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Position
| Item
Length
| Column
Alias
| Definition |
| 1 |
12 |
API Well Number |
API Well Number - A unique well identification number consisting of (left to right) 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 if applicable, a two digit sidetrack code as defined in API Bulletin D12A. |
| 13 |
6 |
Well Name |
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. |
| 19 |
8 |
Well Name Suffix |
Well Name Suffix - An extension to the well name that indicates the number of times that a new wellbore has been drilled. |
| 27 |
5 |
Operator Number |
Operator Number - The number assigned by Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information. |
| 32 |
8 |
Bottom Field Name Code |
Bottom Field Name Code - Name of the field in which the bottom of the
well is located. |
| 40 |
8 |
Spud Date |
Spud Date - YYYYMMDD - The date that the drilling rig first begins
boring into the earth's surface. |
| 48 |
10 |
Bottom Lease Number |
Bottom Lease Number - The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located. |
| 58 |
5 |
RKB Elevation |
RKB Elevation - The distance, in feet, from the rig's kelly bushing to the mean sea level. |
| 63 |
5 |
BH Total MD |
Borehole Total Measured Depth - The actual distance measured along the axis of the borehole from the rig kelly bushing to the dept maximum penetration of the well. |
| 68 |
5 |
True Vertical Depth |
True Vertical Depth - The vertical distance, in feet, from the rig kelly bushing to the maximum depth of the well. |
| 73 |
5 |
Surface N/S Distance |
Surface N/S Distance - North/South footage or distance that represents the length of the measurement from an identifiable line. The distance from the borehole surface location to either the north or south block boundary. |
| 78 |
1 |
Surface N/S Code |
Surface N/S Code - North/South descriptor that indicates the direction of a
measurement from an identifiable line. Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary. |
| 79 |
5 |
Surface E/W Distance |
Surface E/W Distance - East/West footage or distance that represents the length of a measurement from an identifiable line. The distance from the
borehole surface location to either the east or west block boundary. |
| 84 |
1 |
Surface E/W Code |
Surface E/W Code - East/West descriptor that indicates the direction of a
measurement from an identifiable line. Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from the east (E) or west (W) block boundary. |
| 85 |
2 |
Surface Area |
Surface Area - The indicator used to identify an area name. |
| 87 |
6 |
Surface Block |
Surface Block - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram, as applied to the subdivision containing the surface location of a well. |
| 93 |
5 |
Bottom N/S Distance |
Bottom N/S Distance - The distance from the borehole bottom location to either the north or south block boundary. |
| 98 |
1 |
Bottom N/ S Code |
Bottom N/ S Code - Indicates whether the borehole bottom location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary. |
| 99 |
5 |
Bottom E/ W Distance |
Bottom E/W Distance - The distance from the location of borehole bottom to either the east or west block boundary. |
| 104 |
1 |
Bottom E/ W Code |
Bottom E/W Code - Indicates whether the borehole bottom location is measured from the east (E) or west (W) block boundary. |
| 105 |
2 |
Bottom Area |
Bottom Area Code - The designated abbreviation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in data bases, as applied to the bottomhole location of a well. |
| 107 |
6 |
Bottom Block |
Bottom Block Number - Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram, as applied to the subdivision containing the bottomhole location of a well. |
| 113 |
8 |
Total Depth Date |
Total Depth Date - YYYYMMDD - The date drilling on a well reached the
final total depth. |
| 121 |
8 |
Status Date |
Status Date - YYYYMMDD - The date the borehole status became effective. |
| 129 |
1 |
Type Code |
Type Code - Indicates the final classification of a borehole denoting purpose of the drilling. |
| 130 |
2 |
District Code |
District Code - An indicator assigned to a sub-office of an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) regional office which has delegated authority for field operations activities including: permitting wells, inspections, drilling, and production operations. |
| 132 |
3 |
Status Code |
Status Code Indicates the conditions relating to a borehole. |
| 135 |
5 |
Water Depth |
Water Depth - The depth of water at a well/platform location from the water level to the mud line. |
| 140 |
16 |
Surface Longitude |
Surface Longitude - Angle measured about the spheroid axis from a local prime meridan to the meridian through the point. A longitude value of a location in the borehole. |
| 156 |
16 |
Surface Latitude |
Surface Latitude - Angle subtended with equatorial plane by a perpendicular from a point on the surface of a spheroid. A positive value of a location in the borehole. |
| 172 |
16 |
Bottom Longitude |
Bottom Longitude -Angle measured about the spheroid axis from a local prime meridan to the meridian. A positive value denotes east. The longitude value of a location in the borehole. |
| 188 |
16 |
Bottom Latitude |
Bottom Latitude - Angle subtended with equatorial plane by a perpendicular from a point on the surface of a spheroid. A positive value denotes north. The latitude value of a location in the borehole. |
| 204 |
10 |
Surface Lease Number |
Surface Lease Number -
The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over
mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located. |
| 214 |
7 |
Complex ID Num |
Complex ID Num - The unique identifier assigned to
a single man-made structure or a group of structures connected by a walkway. |
| 221 |
2 |
Structure Number |
Structure Number - A unique number assigned to a
specific structure within a complex. |
| 223 |
8 |
Update Date |
Update Date - YYYYMMDD - The latest borehole record update or weekly activity change. |
* This column is valid for fixed dump only.
