Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters Oil and Gas Well Locations

Gulf of Mexico federal waters contain surface locations for oil and gas wells. The data is approximate and not an official record, with locations current as of March 2015. Updates are required to know the true distribution of well data.

Use Cases

• Map well surface locations across federal waters for spatial density analysis.
• Analyze the distribution of wells for offshore energy infrastructure planning.
• Use as a geographic reference layer for environmental impact studies in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Department of the Interior.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and GPKG for flexibility.
• Covers the specific and regulated area of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Limitations

• Data is approximate and not an official record due to GIS projection and topology functions.
• Contains a known temporal staleness, with locations only current as of March 2015.
• Lacks metadata on the total number of wells or rows, making scale assessment difficult.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Time Range

As of March 2015

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, but underlying well data is from March 2015.

Geography

Gulf of Mexico federal waters