OCS EIS/EA 

MMS 2006-062 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012 

Western Planning Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218 

Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

Volume II: Figures and Tables 

U.S. Department of the Interior

Minerals Management Service 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region 
OCS EIS/EA 

MMS 2006-062 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012 

Western Planning Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218 

Central Planning Area Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

Volume II: Figures and Tables 

Author 

Minerals Management Service 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region 

Published by 

U.S. Department of the Interior

Minerals Management Service 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region 

New Orleans

November 2006 
Table of Contents iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Page

LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................... v 

LIST OF TABLES....................................................................................................................................... ix 

FIGURES .................................................................................................................................................... 3 

TABLES .................................................................................................................................................. 65 

REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................... 161 
List of Figures v 

LIST OF FIGURES 

Page 

Chapter 1 

Figure 1-1. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas, Proposed Lease Sale Areas, 

and Locations of Major Cities............................................................................................... 3

Figure 1-2. Air Quality Jurisdiction......................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2 

Figure 2-1. Location of Proposed Stipulations and Deferrals.................................................................. 5

Figure 2-2. Military Warning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. ................................................................... 6

Chapter 3 

Figure 3-1. Status of Ozone Attainment in the Coastal Counties and Parishes of the Central and 

Western Gulf of Mexico. ...................................................................................................... 7

Figure 3-2. Coastal and Marine Waters of the Gulf of Mexico with Selected Rivers and Water 

Depths. .................................................................................................................................. 8

Figure 3-3. Frequency of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico....................................................................... 9

Figure 3-4. Perspective View of the Central Sector of the Mississippi-Alabama Continental Shelf 

Showing the General Distribution of Different Types of Topographic Features in the 

Depth Range of 60-120 m. (Light shading indicates the area surveyed for 

topographic features.).......................................................................................................... 10

Figure 3-5. Location of Topographic Features in the Gulf of Mexico. ................................................. 11

Figure 3-6. Vertically-exaggerated, Multibeam Bathymetric Images of the East (top) and West 

(bottom) Flower Garden Banks Illustrating the Topographic Formation of Each Reef 

System (C&C Technologies Inc., 1996). ............................................................................ 12

Figure 3-7. Vertically-exaggerated, Multibeam Bathymetric Topographic Image of Stetson Bank 

Showing the Vertical Orientation of this Midshelf Topographic Formation (Gardner, 

2000). .................................................................................................................................. 13

Figure 3-8. Sonnier Bank and Protective Zones in the Proposed Topographic Features 

Stipulation. .......................................................................................................................... 14

Figure 3-9. Location of Known Chemosynthetic Communities in the Gulf of Mexico. ....................... 15

Figure 3-10. Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico................................................................... 16

Figure 3-11. Areas Closed to Longline Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico................................................... 17

Figure 3-12. Economic Impact Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. ................................................................. 18

Figure 3-13. Onshore Infrastructure Located in Texas............................................................................ 19

Figure 3-14. Onshore Infrastructure Located in Louisiana and Mississippi............................................ 20

Figure 3-15. Onshore Infrastructure Located in Alabama and Florida.................................................... 21

Figure 3-16. Economic Land Use Patterns. ............................................................................................. 22

Figure 3-17. Major Ports and Domestic Waterways in the Gulf of Mexico............................................ 23

Figure 3-18. Counties and Parishes Designated for FEMA Assistance Following Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita. ................................................................................................................. 24

Figure 3-19. Types of Deepwater Production Structures......................................................................... 25

Figure 3-20. OCS-Related Service Bases in the Gulf of Mexico. ........................................................... 26

Figure 3-21. Percentage of Minority Population by County in Texas..................................................... 27

Figure 3-22. Percentage of Minority Population by Parish in Louisiana and by County in 

Mississippi. ......................................................................................................................... 28
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Figure 3-23. Percentage of Minority Population by County in Alabama and Florida............................. 29

Figure 3-24. Percentage of Poverty by County in Texas. ........................................................................ 30

Figure 3-25. Percentage of Poverty by Parish in Louisiana and by County in Mississippi..................... 31

Figure 3-26. Percentage of Poverty by County in Alabama and Florida................................................. 32

Chapter 4 

Figure 4-1. Offshore Subareas in the Gulf of Mexico. .......................................................................... 33

Figure 4-2. Generic Well Schematic...................................................................................................... 34

Figure 4-3. USEPA Regions 4 and 6 Jurisdictional Boundaries. .......................................................... 35

Figure 4-4. Produced Water Extracted in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.................................................. 36

Figure 4-5. Location of Sand Bank/Shoal Study Areas......................................................................... 37

Figure 4-6. Location of Ship Shoal........................................................................................................ 38

Figure 4-7. Location of Identified Sand Resource Sites Offshore Alabama. ........................................ 39

Figure 4-8. Probability of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a 

Result of OCS Program Operations Gulfwide during the Years 2007-2046. ..................... 40

Figure 4-9. Probability of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a 

Result of OCS Program Operations in the Western Planning Area during the Years 

2007-2046. .......................................................................................................................... 41

Figure 4-10. Probability of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a 

Result of OCS Program Operations in the Central Planning Area during the Years 

2007-2046. .......................................................................................................................... 42

Figure 4-11. Probability (percent chance) of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl 

Occurring as a Result of Either Facility or Pipeline Operations Related to a WPA 

Proposed Action.................................................................................................................. 43

Figure 4-12. Probability (percent chance) of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl 

Occurring as a Result of Either Facility or Pipeline Operations Related to a CPA 

Proposed Action.................................................................................................................. 43

Figure 4-13. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days the 

Shoreline (counties and parishes) as a Result of a Proposed Action in the Western 

Planning Area (only counties and parishes with greater than a 0.5% risk of contact 

within 10 days are shown). ................................................................................................. 44

Figure 4-14. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days the 

Shoreline (counties and parishes) as a Result of a Proposed Action in the Central 

Planning Area (only counties and parishes with greater than a 0.5% risk of contact 

within 10 days are shown). ................................................................................................. 44

Figure 4-15. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

State Offshore Waters or Recreational Beaches as a Result of a WPA or CPA 

Proposed Action.................................................................................................................. 45

Figure 4-16. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days the 

Surface Waters Overlying and Surrounding Offshore Environmental Features or 

Boundary Targets as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action................................... 46

Figure 4-17. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Marine Mammal Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ..................... 47

Figure 4-18. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Manatee Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action.................................... 48

Figure 4-19. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Known Locations of Gulf Sturgeon as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ...... 48

Figure 4-20. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Sea 

Turtle Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action........................................ 49
List of Figures vii 

Figure 4-21. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Endangered Beach Mice Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ......... 50

Figure 4-22. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Piping Plover Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ............................ 51

Figure 4-23. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Whooping Crane Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action........................ 51

Figure 4-24. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Brown Pelican Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. .......................... 51

Figure 4-25. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Bald Eagle Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ................................ 52

Figure 4-26. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Raptor Bird Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ............................. 52

Figure 4-27. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Gull, Terns and Charadriid Allies Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed 

Action.................................................................................................................................. 52 

Figure 4-28. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Charadriid Shoreline Bird Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action........ 53

Figure 4-29. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Diving Bird Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ............................. 53

Figure 4-30. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Wading Bird Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action............................. 54

Figure 4-31. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days 

Waterfowl Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. ............................... 54

Figure 4-32. Comparison of Spill Frequency and Spill Volume for Past OCS Spills by Size 

Category (1971-1999 MMS OCS spill database (Anderson and LaBelle, 2000). .............. 55

Figure 4-33. Major Oil Pipeline Landfall Areas Developed for OSRA. ................................................. 56

Appendix A 

Figure A-1. Geologic Provinces of the Gulf of the Mexico. .................................................................. 57

Figure A-2. Spatial Frequency (%) of the Water Mass Associated with the Loop Current in the 

Eastern Gulf of Mexico Based on Data for the Period 1976-2003. .................................... 58

Figure A-3. Temperature vs. Salinity, Temperature vs. Depth, and Salinity vs. Depth Based on 

All Data Collected during Hidalgo Cruise 62-H3, February to March 1962...................... 59 

Figure A-4. Location of Artificial Reef Planning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico..................................... 60

Figure A-5. OCS Platform Distribution across the Gulf of Mexico....................................................... 61

Figure A-6. Locations of Rigs-to-Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.............................................................. 62
List of Tables ix 

LIST OF TABLES 

Page 

Chapter 1 

Table 1-1 Proposed WPA and CPA Gulf of Mexico OCS Lease Sales for 2007-2012 ....................... 65 

Chapter 3 

Table 3-1 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)............................................................. 66 

Table 3-2 Selected Mean Tides Around the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico............................... 66 

Table 3-3 Biotic Zones of Topographic Features with Bank Crest and Seafloor Depth in Meters ....... 67 

Table 3-4 Estimated Abundance of Cetaceans in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Oceanic Waters........ 68 

Table 3-5 Sea Turtle Taxa of the Northern Gulf of Mexico.................................................................. 69 

Table 3-6 Common Diving Birds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico ....................................................... 69 

Table 3-7 Common Marsh or Wading Birds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico...................................... 70 

Table 3-8 Common Waterfowl in the Northern Gulf of Mexico........................................................... 71 

Table 3-9 Species Listed in the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Plans ....................................... 72 

Table 3-10 Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat Assessment (species under Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Plans).................................................................................................. 73 

Table 3-11 Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat Assessment (highly migratory species managed 

by NOAA Fisheries Service)................................................................................................. 74 

Table 3-12 Top Species Commonly Caught by Recreational Fishers in the Marine Recreational 

Fisheries Statistics Gulf Coast States (2003) ........................................................................ 75 

Table 3-13 Recreational Fishing Participation in the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Gulf 

Coast States (2003) ............................................................................................................... 75 

Table 3-14 Mode of Fishing in the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Gulf Coast States (not 

including Texas) (2003) ........................................................................................................ 76 

Table 3-15 Employment in Tourism-Related Industries by Labor Market Area in 2002 ....................... 77 

Table 3-16 Employment in Tourism-Related Industries by Economic Impact Area in 2002 ................. 78 

Table 3-17 Classification of the Gulf Economic Impact Areas............................................................... 79 

Table 3-18 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area TX-1...... 80 

Table 3-19 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area TX-2...... 81 

Table 3-20 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area TX-3...... 82 

Table 3-21 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-1...... 83 

Table 3-22 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-2...... 84 

Table 3-23 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-3...... 85 

Table 3-24 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-4...... 86 

Table 3-25 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area MS-1 ..... 87 

Table 3-26 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area AL-1...... 88 

Table 3-27 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-1 ...... 89 

Table 3-28 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-2 ...... 90 

Table 3-29 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-3 ...... 91 

Table 3-30 Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-4 ...... 92 

Table 3-31 OCS-Related Service Bases .................................................................................................. 93 

Table 3-32 2001 Hunting and Wildlife Watching in Gulf States by U.S. Residents............................... 94 

Table 3-33 Number of Shipwrecks by Planning Area and Lease Area ................................................... 95 

Table 3-34 Population and Employment Projections for Counties/Parishes Most Negatively 

Impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ............................................................................. 96 
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Table 3-35 Baseline Population Projections (in thousands) by Economic Impact Area ......................... 97 

Table 3-36 Waterway Depth, Traffic, and Number of Trips (2004) ....................................................... 98 

Table 3-37 Offshore Supply Vessel Specifications ................................................................................. 99 

Table 3-38 Existing Coastal Infrastructure Related to OCS Activities in the Gulf of Mexico................ 99 

Table 3-39 Summary of Federal Rules Governing OCS Discharges and Injection .............................. 100 

Table 3-40 Gulf of Mexico Region Counties with Concentrated Levels of Oil- and Gas-Related 

Infrastructure....................................................................................................................... 101 

Table 3-41 Baseline Employment Projections (in thousands) by Economic Impact Area.................... 102 

Chapter 4 

Table 4-1 Projected Oil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico OCS........................................... 103 

Table 4-2 Offshore Scenario Information Related to the Proposed Action in the Western 

Planning Area...................................................................................................................... 104 

Table 4-3 Offshore Scenario Information Related to the Proposed Action in the Central Planning 

Area .................................................................................................................................. 105 

Table 4-4 Offshore Scenario Information Related to OCS Program Activities in the Gulf of 

Mexico for the Years 2007-2046 ........................................................................................ 106 

Table 4-5 Offshore Scenario Information Related to OCS Program Activities in the Western 

Planning Area for the Years 2007-2046.............................................................................. 107 

Table 4-6 Offshore Scenario Information Related to OCS Program Activities in the Central 

Planning Area for the Years 2007-2046.............................................................................. 108 

Table 4-7 Annual Volume of Produced Water Discharged by Depth (MMbbl) ................................. 109 

Table 4-8 Average Annual Emission Rates from OCS Infrastructures in the Gulf of Mexico ........... 109 

Table 4-9 Projected New Coastal Infrastructure Related to OCS Activities in the Gulf of Mexico 

from the Years 2007-2046................................................................................................... 110 

Table 4-10 LNG Proposed or Licensed Projects (Deepwater Ports) in the Gulf of Mexico ................ 110 

Table 4-11 Average Annual Inputs (1990-1999) of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Coastal Waters of 

the Gulf of Mexico .............................................................................................................. 111 

Table 4-12 Average Annual Inputs (1990-1999) of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Offshore Waters 

of the Gulf of Mexico.......................................................................................................... 112 

Table 4-13 Annual Oil-Spill Occurrence within Coastal and Offshore Waters of the Gulf of 

Mexico (Gulfwide Estimates) ............................................................................................. 113 

Table 4-14 OCS and Non-OCS Program Spill Rates ............................................................................ 114 

Table 4-15 Probability of One or More Offshore Spill Events (percent chance) and the Mean 

Number of Spills Estimated for Two Size Groups (>1,000 bbl and >10,000 bbl) that 

Could Occur as a Result of an Accident Associated with Either Facility, Pipeline, or 

Tanker OCS Program Operations ....................................................................................... 115 

Table 4-16 OCS Offshore Oil Spills (1985-1999)................................................................................. 116 

Table 4-17 Projected Average Annual OCS Emissions Related to the Proposed Action in the WPA 

by Source (tons per year) ................................................................................................... 116 

Table 4-18 Class I OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Western Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases ..................................................... 117 

Table 4-19 Class II OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Western Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases ..................................................... 117 

Table 4-20 Population Projections for a Proposed WPA Lease Sale by Economic Impact Area 

Over 40 Years ..................................................................................................................... 118 

Table 4-21 Population Projected from a Proposed CPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total 

Population by Economic Impact Area ................................................................................ 119 
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Table 4-22 Low-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed 

WPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years......................................................... 120 

Table 4-23 High-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed 

WPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years......................................................... 121 

Table 4-24 Employment Projected from a Proposed WPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total 

Employment by Economic Impact Area ............................................................................. 122 

Table 4-25 Projected Average Annual OCS Emissions Related to the Proposed Action in the CPA 

by Source (tons per year) ................................................................................................... 123 

Table 4-26 Class I OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Central Planning Area and 

the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases ............................................................ 124 

Table 4-27 Class II OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Central Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases ..................................................... 124 

Table 4-28 Population Projections for a Proposed CPA Lease Sale by Economic Impact Area 

Over 40 Years ..................................................................................................................... 125 

Table 4-29 Population Projected from a Proposed CPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total 

Population by Economic Impact Area ................................................................................ 126 

Table 4-30a Low-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed 

CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 1-20)..................................... 127 

Table 4-30b Low-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed 

CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 21-40)................................... 128 

Table 4-31a High-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed 

CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 1-20)..................................... 129 

Table 4-31b High-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed 

CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 21-40)................................... 130 

Table 4-32 Employment Projected from a Proposed CPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total 

Employment by Economic Impact Area ............................................................................. 131 

Table 4-33 Offshore Spills >1,000 Barrels from Accidents Associated with OCS Facility 

Operations (1964-2005) ...................................................................................................... 132

Table 4-34 Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl from Accidents Associated with OCS Pipeline Oil 

Transport (1964-2005) ........................................................................................................ 133 

Table 4-35 Mean Number and Sizes of Spills Estimated to Occur in OCS Offshore Waters from 

an Accident Related to Activities Supporting a Proposed Action Over a 40-Year Time 

Period .................................................................................................................................. 134 

Table 4-36 Mass Balance of a Hypothetical Spill of 4,600 bbl Spilled over a 12-Hour Period from 

a Pipeline Break during the Summer, 50 Miles Off Louisiana (oil characteristics: API 

30° and stable emulsion formation) .................................................................................... 135 

Table 4-37 Mass Balance of a Hypothetical Spill of 4,600 bbl Spilled over 12-Hour Period from 

an OCS Pipeline Break during the Winter, 65 Miles off Texas (oil characteristics: 

API 35°, no emulsion formation) ........................................................................................ 136 

Table 4-38 Estimated Number of Spills that Could Happen in Gulf Coastal Waters from an 

Accident Related to Activities Supporting a Proposed Action ........................................... 137 

Table 4-39 Number and Volume of Chemical and Synthetic-Based Fluid Spills in the Gulf of 

Mexico during the Years 2001-2004................................................................................... 138 

Table 4-40 Record of Past Spills Where >1,000 bbl of Synthetic-Based Fluid (SBF) was Released ... 138 

Table 4-41 Estimated Air Emissions for OCS and Non-OCS Activities in the Western and Central 

Gulf of Mexico Planning Areas .......................................................................................... 139 

Table 4-42 Recommended Mitigation Techniques Used to Avoid or Reduce Adverse Impact to 

Wetlands by Pipelines, Canals, Dredging, and Dredged Material Placement..................... 140 

Table 4-43 Population Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area ............................. 142 
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Table 4-44 Population Projected for the OCS Program as a Percent of Total Population by 

Economic Impact Area........................................................................................................ 143

Table 4-45a Low-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area 

(Years 1-20)......................................................................................................................... 144 

Table 4-45b Low-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area 

(Years 21-40)....................................................................................................................... 145 

Table 4-46a High-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area 

(Years 1-20) ........................................................................................................................ 146 

Table 4-46b High-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area 

(Years 21-40) ...................................................................................................................... 147 

Table 4-47 Employment Projected for the OCS Program as a Percent of Total Employment by 

Economic Impact Area........................................................................................................ 148

Appendix A 

Table A-1 Watermasses in the Gulf of Mexico.................................................................................... 149 

Table A-2 Climatological Data for Selected Gulf Coast Locations ..................................................... 150 

Table A-3 Summary of the Most Damaging Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (1900-2005) ............. 151 

Table A-4 Rigs-to-Reefs Donations and Methods of Removal and Reefing by State as of May 

2006 .................................................................................................................................. 152 

Table A-5 MMS-Funded Hurricane Research and Studies .................................................................. 153 
FIGURES
Figure 1-1. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas, Proposed Lease Sale Areas, and Locations of Major Cities. 
Figure 1-2. Air Quality Jurisdiction. 
Figure 2-1. Location of Proposed Stipulations and Deferrals. 
Figure 2-2. Military Warning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure 3-1. Status of Ozone Attainment in the Coastal Counties and Parishes of the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure 3-2. Coastal and Marine Waters of the Gulf of Mexico with Selected Rivers and Water Depths. 
Figure 3-3. Frequency of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Source: Brooks, 1991. Figure 3-4. Perspective View of the Central Sector of the Mississippi-Alabama Continental Shelf Showing the General Dist

Types of Topographic Features in the Depth Range of 60-120 m. (Light shading indicates the area surveyed for topo
Figure 3-5. Location of Topographic Features in the Gulf of Mexico. 
12 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

East Flower Garden Bank

West Flower Garden Bank

Figure 3-6. Vertically-exaggerated, Multibeam Bathymetric Images of the East (top) and West (bottom) Flower 

Garden Banks Illustrating the Topographic Formation of Each Reef System (C&C Technologies Inc., 

1996). 
Figures 13

Figure 3-7. Vertically-exaggerated, Multibeam Bathymetric Topographic Image of Stetson Bank 

Showing the Vertical Orientation of this Midshelf Topographic Formation (Gardner, 2000). 
14 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 3-8. Sonnier Bank and Protective Zones in the Proposed Topographic Features Stipulation. 
Figure 3-9. Location of Known Chemosynthetic Communities in the Gulf of Mexico. 
16 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 3-10. Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure 3-11. Areas Closed to Longline Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure 3-12. Economic Impact Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figures 19

Source: Louis Berger Group, Inc., 2004. 

Figure 3-13. Onshore Infrastructure Located in Texas. 
20 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Source: Louis Berger Group, Inc., 2004. 

Figure 3-14. Onshore Infrastructure Located in Louisiana and Mississippi. 
Figures 21

Source: Louis Berger Group, Inc., 2004. 

Figure 3-15. Onshore Infrastructure Located in Alabama and Florida. 
Figure 3-16. Economic Land Use Patterns. 
Figure 3-17. Major Ports and Domestic Waterways in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006. Figure 3-18. Counties and Parishes Designated for FEMA Assistance Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 
Figures 25

Figure 3-19. Types of Deepwater Production Structures. 
Figure 3-20. OCS-Related Service Bases in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figures 27

Figure 3-21. Percentage of Minority Population by County in Texas. 
28 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 3-22. Percentage of Minority Population by Parish in Louisiana and by County in Mississippi. 
Figures 29

Figure 3-23. Percentage of Minority Population by County in Alabama and Florida. 
30 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 3-24. Percentage of Poverty by County in Texas. 
Figures 31

Figure 3-25. Percentage of Poverty by Parish in Louisiana and by County in Mississippi. 
32 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 3-26. Percentage of Poverty by County in Alabama and Florida. 
Figure 4-1. Offshore Subareas in the Gulf of Mexico. 
34 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 4-2. Generic Well Schematic. 
Figure 4-3. USEPA Regions 4 and 6 Jurisdictional Boundaries. 
Figure 4-4. Produced Water Extracted in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. 
Figure 4-5. Location of Sand Bank/Shoal Study Areas. 
Figure 4-6. Location of Ship Shoal. 
Figure 4-7. Location of Identified Sand Resource Sites Offshore Alabama. 
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7% 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 

Number of OCS Offshore Spills ≥1,000 bbl (mean number: 43-49, range is a reflection of the range in resource estimate

Low Resource High Resource 

Percent Probability of Occurrence

Figure 4-8. Probability of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a Result of OCS Program Operations 

the Years 2007-2046. 
0%2%4%6%8% 10% 12% 14% 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 

Number of OCS Offshore Spills ≥1000 bbl (mean number: 10-12, range is a reflection of the range in resource estima

Low ResourcHigh Resour

Percent Probability of Occurrence

Figure 4-9. Probability of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a Result of OCS Program Operati

Planning Area during the Years 2007-2046. 
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8% 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 

Number of OCS Offshore Spills ≥1000 bbl (mean number: 33-36, range is a reflection of the range in resource estimat

Low ResourcHigh Resourc

Percent Probability of Occurrence

Figure 4-10. Probability of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a Result of OCS Program Operati

Planning Area during the Years 2007-2046. 
Figures 43

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Low Resource Estimate

High Resource Estimate

000 1 11 222 333 444 555

Number of Facility Spills Number of Pipeline Spills Total Number of Spills

Percent Probability of Occurrence

Figure 4-11. Probability (percent chance) of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as 

a Result of Either Facility or Pipeline Operations Related to a WPA Proposed Action. 

