The NewsRoom
Release: #3304 
Date: July 14, 2005

Hurricane Dennis
Evacuation and Production Shut-in Statistics
as of Thursday, July 14, 2005

The final report will be issued Friday, July 15, 2005 at 1:00 pm CDT. 
For information concerning the storms click on www.mms.gov

All 819 manned platforms and 134 rigs that are currently operating in the GOM have been remanned.

Today’s shut-in oil production is 54,431 BOPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 3.63% of the daily oil production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 1.5 million BOPD. This is an improvement in the return of production from the peak shut-in oil production of 1,454,285 BOPD on July 11, 2005.

Today’s shut-in gas production is 0.268 BCFPD. This shut-in oil production is equivalent to 2.68% of the daily gas production in the GOM, which is currently approximately 10 BCFPD. This is an improvement in the return of production from the peak shut-in gas production of 6.342 BCFPD on July 11, 2005.

The cumulative shut-in oil production for the period 7/8/05-7/14/05 is 5,269,476 bbls, which is equivalent to 0.962% of the yearly production of oil in the GOM which is approximately 547.5 million barrels.

The cumulative shut-in gas production 7/8/05-7/14/05 is 23.211 BCF, which is equivalent to 0.636% of the yearly production of gas in the GOM which is approximately 3.65 TCF.

These cumulative numbers reflect updated production numbers from all previous reports. The reports only represent input received by 11:30 a.m. CDT. If a company does not report by 11:30 a.m. it is not included in the special information release, but it is included in the cumulative shut-in production. This may result in an apparent increase in the cumulative report amount.

MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, oversees 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, managing offshore energy and minerals while protecting the human, marine, and coastal environments through advanced science and technology research. The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 21 percent of natural gas produced domestically, and sand used for coastal restoration. MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, with Fiscal Year 2004 disbursements of approximately $8 billion and more than $143 billion since 1982. The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which pays for cooperative conservation, grants to states, and Federal land acquisition, gets nearly $1 billion a year.

Relevant Web Sites:

	Securing Offshore Oil & Gas Production in the 2005 Hurricane Season
	Hurricane Information
	Hurricane and Tropical Storm Procedures (PDF-251 KB)
	MMS Main Web Site
	Gulf of Mexico Website

Media Contacts:
   Debra Winbush  (504) 736-2595
   Caryl Fagot        (504) 736-2590

MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
 

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