scholarly journals Lower Cook Inlet: another example of more data needed for appraising Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas resources

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Not Given Author
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Cook Inlet ◽  
Oil And Gas Resources

scholarly journals A Boundary Delineation System for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Douglas L. Vandegraft
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ocean Energy ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Early Computer ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
Oil And Gas Resources

Federal government mapping of the offshore areas of the United States in support of the development of oil and gas resources began in 1954. The first mapping system utilized a network of rectangular blocks defined by State Plane coordinates which was later revised to utilize the Universal Transverse Mercator grid. Creation of offshore boundaries directed by the Submerged Lands Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act were mathematically determined using early computer programs that performed the required computations, but required many steps. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has revised these antiquated methods using GIS technology which provide the required accuracy and produce the mapping products needed for leasing of energy resources, including renewable energy projects, on the outer continental shelf. (Note: this is an updated version of a paper of the same title written and published in 2015).

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