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Low Resource Estimate

High Resource Estimate

000 111 22 2 333 444 555 6 6 6

Number of Facility Spills Number of Pipeline Spills Total Number of Spills

Percent Probability of Occurrence

Figure 4-12. Probability (percent chance) of a Particular Number of Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl Occurring as a 

Result of Either Facility or Pipeline Operations Related to a CPA Proposed Action. 
44 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 4-13. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days the Shoreline 

(counties and parishes) as a Result of a Proposed Action in the Western Planning Area (only counties 

and parishes with greater than a 0.5% risk of contact within 10 days are shown). 

Figure 4-14. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days the Shoreline 

(counties and parishes) as a Result of a Proposed Action in the Central Planning Area (only counties 

and parishes with greater than a 0.5% risk of contact within 10 days are shown). 
Figure 4-15. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days State Offshore Waters or Recre

Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
Figure 4-16. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days the Surface Waters Overlyin

Surrounding Offshore Environmental Features or Boundary Targets as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
Figure 4-17. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Marine Mammal Habitats as a 

CPA Proposed Action. 
Figure 4-18. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Manatee Habitats as a 

a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. Figure 4-19. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Known Location

Sturgeon as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
Figure 4-20. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Sea Turtle Habitats as a Resu

Proposed Action. 
Figure 4-21. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Endangered Beach Mice Habi

WPA or CPA Proposed Action.
Figures 51

Figure 4-22. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Piping Plover 

Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 

Figure 4-23. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Whooping Crane 

Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 

Figure 4-24. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Brown Pelican 

Habitat as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
52 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure 4-25. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Bald Eagle Habitat 

as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 

Figure 4-26. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Raptor Bird 

Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 

Figure 4-27. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Gull, Terns and 

Charadriid Allies Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
Figures 53

Figure 4-28. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Charadriid 

Shoreline Bird Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 

Figure 4-29. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Diving Bird 

Habitats as a Result of a WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
Figure 4-30. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Wading Bird Habitats a

WPA or CPA Proposed Action. Figure 4-31. Probabilities of Oil Spills (>1,000 bbl) Occurring and Contacting within 10 Days Waterfowl Habitats as 

WPA or CPA Proposed Action. 
Figures 55

Figure 4-32. Comparison of Spill Frequency and Spill Volume for Past OCS Spills by Size Category (1971-

1999 MMS OCS spill database (Anderson and LaBelle, 2000). 

.
Figure 4-33. Major Oil Pipeline Landfall Areas Developed for OSRA. 
Figure A-1. Geologic Provinces of the Gulf of the Mexico. 
58 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Figure A-2. Spatial Frequency (%) of the Water Mass Associated with the Loop Current in the 

Eastern Gulf of Mexico Based on Data for the Period 1976-2003. 
Figure A-3. Temperature vs. Salinity, Temperature vs. Depth, and Salinity vs. Depth Based on All Data Collected du

Cruise 62-H3, February to March 1962. 
Figure A-4. Location of Artificial Reef Planning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure A-5. OCS Platform Distribution across the Gulf of Mexico. 
Figure A-6. Locations of Rigs-to-Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. 
TABLES
Tables 65 

Table 1-1 

 

Proposed WPA and CPA Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Lease Sales for 2007-2012 

Sale Area Year 

204 WPA 2007 

205 CPA 2007 

206 CPA 2008 

207 WPA 2008 

208 CPA 2009 

210 WPA 2009 

213 CPA 2010 

215 WPA 2010 

216 CPA 2011 

218 WPA 2011 

222 CPA 2012 
66 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-1 

 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 

Pollutant Averaging Primary Secondary 

 Period Standardsa Standardsb

Ozone 8-hour d 0.08 ppm (157 μg/m3) (same as primary) 

Sulphur Dioxide Annual 0.03 ppm (80 μg/m3) NA

 24-hour 0.14 ppm (365 μg/m3) NA

 3-hour c NA 1,300 μg/m3

Carbon Monoxide 8-hour c 9.0 ppm (10 mg/m3) NA 

1-hour c 35 ppm (40 mg/m3) NA 

Nitrogen Dioxide Annual 0.053 ppm (100 μg/m3) (same as primary) 

Suspended Particulate 

Matter (PM10) Annual 50 μg/m3 (same as primary) 

 24-hour 150 μg/m3 e (same as primary) 

(PM2.5) Annual 15 μg/m3 f (same as primary) 

 24-hour 65 μg/m3 g (same as primary) 

Lead Calendar Quarter 1.5 μg/m3 (same as primary) 

a

 The levels of air quality necessary, with an adequate margin of safety, to protect the 

public health. b

 The levels of air quality necessary to protect the public welfare from any known or 

anticipated adverse effects of a pollutant. c

 Not to be exceeded more than once a year. 

d

 Three-year average of the annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average for 

each monitor. e

 Based on the 99th percentile of 24-hour PM10 concentration at each monitor. 

f

 Based on 3-year average of annual arithmetic mean concentrations. 

g

 Based on 3-year average of 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations. 

Note: mg/m3

 = milligrams per cubic meter = 1,000 μg/m-3.

 μg/m3 = micrograms per cubic meter. 

Source: 40 CFR 50, 2005. 

Table 3-2 

 

Selected Mean Tides Around the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico 

 Daily Mean 

(cm) 

Reference 

South Padre Island, Tex. 33.8 Conrad Blucher Institute, 2001 

Matagorda Island, Tex. 21.3 White et al., 1989 

Sabine Pass, Mosquito Point 26.6 Conrad Blucher Institute, 2001 

Grand Isle, La. 30.0 USDOC, NOAA, 1988 

Chenier Plain, La. 36.0 Penland and Suter, 1989 

Mobile Point, Ala. 36.6 Hummell, 1990 
Tables 67 

Table 3-3 

 

Biotic Zones of Topographic Features with Bank Crest and Seafloor Depth in Meters 

Feature Area Zone Crest (m) Seafloor (m) 

Shelf Edge Banks 

East Flower Gardens Western MS-DMP-M-S-AS-T-A-N 16 100-120 

West Flower Gardens Western MS-DMP-M-S-AS-T-A-N 20 110-130 

Alderice Central AS-T-A-N 55 84-90 

Appelbaum Western AS-T-A-N 76 100-120 

Bouma Central AS-T-A-N 60 90-100 

Bright Central S-AS-T-A-N 37 110 

Diaphus Central T-A-N 73 110-130 

Elvers Central AS-T-A-N 60 180 

Ewing Central AS-T-A-N 56 85-100 

Geyer Central AS-T-A-N 37 190-210 

Jakkula Central AS-T-A-N 59 120-140 

MacNeil Western AS-T-A-N 62 86-94 

McGrail Central S-AS-T-A-N 45 110-130 

Parker Central AS-T-A-N 60 100 

Rankin Western AS-T-A-N 52 110-140 

Rezak Central AS-T-A-N 60 120 

Sackett Central AS-T-A-N 67 100 

Sidner Central AS-T-A-N 55 150 

Sweet Central AS-T-A-N 75 130-200 

Low-Relief Midshelf Banks 

32 Fathom Western T-A-N 52 55 

Claypile Western A-N 40 50 

Coffee Lump Western T-A-N 62 70 

Midshelf Banks 

29 Fathom Western T-A-N 52 72 

Fishnet Central T-A-N 66 78 

Sonnier Central MS-M-S-AS-T-A-N 17 50 

Stetson Western MS-M-S-AS-T-A-N 17 52 

Low-Relief South Texas Banks 

Big Dunn Bar Western T-A-N 61 67 

Blackfish Ridge Western T-A-N 60 70-74 

Mysterious Western T-A-N 70 74-86 

Small Dunn Bar Western T-A-N 63 67 

South Texas Banks 

Aransas Western T-A-N 57 70-72 

Baker Western T-A-N 56 70-74 

Dream Western T-A-N 62 80 

Hospital Western T-A-N 59 70-78 

North Hospital Western T-A-N 58 68-70 

South Baker Western T-A-N 59 80-84 

Southern Western T-A-N 58 80 

A = Antipatharian Zone MS = Millepora/Sponge Zone 

AS = Algal/Sponge Zone N = Nepheloid Zone 

DMP = Diploria/Montastraea/Porites Zone S = Stephanocoenia

M = Madracis Zone T = Transitional

Sources: Rezak and Bright, 1981; Rezak et al., 1983. 
68 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-4 

 

Estimated Abundance of Cetaceans 

in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Oceanic Waters 

Species Common Name Estimated Number of 

Individuals 

Balaenoptera edeni Bryde’s whale 40 

Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale 1,349 

Kogia spp. Dwarf or pygmy sperm whale 742 

Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier’s beaked whale 95 

Unidentified ziphiid Unidentified beaked whales 146 

Feresa attenuata Pygmy killer whale 408 

Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale 1,038 

Orcinus orca Killer whale 133 

Globicephala sp. Pilot whale 2,388 

Peponocephala electra Melonheaded whale 3,451 

Grampus griseus Risso’s dolphin 2,169 

Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin 27,559 

Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin 2,223 

Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser’s dolphin 726 

Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin 30,947 

Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin 11,971 

Stenella attenuate Pantropical spotted dolphin 91,321 

Stenella clymene Clymene dolphin 17,355 

Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin 6,505 

Source: Waring et al., 2004. 
Tables 69 

Table 3-5 

 

Sea Turtle Taxa of the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

Order Testudines (turtles) Relative Occurrence ESA Status 

Family Cheloniidae (hardshell sea turtles) 

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) C T/E 

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) C E 

Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) R E 

Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi) C E 

Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) 

Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacia) U E 

Population status in the northern Gulf is summarized according to the following categories: 

COMMON (C): A common species is one that is abundant wherever it occurs in the region (i.e., the northern 

Gulf). Most common species are widely distributed over the area. 

UNCOMMON (U): An uncommon species may or may not be widely distributed but does not occur in large 

numbers. Uncommon species are not necessarily rare or endangered. 

RARE (R): A rare species is one that is present in such small numbers throughout the region that it is seldom 

seen. Although not threatened with extinction, a rare species may become endangered if conditions in its 

environment change. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) status is summarized according to listing status under the following categories: 

ENDANGERED (E): Species determined to be in imminent danger of extinction throughout all of a significant 

portion of their range. 

THREATENED (T): Species determined likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. 

Table 3-6 

 

Common Diving Birds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence* Feeding Behavior and Diet 

Common loon Gavia immer Wintering resident Dives from surface for fish, 

arthropods, snails, leeches, 

frogs, and salamanders 

Horned grebe Podiceps auritus Wintering resident Fish and some arthropods 

Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis TX, LA, MS, AL Arthropods 

Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps Permanent 

resident 

Arthropods, small fish 

Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Permanent 

resident 

Swims underwater for fish, 

frogs, snakes, and leeches 

Olivaceous cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus * NA

Double-crested 

cormorant 

Phylacrocorax auritus Permanent 

resident 

NA

*All of these diving birds are distributed Gulfwide except where otherwise indicated. 

 NA = Not available. 
70 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-7 

 

Common Marsh or Wading Birds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence* Feeding Behavior 

and Diet 

American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus * Amphibians, small fish, 

small snakes, crawfish, 

small rodents, and water 

bugs 

Least bittern Ixobrychus exilus Summer resident NA 

Great blue heron Ardea herodias * Various aquatic animals 

Great egret Casmerodias albus * Fish, frogs, snakes, 

crawfish, and large insects

Snowy egret Egretta thula * Arthropods, fish 

Little blue heron Egretta caerulea * Small vertebrates, 

crustaceans, and large 

insects 

Tricolored heron Egretta tricolor * NA 

Reddish egret Egretta rufescens Gulfwide except for central 

and eastern FL Panhandle 

NA 

Cattle egret Bulbulcus ibis * NA 

Green-backed heron Butorides striatus Permanent resident in central 

LA and eastward; summer 

resident, TX and western LA 

NA 

Black-crowned night 

heron 

Nycticorax nicticorax * NA 

Yellow-crowned 

night heron 

Nyctanassa biolacea Permanent resident TX, 

eastern LA, MS, AL, and 

eastern FL Panhandle 

Aquatic organisms, 

especially crustaceans 

White ibis Eudocimus albus * NA 

Glossy ibis Plegadis falconellus * Snakes, crawfish, and 

crabs 

White-faced ibis Plegadis chini Permanent resident in TX and 

western and central LA; 

summer resident in eastern LA

NA 

Roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Permanent resident; summer 

resident in LA 

NA 

*All wading birds are permanent residents Gulfwide unless otherwise indicated. 

 NA = Not available. 
Tables 71 

Table 3-8 

 

Common Waterfowl in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

Common Name Scientific Name Occurrence* Feeding Behavior and Diet 

Wood duck Aix sponsa Year-round Dabbler; eats plants, invertebrates, 

tadpoles, and salamanders 

Canvasback duck Aythya valisineria Year-round Diver; feeds on molluscs and aquatic 

plants 

Redhead duck Aythya americana * Diver; mostly herbivorous 

Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris * Diver 

Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor Nests in TX, LA Feeds nocturnally on plant seeds on shore 

Lesser scaup Aythya affinis High abundance Diver; feeds on plants and animals 

Greater scaup Aythya maarila * 

Feeds on plants, insects, and invertebrates 

in nesting season; diet at sea in winter is 

mostly molluscs and plants 

Black scoter Melanitta nigra Low abundance Diver; feeds mostly on molluscs 

White-winged scoter Melanitta fusca TX, LA, AL; low 

abundance Diver; feeds mostly on shellfish 

Surf scoter Melanitta perspicilla Low abundance Diver; feeds mostly on molluscs and 

crustaceans 

Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula * Diver; needs on molluscs, crustaceans, 

insects, and aquatic plants 

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola * 

Diver; in fresh water, eats aquatic adult 

and larval insects, snails, small fish, and 

aquatic plant seeds; in salt water, eats 

crustaceans, shellfish, and snails 

Common merganser Mergus merganser * Diver; feeds on molluscs, crustaceans, 

aquatic insects, and some plants 

Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator * Eats mostly fish 

Hooded merganser Lophodytes 

cucullatus * 

Diver; thin serrated bill is adapted to taking 

fish; also feeds on crustaceans, aquatic 

insects, other animals, and plants 

Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus 

Winters on Atlantic 

Coast, minor 

presence in Gulf 

NA 

Greater white-fronted goose Answer albifrons TX, LA, AL Feeds on plants and insects 

Snow goose Chen caerulescens TX, LA, MS, AL Dabbler; grazer; herbivore 

Canada goose Branta canadensis * Dabbler; herbivore 

Brant goose Branta bernicla FL Herbivore 

Mallard duck Anas platyrhynchos * 

Dabbler; usually a herbivore; female 

supplements diet with invertebrate protein 

source when producing eggs 

Mottled duck Anas fulvigula TX, LA year-round Dabbler; invertebrates and some plant 

material 

American widgeon duck Anas americana * Dabbler; may feed on widgeon grass 

(Ruppia maritima)

Northern pintail duck Anas acuta Abundant in TX Dabbler mostly herbivorous 

Northern shoveler duck Anas clypeata * 

Dabbler; strains food through combs of 

teeth that are found inside the bill on each 

side 

Blue-winged teal duck Anas discors * Dabbler; mostly herbivorous 

Cinnamon teal duck Anas cyanoptera TX, west LA 

Dabbler; eats invertebrates, plant seeds, 

and algae; sometimes skims water surface 

with bill 

Gadwall duck Anas strepera * Dabbler; mostly herbivorous 

Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis * Diver; mostly herbivorous 

*All waterfowl are win tering residents Gulfwide unless otherwise indicated. 

 NA = Not available. 
72 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-9 

 

Species Listed in the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Plans 

Species Scientific Name Species Scientific Name 

Red Drum (1) Coastal Migratory Pelagic (3) 

Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus Species in the Management Unit 

 King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla 

Reef Fish (43) Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus 

maculatus 

Balistidae—Triggerfishes (1) Cobia Rachycentron canadum 

Gray triggerfish Balistes capriscus Species in the Fishery, but not in 

the Management Unit 

Carangidae—Jacks (4) Cero Scomberomorus regalis 

Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili Little tunny Euthynnus alleteratus 

Lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata Dolphin Coryphaena hippurus 

Almaco jack Seriola rivoliana Bluefish (GOM only) Pomatomus saltatrix 

Banded rudderfish Seriola zonata 

 

Labridae—Wrasses (1) Shrimp (4) 

Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus 

Lutjanidae—Snappers (14) White shrimp Penaeus setiferus 

Queen snapper Etelis oculatus Pink shrimp Penaeus duorarum 

Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis Royal red shrimp Pleoticus robustus 

Schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus 

Blackfin snapper Lutjanus buccanella Stone Crab (2) 

Red snapper Lutjanus campechanus Species in the Management Unit 

Cubera snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus Stone Crab Menippe mercenaria, 

Gray snapper Lutjanus griseus Stone Crab (Cedar Key N) Menippe adina 

Dog snapper Lutjanus jocu 

Mahogany snapper Lutjanus mahogoni Spiny Lobster (2) 

Lane snapper Lutjanus synagris Species in the Management Unit 

Silk snapper Lutjanus vivanus Spiny lobster Panulirus argus 

Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus Slipper lobster Scyllarides nodife 

Wenchman Pristipomoides aquilonaris 

Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Species in the fishery but not in 

the Management Unit 

Malacanthidae—Tilefishes (5) Spotted spiny lobster Panulirus guttatus 

Goldface tilefish Caulolatilus chrysops Smooth tail lobster Panulirus laevicauda 

Blackline tilefish Caulolatilus cyanops Spanish slipper lobster Scyllarides aequinoctialis

Anchor tilefish Caulolatilus intermedius 

Blueline tilefish Caulolatilus microps 

(Golden) Tilefish Lopholatilus 

chamaeleonticeps 

Serranidae—Groupers (18) 

Dwarf sand perch Diplectrum bivittatum 

Sand perch Diplectrum formosum 

Rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis 

Speckled hind Epinephelus drummondhayi

Yellowedge grouper Epinephelus flavolimbatus 

Red hind Epinephelus guttatus 

Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara 

Red grouper Epinephelus morio 

Misty grouper Epinephelus mystacinus 

Warsaw grouper Epinephelus nigritus 

Snowy grouper Epinephelus niveatus 

Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus 

Marbled grouper Epinephelus inermis 

Black grouper Mycteroperca bonaci 

Yellowmouth grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis 

Gag Mycteroperca microlepis 

Scamp Mycteroperca phenax 

Yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenosa 

Source: Adopted from Table 1.5.1, GMFMC (2004).
Tables 73 

Table 3-10 

 

Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat Assessment 

(species under Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Plans) 

Species Presence in 

Destin Dome Unit 

Bay and Estuary 

Relationships 

Adult Prey Species 

Invertebrates 

brown shrimp adult present year-round major nursery area ornivorous 

white shrimp occurs; only most 

northern part 

nursery area ornivorous 

pink shrimp not present nursery area ornivorous 

stone crab uncommon; only most 

northern part 

nursery area oportunistic carnivore 

spiny lobster occurs none noted mollusks and arthropods

Fish in Taxonomic Order 

gag grouper occurs seagrass beds, nursery 

nearshore 

primarily fish 

red grouper adult present year-round none noted primarily fish 

scamp grouper occurs none noted primarily fish 

tilefish rare; only in deepest 

waters 

none noted primarily crustaceans 

cobia adult present during 

summer 

nursery nearshore primarily crustaceans 

and some fish 

lesser amberjack occurs none noted cephalopods 

greater amberjack occurs none noted variety fish, crustaceans, 

and cephalopods 

dolphin fish adult present year-round none noted pelagic fish 

lane snapper occurs nursery nearshore fish, crustaceans, 

mollusks, algae 

gray snapper adult present year-round nursery nearshore fish, shrimp, and crabs 

red snapper adult present year-round nursery nearshore fish, shrimp 

red drum uncommon; only most 

northern part 

nursery nearshore crustaceans 

yellowtail snapper occurs none noted benthic fish and 

crustaceans 

king mackerel adult present year-round; 

spawning 

none noted mostly fish, anchovies, 

and herrings 

spanish mackerel uncommon; northern 

part only 

nursery nearshore mostly fish, anchovies, 

and herrings 

gray triggerfish occurs none noted mostly bivalves and 

barnacles; also 

polychaetes and 

echinoderms 
74 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-11 

 

Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat Assessment 

(highly migratory species managed by NOAA Fisheries Service) 

Species Presence in Western or Central Planning Areas; 

Eco-regions 3, 4, or 5 (GMFMC, 2004) 

Known Prey Species 

Billfish 

blue marlin Juvenile/subadult and adults occur in area beyond 

100-m contour 

Adults: fish at surface, and 

deepwater: scombrids, 

cephalopods 

white marlin Juvenile/subadult and adults occur in area beyond 

50-m contour 

Juveniles/fish; adults/squid 

and fish 

sailfish Juvenile/subadult only occurs to south of area 

beyond 200-m contour 

Pelagic schooling fish and 

squids 

Swordfish Spawning and eggs/larvae and adults occur in area 

beyond 100-m contour 

Larvae: zooplankton, fish 

larvae 

Juveniles: fish, squid, pelagic 

crustaceans 

Adults: pelagic fish, squid, 

demersal fish 

Tunas 

bluefin tuna Spawning and eggs/larvae occur in area no 

juvenile/subadult or adult noted 

Juveniles: crustacea, larval, 

and small fish 

skipjack tuna Spawning, eggs/larvae occurs to south of area 

beyond 200-m contour 

Larvae: small fish 

yellowfin tuna Spawning and eggs/larvae, subadult, and adult 

occurs to south of area beyond 200-m contour 

Larvae: small fish 

Juveniles: fish 

Adults: crustacea and fish 

Sharks 

blacktip Late juvenile/subadult only noted in area, nearshore None noted (unknown) 

bull Late juvenile/subadult only noted in area, nearshore None noted (unknown) 

dusky No life stage occurrence noted, but area designated 

as research area 

None noted (unknown) 

silky Neonate/early juvenile only noted south of area 

beyond 200-m contour 

None noted (unknown) 

tiger Neonate/early juvenile, late juvenile, subadult, and 

adult occurs in area 

None noted (unknown) 

Atlantic 

sharpnose 

Adults only in area None noted (unknown) 

Longfin mako Neonate/early juvenile, and juvenile/ subadult occur 

to south of area beyond 200-m contour; adults occur 

in area beyond 100-m contour 

None noted (unknown) 
Tables 75 

Table 3-12 

 

Top Species Commonly Caught by Recreational Fishers in the 

Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Gulf Coast States (2003) 

Species Number Fish Inland (#) Ocean (#) Pounds Inland (lb) Ocean (lb) 

Black drum 1,523,614 1,348,578 175,036 2,857,730 2,554,785 302,945 

Dolphins 650,531 0 650,531 2,530,872 0 2,530,872 

Gray snapper 6,073,935 3,551,826 2,522,109 1,893,108 488,321 1,404,784 

Great amberjack 346,069 1,697 344,372 2,416,947 686 2,416,261 

Herrings 36,080,133 28,139,743 7,940,389 319,316 262,552 56,764 

King mackerel 398,234 3,166 395,068 2,763,371 14,892 2,748,479 

Mycteroperca groupers 4,021,740 907,897 3,113,843 3,529,371 138,793 3,390,576 

Pinfishes 9,106,417 4,607,298 4,499,120 1,775,960 763,852 1,012,108 

Red drum 8,587,461 7,347,631 1,239,830 13,113,186 11,004,563 2,108,623 

Red snapper 2,934,322 14,991 2,919,330 3,921,340 7,310 3,914,031 

Saltwater catfishes 11,767,737 8,261,074 3,506,663 793,312 471,526 321,786 

Sand seatrout 4,062,981 3,579,486 483,495 1,556,192 1,377,009 179,183 

Sheepshead 3,945,716 3,173,873 771,843 5,002,901 3,661,345 1,341,554 

Spotted seatrout 28,785,103 23,018,643 5,766,460 11,881,531 9,950,455 1,931,077 

Source: USDOC, NOAA, National Ocean Service, 2005. 

