Shallow water deep gas royalty relief can be provided through regulations or individual lease terms. Leases issued in Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR) sales in water depths 400 meters or less that lie wholly west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude were granted relief in the regulations provided below, for producing natural gas from a well drilled to depth of at least 15,000 subsea.

Proposed Rule Links
 

  Deep Gas and Ultra-Deep Gas Proposed Rule (AD33 Proposed Rule; 224.27 KB PDF; 5/18/07)

  4/07 Addendum to 2004 Deep Gas Economic Analysis (84.14 KB PDF)

Final Rule Links
 

  Deep Gas and Ultra-Deep Gas Final Rule (AD33 Final Rule; 224.27 KB PDF; 11/18/08)

  10/08 Addendum to 2004 Deep Gas Economic Analysis (107.37 KB PDF)

Spreadsheets
 

  Deep Gas Shelf Deep Wells Spreadsheet (256 KB xls)

  Deep Gas Slope Deep Wells Spreadsheet (273 KB xls)

  Deep Gas Ultra-Deep Wells Spreadsheet (302 KB xls)

  Consumer and Producer Surplus Effects Spreadsheet (40 KB xls)

Decision Trees
 

  Using the Decision Trees (11.34 KB PDF)

  Final Rule Decision Tree Examples (179.17 KB PDF)

  Complete Decision Tree Cases (139.56 KB PDF)

Proposed Rule Links
 

  Deep Gas Proposed Rule (AD01 Proposed Rule; 167.31 KB PDF; 3/26/03)

  Benefit-Cost/Small Business and Regulatory Flexibility Analyses (298.16 KB PDF)

  Comparison of Proposal with 3 Alternative RSV and RSS Levels (295 KB xls)

Final Rule Links
 

  Deep Gas in Shallow Water Final Rule (AD01 Final Rule; 131.66 KB PDF; 1/26/04)

  Economic Analysis (154.44 KB PDF)

  Appendices (86.84 KB PDF)

  Spreadsheets

  AD01 Final Rule Technical Amendments

  Relief or Reduction in Royalty Under Certain Federal Oil and Gas Leases on the OCS

  Correction to Deep Gas in Shallow Water Final Rule Technical Amendments