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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 3. The Distribution of Recent Reserve Additions by Amount Added and Type on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf.

Amount Reserve Additions
(million BOE)
1983-1990
1991-1998
New Fields
Older Fields
New Fields
Older Fields

>100

2

5

0

4

50-100

6

23

3

18

25-50

13

44

6

43

10-25

46

80

19

121

5-10

43

54

24

74

1-5

96

87

80

152

0-1

24

44

29

93

Negative

0

90

0

176

Total # Fields

230

427

161

681

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