Table 3-13 

 

Recreational Fishing Participation in the 

Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Gulf Coast States (2003) 

Participation Estimates (number of people) State 

Coastal Non-Coastal Out-of-State Total 

West Florida 1,965,124 0 2,317,524 4,282,648 

Alabama 187,257 122,899 213,903 524,059 

Mississippi 159,459 53,209 48,328 260,996 

Louisiana 726,741 79,422 204,406 1,010,569 

 

Gulf Total 3,038,581 255,530 2,784,161 6,078,272 

Source: USDOC, NOAA, National Ocean Service, 2005. 
76 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-14 

 

Mode of Fishing in the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Gulf Coast States 

 (not including Texas) (2003) 

State Area Number of Trips % State Total 

Alabama Shore Ocean (<3 mi) 407,097 27.1% 

 Shore Inland 180,405 12.0% 

 Charter Ocean (<3 mi) 8,457 0.6% 

 Charter Ocean (>3 mi) 54,233 3.6% 

 Charter Inland 3,874 0.3% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (<3 mi) 265,688 17.7% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (>3 mi) 250,154 16.7% 

 Private/Rental Inland 330,082 22.0% 

 Total 1,499,990 

West Florida Shore Ocean (<10 mi) 2,809,906 17.6% 

 Shore Inland 3,481,135 21.7% 

 Charter Ocean (<10mi) 136,633 0.9% 

 Charter Ocean (> 10 mi) 273,038 1.7% 

 Charter Inland 86,539 0.5% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (<10 mi) 3,165,002 19.8% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (>10 mi) 1,232,367 7.7% 

 Private/Rental Inland 4,824,355 30.1% 

 Total 16,008,975 

Louisiana Shore Ocean (<3 mi) 151,608 3.5% 

 Shore Inland 720,392 16.9% 

 Charter Ocean (<3 mi) 6,973 0.2% 

 Charter Ocean (>3 mi) 25,519 0.6% 

 Charter Inland 71,690 1.7% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (<3 mi) 101,735 2.4% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (>3 mi) 87,895 2.1% 

 Private/Rental Inland 3,105,109 72.7% 

 Total 4,270,921 

Mississippi Shore Ocean (<3 mi) 24,025 2.0% 

 Shore Inland 404,762 33.7% 

 Charter Ocean (<3 mi) 7,706 0.6% 

 Charter Ocean (>3 mi) 6,265 0.5% 

 Charter Inland 10,345 0.9% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (<3 mi) 2,608 0.2% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (>3 mi) 52,814 4.4% 

 Private/Rental Inland 692,198 57.6% 

 Total 1,200,723 

Gulf Total Shore Ocean (<3 mi) 3,392,636 14.8% 

 Shore Inland 4,786,694 20.8% 

 Charter Ocean (<3 mi) 159,769 0.7% 

 Charter Ocean (>3 mi) 359,055 1.6% 

 Charter Inland 172,448 0.8% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (<3 mi) 3,535,033 15.4% 

 Private/Rental Ocean (>3 mi) 1,623,230 7.1% 

 Private/Rental Inland 8,951,744 39.0% 

 Total 22,980,609 

Source: USDOC, NOAA, National Ocean Service, 2005. 
Tables 77 

Table 3-15 

 

 Employment in Tourism-Related Industries by Labor Market Area in 2002 

 Total Mid-March Total Establishments by Employment Size Class Labor Market Area Employees Establishments 1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 249 250 or more

 

Mobile 41,434 2,311 1,348 784 167 12 

Alabama State Total 252,651 14,443 8,610 4,733 1,036 64 

 

Biloxi – Gulfport 45,952 1,643 920 594 110 19 

Mississippi State Total 192,921 9,518 5,709 3,143 595 71 

Lake Charles 22,816 1,014 585 357 61 11 

Lafayette 32,767 1,839 1,089 624 116 10 

Baton Rouge 50,826 2,411 1,326 854 216 15 

Houma 17,640 1,011 639 310 56 6 

New Orleans 123,008 5,295 3,102 1,665 478 50 

Louisiana State Total 318,616 15,221 8,911 5,022 1,175 113 

 . 

Brownsville 46,838 2,472 1,455 843 157 17 

Corpus Christi 31,579 1,945 1,205 620 112 8 

Brazoria 14,762 960 610 291 55 4 

Victoria 12,095 882 559 281 41 1 

Beaumont - Port Arthur 25,836 1,509 954 436 112 7 

Houston - Galveston 309,195 14,484 8,604 4,461 1,316 103 

Texas State Total 1,379,094 68,380 39,644 22,703 5,592 441 

 

Panama City 16,176 932 569 294 66 3 

Pensacola 43,848 2,229 1,352 672 190 15 

Lake City 6,901 498 348 126 22 2 

Tallahassee 27,130 1,395 805 467 113 10 

Gainesville 20,807 1,080 658 323 91 8 

Ocala 19,913 1,128 736 292 96 4 

Tampa - St. Petersburg 169,975 8,033 5,044 2,116 819 54 

Ft. Myers 62,385 2,773 1,602 842 310 19 

Miami 290,494 15,205 10,245 3,656 1,164 140 

Sarasota 51,503 2,595 1,583 733 269 10 

Florida State Total 1,227,526 58,002 36,503 15,672 5,376 451 

Source: USDOC, Bureau of the Census, 2006. 
78 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-16 

 

Employment in Tourism-Related Industries by Economic Impact Area in 2002 

Economic Impact Establishments by Employment Size Class 

Area (EIA) 

Total Mid-March 

Employees 

Total 

Establishments 1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 249 250 or more 

 

AL-1 41,434 2,311 1,348 784 167 12 

MS-1 45,952 1,643 920 594 110 19 

LA-1 22,816 1,014 585 357 61 11 

LA-2 32,767 1,839 1,089 624 116 10 

LA-3 68,466 3,422 1,965 1,164 272 21 

LA-4 123,008 5,295 3,102 1,665 478 50 

Louisiana EIA Total 247,057 11,570 6,741 3,810 927 92 

 

TX-1 78,417 4,417 2,660 1,463 269 25 

TX-2 26,857 1,842 1,169 572 96 5 

TX-3 335,031 15,993 9,558 4,897 1,428 110 

Texas EIA Total 440,305 22,252 13,387 6,932 1,793 140 

 

FL-1 60,024 3,161 1,921 966 256 18 

FL-2 34,031 1,893 1,153 593 135 12 

FL-3 210,695 10,241 6,438 2,731 1,006 66 

FL-4 404,382 20,573 13,430 5,231 1,743 169 

Florida EIA Total 709,132 35,868 22,942 9,521 3,140 265 

Source: USDOC, Bureau of the Census, 2006. 
Tables 79 

Table 3-17 

 

Classification of the Gulf Economic Impact Areas 

Economic Impact Area Economic Impact Area Economic Impact Area 

State Area Labor Market County State Area Labor Market County State Area Labor Market County 

Alabama AL-1 Mobile Baldwin Texas TX-1 Brownsville Cameron Florida FL-1 Panama City Bay 

 Clarke Hidalgo Franklin 

 Conecuh Starr Gulf 

 Escambia Willacy Pensacola Escambia 

 Mobile Corpus Christi Aransas Okaloosa 

 Monroe Brooks Santa Rosa 

 Washington Duval Walton 

 Wilcox Jim Wells FL-2 Tallahassee Calhoun 

 Kenedy Gadsden 

Mississippi MS-1 Biloxi-Gulfport George Kleberg Holmes 

 Greene Nueces Jackson 

 Hancock Refugio Jefferson 

 Harrison San Patricio Leon 

 Jackson TX-2 Brazoria Brazoria Liberty 

 Pearl River Matagorda Wakulla 

 Stone Wharton Washington 

 Victoria Calhoun Lake City Columbia 

Louisiana LA-1 Lake Charles Allen Colorado Hamilton 

 Beauregard Dewitt Lafayette 

 Calcasieu Fayette Madison 

 Cameron Goliad Suwannee 

 Jefferson Davis Gonzales Taylor 

 Vernon Jackson FL-3 Ocala Citrus 

 LA-2 Lafayette Acadia Lavaca Marion 

 Evangeline Victoria Gainesville Alachua 

 Iberia TX-3 Beaumont - Hardin Bradford 

 Lafayette Port Arthur Jasper Dixie 

 St. Landry Jefferson Gilchrist 

 St. Martin Newton Levy 

 Vermillion Orange Union 

 LA-3 Baton Rouge Ascension Polk Tampa-St. Petersburg Hernando 

 East Baton Rouge Tyler Hillsborough

 Iberville Houston - Austin Pasco 

 Livingston Galveston Chambers Pinellas 

 Tangipahoa Fort Bend FL-4 Ft. Myers Collier 

 West Baton Rouge Galveston Lee 

 Houma Assumption Harris Miami Broward 

 Lafourche Liberty Miami-Dade 

 St. Mary Montgomery Monroe 

 Terrebonne San Jacinto Sarasota Charlotte 

 LA-4 New Orleans Jefferson Waller DeSoto 

 Orleans Washington Manatee 

 Plaquemines Sarasota 

 St. Bernard 

 St. Charles 

 St. James 

 St. John the Baptist 

 St. Tammany 

 Washington 
80 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-18 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area TX-1 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 1,172.83 1,488.18 1,581.51 1,617.80 1,651.49 1,686.51 1,717.47 1,748.38 1,779.06 1,809.74 1,967.42 2,128.28 2,293.97 2,467.95

 

 AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 37.80% 36.11% 35.96% 35.75% 35.42% 35.13% 34.84% 34.60% 34.31% 33.99% 32.47% 31.07% 28.89% 27.61%

 AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 22.60% 21.36% 21.71% 21.90% 21.82% 21.66% 21.53% 21.37% 21.29% 21.27% 20.77% 20.01% 20.61% 20.20%

 AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 17.93% 19.50% 18.97% 18.85% 18.90% 18.98% 19.03% 19.11% 19.17% 19.16% 19.52% 20.16% 19.86% 19.71%

 AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 11.33% 12.33% 12.78% 13.01% 13.39% 13.78% 14.14% 14.46% 14.72% 14.97% 15.71% 15.95% 16.39% 16.92%

 AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 10.34% 10.70% 10.58% 10.50% 10.47% 10.46% 10.46% 10.47% 10.51% 10.61% 11.53% 12.81% 14.24% 15.56%

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 29.89 32.65 33.01 33.12 33.50 33.88 34.26 34.61 34.94 35.28 36.59 37.90 39.52 41.06 

 

 WHITE POPULATION 25.27% 20.45% 19.16% 18.78% 18.45% 18.16% 17.89% 17.63% 17.38% 17.15% 16.14% 15.29% 14.61% 14.09%

 BLACK POPULATION 1.38% 1.38% 1.29% 1.26% 1.25% 1.24% 1.23% 1.22% 1.21% 1.20% 1.16% 1.13% 1.11% 1.09%

 NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.14% 0.17% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.13% 0.12%

 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.40% 0.73% 0.78% 0.80% 0.81% 0.83% 0.84% 0.85% 0.87% 0.88% 0.92% 0.96% 0.98% 1.01%

 HISPANIC POPULATION 72.81% 77.27% 78.59% 78.98% 79.32% 79.61% 79.87% 80.13% 80.38% 80.61% 81.62% 82.48% 83.17% 83.69%

 

 MALE POPULATION 48.53% 48.68% 48.69% 48.71% 48.68% 48.68% 48.67% 48.66% 48.65% 48.64% 48.59% 48.53% 48.44% 48.35%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 471.14 640.56 688.24 702.46 716.70 730.94 745.17 759.41 773.64 787.88 859.04 930.22 1,001.40 1,072.57

 

 FARM EMPLOYMENT 3.25% 2.00% 1.89% 1.84% 1.80% 1.76% 1.72% 1.68% 1.65% 1.61% 1.46% 1.33% 1.21% 1.12%

 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 2.26% 2.41% 2.55% 2.53% 2.52% 2.50% 2.49% 2.48% 2.46% 2.45% 2.39% 2.35% 2.30% 2.27%

 MINING 2.81% 1.58% 1.54% 1.51% 1.49% 1.47% 1.45% 1.42% 1.41% 1.39% 1.30% 1.23% 1.17% 1.11%

 CONSTRUCTION 5.68% 6.87% 6.66% 6.66% 6.65% 6.65% 6.65% 6.64% 6.64% 6.64% 6.62% 6.61% 6.60% 6.60%

 MANUFACTURING 8.57% 6.37% 4.90% 4.84% 4.79% 4.74% 4.69% 4.65% 4.60% 4.56% 4.36% 4.20% 4.05% 3.93%

 TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 3.81% 4.44% 4.29% 4.27% 4.26% 4.25% 4.23% 4.22% 4.21% 4.20% 4.15% 4.11% 4.07% 4.04%

 WHOLESALE TRADE 3.93% 3.34% 3.05% 3.02% 2.99% 2.96% 2.93% 2.91% 2.88% 2.86% 2.75% 2.66% 2.58% 2.51%

 RETAIL TRADE 19.05% 17.89% 17.78% 17.67% 17.58% 17.48% 17.39% 17.31% 17.22% 17.14% 16.78% 16.47% 16.21% 15.98%

 FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.80% 5.67% 6.01% 5.97% 5.93% 5.89% 5.85% 5.81% 5.78% 5.75% 5.59% 5.47% 5.36% 5.26%

 SERVICES 24.72% 30.13% 32.73% 32.96% 33.19% 33.40% 33.61% 33.80% 33.99% 34.18% 35.01% 35.71% 36.31% 36.83%

 FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.53% 1.92% 1.78% 1.76% 1.73% 1.71% 1.68% 1.66% 1.64% 1.62% 1.53% 1.45% 1.38% 1.32%

 FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 1.65% 1.65% 1.44% 1.41% 1.38% 1.36% 1.34% 1.31% 1.29% 1.27% 1.17% 1.09% 1.02% 0.96%

 STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 15.95% 15.74% 15.40% 15.55% 15.70% 15.84% 15.97% 16.10% 16.22% 16.34% 16.88% 17.33% 17.72% 18.06%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 10,800.99 16,122.59 18,078.88 18,608.83 19,122.16 19,641.84 20,171.93 20,703.28 21,246.07 21,800.60 24,759.66 28,058.99 31,743.04 35,862.37

 FARM EARNINGS 1.32% 1.27% 1.19% 0.98% 0.97% 0.96% 0.95% 0.94% 0.93% 0.92% 0.88% 0.83% 0.79% 0.75%

 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.24% 1.08% 1.02% 1.01% 1.01% 1.00% 0.99% 0.99% 0.98% 0.97% 0.94% 0.92% 0.90% 0.88%

 MINING 4.35% 3.04% 2.96% 3.09% 3.02% 2.95% 2.89% 2.82% 2.76% 2.71% 2.44% 2.21% 2.00% 1.82%

 CONSTRUCTION 5.83% 6.52% 6.50% 6.67% 6.65% 6.62% 6.59% 6.56% 6.53% 6.50% 6.36% 6.22% 6.09% 5.96%

 MANUFACTURING 11.24% 9.44% 8.24% 8.14% 8.03% 7.93% 7.85% 7.78% 7.71% 7.63% 7.23% 6.79% 6.32% 5.82%

 TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 5.58% 6.37% 5.64% 5.61% 5.58% 5.56% 5.53% 5.51% 5.48% 5.46% 5.35% 5.26% 5.17% 5.10%

 WHOLESALE TRADE 4.71% 4.45% 4.60% 4.55% 4.49% 4.43% 4.38% 4.33% 4.28% 4.23% 4.00% 3.80% 3.61% 3.44%

 RETAIL TRADE 12.55% 11.88% 11.96% 11.87% 11.78% 11.70% 11.63% 11.56% 11.50% 11.44% 11.13% 10.84% 10.56% 10.29%

 FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.83% 4.90% 5.41% 5.39% 5.40% 5.41% 5.41% 5.42% 5.42% 5.42% 5.44% 5.46% 5.47% 5.48%

 SERVICES 22.78% 24.95% 26.51% 26.76% 27.04% 27.31% 27.58% 27.84% 28.11% 28.38% 29.74% 31.15% 32.60% 34.09%

 FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 5.72% 4.83% 4.73% 4.68% 4.63% 4.58% 4.52% 4.46% 4.41% 4.35% 4.09% 3.84% 3.62% 3.41%

 FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 2.24% 2.74% 2.56% 2.37% 2.34% 2.31% 2.28% 2.25% 2.23% 2.20% 2.07% 1.94% 1.82% 1.70%

 STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 18.60% 18.52% 18.68% 18.88% 19.06% 19.24% 19.39% 19.53% 19.66% 19.79% 20.33% 20.74% 21.04% 21.25%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 15,354.71 23,186.51 25,745.65 26,534.84 27,325.92 28,110.62 28,913.42 29,728.96 30,564.67 31,421.16 36,037.74 41,275.27 47,232.58 54,025.27 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 13,092.03 15,580.45 16,279.13 16,401.79 16,546.21 16,667.96 16,834.90 17,003.70 17,180.24 17,362.23 18,317.26 19,393.71 20,589.88 21,890.76 

 W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 65.16 65.20 68.06 69.54 69.36 69.31 69.25 69.20 69.15 69.10 68.93 68.81 68.75 68.75 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 3.34 3.29 3.28 3.26 3.25 3.24 3.23 3.22 3.21 3.20 3.17 3.15 3.15 3.17 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 41,608.62 50,577.77 53,915.69 56,277.77 56,582.31 56,790.23 57,132.85 57,427.38 57,811.54 58,213.31 60,461.77 63,408.15 66,916.85 71,012.23 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 351.28 451.74 482.89 495.61 507.65 520.28 531.62 542.91 554.10 565.29 621.48 675.50 727.93 779.01

 LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 22.00% 17.46% 16.66% 16.41% 16.16% 15.92% 15.67% 15.44% 15.21% 14.98% 13.88% 12.72% 11.33% 9.77%

 $10,000 TO $19,999 20.87% 19.58% 18.71% 18.44% 18.18% 17.91% 17.63% 17.37% 17.11% 16.85% 15.62% 14.32% 12.76% 11.01%

 $20,000 TO $29,999 15.98% 15.90% 15.55% 15.43% 15.31% 15.17% 15.01% 14.83% 14.65% 14.45% 13.50% 12.46% 11.14% 9.62%

 $30,000 TO $44,999 16.69% 17.42% 18.02% 18.23% 18.43% 18.64% 18.84% 19.05% 19.25% 19.44% 20.13% 20.48% 20.10% 18.44%

 $45,000 TO $59,999 10.38% 11.21% 11.76% 11.93% 12.10% 12.27% 12.45% 12.64% 12.83% 13.02% 14.02% 15.23% 16.85% 18.90%

 $60,000 TO $74,999 5.97% 6.93% 7.26% 7.36% 7.46% 7.57% 7.68% 7.79% 7.90% 8.01% 8.61% 9.35% 10.49% 12.18%

 $75,000 TO $99,999 3.94% 5.97% 6.24% 6.32% 6.40% 6.49% 6.58% 6.67% 6.76% 6.86% 7.35% 7.97% 8.94% 10.35%

 $100,000 OR MORE 4.17% 5.53% 5.80% 5.87% 5.96% 6.04% 6.13% 6.22% 6.31% 6.40% 6.87% 7.47% 8.38% 9.73%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 13 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 81 

Table 3-19 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area TX-2 

1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 474.95 548.56 571.70 579.63 587.87 596.61 602.86 609.11 615.29 621.49 654.09 687.93 723.40 761.46

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 31.99% 30.90% 30.30% 29.92% 29.57% 29.24% 28.97% 28.77% 28.55% 28.32% 27.72% 27.70% 27.36% 27.07%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 22.57% 18.42% 19.33% 19.72% 19.85% 19.92% 20.02% 20.16% 20.37% 20.61% 21.02% 19.66% 18.99% 18.65%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 20.11% 23.61% 22.66% 22.28% 22.01% 21.69% 21.38% 20.91% 20.36% 19.82% 18.14% 18.91% 19.74% 20.41%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 13.05% 14.69% 15.59% 15.99% 16.49% 17.06% 17.47% 17.95% 18.40% 18.86% 19.73% 18.81% 17.13% 15.85%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 12.28% 12.37% 12.13% 12.10% 12.08% 12.09% 12.14% 12.21% 12.32% 12.38% 13.39% 14.92% 16.77% 18.03%

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 34.76 37.62 37.69 37.79 37.99 38.21 38.35 38.49 38.61 38.68 38.84 39.34 40.22 41.25 

WHITE POPULATION 67.28% 61.90% 59.98% 59.33% 58.84% 58.34% 57.82% 57.32% 56.83% 56.34% 53.88% 51.39% 48.93% 46.47%

BLACK POPULATION 9.05% 8.81% 8.97% 9.10% 9.11% 9.12% 9.13% 9.14% 9.15% 9.18% 9.27% 9.35% 9.43% 9.55%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.24% 0.32% 0.33% 0.34% 0.33% 0.34% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.32% 0.30% 0.28% 0.26%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.77% 1.46% 1.99% 2.17% 2.24% 2.32% 2.40% 2.48% 2.56% 2.64% 3.02% 3.38% 3.79% 4.35%

HISPANIC POPULATION 22.66% 27.52% 28.74% 29.07% 29.48% 29.87% 30.31% 30.73% 31.12% 31.51% 33.51% 35.59% 37.56% 39.37%

 

MALE POPULATION 50.01% 50.31% 50.37% 50.39% 50.40% 50.39% 50.40% 50.40% 50.40% 50.40% 50.38% 50.34% 50.22% 50.10%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 237.42 277.18 279.60 284.41 289.19 294.37 299.12 303.86 308.58 313.30 336.81 360.13 383.25 406.15

FARM EMPLOYMENT 9.36% 8.80% 8.90% 8.81% 8.73% 8.64% 8.57% 8.49% 8.42% 8.35% 8.04% 7.78% 7.55% 7.36%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.88% 2.11% 2.28% 2.27% 2.25% 2.23% 2.22% 2.21% 2.19% 2.18% 2.13% 2.09% 2.05% 2.03%

