Lease salesSale 251
BOEM Lease Sale 251
BOEMTracts w/ bids
144
Leases awarded
144
Bid lines
207
Companies
29
High-bid total ($)
178.07MUSD
Top bid ($)
25.92MUSD
BOEM's statistics ZIP doesn't carry the sale date, so the lease-effective range (2018-10-01 – 2018-12-01) — derived from the awarded leases in dim_lease — stands in as the time anchor. 144 of 144 awarded leases are present in the GOA warehouse.
Top leases by high bid
| Lease | Protraction | Block | Acres | Royalty | Term | Competing bids | High bid | Wellbores | Production (BOE) | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G36395 | NH16-10 | 338 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $25,919,784 | — | — | Hess Corporation |
| G36401 | NH16-10 | 743 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $11,116,013 | — | — | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| G36417 | NH16-11 | 939 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $8,503,880 | — | — | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| G36420 | NH16-11 | 983 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $7,503,880 | — | — | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| G36398 | NH16-10 | 617 | 4,388 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $5,205,000 | 2 | — | Walter Oil & Gas Corporation |
| G36407 | NH16-10 | 978 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 3 | $4,601,988 | 1 | — | Shell Offshore Inc. |
| G36441 | NG15-03 | 473 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $3,887,975 | — | — | Anadarko US Offshore LLC |
| G36475 | NG15-06 | 925 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $3,602,880 | — | — | Anadarko US Offshore LLC |
| G36426 | NG15-02 | 957 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $3,333,116 | — | — | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| G36424 | NG15-02 | 872 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $3,250,112 | — | — | TOTAL E&P USA, INC. |
| G36404 | NH16-10 | 873 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $3,003,880 | — | — | Anadarko US Offshore LLC |
| G36415 | NH16-11 | 937 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $2,377,880 | — | — | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| G36396 | NH16-10 | 339 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $2,013,014 | — | — | Hess Corporation + BP Exploration & Production Inc. |
| G36397 | NH16-10 | 432 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $2,009,784 | — | — | Hess Corporation |
| G36435 | NG15-03 | 426 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,782,035 | — | — | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| G36442 | NG15-03 | 480 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $1,753,014 | 1 | — | BP Exploration & Production Inc. |
| G36443 | NG15-03 | 481 | 4,591 | 18.75% | 7 | 3 | $1,509,784 | — | — | Hess Corporation |
| G36394 | NH16-10 | 304 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 3 | $1,475,333 | — | — | Ridgewood Energy Corporation + Red Willow Offshore, LLC + Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC |
| G36471 | NG15-05 | 814 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $1,455,213 | — | — | Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC |
| G36436 | NG15-03 | 429 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $1,367,275 | — | — | Anadarko US Offshore LLC |
| G36400 | NH16-10 | 691 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,357,777 | — | — | Houston Energy, L.P. + Red Willow Offshore, LLC + Fieldwood Energy LLC |
| G36459 | NG16-02 | 58 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,353,880 | — | — | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| G36457 | NG16-02 | 15 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,353,880 | — | — | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| G36455 | NG16-02 | 13 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,353,880 | — | — | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| G36425 | NG15-02 | 956 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 3 | $1,352,908 | — | — | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
Companies by winning exposure
Exposure = sum of each company's share of the winning bids it took part in.
