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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 4. The Composition of Recent Reserve Additions by Type of Addition and Geologic Age on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Shelf.

Geologic Age
New Reservoir Discoveries
(million BOE)
Additions to Older Reservoirs
(million BOE)
Total 1991-1998 Additions
(million BOE)

Pleistocene

290

754

1,044

Pliocene

591

2,312

2,903

Miocene

819

1,568

2,387

Oligocene

6

0

6

Cretaceous

4

0

4

Jurassic

60

163

223

Total

1,770

4,797

6,567

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