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By KATHY SHIRLEY
EXPLORER Correspondent
TABLE 1.
Recent Reserve Additions and Ultimate Recovery by Product on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf.
TABLE 2.
Recent Reserve Additions by Type and Area on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf.
TABLE 3.
The Distribution of Recent Reserve Additions by Amount Added and Type on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf.
TABLE 4.
The Composition of Recent Reserve Additions by Type of Addition and Geologic Age on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf.

Table 2. Recent Reserve Additions by Type and Area on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf (million BOE).

 
1983-1990 Reserve Adds
1991-1998 Reserve Adds
New Fields
Older Fields
New Fields
Older Fields

South Texas

400

547

137

475

North Texas

362

576

143

543

West Louisiana

552

1,067

168

969

Central Louisiana

607

1,997

217

2,254

East Louisiana

219

1,223

312

1,041

MAFLA

163

0

58

251

Total

2,303

5,410

1,034

5,533

Source: NRG Associates, The Significant Oil and Gas Fields of the Gulf of Mexico Database