MINING 3.47% 2.54% 2.34% 2.33% 2.33% 2.32% 2.31% 2.31% 2.30% 2.30% 2.28% 2.27% 2.26% 2.25%

CONSTRUCTION 9.28% 9.57% 9.06% 9.07% 9.09% 9.11% 9.12% 9.13% 9.15% 9.16% 9.22% 9.28% 9.34% 9.40%

MANUFACTURING 13.53% 11.99% 10.24% 10.21% 10.17% 10.14% 10.11% 10.08% 10.05% 10.03% 9.90% 9.80% 9.71% 9.64%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 4.19% 4.06% 4.16% 4.16% 4.16% 4.16% 4.16% 4.16% 4.16% 4.16% 4.17% 4.17% 4.18% 4.19%

WHOLESALE TRADE 3.44% 3.36% 3.24% 3.24% 3.24% 3.24% 3.23% 3.23% 3.23% 3.22% 3.21% 3.20% 3.19% 3.18%

RETAIL TRADE 15.23% 15.30% 15.66% 15.59% 15.53% 15.47% 15.41% 15.36% 15.31% 15.26% 15.05% 14.86% 14.69% 14.53%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.01% 5.83% 6.21% 6.21% 6.22% 6.22% 6.22% 6.22% 6.22% 6.22% 6.23% 6.23% 6.24% 6.26%

SERVICES 21.20% 22.37% 23.65% 23.79% 23.93% 24.06% 24.18% 24.29% 24.40% 24.51% 24.98% 25.36% 25.67% 25.92%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 0.53% 0.56% 0.47% 0.47% 0.46% 0.45% 0.45% 0.44% 0.44% 0.43% 0.41% 0.39% 0.37% 0.35%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.77% 0.54% 0.54% 0.53% 0.52% 0.51% 0.50% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.44% 0.41% 0.39% 0.36%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.10% 12.98% 13.25% 13.32% 13.39% 13.45% 13.51% 13.57% 13.63% 13.69% 13.94% 14.16% 14.35% 14.53%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 6,024.98 7,752.79 7,842.02 7,978.73 8,168.80 8,375.57 8,574.20 8,773.45 8,975.67 9,180.92 10,253.64 11,407.33 12,647.26 13,979.67

FARM EARNINGS 3.05% 3.02% 2.78% 2.75% 2.77% 2.79% 2.81% 2.83% 2.85% 2.88% 2.99% 3.10% 3.22% 3.34%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.99% 1.19% 1.10% 1.05% 1.04% 1.03% 1.03% 1.02% 1.01% 1.01% 0.98% 0.96% 0.95% 0.95%

MINING 4.71% 4.10% 4.02% 4.51% 4.47% 4.42% 4.38% 4.34% 4.30% 4.27% 4.09% 3.93% 3.78% 3.64%

CONSTRUCTION 11.59% 10.98% 9.97% 10.40% 10.40% 10.39% 10.38% 10.36% 10.34% 10.32% 10.24% 10.17% 10.12% 10.07%

MANUFACTURING 26.75% 23.49% 22.75% 22.46% 22.33% 22.23% 22.17% 22.12% 22.06% 21.99% 21.57% 20.99% 20.26% 19.40%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 6.48% 6.89% 6.88% 6.47% 6.47% 6.47% 6.47% 6.46% 6.46% 6.46% 6.46% 6.47% 6.49% 6.53%

WHOLESALE TRADE 3.94% 4.43% 4.48% 3.98% 3.97% 3.96% 3.95% 3.94% 3.92% 3.91% 3.85% 3.80% 3.74% 3.69%

RETAIL TRADE 8.89% 9.06% 9.19% 9.16% 9.10% 9.05% 9.00% 8.96% 8.92% 8.88% 8.70% 8.54% 8.40% 8.28%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 2.81% 4.11% 3.99% 4.11% 4.14% 4.17% 4.19% 4.21% 4.23% 4.25% 4.35% 4.44% 4.54% 4.63%

SERVICES 15.92% 17.77% 18.53% 18.83% 18.97% 19.11% 19.23% 19.35% 19.48% 19.61% 20.31% 21.09% 21.94% 22.87%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 0.99% 1.03% 0.93% 0.93% 0.92% 0.91% 0.90% 0.89% 0.87% 0.86% 0.81% 0.77% 0.73% 0.69%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.39% 0.29% 0.57% 0.37% 0.37% 0.36% 0.36% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35% 0.33% 0.31% 0.29% 0.28%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 13.49% 13.65% 14.80% 14.99% 15.05% 15.11% 15.15% 15.17% 15.20% 15.22% 15.34% 15.44% 15.54% 15.63%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 8,995.63 12,824.33 13,248.81 13,578.15 13,891.24 14,224.77 14,540.46 14,860.01 15,185.08 15,515.68 17,256.81 19,155.79 21,230.19 23,500.26 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 18,940.13 23,378.22 23,174.25 23,425.51 23,629.62 23,842.55 24,119.17 24,396.39 24,679.54 24,965.45 26,382.76 27,845.47 29,347.63 30,862.27 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 82.36 80.00 80.02 79.21 79.30 79.44 79.56 79.69 79.82 79.94 80.48 80.91 81.23 81.43 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 2.82 2.82 2.79 2.78 2.78 2.77 2.76 2.75 2.75 2.74 2.72 2.72 2.74 2.77 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 46,968.25 56,902.33 56,386.33 56,113.83 56,732.50 57,188.92 57,812.83 58,451.67 59,122.58 59,803.83 63,432.08 67,669.08 72,469.42 77,850.25 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 168.23 194.83 204.81 208.22 211.77 215.55 218.41 221.23 224.00 226.76 240.49 253.03 264.48 274.90

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 14.79% 10.45% 10.10% 9.93% 9.75% 9.61% 9.47% 9.33% 9.19% 9.06% 8.33% 7.50% 6.64% 5.80%

$10,000 TO $19,999 15.67% 14.02% 13.58% 13.37% 13.13% 12.94% 12.77% 12.59% 12.41% 12.23% 11.29% 10.22% 9.07% 7.95%

$20,000 TO $29,999 14.50% 13.93% 13.55% 13.34% 13.12% 12.94% 12.77% 12.60% 12.43% 12.26% 11.36% 10.33% 9.20% 8.09%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.43% 17.72% 17.76% 17.62% 17.56% 17.50% 17.43% 17.35% 17.26% 17.16% 16.47% 15.25% 13.60% 11.94%

$45,000 TO $59,999 14.12% 13.59% 13.84% 13.96% 14.12% 14.24% 14.36% 14.48% 14.59% 14.70% 15.30% 15.99% 15.95% 14.99%

$60,000 TO $74,999 9.74% 10.45% 10.72% 10.90% 11.08% 11.22% 11.37% 11.52% 11.67% 11.83% 12.73% 13.94% 15.53% 17.00%

$75,000 TO $99,999 6.59% 10.11% 10.41% 10.62% 10.81% 10.96% 11.10% 11.26% 11.41% 11.57% 12.46% 13.61% 15.26% 17.41%

$100,000 OR MORE 6.15% 9.73% 10.04% 10.25% 10.43% 10.58% 10.72% 10.87% 11.03% 11.18% 12.05% 13.16% 14.74% 16.82%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 12 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total population 

for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
82 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-20 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area TX-3 

` 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 4,078.98 5,026.48 5,340.67 5,437.10 5,533.80 5,665.75 5,739.75 5,813.67 5,886.89 5,960.20 6,341.43 6,733.60 7,141.18 7,574.15

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 31.95% 31.56% 31.19% 30.91% 30.76% 30.59% 30.45% 30.31% 30.12% 29.92% 29.23% 29.09% 28.73% 28.29%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 26.44% 22.56% 22.43% 22.39% 22.21% 22.03% 21.90% 21.86% 21.88% 21.95% 22.09% 21.37% 20.91% 20.50%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 21.92% 23.91% 23.19% 22.99% 22.82% 22.62% 22.40% 22.09% 21.79% 21.46% 20.33% 20.18% 20.11% 20.53%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 11.50% 13.54% 14.79% 15.29% 15.75% 16.25% 16.62% 16.99% 17.30% 17.63% 17.94% 17.39% 16.67% 16.12%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 8.18% 8.43% 8.41% 8.43% 8.46% 8.51% 8.62% 8.75% 8.90% 9.04% 10.41% 11.98% 13.58% 14.56%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION (YEARS) 33.65 35.89 35.87 35.93 36.11 36.31 36.47 36.61 36.75 36.84 37.09 37.95 38.94 39.57 

WHITE POPULATION 59.17% 49.94% 47.75% 47.07% 46.43% 45.82% 45.21% 44.60% 44.01% 43.44% 40.70% 38.14% 35.78% 33.52%

BLACK POPULATION 18.43% 17.89% 17.61% 17.52% 17.40% 17.28% 17.16% 17.06% 16.96% 16.86% 16.33% 15.75% 15.16% 14.60%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.24% 0.29% 0.29% 0.29% 0.29% 0.29% 0.28% 0.28% 0.28% 0.28% 0.26% 0.24% 0.22% 0.20%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 3.27% 4.95% 5.29% 5.38% 5.50% 5.61% 5.73% 5.84% 5.96% 6.08% 6.65% 7.21% 7.79% 8.47%

HISPANIC POPULATION 18.89% 26.93% 29.07% 29.73% 30.39% 31.00% 31.62% 32.21% 32.79% 33.34% 36.05% 38.65% 41.04% 43.21%

 

MALE POPULATION 49.55% 49.77% 49.88% 49.91% 49.92% 49.92% 49.92% 49.92% 49.91% 49.91% 49.86% 49.78% 49.67% 49.55%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 2,322.69 3,001.89 3,064.36 3,125.52 3,186.72 3,272.69 3,333.08 3,393.48 3,453.88 3,514.28 3,816.31 4,118.50 4,421.00 4,723.95

FARM EMPLOYMENT 0.74% 0.67% 0.67% 0.66% 0.65% 0.64% 0.63% 0.63% 0.62% 0.61% 0.58% 0.56% 0.54% 0.52%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.85% 1.05% 1.22% 1.21% 1.21% 1.21% 1.20% 1.20% 1.19% 1.19% 1.17% 1.15% 1.14% 1.13%

MINING 3.93% 2.79% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.49% 2.49% 2.49% 2.48% 2.47% 2.47% 2.46%

CONSTRUCTION 7.28% 7.87% 7.65% 7.64% 7.63% 7.61% 7.60% 7.59% 7.58% 7.57% 7.53% 7.49% 7.46% 7.43%

MANUFACTURING 9.63% 8.74% 7.55% 7.51% 7.47% 7.42% 7.38% 7.35% 7.31% 7.28% 7.12% 6.99% 6.87% 6.77%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 6.10% 6.61% 6.07% 6.04% 6.02% 5.99% 5.97% 5.95% 5.93% 5.91% 5.82% 5.74% 5.67% 5.61%

WHOLESALE TRADE 5.79% 5.14% 4.95% 4.93% 4.90% 4.88% 4.85% 4.83% 4.81% 4.79% 4.69% 4.61% 4.54% 4.47%

RETAIL TRADE 15.74% 15.75% 15.98% 15.88% 15.78% 15.69% 15.60% 15.52% 15.43% 15.36% 14.99% 14.69% 14.43% 14.20%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 7.90% 8.02% 8.41% 8.36% 8.30% 8.25% 8.20% 8.15% 8.11% 8.06% 7.86% 7.68% 7.53% 7.40%

SERVICES 30.09% 31.72% 32.99% 33.25% 33.49% 33.73% 33.96% 34.18% 34.39% 34.59% 35.51% 36.30% 36.98% 37.57%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.26% 1.05% 0.99% 0.97% 0.96% 0.94% 0.93% 0.91% 0.90% 0.89% 0.83% 0.78% 0.73% 0.69%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.71% 0.48% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44% 0.43% 0.43% 0.39% 0.36% 0.33% 0.31%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 9.96% 10.10% 10.53% 10.58% 10.63% 10.67% 10.71% 10.76% 10.80% 10.84% 11.02% 11.18% 11.32% 11.43%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 80,160.94 137,122.30 142,073.44 145,544.54 149,249.32 154,182.98 157,992.23 161,814.77 165,710.53 169,680.92 190,707.52 213,855.46 239,367.52 267,521.65

FARM EARNINGS 0.10% 0.07% 0.09% 0.07% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09% 0.09%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.40% 0.43% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.39% 0.38% 0.38% 0.38% 0.38% 0.37% 0.37% 0.37%

MINING 8.36% 9.19% 8.85% 8.25% 8.19% 8.14% 8.08% 8.03% 7.97% 7.92% 7.64% 7.36% 7.08% 6.80%

CONSTRUCTION 8.04% 7.39% 7.55% 7.80% 7.78% 7.76% 7.73% 7.70% 7.67% 7.64% 7.51% 7.38% 7.26% 7.14%

MANUFACTURING 13.94% 12.65% 12.06% 12.03% 11.95% 11.88% 11.84% 11.80% 11.76% 11.72% 11.44% 11.07% 10.60% 10.05%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 8.52% 11.17% 9.74% 9.75% 9.70% 9.66% 9.62% 9.57% 9.53% 9.49% 9.30% 9.15% 9.01% 8.89%

WHOLESALE TRADE 7.76% 6.70% 6.75% 6.76% 6.71% 6.67% 6.62% 6.58% 6.53% 6.49% 6.28% 6.08% 5.89% 5.71%

RETAIL TRADE 7.97% 7.14% 7.42% 7.38% 7.32% 7.26% 7.21% 7.16% 7.12% 7.07% 6.85% 6.66% 6.47% 6.30%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 6.00% 8.58% 8.53% 8.54% 8.55% 8.56% 8.56% 8.56% 8.56% 8.55% 8.55% 8.55% 8.54% 8.54%

SERVICES 27.55% 27.05% 27.96% 28.30% 28.58% 28.86% 29.12% 29.38% 29.64% 29.90% 31.24% 32.64% 34.08% 35.59%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.11% 1.62% 1.65% 1.64% 1.62% 1.60% 1.57% 1.55% 1.53% 1.51% 1.40% 1.31% 1.22% 1.14%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.31% 0.20% 0.34% 0.35% 0.35% 0.34% 0.34% 0.33% 0.33% 0.32% 0.30% 0.28% 0.27% 0.25%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 8.95% 7.80% 8.67% 8.74% 8.78% 8.82% 8.85% 8.88% 8.90% 8.92% 9.01% 9.07% 9.11% 9.13%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 94,506.37 156,414.50 161,050.64 165,653.03 169,957.41 175,534.53 179,817.54 184,140.03 188,550.84 193,051.87 216,999.79 243,614.11 273,297.21 306,525.84 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 23,169.09 31,118.12 30,155.54 30,467.14 30,712.62 30,981.69 31,328.47 31,673.63 32,028.94 32,390.19 34,219.40 36,178.90 38,270.57 40,470.00 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 81.93 85.39 85.03 83.88 83.76 83.68 83.59 83.51 83.44 83.36 83.01 82.68 82.36 82.05 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 2.77 2.83 2.80 2.80 2.79 2.79 2.78 2.78 2.78 2.77 2.77 2.78 2.81 2.85 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 48,808.35 63,242.82 62,440.29 61,850.00 62,292.12 62,536.76 62,973.88 63,426.65 63,910.65 64,415.41 67,195.59 70,665.71 74,755.47 79,475.18 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 1,474.97 1,778.31 1,905.39 1,943.34 1,981.51 2,032.65 2,062.50 2,091.98 2,120.91 2,149.65 2,291.76 2,421.82 2,541.98 2,653.25

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 12.08% 9.39% 9.19% 9.07% 8.94% 8.82% 8.72% 8.62% 8.46% 8.31% 7.56% 6.80% 6.11% 5.46%

$10,000 TO $19,999 13.54% 11.84% 11.61% 11.47% 11.31% 11.16% 11.03% 10.91% 10.72% 10.53% 9.60% 8.64% 7.78% 6.96%

$20,000 TO $29,999 13.94% 12.87% 12.66% 12.51% 12.35% 12.19% 12.06% 11.92% 11.71% 11.51% 10.49% 9.45% 8.51% 7.63%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.41% 17.72% 17.62% 17.47% 17.30% 17.13% 16.97% 16.82% 16.56% 16.30% 14.97% 13.56% 12.27% 11.02%

$45,000 TO $59,999 14.15% 13.21% 13.42% 13.52% 13.66% 13.80% 13.90% 14.00% 14.16% 14.29% 14.56% 14.12% 13.10% 12.00%

$60,000 TO $74,999 9.66% 10.12% 10.26% 10.37% 10.49% 10.61% 10.72% 10.83% 11.00% 11.19% 12.16% 13.28% 14.31% 14.76%

$75,000 TO $99,999 7.70% 10.58% 10.74% 10.88% 11.03% 11.17% 11.29% 11.42% 11.62% 11.83% 12.98% 14.43% 15.98% 17.68%

$100,000 OR MORE 10.51% 14.26% 14.50% 14.71% 14.92% 15.12% 15.30% 15.48% 15.76% 16.05% 17.68% 19.72% 21.94% 24.49%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 12 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 

 
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Table 3-21 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-1 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 321.59 335.84 334.17 334.24 334.83 339.74 340.82 341.91 342.96 344.03 350.31 357.30 365.15 374.25

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 32.35% 30.79% 29.95% 29.60% 29.39% 29.23% 29.16% 29.11% 28.96% 28.87% 28.69% 28.95% 28.81% 28.63%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 26.04% 21.34% 21.31% 21.25% 21.22% 21.16% 21.08% 21.03% 21.06% 21.07% 20.77% 19.64% 19.45% 19.43%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 18.85% 22.15% 21.68% 21.52% 21.31% 21.07% 20.79% 20.44% 20.07% 19.66% 18.34% 18.46% 18.46% 18.38%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 12.61% 14.35% 15.37% 15.85% 16.25% 16.69% 17.09% 17.45% 17.85% 18.29% 19.22% 18.74% 17.44% 16.45%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 10.15% 11.36% 11.69% 11.78% 11.83% 11.85% 11.89% 11.97% 12.06% 12.11% 12.98% 14.21% 15.83% 17.11%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 30.63 33.79 34.45 34.69 34.92 35.11 35.27 35.37 35.42 35.40 35.56 36.45 37.26 37.86 

WHITE POPULATION 76.23% 75.24% 74.88% 74.90% 74.79% 74.64% 74.51% 74.38% 74.23% 74.10% 73.54% 73.03% 72.44% 71.75%

BLACK POPULATION 20.58% 20.88% 21.03% 20.95% 21.02% 21.11% 21.19% 21.26% 21.34% 21.43% 21.75% 22.03% 22.41% 22.86%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.39% 0.66% 0.64% 0.65% 0.65% 0.66% 0.66% 0.67% 0.68% 0.68% 0.69% 0.70% 0.71% 0.71%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.71% 0.85% 0.90% 0.91% 0.93% 0.95% 0.97% 0.99% 1.02% 1.04% 1.14% 1.23% 1.32% 1.43%

HISPANIC POPULATION 2.09% 2.36% 2.55% 2.59% 2.61% 2.64% 2.67% 2.70% 2.73% 2.74% 2.88% 3.01% 3.12% 3.24%

 

MALE POPULATION 50.09% 49.89% 50.12% 50.18% 50.18% 50.20% 50.20% 50.21% 50.21% 50.22% 50.23% 50.17% 50.16% 50.10%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 146.25 170.33 170.71 172.93 175.16 179.08 181.26 183.44 185.63 187.84 198.94 210.23 221.75 233.49

FARM EMPLOYMENT 3.26% 2.49% 2.29% 2.25% 2.21% 2.14% 2.10% 2.07% 2.03% 2.00% 1.84% 1.70% 1.57% 1.46%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.05% 1.36% 1.44% 1.45% 1.46% 1.43% 1.44% 1.45% 1.46% 1.46% 1.50% 1.53% 1.56% 1.59%

MINING 2.20% 1.23% 0.93% 0.92% 0.92% 0.91% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 0.89% 0.87% 0.86% 0.85%

CONSTRUCTION 6.80% 9.05% 7.91% 7.93% 7.94% 7.98% 7.99% 8.00% 8.02% 8.03% 8.09% 8.13% 8.16% 8.18%

MANUFACTURING 10.84% 8.84% 7.33% 7.28% 7.22% 7.18% 7.12% 7.07% 7.02% 6.96% 6.72% 6.49% 6.28% 6.08%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 5.38% 4.86% 4.81% 4.78% 4.74% 4.67% 4.64% 4.61% 4.57% 4.54% 4.40% 4.28% 4.17% 4.06%

WHOLESALE TRADE 3.16% 3.03% 2.99% 2.96% 2.94% 2.92% 2.90% 2.88% 2.86% 2.84% 2.75% 2.67% 2.60% 2.53%

RETAIL TRADE 15.27% 16.04% 17.93% 17.88% 17.84% 17.85% 17.80% 17.76% 17.72% 17.67% 17.47% 17.28% 17.10% 16.93%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 4.14% 4.58% 4.98% 4.98% 4.98% 4.99% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 4.98%

SERVICES 20.79% 25.77% 26.50% 26.74% 26.98% 27.27% 27.50% 27.73% 27.95% 28.17% 29.22% 30.19% 31.11% 31.97%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 3.09% 2.57% 2.21% 2.18% 2.15% 2.11% 2.08% 2.05% 2.01% 1.98% 1.83% 1.70% 1.58% 1.47%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 11.90% 5.96% 6.46% 6.38% 6.31% 6.24% 6.17% 6.10% 6.03% 5.96% 5.65% 5.37% 5.11% 4.87%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.12% 14.21% 14.23% 14.27% 14.31% 14.32% 14.36% 14.40% 14.43% 14.47% 14.64% 14.79% 14.92% 15.04%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 3,991.94 4,777.57 5,296.74 5,513.77 5,609.80 5,769.25 5,868.41 5,967.72 6,068.83 6,171.81 6,716.06 7,313.71 7,971.34 8,696.76

FARM EARNINGS 0.59% 0.31% 0.22% 0.35% 0.35% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.33% 0.33% 0.31% 0.29% 0.27% 0.25%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.53% 0.60% 0.46% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.54% 0.56% 0.57% 0.59%

MINING 3.30% 2.49% 1.66% 2.21% 2.19% 2.14% 2.12% 2.10% 2.08% 2.06% 1.97% 1.88% 1.79% 1.71%

CONSTRUCTION 6.99% 9.95% 8.14% 8.26% 8.27% 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% 8.30% 8.29% 8.28% 8.27% 8.24%

MANUFACTURING 19.52% 18.39% 18.79% 18.73% 18.57% 18.48% 18.38% 18.29% 18.19% 18.09% 17.48% 16.72% 15.85% 14.87%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 7.22% 6.80% 6.94% 6.74% 6.70% 6.61% 6.56% 6.52% 6.47% 6.43% 6.25% 6.10% 5.96% 5.85%

WHOLESALE TRADE 3.52% 3.44% 3.50% 3.46% 3.43% 3.40% 3.37% 3.34% 3.31% 3.29% 3.16% 3.05% 2.94% 2.84%

RETAIL TRADE 7.79% 8.02% 8.84% 8.62% 8.60% 8.59% 8.57% 8.56% 8.54% 8.52% 8.44% 8.36% 8.29% 8.21%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 2.82% 3.26% 3.07% 3.02% 3.05% 3.07% 3.09% 3.11% 3.13% 3.14% 3.23% 3.30% 3.36% 3.41%

