas does OCSBBS cover?
OCSBBS primarily focuses on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico), covering federal offshore areas managed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. ([Bureau of Ocean Energy Management][2])
6. Can I research offshore lease ownership?
Yes. OCSBBS provides both current and historical lease ownership, operating rights, assignment history, and ownership changes, helping users quickly determine who owns or has operated a lease over time.
7. Can OCSBBS help identify business development opportunities?
Absolutely. Companies use OCSBBS to identify:
* Available offshore acreage
* Expiring leases
* Farmout opportunities
* Acquisition targets
* Historical bidders
* Nearby infrastructure
* Undeveloped discoveries
* Competitor activity
The platform is designed to support strategic business development decisions.
8. Does OCSBBS include offshore production data?
Yes. Users can search production data by:
* Block
* Lease
* Well
* Company
* Field
This helps users analyze production trends, asset performance, and historical development activity.
9. Can I track offshore wells and drilling activity?
Yes. OCSBBS provides information on wells, completions, directional surveys, drilling permits, well tests, production, temporary abandonments, permanent abandonments, plugbacks, and many other operational activities.
10. Does OCSBBS include offshore pipeline information?
Yes. Members can research offshore pipeline routes, rights-of-way (ROW), pipeline permits, modifications, relinquishments, and related infrastructure data.
11. Can OCSBBS help with offshore decommissioning research?
Yes. OCSBBS provides data related to platform removals, abandoned structures, financial assurance, lease obligations, and other information useful for decommissioning planning and liability analysis.
12. How often is OCSBBS updated?
OCSBBS is updated daily as the data is released from BOEM/BSEE. Typically this is daily or weekly for the majority of the files. And some data such as production is only released monthly. This helps users stay informed with new offshore regulatory activity, lease information, well operations, company news, financial assurance data, and other industry developments, especially with our industry news articles section.
13. Can I research offshore company information?
Yes. Users can search company profiles, mergers and acquisitions, operating rights, production, platform ownership, pending assignments, financial assurance, and related company activity.
14. Is OCSBBS useful for landmen?
Absolutely. OCSBBS is widely used by offshore land professionals to research lease ownership, assignment history, operating rights, historical records, acreage activity, and regulatory filings while reducing research time.
15. Why choose OCSBBS instead of searching multiple government websites?
OCSBBS consolidates information from numerous offshore data sources into one searchable platform. Instead of visiting multiple government databases, users can quickly access integrated lease, well, production, company, platform, pipeline, mapping, and document information through a single interface. We have plenty proprietary data that only we track that offers a unique insight into doing Gulf research. And using government data is difficult since formats are not consistent with some data searchable, some in PDF's that is not exportable and others are in a ZIP format with text files requiring IT staff to be involved in the process.
16. If I am interest in a license for OCS BBS, who do I contact?
You can call Charlie Miller at 504-439-3164 or email info@ocsbbs.com