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National Notices to
Lessees and Operators (NTLs) |
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No. 2004-N03 |
Effective Date:
July 26, 2004
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Notice to Lessees
and Operators (NTL) of Federal Oil
and Gas Leases in the Outer Continental
Shelf
Directional and Inclination Survey Data Submission
Requirements
NOTE:
NTL 2004-N03
is available for download in Adobe's Portable Document Format.
This Notice to Lessees and Operators
(NTL) is issued pursuant to 30 CFR 250.103 and supersedes Attachment 2 of
NTL 2004-G07. It applies to all wells that are spud after the effective
date. In this NTL, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) defines the data
exchange format on how lessees/operators (you) submit directional surveys
required by 30 CFR 250.461, 468, and 469.
Submit to MMS one digital copy and one
paper copy of the final composite directional survey. Submit the digital
copy on a 3.5” diskette or compact disc using the MMS ASCII, including all
header and data items as shown in Attachment 1, “Exchange Format for
Directional Surveys.” Make sure that the paper copy contains all the data
that are submitted in the digital copy. The header and data records are
necessary to ensure complete, accurate wellbore data and will facilitate the
use of industry data exchange standards. The table in Attachment 1 shows the
Data Type code equivalents (e.g., H0130) for the
United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA)
Data Exchange Format for Well Deviation Data, P7/2000 Standard.
The MMS collects, verifies, and stores
data by the well’s unique 12-digit API number that is assigned by the MMS.
The MMS uses the Data collected to make informed regulatory decisions based
on your timely submittal of a complete comprehensive package clearly labeled
with the appropriate API numbers and contact information.
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Region |
Mail Directional Surveys to: |
Send comments or
questions to: |
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Gulf of Mexico
and
Atlantic Region |
Minerals Management Service (MS 5020)
Technical Data Management Section
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394
Phone: (504) 736-2887
Fax: (504) 736-2857 |
Keith Welsh
504-736-2539
or
Keith.Welsh@mms.gov
E-mail:
tdms@mms.gov |
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Alaska Region |
Minerals Management Service (MS8200)
Office of Field Operations
949 E 36th Avenue, Suite 308
Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4363
Phone: (907) 271-6065 |
Doug Choromanski
907-271-6448
or
Douglas.Choromanski@mms.gov
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Pacific Region |
Minerals Management Service (MS 7100)
Office of Reservoir Evaluation and Production
770 Paseo Camarillo
Camarillo, California 93010
Phone: (805)
389-7700
Fax: (504) 736-2857 |
Mike
Brickey
805-389-7701
or
Michael.Brickey@mms.gov
E-mail:
rep@mms.gov |
This NTL can be found on the MMS website
at
http://www.mms.gov.
For directional survey information refer to:
http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/mmsforms/REPHANDBK_DIRSVY.pdf.
Paper Reduction Act of 1995 Statement:
The collection of information referred to in this NTL provides
clarification, description, or interpretation of requirements contained in
30 CFR 250, subpart D. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved
the information collection requirements and have assigned OMB control number
1010-0141. This NTL does not impose any information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Attachments
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Attachment 1
EXCHANGE FORMAT FOR DIRECTIONAL SURVEYS
An example of a complete MMS ASCII file is
shown Attachment 2. The first column in the table below
represents the equivalent header type codes and column numbers
for the UKOOA P7/2000 data exchange format for well deviation
data for format comparison. The MMS Type codes cover columns
1-5, the MMS Item name cover columns 7-41, and the MMS format
statements begin in column 43 and end in column 130 with no
leading spaces. MMS has added the following cards: “H0112
WellNameSuffix”, “H0114 BottomHoleLeaseNumber”, “H0624
TieinMeasuredDepth” and “H00625 TieinTotalVerticalDepth”.
The format description is given in FORTRAN style (i.e. F-float,
A-character, I-integer, X-space). Example (A4, 2X, F6.3) = ABCD
11.111.
