BSEE Offshore Well Information and Activity Reports

Well Information includes data on borehole activities such as drilling, completions, and shut-ins. It contains details like lease number, well name, spud date, well class, surface area/block number, and well status summary statistics. Additional files cover well completions and well tests.

Use Cases

• Analyze drilling activity patterns and well status summary statistics over time
• Track well completions and shut-in counts by lease number and surface area/block number
• Correlate spud dates and well class with subsequent activity reports

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative Department of the Interior
• Covers major U.S. offshore regions including the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska
• Includes multiple report types such as Application for Permit to Drill and Weekly Activity Reports

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and file size are unknown
• Data format includes non-machine-readable PDF files alongside ZIP archives
• Geographic coverage is limited to U.S. federal offshore areas

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-01-25.

Geography

U.S. federal offshore areas, including the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and Alaska