SERVICES 16.82% 19.51% 20.68% 20.46% 20.72% 21.04% 21.29% 21.55% 21.81% 22.07% 23.48% 25.03% 26.70% 28.50%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 4.76% 4.92% 4.40% 4.43% 4.40% 4.34% 4.29% 4.24% 4.19% 4.13% 3.88% 3.63% 3.40% 3.18%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 15.40% 9.07% 10.14% 10.28% 10.22% 10.16% 10.10% 10.04% 9.99% 9.93% 9.62% 9.28% 8.91% 8.52%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 10.75% 13.25% 13.15% 12.93% 13.00% 13.02% 13.07% 13.10% 13.14% 13.18% 13.36% 13.53% 13.68% 13.82%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 5,274.63 6,466.44 7,150.67 7,348.35 7,462.54 7,658.37 7,778.24 7,899.57 8,023.38 8,149.72 8,821.23 9,565.41 10,391.76 11,311.42 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 16,401.63 19,254.40 21,398.30 21,985.44 22,287.81 22,541.79 22,822.13 23,104.51 23,394.59 23,689.12 25,180.99 26,771.08 28,459.10 30,224.63 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 69.60 65.98 70.46 71.07 71.32 71.45 71.56 71.66 71.76 71.86 72.29 72.63 72.88 73.04 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 

(PEOPLE) 2.90 2.74 2.72 2.71 2.70 2.69 2.69 2.68 2.67 2.66 2.64 2.63 2.65 2.68 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 42,255.83 46,835.00 50,833.50 51,801.67 52,484.33 52,879.50 53,422.50 53,973.33 54,545.17 55,130.83 58,235.17 61,870.83 66,015.00 70,676.83 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 111.08 122.40 122.77 123.23 123.86 126.12 126.89 127.65 128.37 129.10 132.68 135.61 137.96 139.82

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 18.21% 13.74% 12.78% 12.47% 12.26% 12.08% 11.91% 11.74% 11.58% 11.41% 10.60% 9.49% 8.31% 7.08%

$10,000 TO $19,999 19.26% 16.79% 15.61% 15.23% 14.98% 14.75% 14.55% 14.34% 14.14% 13.94% 12.95% 11.61% 10.18% 8.68%

$20,000 TO $29,999 16.75% 14.90% 13.79% 13.42% 13.18% 12.97% 12.79% 12.61% 12.43% 12.25% 11.38% 10.21% 8.99% 7.66%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.06% 19.05% 19.49% 19.49% 19.49% 19.47% 19.45% 19.42% 19.36% 19.29% 18.64% 17.15% 15.23% 12.97%

$45,000 TO $59,999 12.55% 13.22% 14.27% 14.67% 14.93% 15.15% 15.37% 15.59% 15.82% 16.06% 17.30% 18.91% 20.00% 19.68%

$60,000 TO $74,999 7.06% 8.44% 9.11% 9.36% 9.52% 9.66% 9.80% 9.94% 10.09% 10.24% 11.04% 12.36% 14.13% 16.64%

$75,000 TO $99,999 4.14% 7.75% 8.36% 8.60% 8.75% 8.89% 9.02% 9.14% 9.28% 9.41% 10.12% 11.35% 12.97% 15.29%

$100,000 OR MORE 3.97% 6.11% 6.59% 6.77% 6.89% 7.01% 7.11% 7.20% 7.31% 7.41% 7.96% 8.92% 10.21% 12.01%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 12 parishes in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
84 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-22 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-2 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 496.88% 548.34% 555.40% 558.25% 562.44% 580.30% 583.19% 586.09% 588.93% 591.80% 607.67% 624.70% 643.20% 663.91%

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 33.50% 31.90% 30.49% 30.00% 29.68% 29.36% 29.14% 28.96% 28.76% 28.59% 28.34% 28.54% 28.46% 28.23%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 24.46% 20.22% 20.88% 21.06% 21.17% 21.26% 21.39% 21.54% 21.69% 21.82% 21.13% 19.34% 18.61% 18.53%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 18.89% 22.59% 22.19% 21.96% 21.61% 21.27% 20.80% 20.28% 19.78% 19.29% 18.26% 19.17% 19.92% 19.50%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 12.54% 13.94% 15.00% 15.49% 16.00% 16.56% 17.05% 17.54% 17.99% 18.47% 19.49% 18.74% 16.89% 16.22%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 10.62% 11.34% 11.44% 11.48% 11.53% 11.55% 11.63% 11.69% 11.78% 11.84% 12.77% 14.21% 16.11% 17.51%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 30.65 33.77 34.22 34.43 34.57 34.73 34.81 34.85 34.87 34.88 35.51 36.86 37.81 38.40

WHITE POPULATION 71.84% 70.08% 69.54% 69.33% 69.20% 69.07% 68.94% 68.80% 68.65% 68.51% 67.81% 67.17% 66.52% 65.81%

BLACK POPULATION 26.00% 27.35% 27.62% 27.71% 27.80% 27.90% 27.98% 28.08% 28.18% 28.27% 28.75% 29.18% 29.63% 30.14%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.15% 0.25% 0.26% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27% 0.26%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.73% 1.00% 1.10% 1.15% 1.17% 1.20% 1.23% 1.26% 1.29% 1.32% 1.47% 1.60% 1.75% 1.92%

HISPANIC POPULATION 1.28% 1.32% 1.47% 1.54% 1.55% 1.56% 1.58% 1.60% 1.62% 1.63% 1.70% 1.77% 1.83% 1.87%

 

MALE POPULATION 48.16% 48.48% 48.66% 48.70% 48.73% 48.77% 48.80% 48.82% 48.84% 48.86% 48.96% 49.02% 49.00% 48.92%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 224.02 277.69 286.22 290.62 295.02 307.30 311.44 315.57 319.69 323.81 344.32 364.70 385.00 405.22

FARM EMPLOYMENT 3.61% 2.58% 2.25% 2.22% 2.18% 2.12% 2.09% 2.06% 2.03% 2.00% 1.85% 1.73% 1.62% 1.52%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.13% 1.28% 1.44% 1.45% 1.46% 1.46% 1.46% 1.47% 1.48% 1.49% 1.52% 1.54% 1.57% 1.59%

MINING 9.11% 7.47% 6.90% 6.96% 7.02% 7.10% 7.15% 7.21% 7.27% 7.32% 7.56% 7.78% 7.97% 8.14%

CONSTRUCTION 4.63% 6.53% 6.11% 6.05% 6.00% 5.94% 5.89% 5.84% 5.79% 5.74% 5.52% 5.33% 5.16% 5.00%

MANUFACTURING 9.49% 7.78% 6.69% 6.69% 6.69% 6.68% 6.67% 6.67% 6.67% 6.67% 6.67% 6.66% 6.66% 6.66%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 5.49% 5.21% 5.01% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 4.99% 4.99% 4.98% 4.97% 4.96% 4.96%

WHOLESALE TRADE 4.88% 4.61% 4.64% 4.63% 4.61% 4.60% 4.58% 4.57% 4.55% 4.53% 4.47% 4.40% 4.35% 4.30%

RETAIL TRADE 16.39% 17.74% 18.29% 18.24% 18.19% 18.16% 18.11% 18.06% 18.02% 17.98% 17.77% 17.59% 17.44% 17.30%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 4.76% 5.21% 5.44% 5.39% 5.33% 5.28% 5.23% 5.18% 5.13% 5.08% 4.86% 4.67% 4.50% 4.35%

SERVICES 25.86% 28.38% 30.62% 30.79% 30.96% 31.16% 31.31% 31.46% 31.61% 31.76% 32.41% 32.99% 33.50% 33.95%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 0.77% 0.72% 0.61% 0.61% 0.60% 0.60% 0.59% 0.59% 0.59% 0.58% 0.56% 0.55% 0.53% 0.52%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 1.35% 1.00% 0.99% 0.98% 0.96% 0.95% 0.93% 0.92% 0.91% 0.90% 0.85% 0.80% 0.76% 0.72%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.52% 11.47% 10.99% 10.99% 10.99% 10.96% 10.97% 10.97% 10.97% 10.97% 10.98% 10.99% 10.99% 11.00%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 5,516.49 7,661.87 8,352.08 8,616.96 8,803.78 9,240.52 9,427.09 9,613.63 9,803.36 9,996.30 11,010.81 12,114.38 13,315.49 14,624.15

FARM EARNINGS 1.06% 1.03% 0.74% 0.82% 0.82% 0.82% 0.82% 0.82% 0.82% 0.82% 0.83% 0.83% 0.84% 0.84%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.67% 0.59% 0.56% 0.53% 0.54% 0.54% 0.54% 0.54% 0.54% 0.55% 0.56% 0.57% 0.58% 0.59%

MINING 16.36% 16.09% 15.82% 16.71% 16.73% 16.76% 16.76% 16.76% 16.75% 16.75% 16.64% 16.45% 16.19% 15.88%

CONSTRUCTION 4.57% 6.43% 6.00% 6.03% 5.96% 5.89% 5.83% 5.76% 5.69% 5.63% 5.35% 5.10% 4.89% 4.70%

MANUFACTURING 11.16% 10.74% 10.10% 9.89% 9.88% 9.87% 9.90% 9.93% 9.96% 9.98% 10.01% 9.91% 9.70% 9.38%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 7.38% 7.17% 6.69% 6.88% 6.87% 6.86% 6.85% 6.84% 6.83% 6.82% 6.77% 6.74% 6.71% 6.70%

WHOLESALE TRADE 5.99% 5.70% 5.65% 5.55% 5.52% 5.49% 5.46% 5.42% 5.39% 5.36% 5.20% 5.05% 4.92% 4.79%

RETAIL TRADE 9.62% 9.92% 10.53% 10.37% 10.30% 10.23% 10.18% 10.13% 10.07% 10.02% 9.79% 9.57% 9.37% 9.19%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.38% 4.15% 4.08% 4.01% 4.00% 3.98% 3.96% 3.93% 3.91% 3.89% 3.78% 3.69% 3.61% 3.53%

SERVICES 25.04% 24.71% 25.97% 25.92% 26.11% 26.35% 26.53% 26.71% 26.90% 27.09% 28.11% 29.25% 30.48% 31.82%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.53% 1.45% 1.29% 1.28% 1.27% 1.27% 1.26% 1.25% 1.25% 1.24% 1.20% 1.16% 1.13% 1.09%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.65% 0.53% 0.98% 0.51% 0.50% 0.50% 0.49% 0.49% 0.49% 0.48% 0.46% 0.44% 0.43% 0.41%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.59% 11.50% 11.60% 11.49% 11.49% 11.45% 11.44% 11.42% 11.40% 11.39% 11.31% 11.23% 11.16% 11.10%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 7,879.26 10,950.32 11,782.45 12,087.79 12,321.09 12,858.54 13,083.04 13,310.07 13,541.45 13,777.36 15,027.56 16,405.99 17,927.96 19,611.90 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 15,857.52 19,969.80 21,214.19 21,652.90 21,906.65 22,158.58 22,433.58 22,709.90 22,993.23 23,280.60 24,729.97 26,262.06 27,873.11 29,539.86 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 67.30 67.64 71.85 72.24 72.20 72.25 72.28 72.32 72.35 72.38 72.52 72.60 72.64 72.62 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 

(PEOPLE) 2.84 2.72 2.70 2.69 2.68 2.67 2.67 2.66 2.65 2.65 2.62 2.62 2.63 2.66 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 41,215.57 48,684.43 51,867.43 52,716.14 53,168.43 53,512.71 54,010.86 54,521.86 55,057.29 55,607.43 58,550.14 62,056.86 66,090.43 70,687.57 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 174.79 201.47 205.72 207.45 209.65 217.04 218.74 220.40 222.01 223.61 231.50 238.29 244.17 249.23

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 23.20% 18.15% 17.10% 16.75% 16.52% 16.25% 16.02% 15.78% 15.55% 15.32% 14.19% 12.90% 11.42% 10.00%

$10,000 TO $19,999 19.96% 17.27% 16.31% 15.97% 15.74% 15.52% 15.30% 15.09% 14.88% 14.67% 13.63% 12.41% 11.00% 9.63%

$20,000 TO $29,999 15.03% 14.23% 13.72% 13.46% 13.32% 13.18% 13.05% 12.90% 12.76% 12.60% 11.78% 10.74% 9.51% 8.33%

$30,000 TO $44,999 16.95% 17.39% 17.98% 18.11% 18.20% 18.28% 18.35% 18.42% 18.48% 18.52% 18.56% 18.04% 16.73% 15.09%

$45,000 TO $59,999 11.30% 12.34% 13.07% 13.37% 13.56% 13.75% 13.94% 14.13% 14.33% 14.53% 15.63% 17.00% 18.43% 18.92%

$60,000 TO $74,999 5.69% 7.97% 8.44% 8.64% 8.76% 8.89% 9.01% 9.14% 9.27% 9.40% 10.11% 11.14% 12.66% 14.60%

$75,000 TO $99,999 3.61% 6.51% 6.88% 7.05% 7.15% 7.26% 7.36% 7.47% 7.57% 7.68% 8.27% 9.11% 10.37% 11.97%

$100,000 OR MORE 4.26% 6.15% 6.50% 6.66% 6.76% 6.87% 6.97% 7.07% 7.17% 7.28% 7.84% 8.66% 9.89% 11.46%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 7 parishes in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 85 

Table 3-23 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-3 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 910.13% 1009.62% 1028.56% 1037.30% 1045.93% 1149.95% 1156.01% 1162.08% 1168.03% 1174.01% 1206.74% 1241.59% 1279.24% 1321.31%

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 32.83% 31.32% 29.71% 29.25% 29.01% 28.77% 28.63% 28.56% 28.43% 28.32% 28.09% 28.44% 28.40% 28.26%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 25.91% 22.07% 22.76% 22.86% 22.85% 22.81% 22.81% 22.77% 22.75% 22.69% 21.51% 20.04% 19.62% 19.61%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 20.25% 22.54% 22.00% 21.83% 21.54% 21.19% 20.87% 20.50% 20.21% 19.90% 19.51% 19.80% 19.92% 19.15%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 11.77% 14.14% 15.44% 15.93% 16.42% 16.95% 17.31% 17.66% 17.96% 18.33% 18.80% 18.07% 16.89% 16.81%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 9.24% 9.92% 10.09% 10.13% 10.18% 10.27% 10.38% 10.51% 10.64% 10.76% 12.09% 13.64% 15.18% 16.16%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 30.09 33.31 34.03 34.25 34.46 34.72 34.87 35.03 35.19 35.33 36.06 37.11 37.89 38.32 

WHITE POPULATION 69.51% 66.94% 66.17% 65.87% 65.59% 63.26% 63.08% 62.89% 62.70% 62.51% 61.63% 60.74% 59.80% 58.69%

BLACK POPULATION 27.19% 29.13% 29.54% 29.71% 29.93% 32.24% 32.35% 32.46% 32.58% 32.70% 33.24% 33.81% 34.44% 35.24%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.95% 1.03% 1.04% 1.05% 1.05% 0.93% 0.94% 0.95% 0.96% 0.97% 1.03% 1.08% 1.14% 1.20%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.91% 1.23% 1.30% 1.33% 1.36% 1.43% 1.46% 1.49% 1.52% 1.54% 1.67% 1.79% 1.91% 2.03%

HISPANIC POPULATION 1.45% 1.67% 1.95% 2.04% 2.08% 2.14% 2.17% 2.21% 2.24% 2.27% 2.43% 2.58% 2.71% 2.84%

 

MALE POPULATION 48.43% 48.55% 48.65% 48.67% 48.68% 48.63% 48.66% 48.68% 48.70% 48.73% 48.83% 48.88% 48.89% 48.91%

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 445.22 575.08 589.84 598.32 606.81 668.71 675.32 681.90 688.47 695.02 727.31 759.12 790.49 821.58

FARM EMPLOYMENT 1.39% 0.95% 0.82% 0.80% 0.78% 0.77% 0.76% 0.74% 0.72% 0.71% 0.64% 0.58% 0.52% 0.47%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.26% 1.51% 1.80% 1.81% 1.82% 1.82% 1.82% 1.83% 1.84% 1.85% 1.89% 1.93% 1.96% 1.98%

MINING 2.49% 2.00% 1.72% 1.72% 1.72% 1.70% 1.70% 1.71% 1.71% 1.71% 1.73% 1.74% 1.75% 1.76%

CONSTRUCTION 9.06% 9.74% 9.22% 9.19% 9.16% 9.11% 9.08% 9.05% 9.03% 9.00% 8.89% 8.79% 8.71% 8.63%

MANUFACTURING 9.42% 7.87% 7.21% 7.14% 7.07% 6.97% 6.90% 6.84% 6.77% 6.71% 6.43% 6.17% 5.95% 5.74%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 5.81% 6.05% 6.29% 6.29% 6.29% 6.24% 6.24% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% 6.26% 6.26% 6.26%

WHOLESALE TRADE 4.40% 4.37% 4.22% 4.17% 4.13% 4.10% 4.06% 4.02% 3.98% 3.95% 3.78% 3.63% 3.49% 3.37%

RETAIL TRADE 16.49% 17.32% 17.13% 17.06% 16.99% 16.95% 16.89% 16.82% 16.76% 16.70% 16.42% 16.17% 15.95% 15.75%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.91% 6.05% 6.33% 6.30% 6.27% 6.24% 6.21% 6.18% 6.15% 6.12% 5.99% 5.88% 5.78% 5.69%

SERVICES 24.27% 26.48% 27.80% 28.10% 28.39% 28.70% 28.98% 29.25% 29.51% 29.76% 30.94% 31.98% 32.91% 33.74%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 0.91% 0.72% 0.58% 0.57% 0.57% 0.56% 0.55% 0.55% 0.54% 0.53% 0.50% 0.48% 0.46% 0.44%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 1.28% 0.92% 0.94% 0.92% 0.91% 0.90% 0.89% 0.87% 0.86% 0.85% 0.80% 0.75% 0.71% 0.67%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 17.30% 16.02% 15.94% 15.92% 15.90% 15.94% 15.91% 15.89% 15.87% 15.84% 15.74% 15.64% 15.56% 15.48%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 12,197.17 16,892.28 18,553.98 18,900.63 19,263.84 21,324.72 21,653.61 21,980.36 22,313.50 22,652.85 24,444.47 26,410.24 28,569.74 30,947.11

FARM EARNINGS 0.40 0.38 0.29 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.25

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.52 0.61 0.55 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.59 0.61 0.63 0.64 0.66

MINING 4.12 3.83 3.44 3.85 3.83 3.75 3.74 3.72 3.71 3.70 3.62 3.54 3.44 3.34

CONSTRUCTION 10.78 11.49 10.69 11.02 10.98 10.92 10.88 10.83 10.79 10.74 10.53 10.34 10.17 10.00

MANUFACTURING 17.47 14.68 15.29 14.87 14.69 14.47 14.35 14.24 14.12 14.00 13.34 12.60 11.80 10.94

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 7.56 8.41 8.39 8.23 8.24 8.19 8.19 8.20 8.20 8.21 8.24 8.26 8.29 8.31

WHOLESALE TRADE 5.45 5.61 5.60 5.49 5.42 5.38 5.32 5.26 5.20 5.15 4.88 4.64 4.41 4.20

RETAIL TRADE 8.97 9.34 9.48 9.44 9.38 9.36 9.32 9.27 9.23 9.18 8.97 8.77 8.58 8.39

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 4.37 5.36 5.01 5.00 5.01 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.06 5.07 5.10 5.12 5.13 5.14

SERVICES 21.86 22.19 22.88 23.21 23.54 23.92 24.23 24.55 24.86 25.17 26.78 28.42 30.12 31.86

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.68 1.35 1.16 1.15 1.14 1.14 1.12 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.03 0.97 0.92 0.87

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.61 0.50 0.90 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.48 0.47 0.45 0.43

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 16.20 16.24 16.34 16.41 16.40 16.48 16.45 16.41 16.37 16.34 16.16 15.98 15.80 15.62

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS1996 

$) 16,048.92 22,076.61 24,064.70 24,536.13 24,997.03 27,663.56 28,071.43 28,482.87 28,903.51 29,333.17 31,621.75 34,170.34 37,013.41 40,192.19 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 17,633.65 21,866.21 23,396.56 23,653.75 23,899.38 24,056.37 24,282.95 24,510.21 24,745.50 24,985.54 26,204.28 27,521.41 28,933.81 30,418.56 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 72.49 74.09 79.12 78.14 78.05 77.98 77.91 77.84 77.78 77.72 77.43 77.14 76.85 76.56 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 

(PEOPLE) 2.88 2.75 2.72 2.71 2.70 2.69 2.68 2.67 2.66 2.65 2.62 2.60 2.60 2.62 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 46,555.00 55,713.90 60,103.20 59,584.00 59,945.10 60,125.20 60,487.10 60,869.00 61,275.30 61,696.80 64,030.50 66,952.90 70,386.20 74,328.30 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 316.54 367.49 377.85 382.61 387.30 427.73 431.63 435.45 439.18 442.88 461.19 477.36 491.91 505.15

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 18.09% 14.00% 13.18% 12.97% 12.73% 12.60% 12.43% 12.26% 12.09% 11.93% 11.14% 10.34% 9.42% 8.44%

$10,000 TO $19,999 17.08% 14.92% 14.08% 13.86% 13.61% 13.44% 13.26% 13.09% 12.92% 12.74% 11.93% 11.08% 10.10% 9.05%

$20,000 TO $29,999 14.75% 13.57% 12.85% 12.66% 12.43% 12.28% 12.12% 11.96% 11.81% 11.65% 10.92% 10.16% 9.28% 8.31%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.12% 17.78% 17.89% 17.81% 17.75% 17.69% 17.62% 17.54% 17.45% 17.33% 16.61% 15.67% 14.42% 12.96%

$45,000 TO $59,999 12.97% 13.03% 13.82% 14.02% 14.27% 14.43% 14.62% 14.81% 15.00% 15.19% 16.12% 16.95% 17.43% 17.17%

$60,000 TO $74,999 7.86% 9.80% 10.40% 10.58% 10.78% 10.91% 11.06% 11.21% 11.36% 11.52% 12.33% 13.29% 14.60% 16.32%

$75,000 TO $99,999 5.53% 8.82% 9.32% 9.49% 9.67% 9.77% 9.91% 10.04% 10.17% 10.31% 11.02% 11.87% 13.05% 14.64%

$100,000 OR MORE 5.59% 8.07% 8.47% 8.61% 8.76% 8.87% 8.98% 9.09% 9.21% 9.33% 9.93% 10.65% 11.71% 13.10%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 10 parishes in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
86 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-24 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area LA-4 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 1,328.17 1,380.84 1,380.29 1,383.15 1,385.14 1,054.72 1,077.29 1,099.87 1,122.30 1,144.78 1,261.03 1,380.13 1,502.83 1,631.03