Header Records are as follows:
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UKOOA Type |
MMS
Type |
MMS
Item |
MMS
Format |
Description |
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H0001 |
H0001 |
FormatNameVersion |
A20 |
Format Name and Version: MMS-P7/2000_ v1.0 or
UKOOA P7_v2000 1.01 |
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H0002 |
H0002 |
FormatType |
I1 |
Format Type: ASCII = 1, XML = 2 |
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H0110 |
H0110 |
WellName |
A58 |
Well Name: The name assigned to the well.
It may be a special name or the name of the property
to which the well belongs. More information
and specific details on Well Naming and Numbering
Standards can be found in NTL 2000-N07 (e.g.,
AJ001). |
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H0112 Added Card |
WellNameSuffix |
A8 |
Well Name Suffix: The well name suffix is an
extension to the well name which identifies each
wellbore and indicates the number of times a well
has been sidetracked or bypassed. An
8-character suffix to the well number that
identifies a sidetrack (ST) or bypass (BP) and the
sidetrack and bypass number (e.g., STNNBPNN).
An original hole will have a suffix of ST00BP00, the
first sidetrack off the original borehole will have
a suffix of ST01BP00, the first bypass off the
original borehole will have a suffix of ST00BP01.
If the first sidetrack is bypassed, the suffix will
be ST01B01. More information and specific
details on Well Naming and Numbering Standards can
be found in NTL 2000-N07 (e.g., ST00BP01). |
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H0114 Added Card |
BottomHoleLeaseNumber |
A6 |
Lease Number: The lease number assigned by the
Minerals Management Service to the lease that
contains the bottomhole location of a borehole.
More information and specific details on Well Naming
and Numbering Standards can be found in NTL 2000-N07
(e.g., G09999, Y09999, A09999, or P09999). |
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H0130 |
H0130 |
UniqueWellIdentifier |
A58 |
API
number: A unique well identification number
consisting of (left justified) a two-digit state
code (or pseudo for Offshore), a three-digit county
code (or pseudo for Offshore), a five-digit unique
well code and, a two-digit sidetrack code as defined
in API Bulletin D12A (e.g., 177561234501). |
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H0170 |
H0170 |
ParentWellIdentifier |
A58 |
Parent Well Identifier: The unique well
identification number or API number of the borehole
that establishes a hierarchy of wellbores. The
Parent Well Identifier References the wellbore from
which the current wellbore was kicked off. The
first ten digits of the 12-digit API Number of the
parent wellbore must be equivalent to the subsequent
sidetrack or bypass boreholes. The 11th
and 12th digits will be “00” for the
original borehole (e.g., 177671234500). |
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H0200 |
H0200 |
GeodeticDatum |
A58 |
Geodetic Datum Code: A common abbreviation for
the reference horizontal datum that specifies the
type of geodetic reference systems used in the
collection of spatial data. Refer to NTL No.
2002-G12 for more specific instructions (e.g.,
NAD27). |
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H0210 |
H0210 |
ProjectionIdentification |
A53 |
Projection Identification: The type of projection
used to represent the Earth as a 2-deminisional map.
More specifically, a specific type of representation
that identifies the type of coordinate projection
used to describe the point (x-y) values.
Examples of map projections: UTM Zones,
Transverse Mercator, Lambert and State Plans such as
UTM 15 or Louisiana Lambert. |
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H0300 |
H0300 |
ElevationReference |
A58 |
Elevation Reference: The physical reference
point used to measure depth elevations. (e.g.,
KB or Kelly Bushing).
In
addition, the elevation reference is equal to the
UKOOA’s Well Reference Point (WRP). The following
Operator elevation reference codes can be used:
KB Kelly Bushing
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RB Rotary
Bushing |
DF Drill
Floor |
RT Rotary
Table |
MT Drill
Floor Mat |
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GL Ground
Level |
CF Casing
Flange |
SL Sea Level |
TS
Topographic Sheet |
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ET Estimated |
IN
Interpolated |
ES Echo
Sounder |
UN Unknown |
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H0390 |
H0390 |
Elevation |
F8.2 |
Elevation: The distance from the physical
reference point to the datum. The Measured
Depth Elevation in feet from the Elevation Reference
to mean sea level. For the MMS, mean sea level
will be considered equal to the UKOOA’s Vertical
Reference Datum (VRD) (e.g., 109.00). |
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H0400 |
H0400 |
Operator |
A58 |
Operator: The person the lessee(s) designates
as having control or management of operations on the
leased area or a portion thereof. An operator
can be a lessee; the MMS-approved designated agent
of the lessee(s), or holder of operating rights
under an MMS-approved operating rights assignment.