| Company | Leases won | Leases bid | Winning exposure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 25 | 26 | $40,555,000 |
| Hess Corporation | 16 | 19 | $36,178,320 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | 5 | 5 | $18,705,332 |
| Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC | 16 | 19 | $13,224,671 |
| BP Exploration & Production Inc. | 19 | 25 | $12,571,230 |
| Anadarko US Offshore LLC | 5 | 6 | $12,481,890 |
| Shell Offshore Inc. | 3 | 4 | $6,305,964 |
| TOTAL E&P USA, INC. | 4 | 6 | $5,800,786 |
| Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC | 7 | 9 | $5,533,710 |
| Walter Oil & Gas Corporation | 2 | 2 | $5,397,050 |
| Talos Energy Offshore LLC | 14 | 14 | $5,272,978 |
| Ecopetrol America Inc. | 4 | 4 | $3,908,000 |
| EnVen Energy Ventures, LLC | 5 | 5 | $2,160,000 |
| Fieldwood Energy LLC | 3 | 3 | $1,584,362 |
| Houston Energy, L.P. | 7 | 12 | $1,418,919 |
| Red Willow Offshore, LLC | 5 | 6 | $1,155,432 |
| Ridgewood Energy Corporation | 3 | 3 | $1,059,871 |
| LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C. | 2 | 6 | $912,888 |
| W & T Offshore, Inc. | 6 | 6 | $825,750 |
| Beacon Offshore Energy Exploration LLC | 2 | 5 | $739,537 |
| Byron Energy Inc. | 3 | 3 | $406,593 |
| Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA | 1 | 1 | $359,685 |
| GulfSlope Energy, Inc. | 2 | 2 | $322,022 |
| GOME 1271 LLC | 3 | 3 | $313,959 |
| SDB Offshore Energy, LLC | 2 | 2 | $299,520 |
All tracts receiving bids (144)
| Lease | Protraction | Block | Acres | Royalty | Term | Bids | High bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G36395 | NH16-10 | 338 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $25,919,784 |
| G36401 | NH16-10 | 743 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $11,116,013 |
| G36417 | NH16-11 | 939 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $8,503,880 |
| G36420 | NH16-11 | 983 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $7,503,880 |
| G36398 | NH16-10 | 617 | 4,388 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $5,205,000 |
| G36407 | NH16-10 | 978 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 3 | $4,601,988 |
| G36441 | NG15-03 | 473 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $3,887,975 |
| G36475 | NG15-06 | 925 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $3,602,880 |
| G36426 | NG15-02 | 957 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $3,333,116 |
| G36424 | NG15-02 | 872 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $3,250,112 |
| G36404 | NH16-10 | 873 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $3,003,880 |
| G36415 | NH16-11 | 937 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $2,377,880 |
| G36396 | NH16-10 | 339 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $2,013,014 |
| G36397 | NH16-10 | 432 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $2,009,784 |
| G36435 | NG15-03 | 426 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,782,035 |
| G36442 | NG15-03 | 480 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $1,753,014 |
| G36443 | NG15-03 | 481 | 4,591 | 18.75% | 7 | 3 | $1,509,784 |
| G36394 | NH16-10 | 304 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 3 | $1,475,333 |
| G36471 | NG15-05 | 814 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $1,455,213 |
| G36436 | NG15-03 | 429 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $1,367,275 |
| G36400 | NH16-10 | 691 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,357,777 |
| G36459 | NG16-02 | 58 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,353,880 |
| G36455 | NG16-02 | 13 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,353,880 |
| G36457 | NG16-02 | 15 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,353,880 |
| G36425 | NG15-02 | 956 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 3 | $1,352,908 |
| G36430 | NG15-03 | 235 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,267,427 |
| G36416 | NH16-11 | 938 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,205,880 |
| G36456 | NG16-02 | 14 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,205,880 |
| G36463 | NG16-02 | 104 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,205,880 |
| G36413 | NH16-11 | 934 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,205,880 |
| G36393 | NH16-10 | 294 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,203,014 |
| G36432 | NG15-03 | 404 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,127,000 |
| G36444 | NG15-03 | 492 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,127,000 |
| G36440 | NG15-03 | 470 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,121,260 |
| G36467 | NG16-02 | 238 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,105,880 |
| G36347 | NG15-04 | 239 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,104,508 |
| G36437 | NG15-03 | 436 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 3 | $1,103,014 |
| G36351 | NG15-04 | 286 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $1,101,576 |
| G36439 | NG15-03 | 448 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,027,000 |
| G36422 | NG15-02 | 774 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,001,988 |
| G36343 | NG15-04 | 155 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,001,776 |
| G36344 | NG15-04 | 198 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,001,776 |
| G36345 | NG15-04 | 199 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,001,776 |
| G36342 | NG15-04 | 154 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $1,001,776 |
| G36438 | NG15-03 | 437 | 4,312 | 18.75% | 7 | 4 | $1,000,213 |
| G36354 | NG15-05 | 720 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $1,000,213 |
| G36355 | NG15-05 | 764 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $1,000,213 |
| G36465 | NG16-02 | 151 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36419 | NH16-11 | 979 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36458 | NG16-02 | 56 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36412 | NH16-11 | 891 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36469 | NG16-02 | 240 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36421 | NH16-11 | 984 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36418 | NH16-11 | 978 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36414 | NH16-11 | 935 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $953,880 |
| G36403 | NH16-10 | 872 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $950,248 |
| G36350 | NG15-04 | 285 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $904,776 |
| G36353 | NG15-04 | 329 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $901,776 |
| G36447 | NG15-03 | 852 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $899,213 |
| G36431 | NG15-03 | 365 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $853,014 |
| G36474 | NG15-06 | 544 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $851,234 |
| G36402 | NH16-10 | 828 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $850,228 |
| G36379 | NH16-07 | 905 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $809,784 |