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 30.62% 29.63% 28.71% 28.34% 28.14% 27.85% 27.69% 27.56% 27.45% 27.34% 27.13% 27.46% 27.42% 27.39%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 24.73% 20.54% 20.36% 20.38% 20.37% 20.24% 20.23% 20.24% 20.31% 20.37% 20.01% 18.64% 18.16% 18.12%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 20.96% 23.35% 22.70% 22.44% 22.12% 21.87% 21.52% 21.11% 20.66% 20.20% 18.92% 19.13% 19.31% 19.15%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 12.63% 15.00% 16.68% 17.30% 17.87% 18.61% 19.05% 19.45% 19.85% 20.24% 20.57% 19.52% 18.03% 17.23%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 11.06% 11.49% 11.54% 11.54% 11.51% 11.43% 11.52% 11.63% 11.74% 11.86% 13.36% 15.26% 17.09% 18.10%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 31.35 34.71 35.38 35.59 35.76 35.96 36.05 36.11 36.14 36.15 36.50 37.43 38.24 38.64 

WHITE POPULATION 59.70% 55.62% 54.76% 54.52% 54.26% 54.54% 54.25% 53.95% 53.66% 53.37% 52.04% 50.87% 49.72% 48.49%

BLACK POPULATION 34.31% 37.50% 37.93% 38.07% 38.23% 37.58% 37.80% 38.05% 38.29% 38.53% 39.65% 40.64% 41.65% 42.74%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.29% 0.37% 0.37% 0.38% 0.38% 0.33% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.35% 0.36% 0.36% 0.37% 0.38%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 1.58% 2.20% 2.31% 2.34% 2.40% 2.58% 2.62% 2.67% 2.72% 2.76% 2.97% 3.14% 3.30% 3.47%

HISPANIC POPULATION 4.11% 4.31% 4.63% 4.70% 4.73% 4.98% 4.98% 4.99% 4.99% 4.99% 4.98% 4.98% 4.96% 4.92%

 

MALE POPULATION 47.68% 47.88% 47.99% 48.02% 48.04% 48.10% 48.10% 48.11% 48.13% 48.14% 48.20% 48.22% 48.19% 48.14%

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 701.68 792.64 800.07 810.53 820.99 591.35 610.34 629.42 648.58 667.82 765.82 866.01 968.13 1,071.88

FARM EMPLOYMENT (Percent) 0.44% 0.36% 0.32% 0.31% 0.31% 0.47% 0.45% 0.43% 0.41% 0.40% 0.33% 0.28% 0.24% 0.20%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.82% 1.11% 1.30% 1.31% 1.32% 1.37% 1.37% 1.38% 1.39% 1.39% 1.42% 1.46% 1.49% 1.52%

MINING 2.98% 1.75% 1.47% 1.46% 1.44% 1.16% 1.16% 1.16% 1.16% 1.16% 1.17% 1.17% 1.18% 1.18%

CONSTRUCTION 4.97% 5.73% 5.57% 5.52% 5.47% 6.15% 6.05% 5.95% 5.86% 5.78% 5.40% 5.09% 4.83% 4.61%

MANUFACTURING 7.45% 6.39% 5.87% 5.82% 5.76% 6.58% 6.47% 6.36% 6.25% 6.15% 5.71% 5.35% 5.03% 4.75%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 7.38% 6.29% 5.78% 5.74% 5.71% 5.32% 5.31% 5.29% 5.27% 5.26% 5.19% 5.13% 5.07% 5.01%

WHOLESALE TRADE 5.23% 4.86% 4.41% 4.40% 4.38% 4.91% 4.86% 4.82% 4.77% 4.73% 4.54% 4.37% 4.22% 4.08%

RETAIL TRADE 17.10% 17.30% 17.50% 17.44% 17.37% 18.62% 18.49% 18.37% 18.24% 18.13% 17.58% 17.09% 16.64% 16.23%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 6.88% 7.11% 7.57% 7.53% 7.50% 7.96% 7.90% 7.85% 7.80% 7.75% 7.51% 7.29% 7.07% 6.87%

SERVICES 30.87% 33.88% 34.91% 35.18% 35.45% 33.80% 34.21% 34.60% 34.98% 35.34% 36.94% 38.28% 39.44% 40.45%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.45% 2.13% 2.00% 1.98% 1.96% 1.24% 1.26% 1.28% 1.30% 1.32% 1.40% 1.47% 1.53% 1.58%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 1.84% 1.42% 1.47% 1.45% 1.43% 1.18% 1.17% 1.17% 1.16% 1.15% 1.12% 1.10% 1.08% 1.06%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 11.60% 11.66% 11.83% 11.86% 11.89% 11.25% 11.30% 11.34% 11.39% 11.44% 11.69% 11.94% 12.19% 12.44%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 

$) 20,831.68 25,521.57 27,830.83 28,638.55 29,184.81 20,042.06 20,879.47 21,727.76 22,594.52 23,481.67 28,257.72 33,630.42 39,678.76 46,488.37

FARM EARNINGS (Percent) 0.08% 0.11% 0.07% 0.08% 0.08% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.11% 0.10% 0.09% 0.08% 0.07%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.45% 0.53% 0.51% 0.51% 0.52% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.56% 0.56% 0.57% 0.58% 0.59%

MINING 6.18% 4.64% 3.93% 4.08% 4.01% 2.99% 2.99% 2.99% 2.98% 2.98% 2.94% 2.88% 2.81% 2.72%

CONSTRUCTION 5.33% 6.25% 6.04% 6.18% 6.12% 6.98% 6.84% 6.70% 6.57% 6.44% 5.90% 5.45% 5.08% 4.76%

MANUFACTURING 11.39% 9.85% 9.98% 10.01% 9.92% 12.33% 12.10% 11.90% 11.70% 11.50% 10.52% 9.58% 8.67% 7.79%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 9.83% 8.32% 7.63% 7.57% 7.52% 6.98% 6.96% 6.93% 6.91% 6.89% 6.77% 6.66% 6.55% 6.44%

WHOLESALE TRADE 6.45% 6.28% 5.72% 5.66% 5.62% 6.47% 6.38% 6.29% 6.21% 6.13% 5.75% 5.41% 5.10% 4.81%

RETAIL TRADE 9.38% 9.07% 9.13% 8.99% 8.94% 9.99% 9.89% 9.79% 9.70% 9.61% 9.17% 8.76% 8.38% 8.02%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.84% 6.75% 6.73% 6.65% 6.66% 6.76% 6.77% 6.77% 6.77% 6.77% 6.74% 6.68% 6.59% 6.47%

SERVICES 28.72% 31.54% 32.77% 32.82% 33.16% 31.47% 31.98% 32.46% 32.94% 33.41% 35.66% 37.83% 39.94% 42.02%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 4.35% 4.30% 4.03% 3.98% 3.96% 2.64% 2.68% 2.72% 2.76% 2.79% 2.93% 3.03% 3.10% 3.13%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 1.46% 1.25% 1.64% 1.72% 1.70% 1.16% 1.18% 1.19% 1.21% 1.22% 1.28% 1.32% 1.34% 1.34%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 10.54% 11.11% 11.82% 11.74% 11.78% 11.54% 11.56% 11.57% 11.59% 11.60% 11.67% 11.74% 11.79% 11.84%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 

$) 26,586.80 33,451.57 36,278.34 36,951.74 37,489.37 28,700.60 29,649.58 30,613.24 31,595.95 32,599.91 37,972.69 43,971.62 50,687.83 58,223.42 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 20,017.59 24,225.52 26,283.11 26,715.61 27,065.40 27,211.50 27,522.43 27,833.48 28,152.81 28,476.91 30,112.47 31,860.51 33,728.28 35,697.38 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 81.11 77.45 81.94 81.81 81.73 81.68 81.64 81.61 81.57 81.53 81.34 81.13 80.89 80.62 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 

(PEOPLE) 2.73 2.64 2.62 2.61 2.60 2.62 2.60 2.59 2.58 2.57 2.52 2.50 2.49 2.49 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 52,350.33 58,347.78 62,229.22 62,529.78 62,884.89 63,083.33 63,472.22 63,875.44 64,305.78 64,754.00 67,190.44 70,224.22 73,772.89 77,838.56 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 487.05 522.69 526.66 529.90 532.82 403.00 413.66 424.32 434.92 445.55 499.60 552.48 604.19 654.50

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 18.30% 14.33% 13.18% 12.86% 12.64% 10.78% 10.69% 10.60% 10.51% 10.41% 9.95% 9.35% 8.58% 7.63%

$10,000 TO $19,999 16.73% 15.10% 14.00% 13.71% 13.50% 12.54% 12.41% 12.27% 12.13% 11.99% 11.34% 10.55% 9.61% 8.51%

$20,000 TO $29,999 14.72% 14.16% 13.26% 13.02% 12.85% 12.46% 12.31% 12.16% 12.00% 11.85% 11.14% 10.31% 9.36% 8.26%

$30,000 TO $44,999 17.90% 17.53% 17.79% 17.85% 17.82% 17.38% 17.30% 17.22% 17.13% 17.02% 16.51% 15.71% 14.58% 12.96%

$45,000 TO $59,999 12.65% 12.46% 13.34% 13.57% 13.74% 14.35% 14.48% 14.62% 14.76% 14.91% 15.49% 15.78% 15.96% 15.73%

$60,000 TO $74,999 7.73% 9.03% 9.71% 9.89% 10.04% 10.93% 11.04% 11.15% 11.27% 11.40% 12.01% 12.92% 14.06% 15.52%

$75,000 TO $99,999 5.45% 8.30% 8.94% 9.12% 9.27% 10.36% 10.46% 10.56% 10.66% 10.77% 11.30% 12.15% 13.32% 15.01%

$100,000 OR MORE 6.52% 9.09% 9.78% 9.98% 10.14% 11.20% 11.31% 11.42% 11.54% 11.65% 12.26% 13.22% 14.52% 16.39%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 9 parishes in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total population 

for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 87 

Table 3-25 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area MS-1 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 389.02 459.82 467.30 473.61 478.42 475.94 481.50 487.07 492.57 498.09 526.98 556.84 588.00 621.26

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 31.48% 29.70% 28.65% 28.30% 28.10% 27.84% 27.67% 27.55% 27.41% 27.26% 26.91% 27.18% 27.19% 27.10%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 24.06% 20.71% 20.56% 20.51% 20.42% 20.36% 20.31% 20.27% 20.33% 20.47% 20.23% 19.05% 18.58% 18.47%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 19.90% 22.66% 22.39% 22.24% 22.03% 21.76% 21.49% 21.13% 20.74% 20.18% 18.68% 18.78% 19.03% 19.08%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 13.74% 15.62% 16.64% 17.04% 17.38% 17.86% 18.22% 18.56% 18.86% 19.34% 20.08% 19.49% 18.04% 16.92%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 10.82% 11.31% 11.76% 11.91% 12.06% 12.18% 12.31% 12.49% 12.66% 12.75% 14.09% 15.51% 17.16% 18.43%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 31.98 34.68 35.16 35.44 35.68 36.02 36.19 36.36 36.50 36.58 37.11 37.90 38.45 38.71 

WHITE POPULATION 78.99% 77.03% 76.24% 76.03% 75.85% 75.10% 74.92% 74.75% 74.57% 74.39% 73.52% 72.68% 71.84% 70.96%

BLACK POPULATION 17.99% 18.55% 19.10% 19.16% 19.28% 19.94% 20.04% 20.14% 20.24% 20.35% 20.87% 21.37% 21.86% 22.39%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.27% 0.44% 0.46% 0.49% 0.48% 0.48% 0.48% 0.48% 0.48% 0.48% 0.47% 0.47% 0.46% 0.45%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 1.45% 1.81% 1.88% 1.92% 1.96% 1.99% 2.03% 2.07% 2.10% 2.14% 2.31% 2.47% 2.62% 2.80%

HISPANIC POPULATION 1.31% 2.16% 2.32% 2.40% 2.43% 2.48% 2.52% 2.57% 2.61% 2.64% 2.84% 3.02% 3.21% 3.40%

 

MALE POPULATION 49.46% 49.76% 49.88% 49.88% 49.89% 49.87% 49.90% 49.91% 49.93% 49.94% 49.96% 49.98% 49.99% 49.99%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 177.51 244.55 243.45 247.48 251.51 248.27 252.58 256.89 261.20 265.51 287.15 308.92 330.79 352.74

FARM EMPLOYMENT 1.62% 1.44% 1.43% 1.41% 1.38% 1.46% 1.43% 1.40% 1.36% 1.34% 1.20% 1.08% 0.98% 0.89%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.27% 1.39% 1.48% 1.49% 1.50% 1.51% 1.51% 1.52% 1.52% 1.52% 1.54% 1.55% 1.56% 1.56%

MINING 0.23% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10%

CONSTRUCTION 4.79% 7.40% 6.66% 6.65% 6.64% 6.64% 6.63% 6.61% 6.60% 6.59% 6.52% 6.46% 6.40% 6.35%

MANUFACTURING 17.96% 11.31% 9.75% 9.66% 9.57% 9.42% 9.34% 9.26% 9.18% 9.11% 8.77% 8.48% 8.22% 8.00%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & 

PUBLIC UTIL 4.20% 4.00% 4.20% 4.18% 4.16% 4.18% 4.17% 4.15% 4.13% 4.12% 4.05% 3.98% 3.93% 3.88%

WHOLESALE TRADE 2.24% 2.01% 1.94% 1.93% 1.91% 1.92% 1.91% 1.90% 1.89% 1.88% 1.83% 1.80% 1.77% 1.74%

RETAIL TRADE 16.82% 17.23% 17.86% 17.82% 17.77% 17.85% 17.81% 17.76% 17.72% 17.68% 17.50% 17.35% 17.23% 17.12%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 4.28% 4.77% 5.18% 5.17% 5.15% 5.15% 5.13% 5.12% 5.10% 5.09% 5.02% 4.96% 4.90% 4.85%

SERVICES 19.70% 28.44% 28.41% 28.74% 29.05% 29.06% 29.38% 29.68% 29.98% 30.27% 31.59% 32.73% 33.73% 34.62%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 5.53% 3.73% 3.64% 3.58% 3.53% 3.40% 3.35% 3.31% 3.27% 3.23% 3.04% 2.88% 2.73% 2.60%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 9.08% 6.64% 7.28% 7.17% 7.06% 6.92% 6.83% 6.73% 6.64% 6.54% 6.13% 5.76% 5.44% 5.15%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.28% 11.52% 12.05% 12.11% 12.16% 12.36% 12.41% 12.45% 12.49% 12.53% 12.71% 12.87% 13.02% 13.14%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 4,535.88 7,040.93 7,364.91 7,533.37 7,700.43 7,593.12 7,775.11 7,957.71 8,143.57 8,332.79 9,332.11 10,426.41 11,626.45 12,944.79

FARM EARNINGS 0.19% 0.08% 0.00% 0.17% 0.16% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.12% 0.11%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.63% 0.57% 0.50% 0.51% 0.51% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.53% 0.54% 0.54% 0.55%

MINING 0.22% 0.16% 0.16% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10%

CONSTRUCTION 4.09% 7.59% 6.72% 6.76% 6.74% 6.73% 6.71% 6.68% 6.65% 6.62% 6.50% 6.38% 6.28% 6.19%

MANUFACTURING 24.56% 17.11% 15.91% 15.67% 15.53% 15.27% 15.18% 15.10% 15.02% 14.93% 14.42% 13.81% 13.10% 12.31%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 5.45% 5.12% 5.51% 5.54% 5.52% 5.55% 5.53% 5.50% 5.48% 5.45% 5.34% 5.25% 5.17% 5.10%

WHOLESALE TRADE 2.30% 2.23% 2.27% 1.89% 1.87% 1.89% 1.87% 1.85% 1.84% 1.83% 1.77% 1.71% 1.66% 1.62%

RETAIL TRADE 8.74% 9.14% 9.07% 9.02% 8.98% 9.04% 9.01% 8.98% 8.95% 8.92% 8.79% 8.66% 8.54% 8.43%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.05% 3.32% 3.48% 3.48% 3.49% 3.53% 3.54% 3.54% 3.55% 3.55% 3.57% 3.58% 3.60% 3.60%

SERVICES 16.01% 25.52% 24.63% 24.97% 25.32% 25.47% 25.81% 26.15% 26.49% 26.83% 28.54% 30.30% 32.11% 33.96%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 9.93% 7.69% 7.80% 7.74% 7.67% 7.42% 7.33% 7.25% 7.16% 7.08% 6.68% 6.31% 5.97% 5.64%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 12.67% 9.39% 11.14% 11.20% 11.09% 10.99% 10.87% 10.77% 10.66% 10.55% 10.03% 9.51% 9.00% 8.50%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.14% 12.08% 12.82% 12.91% 12.98% 13.27% 13.31% 13.35% 13.38% 13.41% 13.56% 13.69% 13.80% 13.88%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 6,092.21 9,524.68 10,133.95 10,359.72 10,576.03 10,532.52 10,766.53 11,003.62 11,245.34 11,491.90 12,801.40 14,250.22 15,857.08 17,644.07 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 15,660.29 20,714.06 21,686.27 21,873.95 22,105.97 22,130.03 22,360.31 22,591.59 22,829.78 23,071.93 24,292.23 25,591.31 26,967.69 28,400.56 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 63.93 67.39 70.08 69.02 68.82 68.72 68.63 68.53 68.43 68.34 67.88 67.45 67.03 66.62 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 

(PEOPLE) 2.80 2.70 2.67 2.66 2.65 2.64 2.63 2.63 2.62 2.61 2.58 2.57 2.57 2.58 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 38,951.14 49,159.57 51,015.43 50,358.57 50,608.00 50,766.43 51,079.14 51,399.86 51,744.43 52,102.29 54,081.14 56,585.43 59,549.71 62,979.00 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 138.93 170.49 174.95 178.06 180.56 179.99 182.75 185.49 188.19 190.89 204.41 217.07 229.02 240.35

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 16.96% 11.89% 11.31% 11.11% 10.96% 10.87% 10.71% 10.55% 10.40% 10.24% 9.50% 8.61% 7.78% 6.89%

$10,000 TO $19,999 18.90% 14.52% 13.80% 13.56% 13.37% 13.28% 13.08% 12.89% 12.70% 12.51% 11.59% 10.48% 9.45% 8.35%

$20,000 TO $29,999 16.41% 15.05% 14.27% 14.02% 13.82% 13.64% 13.44% 13.24% 13.05% 12.86% 11.94% 10.81% 9.75% 8.63%

$30,000 TO $44,999 19.54% 20.51% 20.49% 20.44% 20.40% 20.31% 20.24% 20.15% 20.05% 19.92% 19.11% 17.58% 15.99% 14.16%

$45,000 TO $59,999 13.12% 14.42% 15.23% 15.50% 15.73% 15.94% 16.18% 16.42% 16.66% 16.92% 18.17% 19.63% 20.41% 20.36%

$60,000 TO $74,999 6.76% 9.43% 9.94% 10.13% 10.27% 10.39% 10.55% 10.70% 10.86% 11.02% 11.87% 13.13% 14.60% 16.58%

$75,000 TO $99,999 4.43% 7.83% 8.26% 8.41% 8.53% 8.58% 8.72% 8.85% 8.98% 9.12% 9.84% 10.92% 12.17% 13.85%

$100,000 OR MORE 3.88% 6.36% 6.70% 6.83% 6.92% 6.98% 7.09% 7.19% 7.30% 7.41% 7.99% 8.85% 9.85% 11.19%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 7 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total population 

for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
88 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-26 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area AL-1 

1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 609.33 677.22 685.27 690.28 697.06 741.71 746.26 750.82 755.30 759.80 784.22 810.06 837.76 868.36

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 31.12 % 29.55 % 28.62 % 28.25 % 28.03 % 27.78 % 27.58 % 27.43 % 27.29 % 27.14 % 26.75 % 26.96 % 26.99 % 26.94 %

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 22.69 % 19.33 % 19.52 % 19.64 % 19.60 % 19.61 % 19.64 % 19.69 % 19.74 % 19.87 % 19.69 % 18.39 % 17.79 % 17.60 %

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 19.91 % 22.25 % 21.69 % 21.46 % 21.22 % 20.93 % 20.61 % 20.21 % 19.80 % 19.31 % 18.10 % 18.58 % 18.97 % 19.03 %

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 13.53 % 15.81 % 16.82 % 17.23 % 17.68 % 18.16 % 18.57 % 18.92 % 19.22 % 19.58 % 20.00 % 19.12 % 17.58 % 16.70 %

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 12.75 % 13.07 % 13.35 % 13.42 % 13.47 % 13.52 % 13.60 % 13.75 % 13.94 % 14.10 % 15.47 % 16.95 % 18.67 % 19.74 %

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION(YEARS) 32.73 36.08 36.80 37.04 37.19 37.39 37.51 37.65 37.77 37.86 38.00 38.50 39.24 39.52 

WHITE POPULATION 68.03% 66.74% 66.50% 66.50% 66.39% 66.27% 66.17% 66.05% 65.95% 65.83% 65.29% 64.75% 64.19% 63.55%

BLACK POPULATION 29.75% 30.00% 30.11% 30.05% 30.11% 30.17% 30.22% 30.28% 30.34% 30.41% 30.71% 31.02% 31.33% 31.72%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.81% 0.96% 0.94% 0.93% 0.93% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.94% 0.95% 0.95% 0.96% 0.96%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.62% 1.05% 1.07% 1.12% 1.14% 1.17% 1.20% 1.23% 1.25% 1.28% 1.41% 1.54% 1.68% 1.84%

HISPANIC POPULATION 0.79% 1.25% 1.38% 1.40% 1.43% 1.45% 1.47% 1.49% 1.51% 1.53% 1.63% 1.74% 1.84% 1.94%

 

MALE POPULATION 47.77% 48.18% 48.25% 48.26% 48.29% 48.32% 48.35% 48.37% 48.39% 48.41% 48.50% 48.57% 48.58% 48.56%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 282.20 351.87 344.78 350.12 355.46 380.45 385.13 389.81 394.47 399.13 422.18 444.96 467.51 489.85

FARM EMPLOYMENT 2.41% 1.59% 1.56% 1.53% 1.50% 1.44% 1.41% 1.39% 1.37% 1.34% 1.23% 1.13% 1.05% 0.97%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.23% 1.41% 1.61% 1.60% 1.59% 1.58% 1.58% 1.57% 1.57% 1.56% 1.54% 1.52% 1.50% 1.49%

MINING 0.59% 0.44% 0.34% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.31% 0.30% 0.29% 0.27% 0.26%

CONSTRUCTION 6.78% 8.06% 7.41% 7.49% 7.57% 7.67% 7.74% 7.82% 7.88% 7.95% 8.26% 8.53% 8.77% 8.98%

MANUFACTURING 16.51% 11.98% 9.97% 9.86% 9.76% 9.57% 9.48% 9.39% 9.31% 9.23% 8.84% 8.51% 8.21% 7.95%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 5.30% 6.06% 5.58% 5.58% 5.58% 5.57% 5.57% 5.57% 5.57% 5.57% 5.57% 5.57% 5.57% 5.58%

