Discovered Resources

The Department of the Interior is required under the OCS Lands Act to “…conduct a continuing investigation…for the purpose of determining the availability of all oil and natural gas produced or located on the Outer Continental Shelf.” In order to meet this requirement, BOEM is required to develop independent estimates of economically recoverable amounts of oil and gas contained within discovered fields by conducting field reserve studies. The reserve estimates are revised periodically to reflect new information obtained from development and production activities.

Resources and Publications

Gulf of Mexico ASCII Data Downloads related to GOM Reserves is available at:

2019 EOGR Cover
OCS Report BOEM 2021-052
BOEM-2020-028-cover
OCS Report BOEM 2020-028  
BOEM-2019-026
OCS Report BOEM 2019-026  
2018-034
OCS Report BOEM 2018-034  
BOEM-2016-082
OCS Report BOEM 2016-082  
2016-024
OCS Report BOEM 2016-024  
BOEM-2015-036
OCS Report BOEM 2015-036  
BOEM-2015-016
OCS Report BOEM 2015-016  
BOEM-2014-656
OCS Report BOEM 2014-656  
BOEM-2014-051
OCS Report BOEM 2014-051  
BOEM-2013-01160
OCS Report BOEM 2013-01160  
BOEM-2012-103
OCS Report BOEM 2012-103  
2011-045
OCS Report BOEMRE 2011-045  
2009-064
OCS Report BOEMRE 2009-064  
2009-022
OCS Report BOEMRE 2009-022  
2008-034
OCS Report BOEMRE 2008-034  
2006-069
OCS Report BOEMRE 2006-069  
2005-052
OCS Report BOEMRE 2005-052  
OPerations Field Directory Jan-Mar 2021
OCS Operation Field Directory  

Pacific OCS Reserves Map

Annual production and reserves statistics for the Pacific OCS Region is generated annually through a joint effort between Pacific Region BOEM and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) geologist and engineers.

Field Reserve Estimate Summary Reports (FRRE Report)

2022  | 2021  | 2020  |  2019   |   2018  | 2017  |  2016  |  2015  |  2014  |  2013  |  2012  |  2011  |  2010  |  2009  |  2008  |  2007

Estimated Oil and Gas Reserves Reports

1999-2003 1998 1997 1996
1995 1994 1993 1992
1991 1990 1989 1988
1987 1986 1985 1984
1983 1982 1981 1980
1979 1978 1977 1976

Production Statistics

There is currently no Reserves Information available for the Alaska OCS Region. Please refer to the Alaska OCS Resource Assessment for information concerning Resource Estimates.

There are currently no active leases in the Atlantic OCS Region and no Reserves Inventory information is available.