(e.g., Big Exploration Inc.). |
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H0440 |
H0440 |
SurveyCompany |
A58 |
Survey Company: The Contractor, Service
Provider, or business associate, such as an
individual or company that conducts the inclination
survey. If multiple vendors have run the survey,
list the survey company that created the composite
survey (e.g., Hamberger Well Services). |
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H0450 |
H0450 |
SurveyDate |
I4,2(I2) |
Survey Completion Date: The full date on which the
last run of the composite survey is completed.
The required format is a four-digit year, the month,
and day in YYYYMMDD form. January 1, 2000
would be 20000101. |
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H0500 |
H0500 |
AzimuthReference |
A16 |
North Reference: The geographic reference used
to measure azimuths. (T-True, M-Magnetic,
G-Grid, and U-Unknown.). A directional survey
submitted in Grid North is the current requirement
in 30 CFR250 Subpart D – Oil and Gas Drilling
Operations (e.g., G or Grid). |
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H0510 |
H0510 |
MagneticDeclination |
F6.3 |
Magnetic Declinations: The angle between
magnetic and geographical meridians at any location,
expressed in (+/-) degrees east or west to indicate
the direction of magnetic north from true north.
West of the zero declination line is negative, East
of the zero declination line is positive (e.g.,
+0.894). |
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H0520 |
H0520 |
GridConvergence |
F6.3 |
Grid Convergence: The horizontal angle in
(+/-) degrees at a point between true north and grid
north. The angle is proportional to the
longitude difference between a location and central
meridian. Grid convergence is positive east of
the central meridian of a projection and negative
west of the central meridian (e.g., -1.252). |
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H0624 Added Card |
TieinMeasuredDepth |
F8.2 |
Tie
in Measured Depth: The measured depth or
distance from the Elevation Reference to the
tie-in-point of the survey when a survey begins
below the Elevation Reference. The
tie-in-point is the shallowest point of a survey
that is used to link its depth to an original
wellbore, previous wellbore, or from a lateral to a
spoke in a horizontal well (e.g., 011309.00). |
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H0625 Added Card |
TieinTotalVerticalDepth |
F8.2 |
Tie
in Total Vertical Depth: The vertical depth or
distance from the Elevation Reference point to the
tie-in point of the survey (e.g., 011292.27). |
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H0630 |
H0630 |
TieinYoffset |
F8.2 |
Tie
in Y Offset: The North or South distance
between a vertical axis passing through the tie in
point and a vertical axis passing through the zero
vertical elevation point. A positive number
denotes North, a negative number South (e.g.,
475.60). |
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H0635 |
H0635 |
TieinXoffset |
F8.2 |
Tie
in X Offset: The East or West distance between
a vertical axis passing through the tie in point and
a vertical axis passing through the zero vertical
elevation point. A positive number denotes
East, a negative number West (e.g., 2668.50). |
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H0700 |
H0700 |
Remarks |
A58 |
Remarks: Information describing or explaining
the reason data were not collected, lost, or not
timely provided to the Minerals Management Service
(e.g., “Survey does not reach TD because the
borehole collapsed & stuck bit.”). |
An example of a complete
MMS ASCII file is shown Attachment 2. Data records will
start with Data Column Descriptions on the first line of the
data followed by “│” between each item (i.e.,
D│MeasuredDepth│Azimuth│ToolType). The Data Section
Identifier (D) covers columns 1, the Measured Depth columns
3-10, the Inclination columns 12-18, the Azimuth columns 20-26,
the Tool Type columns 28-30 and the Station Type in column 32.
The format description is given in FORTRAN style (i.e., F-float,
A-character, I-integer, X-space). Example (A4, 2X, F6.3) =
ABCD 11.111.