WHOLESALE TRADE 4.56% 4.43% 4.34% 4.32% 4.31% 4.33% 4.32% 4.31% 4.29% 4.28% 4.22% 4.16% 4.11% 4.07%

RETAIL TRADE 17.20% 17.68% 18.16% 18.14% 18.12% 18.04% 18.02% 18.00% 17.98% 17.96% 17.87% 17.80% 17.76% 17.72%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.54% 6.44% 6.91% 6.91% 6.91% 6.89% 6.89% 6.88% 6.88% 6.88% 6.87% 6.87% 6.88% 6.88%

SERVICES 23.94% 27.66% 29.24% 29.46% 29.68% 30.03% 30.23% 30.42% 30.61% 30.79% 31.61% 32.32% 32.95% 33.49%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.30% 0.99% 0.91% 0.90% 0.89% 0.88% 0.87% 0.86% 0.84% 0.83% 0.78% 0.73% 0.69% 0.65%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 2.23% 1.36% 1.36% 1.34% 1.32% 1.30% 1.29% 1.27% 1.25% 1.23% 1.16% 1.09% 1.03% 0.97%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.41% 11.91% 12.61% 12.53% 12.44% 12.36% 12.28% 12.21% 12.14% 12.07% 11.75% 11.47% 11.22% 10.99%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 7,245.54 9,751.86 9,939.87 10,105.12 10,308.78 11,120.89 11,317.03 11,512.51 11,711.31 11,913.44 12,974.74 14,128.14 15,383.24 16,751.74

FARM EARNINGS 1.43% 0.84% 0.72% 0.64% 0.64% 0.62% 0.62% 0.62% 0.62% 0.62% 0.61% 0.60% 0.58% 0.57%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.57% 0.76% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.69% 0.69% 0.69% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68%

MINING 0.71% 0.89% 0.73% 0.75% 0.74% 0.72% 0.71% 0.69% 0.68% 0.67% 0.62% 0.58% 0.54% 0.50%

CONSTRUCTION 7.33% 8.55% 7.61% 7.97% 8.04% 8.13% 8.19% 8.24% 8.29% 8.34% 8.56% 8.73% 8.88% 8.99%

MANUFACTURING 24.20% 18.50% 16.38% 16.27% 16.10% 15.82% 15.71% 15.61% 15.51% 15.41% 14.81% 14.11% 13.32% 12.47%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 7.35% 8.18% 7.82% 7.85% 7.84% 7.83% 7.82% 7.81% 7.80% 7.80% 7.76% 7.74% 7.72% 7.72%

WHOLESALE TRADE 5.50% 5.91% 6.31% 6.31% 6.28% 6.31% 6.28% 6.25% 6.22% 6.19% 6.04% 5.90% 5.77% 5.64%

RETAIL TRADE 10.15% 10.59% 10.88% 10.89% 10.85% 10.76% 10.73% 10.70% 10.68% 10.65% 10.53% 10.41% 10.31% 10.21%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.87% 5.65% 6.09% 6.14% 6.18% 6.21% 6.24% 6.27% 6.30% 6.33% 6.47% 6.60% 6.72% 6.84%

SERVICES 21.54% 23.36% 24.54% 24.88% 25.11% 25.50% 25.72% 25.93% 26.15% 26.38% 27.53% 28.76% 30.04% 31.39%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.61% 2.18% 2.15% 2.14% 2.12% 2.12% 2.10% 2.07% 2.05% 2.02% 1.90% 1.79% 1.68% 1.58%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 1.46% 1.00% 1.62% 1.02% 1.01% 1.01% 1.00% 0.99% 0.99% 0.98% 0.94% 0.90% 0.86% 0.82%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 13.29% 13.61% 14.46% 14.46% 14.39% 14.28% 14.20% 14.11% 14.02% 13.94% 13.55% 13.20% 12.88% 12.59%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 10,111.40 13,927.73 14,371.09 14,637.96 14,945.65 16,039.34 16,326.52 16,617.21 16,913.70 17,215.97 18,818.82 20,590.27 22,552.96 24,733.81 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 16,594.34 20,566.12 20,971.52 21,205.83 21,440.86 21,624.87 21,877.67 22,131.99 22,393.29 22,658.50 23,996.95 25,418.30 26,920.71 28,483.36

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 69.27 68.32 69.85 69.25 69.20 69.17 69.15 69.13 69.12 69.11 69.02 68.92 68.78 68.62 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 2.76 2.62 2.60 2.59 2.58 2.57 2.57 2.56 2.55 2.54 2.52 2.51 2.51 2.53

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 41,889.13 47,825.00 48,273.50 48,067.75 48,444.63 48,690.25 49,080.75 49,492.25 49,927.00 50,370.75 52,769.63 55,647.38 58,952.38 62,691.75

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 221.16 258.01 263.44 266.41 270.03 288.19 290.94 293.63 296.25 298.86 311.79 323.37 333.97 343.82

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 18.75% 14.69% 13.99% 13.76% 13.53% 13.31% 13.09% 12.88% 12.67% 12.46% 11.49% 10.42% 9.18% 7.94%

$10,000 TO $19,999 18.03% 15.91% 15.23% 15.02% 14.80% 14.59% 14.38% 14.17% 13.96% 13.75% 12.79% 11.69% 10.40% 9.04%

$20,000 TO $29,999 15.81% 14.12% 13.58% 13.42% 13.25% 13.08% 12.91% 12.73% 12.56% 12.39% 11.59% 10.66% 9.52% 8.30%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.54% 18.51% 18.69% 18.72% 18.74% 18.74% 18.73% 18.70% 18.66% 18.60% 18.15% 17.12% 15.52% 13.67%

$45,000 TO $59,999 12.25% 13.58% 14.20% 14.39% 14.60% 14.82% 15.03% 15.26% 15.48% 15.71% 16.77% 18.09% 19.20% 19.08%

$60,000 TO $74,999 7.46% 8.74% 9.15% 9.28% 9.42% 9.56% 9.70% 9.85% 10.00% 10.15% 10.92% 11.95% 13.48% 15.59%

$75,000 TO $99,999 4.50% 7.63% 7.99% 8.11% 8.24% 8.37% 8.50% 8.63% 8.77% 8.90% 9.59% 10.51% 11.87% 13.76%

$100,000 OR MORE 4.67% 6.83% 7.18% 7.30% 7.42% 7.53% 7.66% 7.78% 7.91% 8.04% 8.70% 9.56% 10.84% 12.62%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 8 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total population for 

the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 89 

Table 3-27 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-1 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 665.78 797.21 832.50 845.69 858.08 883.12 900.43 917.72 934.88 952.03 1,040.01 1,129.62 1,221.79 1,318.38

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 29.48% 27.37% 27.14% 26.91% 26.52% 26.16% 25.83% 25.58% 25.33% 25.08% 24.61% 24.87% 24.95% 25.07%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 25.11% 20.05% 19.41% 19.31% 19.43% 19.57% 19.71% 19.87% 20.11% 20.34% 20.56% 19.20% 18.19% 17.97%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 19.83% 23.48% 22.51% 22.20% 21.88% 21.52% 21.13% 20.60% 20.03% 19.42% 17.26% 17.77% 18.84% 19.33%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 14.16% 16.10% 17.48% 18.06% 18.36% 18.67% 18.91% 19.17% 19.41% 19.80% 20.40% 19.36% 17.36% 15.64%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 11.42% 12.99% 13.45% 13.52% 13.81% 14.08% 14.42% 14.77% 15.12% 15.36% 17.18% 18.81% 20.66% 21.98%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION (YEARS) 34.24 38.36 39.21 39.47 39.77 40.03 40.26 40.50 40.69 40.85 41.13 41.12 41.57 42.02

WHITE POPULATION 82.15% 80.37% 79.85% 79.70% 79.52% 79.28% 79.08% 78.89% 78.70% 78.50% 77.56% 76.61% 75.62% 74.51%

BLACK POPULATION 13.23% 13.58% 13.75% 13.76% 13.83% 13.93% 14.01% 14.09% 14.17% 14.26% 14.68% 15.11% 15.58% 16.13%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.82% 0.88% 0.86% 0.85% 0.84% 0.83% 0.83% 0.82% 0.81% 0.80% 0.76% 0.73% 0.69% 0.65%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 1.75% 2.25% 2.32% 2.36% 2.40% 2.45% 2.49% 2.53% 2.57% 2.60% 2.76% 2.88% 2.99% 3.11%

HISPANIC POPULATION 2.05% 2.91% 3.22% 3.33% 3.41% 3.50% 3.59% 3.67% 3.75% 3.83% 4.24% 4.67% 5.12% 5.60%

 

MALE POPULATION 49.37% 50.14% 50.14% 50.17% 50.21% 50.24% 50.29% 50.33% 50.37% 50.40% 50.59% 50.73% 50.88% 51.04%

 

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 338.22 435.92 449.86 461.76 473.65 488.53 500.29 512.06 523.82 535.58 594.28 652.91 711.49 770.03

FARM EMPLOYMENT 0.64% 0.56% 0.56% 0.54% 0.53% 0.51% 0.50% 0.49% 0.48% 0.46% 0.41% 0.37% 0.34% 0.31%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.18% 1.25% 1.38% 1.36% 1.35% 1.34% 1.32% 1.31% 1.30% 1.29% 1.25% 1.21% 1.19% 1.16%

MINING 0.23% 0.16% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.09% 0.08% 0.08%

CONSTRUCTION 5.92% 7.04% 6.20% 6.15% 6.11% 6.07% 6.02% 5.98% 5.95% 5.91% 5.75% 5.62% 5.51% 5.42%

MANUFACTURING 7.04% 4.11% 3.86% 3.76% 3.67% 3.59% 3.51% 3.43% 3.36% 3.29% 2.98% 2.72% 2.51% 2.33%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 3.87% 3.77% 3.79% 3.76% 3.72% 3.69% 3.67% 3.64% 3.62% 3.59% 3.49% 3.40% 3.33% 3.27%

WHOLESALE TRADE 2.79% 2.99% 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% 2.79% 2.79% 2.79% 2.79% 2.79% 2.78% 2.78% 2.77%

RETAIL TRADE 19.49% 18.79% 18.03% 17.80% 17.57% 17.35% 17.15% 16.95% 16.76% 16.58% 15.79% 15.15% 14.61% 14.15%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.76% 7.13% 7.38% 7.36% 7.34% 7.32% 7.30% 7.28% 7.26% 7.24% 7.17% 7.11% 7.05% 7.01%

SERVICES 25.48% 32.78% 34.41% 35.33% 36.20% 37.03% 37.81% 38.56% 39.28% 39.96% 42.97% 45.43% 47.48% 49.21%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 6.66% 4.00% 3.66% 3.56% 3.48% 3.39% 3.31% 3.24% 3.16% 3.09% 2.79% 2.53% 2.33% 2.15%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 10.46% 8.11% 8.57% 8.37% 8.18% 8.01% 7.83% 7.67% 7.51% 7.36% 6.71% 6.17% 5.73% 5.35%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 10.47% 9.31% 9.23% 9.08% 8.94% 8.80% 8.67% 8.55% 8.43% 8.32% 7.82% 7.41% 7.08% 6.79%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 9,140.94 12,355.71 13,536.33 14,052.87 14,498.11 15,042.32 15,500.06 15,961.31 16,433.38 16,916.65 19,515.21 22,456.99 25,800.77 29,613.16

FARM EARNINGS 0.30% 0.20% 0.21% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.13%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.52% 0.64% 0.56% 0.57% 0.56% 0.56% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.54% 0.53% 0.52% 0.50% 0.49%

MINING 0.21% 0.20% 0.19% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.14% 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.10% 0.09% 0.08%

CONSTRUCTION 5.50% 6.39% 5.28% 5.39% 5.35% 5.31% 5.26% 5.22% 5.17% 5.13% 4.93% 4.74% 4.56% 4.38%

MANUFACTURING 9.89% 5.87% 5.65% 5.60% 5.48% 5.36% 5.26% 5.17% 5.08% 4.99% 4.53% 4.08% 3.64% 3.22%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 4.88% 5.38% 5.45% 5.23% 5.19% 5.15% 5.11% 5.07% 5.04% 5.00% 4.84% 4.69% 4.55% 4.42%

WHOLESALE TRADE 2.98% 3.79% 3.48% 3.44% 3.43% 3.43% 3.43% 3.42% 3.42% 3.42% 3.38% 3.33% 3.26% 3.18%

RETAIL TRADE 10.15% 10.48% 10.31% 10.15% 10.00% 9.86% 9.73% 9.60% 9.48% 9.37% 8.82% 8.33% 7.89% 7.47%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.27% 5.55% 5.86% 5.82% 5.87% 5.91% 5.95% 5.98% 6.02% 6.05% 6.20% 6.33% 6.42% 6.50%

SERVICES 20.84% 27.30% 28.18% 29.02% 29.94% 30.83% 31.69% 32.52% 33.33% 34.12% 37.88% 41.34% 44.59% 47.65%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 11.35% 7.87% 7.44% 7.14% 7.00% 6.85% 6.70% 6.55% 6.41% 6.27% 5.63% 5.06% 4.56% 4.12%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 18.23% 15.23% 16.68% 16.76% 16.46% 16.18% 15.90% 15.64% 15.38% 15.13% 13.92% 12.80% 11.74% 10.75%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 11.89% 11.10% 10.73% 10.53% 10.39% 10.25% 10.10% 9.96% 9.82% 9.69% 9.08% 8.54% 8.06% 7.61%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 12,322.58 17,809.42 19,250.91 19,765.79 20,310.85 21,094.40 21,760.19 22,437.30 23,130.05 23,838.89 27,644.39 31,938.74 36,804.67 42,339.03 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 18,508.40 22,339.66 23,124.33 23,372.43 23,670.03 23,886.22 24,166.42 24,449.07 24,741.33 25,040.06 26,580.96 28,273.81 30,123.64 32,114.36 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 78.07 78.33 81.45 81.13 81.13 81.11 81.08 81.05 81.04 81.02 81.06 81.22 81.49 81.87 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 2.65 2.60 2.57 2.56 2.55 2.54 2.53 2.52 2.51 2.50 2.47 2.46 2.47 2.49 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 43,452.14 51,182.86 53,480.43 53,603.29 54,007.43 54,259.43 54,665.00 55,094.14 55,553.14 56,027.43 58,720.14 62,149.14 66,270.14 71,115.71 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS (THOUSANDS) 251.34 307.09 323.95 330.54 336.83 348.04 356.13 364.18 372.17 380.17 420.21 458.42 494.80 529.51

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 12.87% 9.79% 9.33% 9.14% 8.99% 8.85% 8.72% 8.59% 8.46% 8.33% 7.62% 6.75% 5.83% 5.03%

$10,000 TO $19,999 16.42% 13.94% 13.33% 13.07% 12.86% 12.67% 12.49% 12.31% 12.13% 11.96% 10.94% 9.68% 8.37% 7.24%

$20,000 TO $29,999 17.38% 15.53% 14.85% 14.56% 14.32% 14.12% 13.91% 13.72% 13.52% 13.33% 12.21% 10.81% 9.35% 8.10%

$30,000 TO $44,999 20.83% 20.51% 20.34% 20.17% 20.02% 19.91% 19.78% 19.65% 19.51% 19.36% 18.18% 16.20% 14.03% 12.16%

$45,000 TO $59,999 14.01% 14.59% 15.28% 15.61% 15.86% 16.08% 16.31% 16.52% 16.73% 16.94% 18.05% 18.98% 18.78% 17.56%

$60,000 TO $74,999 8.05% 9.91% 10.38% 10.61% 10.79% 10.95% 11.12% 11.28% 11.44% 11.61% 12.73% 14.47% 16.76% 18.77%

$75,000 TO $99,999 5.29% 8.11% 8.50% 8.69% 8.84% 8.97% 9.11% 9.24% 9.38% 9.52% 10.44% 11.89% 13.83% 16.02%

$100,000 OR MORE 5.15% 7.61% 7.99% 8.17% 8.31% 8.44% 8.57% 8.69% 8.82% 8.95% 9.83% 11.21% 13.05% 15.12%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 7 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; person per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
90 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-28 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-2 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 472.24 577.43 592.26 599.70 609.81 619.51 627.71 635.91 644.04 652.17 694.50 738.07 783.36 831.46

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 30.41% 27.35% 26.00% 25.73% 25.51% 25.29% 25.14% 25.07% 24.97% 24.83% 24.78% 25.36% 25.54% 25.55%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 25.81% 23.71% 24.46% 24.41% 24.25% 24.16% 24.10% 23.96% 23.79% 23.45% 20.97% 19.44% 19.05% 19.24%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 19.89% 22.14% 21.20% 20.95% 20.80% 20.56% 20.30% 20.03% 19.88% 19.84% 20.73% 21.01% 20.37% 18.40%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 12.27% 15.24% 16.53% 17.04% 17.43% 17.82% 18.14% 18.42% 18.61% 18.92% 18.86% 17.87% 17.31% 18.35%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 11.62% 11.56% 11.80% 11.87% 12.01% 12.16% 12.33% 12.52% 12.74% 12.96% 14.67% 16.31% 17.73% 18.46%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION (YEARS) 32.95 36.58 36.81 36.88 37.16 37.46 37.73 37.98 38.20 38.43 39.17 39.82 40.68 41.24 

WHITE POPULATION 71.19% 67.94% 67.40% 67.20% 67.00% 66.69% 66.38% 66.07% 65.76% 65.45% 63.94% 62.42% 60.90% 59.25%

BLACK POPULATION 25.57% 26.84% 26.84% 26.78% 26.88% 27.07% 27.24% 27.42% 27.61% 27.80% 28.68% 29.61% 30.55% 31.59%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.41% 0.48% 0.48% 0.49% 0.48% 0.48% 0.47% 0.47% 0.47% 0.47% 0.45% 0.42% 0.40% 0.37%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.74% 1.11% 1.22% 1.28% 1.30% 1.34% 1.37% 1.40% 1.44% 1.47% 1.64% 1.79% 1.97% 2.16%

HISPANIC POPULATION 2.09% 3.63% 4.06% 4.24% 4.33% 4.43% 4.53% 4.63% 4.72% 4.82% 5.29% 5.75% 6.19% 6.63%

 

MALE POPULATION 49.08% 49.87% 50.17% 50.25% 50.29% 50.29% 50.31% 50.32% 50.33% 50.34% 50.39% 50.37% 50.34% 50.32%

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 241.45 301.77 306.38 312.12 317.83 323.52 329.19 334.84 340.50 346.13 374.26 402.29 430.26 458.17

FARM EMPLOYMENT 3.66% 3.20% 3.15% 3.09% 3.03% 2.98% 2.93% 2.88% 2.83% 2.78% 2.56% 2.38% 2.22% 2.08%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.34% 1.53% 1.49% 1.50% 1.51% 1.52% 1.53% 1.54% 1.55% 1.56% 1.60% 1.63% 1.66% 1.69%

MINING 0.21% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09% 0.09%

CONSTRUCTION 5.29% 5.23% 5.37% 5.33% 5.29% 5.24% 5.21% 5.17% 5.13% 5.10% 4.94% 4.81% 4.70% 4.60%

MANUFACTURING 7.79% 5.69% 4.96% 4.91% 4.85% 4.79% 4.74% 4.69% 4.64% 4.59% 4.38% 4.20% 4.04% 3.89%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 2.76% 2.90% 2.47% 2.47% 2.47% 2.46% 2.46% 2.46% 2.46% 2.45% 2.44% 2.43% 2.43% 2.42%

WHOLESALE TRADE 2.91% 2.78% 2.56% 2.54% 2.51% 2.49% 2.47% 2.45% 2.42% 2.40% 2.31% 2.24% 2.17% 2.11%

RETAIL TRADE 17.16% 16.22% 16.01% 15.91% 15.81% 15.72% 15.63% 15.54% 15.45% 15.37% 15.00% 14.68% 14.40% 14.16%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.16% 5.05% 5.53% 5.50% 5.48% 5.46% 5.44% 5.42% 5.40% 5.38% 5.30% 5.24% 5.18% 5.12%

SERVICES 22.70% 27.86% 28.98% 29.53% 30.07% 30.58% 31.08% 31.57% 32.03% 32.48% 34.51% 36.25% 37.75% 39.07%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.57% 1.38% 1.26% 1.25% 1.23% 1.21% 1.20% 1.18% 1.17% 1.15% 1.09% 1.04% 0.99% 0.95%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.64% 0.46% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44% 0.44% 0.43% 0.42% 0.41% 0.41% 0.37% 0.34% 0.32% 0.30%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 28.81% 27.57% 27.65% 27.43% 27.21% 26.99% 26.79% 26.59% 26.40% 26.22% 25.38% 24.67% 24.06% 23.52%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 6,062.48 8,577.46 8,810.41 9,114.46 9,345.09 9,577.30 9,812.24 10,046.07 10,284.76 10,528.48 11,828.21 13,277.52 14,897.13 16,709.80

FARM EARNINGS 2.86% 1.91% 1.43% 1.88% 1.87% 1.87% 1.87% 1.86% 1.86% 1.86% 1.84% 1.82% 1.79% 1.77%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.83% 0.85% 0.86% 0.80% 0.80% 0.81% 0.81% 0.82% 0.82% 0.83% 0.85% 0.87% 0.88% 0.90%

MINING 0.23% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.13% 0.12% 0.11%

CONSTRUCTION 5.06% 4.82% 5.11% 5.21% 5.15% 5.10% 5.04% 4.99% 4.94% 4.88% 4.65% 4.44% 4.26% 4.08%

MANUFACTURING 9.51% 7.09% 6.29% 6.29% 6.20% 6.13% 6.07% 6.02% 5.96% 5.91% 5.61% 5.27% 4.91% 4.52%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 3.72% 3.77% 3.21% 3.34% 3.33% 3.32% 3.31% 3.30% 3.29% 3.28% 3.24% 3.19% 3.15% 3.10%

WHOLESALE TRADE 3.68% 3.41% 2.96% 2.97% 2.93% 2.89% 2.86% 2.83% 2.79% 2.76% 2.61% 2.47% 2.34% 2.21%

RETAIL TRADE 9.68% 8.63% 8.66% 8.54% 8.46% 8.37% 8.30% 8.23% 8.16% 8.10% 7.78% 7.48% 7.20% 6.93%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.61% 5.02% 5.83% 5.64% 5.66% 5.67% 5.68% 5.69% 5.71% 5.72% 5.76% 5.79% 5.81% 5.81%

SERVICES 20.32% 25.49% 26.61% 26.89% 27.48% 28.06% 28.62% 29.18% 29.73% 30.27% 32.86% 35.31% 37.67% 39.95%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.99% 2.86% 2.87% 3.02% 2.99% 2.96% 2.92% 2.89% 2.85% 2.82% 2.66% 2.50% 2.36% 2.22%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.44% 0.34% 0.55% 0.35% 0.35% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.33% 0.33% 0.31% 0.29% 0.27% 0.25%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 37.06% 35.63% 35.44% 34.91% 34.61% 34.32% 34.02% 33.71% 33.40% 33.11% 31.71% 30.44% 29.26% 28.15%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 8,106.37 11,724.84 12,111.99 12,370.14 12,665.57 12,998.34 13,338.86 13,684.21 14,036.96 14,397.35 16,321.19 18,469.10 20,873.41 23,571.75 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 17,165.88 20,305.15 20,450.60 20,627.11 20,769.67 20,981.81 21,250.03 21,519.02 21,795.34 22,076.04 23,500.60 25,023.58 26,646.07 28,349.97 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 67.72 65.14 64.61 64.60 64.26 64.24 64.22 64.20 64.18 64.16 64.06 63.96 63.87 63.77 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 2.72 2.64 2.62 2.61 2.60 2.59 2.58 2.57 2.56 2.55 2.52 2.51 2.51 2.53 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 40,180.33 45,050.73 43,989.00 44,202.47 44,193.27 44,399.60 44,733.13 45,071.93 45,436.67 45,808.73 47,835.87 50,329.80 53,256.07 56,633.07 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 173.52 219.00 226.45 230.12 234.68 239.39 243.46 247.51 251.51 255.51 275.58 294.40 311.87 328.05