| G36386 | NH16-07 | 996 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $803,014 |
| G36384 | NH16-07 | 951 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $763,014 |
| G36461 | NG16-02 | 61 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $757,880 |
| G36468 | NG16-02 | 239 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $757,880 |
| G36460 | NG16-02 | 60 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $757,880 |
| G36462 | NG16-02 | 63 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $757,880 |
| G36464 | NG16-02 | 107 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $757,880 |
| G36466 | NG16-02 | 194 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $757,880 |
| G36410 | NH16-11 | 399 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 2 | $753,014 |
| G36423 | NG15-02 | 871 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $750,198 |
| G36392 | NH16-10 | 261 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $725,500 |
| G36453 | NG16-01 | 398 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $708,000 |
| G36405 | NH16-10 | 905 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $707,474 |
| G36473 | NG15-06 | 504 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $701,988 |
| G36346 | NG15-04 | 200 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36451 | NG16-01 | 236 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36341 | NG15-04 | 153 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36349 | NG15-04 | 283 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36348 | NG15-04 | 240 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36352 | NG15-04 | 287 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36450 | NG16-01 | 235 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $701,776 |
| G36452 | NG16-01 | 354 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $627,840 |
| G36433 | NG15-03 | 405 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $627,000 |
| G36472 | NG15-05 | 815 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $619,880 |
| G36429 | NG15-03 | 124 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $610,527 |
| G36470 | NG15-05 | 786 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $610,000 |
| G36391 | NH16-10 | 239 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $609,000 |
| G36399 | NH16-10 | 630 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $605,777 |
| G36454 | NG16-01 | 444 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 2 | $604,000 |
| G36409 | NH16-10 | 980 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36411 | NH16-11 | 490 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 10 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36448 | NG16-01 | 10 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36449 | NG16-01 | 47 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36385 | NH16-07 | 961 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36408 | NH16-10 | 979 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36406 | NH16-10 | 936 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $603,014 |
| G36387 | NH16-07 | 997 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $591,014 |
| G36380 | NH16-07 | 907 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $591,014 |
| G36381 | NH16-07 | 909 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $591,014 |
| G36383 | NH16-07 | 949 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $589,784 |
| G36378 | NH16-07 | 904 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $589,784 |
| G36446 | NG15-03 | 686 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $589,784 |
| G36382 | NH16-07 | 948 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $589,784 |
| G36428 | NG15-03 | 111 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $587,427 |
| G36427 | NG15-03 | 67 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $587,427 |
| G36390 | NH16-10 | 66 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $587,427 |
| G36377 | NH16-07 | 867 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 5 | 1 | $587,427 |
| G36434 | NG15-03 | 411 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $587,427 |
| G36445 | NG15-03 | 510 | 5,760 | 18.75% | 7 | 1 | $584,999 |
| G36360 | LA4 | 223 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $253,777 |
| G36362 | LA5A | 313 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $198,000 |
| G36389 | NH15-12 | 658 | 1,566 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $192,050 |
| G36357 | LA3B | 376 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $191,011 |
| G36364 | LA6 | 207 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $164,444 |
| G36363 | LA6 | 147 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $164,444 |
| G36375 | NH16-07 | 116 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $160,427 |
| G36366 | LA7A | 104 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $154,000 |
| G36374 | NH16-07 | 73 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $153,427 |
| G36373 | NH16-07 | 72 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $153,427 |
| G36376 | NH16-07 | 117 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $153,427 |
| G36334 | TX7C | A 358 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $151,527 |
| G36335 | TX7C | A 362 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $151,207 |
| G36332 | TX7 | 230 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $149,760 |
| G36333 | TX7 | 231 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $149,760 |
| G36337 | TX7C | A 377 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $144,000 |
| G36338 | TX7C | A 386 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $144,000 |
| G36339 | TX7C | A 396 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $144,000 |
| G36336 | TX7C | A 363 | 5,760 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $144,000 |
| G36370 | LA10A | 293 | 4,560 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $135,531 |
| G36372 | LA10A | 306 | 4,999 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $135,531 |
| G36371 | LA10A | 305 | 4,999 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $135,531 |
| G36361 | LA4A | 371 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $131,011 |
| G36367 | LA8A | 154 | 4,999 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $129,900 |
| G36365 | LA7 | 82 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $127,427 |
| G36358 | LA3C | 84 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $127,427 |
| G36356 | LA2A | 330 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $127,427 |
| G36340 | LA1B | 565 | 5,000 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $125,000 |
| G36369 | LA10A | 263 | 4,994 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $124,875 |
| G36368 | LA10A | 262 | 4,994 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $124,875 |
| G36388 | NH15-12 | 525 | 2,419 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $85,000 |
| G36359 | LA3C | 85 | 2,500 | 12.50% | 5 | 1 | $65,427 |