Data Records are as
follows:
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UKOOA Column Description |
MMS Column Description |
Column No. |
Format |
Data Description |
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Col
1: Data Section Identifier |
Col
1: D |
1 |
A1 |
Data Section Identifier: In order to recognize data
records (e.g., D). |
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Col
2: Measured Depth |
Col
2: MeasuredDepth |
3-10 |
F8.2 |
Measured Depth: The distance in feet increasing
along path of the wellbore from the elevation
reference to the measurement point. Each field
will have the 2 decimal places recorded with real
data or zeros and right justified (e.g., 11309.00). |
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Col
3: Inclination |
Col
3: Inclination |
12-18 |
F7.3 |
Inclination: The vertical angular measurement of
deviation of the well path from its vertical
orientation. Submit this number in degrees
decimal to the accuracy of three decimal places
where zero degrees is vertical downwards and 90
degrees is horizontal (e.g., 015.250). |
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Col
4: Azimuth |
Col
4: Azimuth |
20-26 |
F7.3 |
Azimuth: The horizontal angular measurement azimuth
of the well path projected into a horizontal plane.
Submit this number in degrees decimal where the
range of the azimuth is between zero and 360 degrees
(e.g., 092.660). |
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Col
5: Survey Tool Type |
Col
5: ToolType |
28-30 |
I3 |
Tool Type: Choose from types of instruments
used to take the measurements:
1.
Inclination Only 2. Magnetic (Film based on
single shot or multishot) 3. Electronic
Magnetic Single Shot or multishot 4.
Dipmeter or other FE wireline log 5. MWD or
steering tool 6. Conventional Gyro (Film
based on single shot or multishot) 7. North
Seeking Gyro 8. Inertial 9.
Unknown |
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Col. 6: Station Type |
Col
6: StationType |
32 |
A1 |
Station Type: S=Surveyed, P=Planned,
E=Projected or Estimated, or O=Other (e.g., S). |
Attachment 2
EXAMPLE OF AN ASCII FILE FOR DIRECTIONAL SURVEYS
00000000011111111112222222222333333333344444444445555555555666666666677777777778888888888999999
99990000000000111111111122222222223123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
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H0001 FormatNameVersion H0002 FormatType
H0110 WellName
H0112
WellNameSuffix
H0114
BottomHoleLeaseNumber H0130
UniqueWellIdentifier H0170 ParentWellIdentifier
H0200 GeodeticDatum
H0210 ProjectionIdentification
H0300 ElevationReference
H0390 Elevation
H0400 Operator
H0440 SurveyCompany
H0450 SurveyDate
H0500 AzimuthReference
H0510 MagneticDeclination H0520
GridConvergence
H0624
TieinMeasuredDepth
H0625
TieinTotalVerticalDepth H0630 TieinYoffset H0635
TieinXoffset H0700 Remarks |
MMS-P7/2000_v1.0
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AJ001 ST01BP00 G 1000 177671234501
177671234500 NAD27 Louisiana Lambert KB
109.00 Big Exploration Inc. Hamberger Well
Services 20000101 Grid +0.894 -1.252
11309.00 11292.27 -080.00 0154.00 Survey
does not reach total depth because the borehole
collapsed & stuck bit in hole. |
D│MeasuredDepth│Inclination│Azimuth│ToolType│StationType|
D 10300.00 003.135 062.299
D 10400.00 003.906 064.918 D 10500.00 005.060 068.945
D 10600.00 006.243 072.882 D 10700.00 007.721 075.160
D 10800.00 009.710 078.994 D 10900.00 010.440 093.918
D 11000.00 011.710 087.837 D 11100.00 013.260 090.148
D 11200.00 014.310 091.365 D 11309.00 000.000 092.660
D 11475.00 000.710 087.550 D 11570.00 001.370 092.460
D 11665.00 000.220 112.590 D 11761.00 002.440 239.350
D 11855.00 003.510 235.450 D 11951.00 004.090 237.720
D 12047.00 004.240 237.310 D 12143.00 004.490 236.770
D 12248.00 005.070 241.740 |
2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S
2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S
2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 5 S 5 E |
00000000011111111112222222222333333333344444444445555555555666666666677777777778888888888999999
99990000000000111111111122222222223123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
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