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 17.45% 14.98% 14.47% 14.29% 14.08% 13.88% 13.68% 13.48% 13.29% 13.10% 12.19% 11.04% 9.90% 8.67%

$10,000 TO $19,999 18.14% 15.75% 15.28% 15.10% 14.91% 14.68% 14.46% 14.24% 14.02% 13.81% 12.80% 11.58% 10.38% 9.08%

$20,000 TO $29,999 16.21% 15.25% 14.83% 14.67% 14.49% 14.28% 14.07% 13.87% 13.66% 13.47% 12.51% 11.33% 10.16% 8.89%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.65% 18.16% 18.42% 18.52% 18.63% 18.70% 18.75% 18.78% 18.80% 18.79% 18.52% 17.58% 16.23% 14.32%

$45,000 TO $59,999 11.87% 12.84% 13.27% 13.43% 13.62% 13.82% 14.02% 14.23% 14.43% 14.64% 15.73% 16.97% 17.87% 18.31%

$60,000 TO $74,999 7.14% 8.52% 8.79% 8.89% 9.01% 9.14% 9.28% 9.41% 9.55% 9.69% 10.43% 11.57% 12.97% 14.87%

$75,000 TO $99,999 5.12% 7.41% 7.65% 7.73% 7.82% 7.94% 8.06% 8.19% 8.32% 8.44% 9.11% 10.16% 11.43% 13.14%

$100,000 OR MORE 5.42% 7.08% 7.30% 7.36% 7.44% 7.56% 7.68% 7.80% 7.93% 8.05% 8.71% 9.78% 11.04% 12.71%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 15 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 91 

Table 3-29 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-3 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION (THOUSANDS) 472.24 577.43 592.26 599.70 609.81 619.51 627.71 635.91 644.04 652.17 694.50 738.07 783.36 831.46

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 30.41% 27.35% 26.00% 25.73% 25.51% 25.29% 25.14% 25.07% 24.97% 24.83% 24.78% 25.36% 25.54% 25.55%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 25.81% 23.71% 24.46% 24.41% 24.25% 24.16% 24.10% 23.96% 23.79% 23.45% 20.97% 19.44% 19.05% 19.24%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 19.89% 22.14% 21.20% 20.95% 20.80% 20.56% 20.30% 20.03% 19.88% 19.84% 20.73% 21.01% 20.37% 18.40%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 12.27% 15.24% 16.53% 17.04% 17.43% 17.82% 18.14% 18.42% 18.61% 18.92% 18.86% 17.87% 17.31% 18.35%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 11.62% 11.56% 11.80% 11.87% 12.01% 12.16% 12.33% 12.52% 12.74% 12.96% 14.67% 16.31% 17.73% 18.46%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION (YEARS) 32.95 36.58 36.81 36.88 37.16 37.46 37.73 37.98 38.20 38.43 39.17 39.82 40.68 41.24 

WHITE POPULATION 71.19% 67.94% 67.40% 67.20% 67.00% 66.69% 66.38% 66.07% 65.76% 65.45% 63.94% 62.42% 60.90% 59.25%

BLACK POPULATION 25.57% 26.84% 26.84% 26.78% 26.88% 27.07% 27.24% 27.42% 27.61% 27.80% 28.68% 29.61% 30.55% 31.59%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.41% 0.48% 0.48% 0.49% 0.48% 0.48% 0.47% 0.47% 0.47% 0.47% 0.45% 0.42% 0.40% 0.37%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POP 0.74% 1.11% 1.22% 1.28% 1.30% 1.34% 1.37% 1.40% 1.44% 1.47% 1.64% 1.79% 1.97% 2.16%

HISPANIC POPULATION 2.09% 3.63% 4.06% 4.24% 4.33% 4.43% 4.53% 4.63% 4.72% 4.82% 5.29% 5.75% 6.19% 6.63%

 

MALE POPULATION 49.08% 49.87% 50.17% 50.25% 50.29% 50.29% 50.31% 50.32% 50.33% 50.34% 50.39% 50.37% 50.34% 50.32%

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (THOUSANDS) 241.45 301.77 306.38 312.12 317.83 323.52 329.19 334.84 340.50 346.13 374.26 402.29 430.26 458.17

FARM EMPLOYMENT 3.66% 3.20% 3.15% 3.09% 3.03% 2.98% 2.93% 2.88% 2.83% 2.78% 2.56% 2.38% 2.22% 2.08%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 1.34% 1.53% 1.49% 1.50% 1.51% 1.52% 1.53% 1.54% 1.55% 1.56% 1.60% 1.63% 1.66% 1.69%

 MINING 0.21% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09% 0.09%

CONSTRUCTION 5.29% 5.23% 5.37% 5.33% 5.29% 5.24% 5.21% 5.17% 5.13% 5.10% 4.94% 4.81% 4.70% 4.60%

MANUFACTURING 7.79% 5.69% 4.96% 4.91% 4.85% 4.79% 4.74% 4.69% 4.64% 4.59% 4.38% 4.20% 4.04% 3.89%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 2.76% 2.90% 2.47% 2.47% 2.47% 2.46% 2.46% 2.46% 2.46% 2.45% 2.44% 2.43% 2.43% 2.42%

WHOLESALE TRADE 2.91% 2.78% 2.56% 2.54% 2.51% 2.49% 2.47% 2.45% 2.42% 2.40% 2.31% 2.24% 2.17% 2.11%

RETAIL TRADE 17.16% 16.22% 16.01% 15.91% 15.81% 15.72% 15.63% 15.54% 15.45% 15.37% 15.00% 14.68% 14.40% 14.16%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 5.16% 5.05% 5.53% 5.50% 5.48% 5.46% 5.44% 5.42% 5.40% 5.38% 5.30% 5.24% 5.18% 5.12%

SERVICES 22.70% 27.86% 28.98% 29.53% 30.07% 30.58% 31.08% 31.57% 32.03% 32.48% 34.51% 36.25% 37.75% 39.07%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.57% 1.38% 1.26% 1.25% 1.23% 1.21% 1.20% 1.18% 1.17% 1.15% 1.09% 1.04% 0.99% 0.95%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.64% 0.46% 0.46% 0.45% 0.44% 0.44% 0.43% 0.42% 0.41% 0.41% 0.37% 0.34% 0.32% 0.30%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 28.81% 27.57% 27.65% 27.43% 27.21% 26.99% 26.79% 26.59% 26.40% 26.22% 25.38% 24.67% 24.06% 23.52%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 1996 $) 6,062.48 8,577.46 8,810.41 9,114.46 9,345.09 9,577.30 9,812.24 10,046.07 10,284.76 10,528.48 11,828.21 13,277.52 14,897.13 16,709.80

FARM EARNINGS 2.86% 1.91% 1.43% 1.88% 1.87% 1.87% 1.87% 1.86% 1.86% 1.86% 1.84% 1.82% 1.79% 1.77%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, OTHER 0.83% 0.85% 0.86% 0.80% 0.80% 0.81% 0.81% 0.82% 0.82% 0.83% 0.85% 0.87% 0.88% 0.90%

MINING 0.23% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.13% 0.12% 0.11%

CONSTRUCTION 5.06% 4.82% 5.11% 5.21% 5.15% 5.10% 5.04% 4.99% 4.94% 4.88% 4.65% 4.44% 4.26% 4.08%

MANUFACTURING 9.51% 7.09% 6.29% 6.29% 6.20% 6.13% 6.07% 6.02% 5.96% 5.91% 5.61% 5.27% 4.91% 4.52%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC UTIL 3.72% 3.77% 3.21% 3.34% 3.33% 3.32% 3.31% 3.30% 3.29% 3.28% 3.24% 3.19% 3.15% 3.10%

WHOLESALE TRADE 3.68% 3.41% 2.96% 2.97% 2.93% 2.89% 2.86% 2.83% 2.79% 2.76% 2.61% 2.47% 2.34% 2.21%

RETAIL TRADE 9.68% 8.63% 8.66% 8.54% 8.46% 8.37% 8.30% 8.23% 8.16% 8.10% 7.78% 7.48% 7.20% 6.93%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 3.61% 5.02% 5.83% 5.64% 5.66% 5.67% 5.68% 5.69% 5.71% 5.72% 5.76% 5.79% 5.81% 5.81%

SERVICES 20.32% 25.49% 26.61% 26.89% 27.48% 28.06% 28.62% 29.18% 29.73% 30.27% 32.86% 35.31% 37.67% 39.95%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.99% 2.86% 2.87% 3.02% 2.99% 2.96% 2.92% 2.89% 2.85% 2.82% 2.66% 2.50% 2.36% 2.22%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.44% 0.34% 0.55% 0.35% 0.35% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.33% 0.33% 0.31% 0.29% 0.27% 0.25%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 37.06% 35.63% 35.44% 34.91% 34.61% 34.32% 34.02% 33.71% 33.40% 33.11% 31.71% 30.44% 29.26% 28.15%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 1996 $) 8,106.37 11,724.84 12,111.99 12,370.14 12,665.57 12,998.34 13,338.86 13,684.21 14,036.96 14,397.35 16,321.19 18,469.10 20,873.41 23,571.75 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 17,165.88 20,305.15 20,450.60 20,627.11 20,769.67 20,981.81 21,250.03 21,519.02 21,795.34 22,076.04 23,500.60 25,023.58 26,646.07 28,349.97 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 67.72 65.14 64.61 64.60 64.26 64.24 64.22 64.20 64.18 64.16 64.06 63.96 63.87 63.77 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PEOPLE) 2.72 2.64 2.62 2.61 2.60 2.59 2.58 2.57 2.56 2.55 2.52 2.51 2.51 2.53 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (1996 $) 40,180.33 45,050.73 43,989.00 44,202.47 44,193.27 44,399.60 44,733.13 45,071.93 45,436.67 45,808.73 47,835.87 50,329.80 53,256.07 56,633.07 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 173.52 219.00 226.45 230.12 234.68 239.39 243.46 247.51 251.51 255.51 275.58 294.40 311.87 328.05

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 17.45% 14.98% 14.47% 14.29% 14.08% 13.88% 13.68% 13.48% 13.29% 13.10% 12.19% 11.04% 9.90% 8.67%

$10,000 TO $19,999 18.14% 15.75% 15.28% 15.10% 14.91% 14.68% 14.46% 14.24% 14.02% 13.81% 12.80% 11.58% 10.38% 9.08%

$20,000 TO $29,999 16.21% 15.25% 14.83% 14.67% 14.49% 14.28% 14.07% 13.87% 13.66% 13.47% 12.51% 11.33% 10.16% 8.89%

$30,000 TO $44,999 18.65% 18.16% 18.42% 18.52% 18.63% 18.70% 18.75% 18.78% 18.80% 18.79% 18.52% 17.58% 16.23% 14.32%

$45,000 TO $59,999 11.87% 12.84% 13.27% 13.43% 13.62% 13.82% 14.02% 14.23% 14.43% 14.64% 15.73% 16.97% 17.87% 18.31%

$60,000 TO $74,999 7.14% 8.52% 8.79% 8.89% 9.01% 9.14% 9.28% 9.41% 9.55% 9.69% 10.43% 11.57% 12.97% 14.87%

$75,000 TO $99,999 5.12% 7.41% 7.65% 7.73% 7.82% 7.94% 8.06% 8.19% 8.32% 8.44% 9.11% 10.16% 11.43% 13.14%

$100,000 OR MORE 5.42% 7.08% 7.30% 7.36% 7.44% 7.56% 7.68% 7.80% 7.93% 8.05% 8.71% 9.78% 11.04% 12.71%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 12 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
92 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-30 

 

Demographic and Employment Baseline Projections for Economic Impact Area FL-4 

 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

TOTAL POPULATION 

(THOUSANDS) 4,409.06 5,437.77 5,741.98 5,845.19 5,947.96 6,074.63 6,185.27 6,295.73 6,405.33 6,514.93 7,078.15 7,652.58 8,244.18 8,865.40

AGE UNDER 19 YEARS 24.61% 24.99% 25.61% 25.61% 25.45% 25.33% 25.18% 25.02% 24.84% 24.61% 24.05% 24.02% 23.79% 23.61%

AGE 20 TO 34 YEARS 22.27% 18.79% 18.13% 18.02% 17.92% 17.86% 17.86% 17.99% 18.20% 18.48% 19.32% 18.91% 18.37% 18.08%

AGE 35 TO 49 YEARS 19.25% 22.36% 22.31% 22.24% 22.12% 21.98% 21.79% 21.47% 21.09% 20.60% 18.46% 17.96% 18.48% 19.18%

AGE 50 TO 64 YEARS 14.54% 15.97% 16.62% 16.99% 17.30% 17.62% 17.88% 18.13% 18.39% 18.73% 19.61% 19.32% 18.09% 16.27%

AGE 65 YEARS AND OVER 19.33% 17.88% 17.32% 17.15% 17.20% 17.20% 17.29% 17.40% 17.49% 17.57% 18.56% 19.78% 21.27% 22.85%

 

MEDIAN AGE OF POPULATION 

(YEARS) 41.33 43.38 42.93 42.88 43.04 43.16 43.28 43.40 43.49 43.54 43.62 43.43 43.19 42.69 

WHITE POPULATION 58.73% 49.95% 47.64% 47.00% 46.43% 45.72% 45.07% 44.44% 43.84% 43.26% 40.56% 38.09% 35.71% 33.37%

BLACK POPULATION 14.25% 16.35% 16.61% 16.68% 16.71% 16.83% 16.93% 17.04% 17.15% 17.27% 17.83% 18.30% 18.78% 19.27%

NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION 0.16% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.13%

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER 

POP 1.07% 1.60% 1.73% 1.78% 1.83% 1.88% 1.93% 1.98% 2.02% 2.07% 2.30% 2.51% 2.73% 2.97%

HISPANIC POPULATION 25.79% 31.93% 33.86% 34.36% 34.87% 35.40% 35.90% 36.38% 36.82% 37.24% 39.16% 40.95% 42.65% 44.27%

 

MALE POPULATION 48.03% 48.49% 48.64% 48.68% 48.69% 48.69% 48.69% 48.69% 48.69% 48.69% 48.65% 48.57% 48.48% 48.35%

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 

(THOUSANDS) 2,307.19 2,968.79 3,152.21 3,219.53 3,286.87 3,354.95 3,422.26 3,489.59 3,556.92 3,624.25 3,961.04 4,298.01 4,635.13 4,972.38

 

FARM EMPLOYMENT 0.91% 0.74% 0.72% 0.70% 0.69% 0.69% 0.68% 0.67% 0.66% 0.65% 0.61% 0.58% 0.56% 0.53%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, 

OTHER 1.48% 1.62% 1.63% 1.63% 1.62% 1.62% 1.61% 1.61% 1.61% 1.60% 1.59% 1.57% 1.56% 1.55%

MINING 0.18% 0.11% 0.09% 0.09% 0.09% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%

CONSTRUCTION 6.34% 6.02% 6.08% 6.06% 6.05% 6.03% 6.02% 6.00% 5.99% 5.97% 5.91% 5.86% 5.81% 5.77%

MANUFACTURING 7.13% 5.02% 4.13% 4.06% 3.99% 3.93% 3.87% 3.81% 3.75% 3.69% 3.44% 3.23% 3.05% 2.89%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC 

UTIL 5.50% 5.77% 5.25% 5.23% 5.21% 5.19% 5.16% 5.15% 5.13% 5.11% 5.03% 4.96% 4.90% 4.85%

WHOLESALE TRADE 5.62% 5.46% 5.37% 5.33% 5.30% 5.26% 5.23% 5.20% 5.17% 5.14% 5.02% 4.91% 4.82% 4.74%

RETAIL TRADE 18.95% 17.52% 16.98% 16.87% 16.77% 16.68% 16.58% 16.49% 16.41% 16.33% 15.96% 15.64% 15.38% 15.14%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 9.76% 9.28% 9.86% 9.75% 9.65% 9.55% 9.46% 9.37% 9.28% 9.20% 8.82% 8.51% 8.24% 8.00%

SERVICES 32.18% 37.54% 38.92% 39.28% 39.62% 39.94% 40.26% 40.56% 40.85% 41.13% 42.38% 43.44% 44.35% 45.13%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 1.33% 1.13% 1.08% 1.07% 1.05% 1.04% 1.03% 1.01% 1.00% 0.99% 0.94% 0.90% 0.86% 0.83%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.96% 0.54% 0.54% 0.52% 0.51% 0.50% 0.49% 0.48% 0.47% 0.46% 0.42% 0.39% 0.36% 0.33%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 9.66% 9.25% 9.36% 9.40% 9.45% 9.49% 9.53% 9.57% 9.61% 9.64% 9.81% 9.94% 10.06% 10.16%

 

TOTAL EARNINGS (MILLIONS 

1996 $) 65,537.44 97,034.41 106,269.68 110,006.77 113,143.91 116,344.75 119,580.82 122,828.55 126,151.11 129,550.60 147,777.88 168,268.13 191,341.21 217,359.42

FARM EARNINGS 0.87% 0.40% 0.36% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.52% 0.51%

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, 

OTHER 0.89% 0.84% 0.78% 0.80% 0.80% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.79% 0.77% 0.76% 0.76% 0.75%

MINING 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09% 0.09% 0.09% 0.08% 0.07% 0.06% 0.06%

CONSTRUCTION 6.71% 5.99% 6.32% 6.66% 6.62% 6.58% 6.55% 6.51% 6.47% 6.43% 6.24% 6.06% 5.89% 5.72%

MANUFACTURING 8.35% 6.18% 5.43% 5.33% 5.23% 5.14% 5.07% 5.00% 4.93% 4.86% 4.51% 4.14% 3.77% 3.40%

TRANSPORT, COMM. & PUBLIC 

UTIL 7.46% 7.29% 6.56% 6.49% 6.45% 6.42% 6.38% 6.35% 6.31% 6.28% 6.12% 5.97% 5.82% 5.68%

WHOLESALE TRADE 7.58% 7.83% 7.67% 7.54% 7.46% 7.39% 7.32% 7.25% 7.18% 7.11% 6.79% 6.48% 6.19% 5.92%

RETAIL TRADE 12.47% 11.07% 10.51% 10.37% 10.28% 10.20% 10.12% 10.05% 9.99% 9.92% 9.60% 9.29% 8.98% 8.69%

FINANCE, INS. & REAL ESTATE 8.04% 11.60% 11.94% 11.77% 11.72% 11.66% 11.60% 11.53% 11.47% 11.41% 11.12% 10.85% 10.60% 10.35%

SERVICES 31.19% 34.10% 35.49% 35.68% 36.06% 36.43% 36.80% 37.16% 37.52% 37.88% 39.66% 41.42% 43.19% 44.95%

FEDERAL CIVILIAN GOVT 2.65% 2.31% 2.29% 2.25% 2.23% 2.21% 2.18% 2.15% 2.13% 2.10% 1.98% 1.86% 1.75% 1.65%

FEDERAL MILITARY GOVT 0.85% 0.42% 0.61% 0.60% 0.59% 0.58% 0.57% 0.56% 0.55% 0.54% 0.49% 0.45% 0.42% 0.38%

STATE AND LOCAL GOVT 12.78% 11.81% 11.90% 11.89% 11.94% 11.98% 12.01% 12.04% 12.06% 12.07% 12.12% 12.11% 12.06% 11.96%

 

PERSONAL INCOME (MILLIONS 

1996 $) 107,074.07 148,829.68 159,378.99 165,192.92 170,531.47 175,696.02 180,935.65 186,274.82 191,747.27 197,357.39 227,623.10 262,015.91 301,215.82 346,011.24 

INCOME PER CAPITA (1996 $) 24,284.99 27,369.63 27,756.78 28,261.34 28,670.59 28,922.93 29,252.67 29,587.47 29,935.58 30,293.09 32,158.55 34,238.88 36,536.77 39,029.40 

W&P WEALTH INDEX (U.S. = 100) 115.41 108.80 109.28 109.95 110.29 110.52 110.73 110.95 111.17 111.39 112.56 113.80 115.12 116.51 

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 

(PEOPLE) 2.53 2.58 2.56 2.55 2.55 2.54 2.54 2.53 2.53 2.53 2.52 2.53 2.55 2.59 

MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME 

(1996 $) 58,793.56 67,480.78 66,681.00 67,895.22 68,779.22 69,363.89 70,141.67 70,943.78 71,786.33 72,656.22 77,391.11 83,120.33 89,836.33 97,620.00 

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 

(THOUSANDS) 1,739.76 2,104.41 2,243.27 2,289.34 2,335.58 2,390.04 2,437.85 2,485.23 2,531.94 2,578.44 2,808.96 3,024.42 3,227.09 3,418.04

LESS THAN $10,000 (2000 $) 11.70% 10.26% 9.87% 9.62% 9.38% 9.26% 9.12% 8.99% 8.86% 8.73% 7.95% 7.03% 6.21% 5.46%

$10,000 TO $19,999 14.85% 13.50% 13.06% 12.76% 12.48% 12.32% 12.15% 11.98% 11.81% 11.64% 10.64% 9.43% 8.35% 7.37%

$20,000 TO $29,999 15.28% 14.03% 13.60% 13.31% 13.04% 12.88% 12.70% 12.52% 12.34% 12.17% 11.14% 9.90% 8.77% 7.75%

$30,000 TO $44,999 19.48% 18.48% 18.27% 18.06% 17.84% 17.70% 17.53% 17.34% 17.14% 16.94% 15.61% 13.88% 12.30% 10.87%

$45,000 TO $59,999 13.98% 13.54% 13.98% 14.31% 14.61% 14.79% 14.97% 15.16% 15.33% 15.49% 16.20% 16.39% 15.53% 14.03%

$60,000 TO $74,999 8.80% 9.50% 9.82% 10.05% 10.27% 10.40% 10.55% 10.71% 10.87% 11.03% 12.11% 13.64% 15.24% 16.47%

$75,000 TO $99,999 6.49% 8.98% 9.28% 9.49% 9.70% 9.83% 9.97% 10.11% 10.26% 10.41% 11.43% 12.90% 14.59% 16.53%

$100,000 OR MORE 9.41% 11.71% 12.11% 12.40% 12.67% 12.83% 13.01% 13.20% 13.39% 13.59% 14.92% 16.82% 19.00% 21.51%

Notes: Median age, wealth index, and mean household income is the average of the original Woods & Poole values for the 9 counties in the EIA’s; income per capita calculated using personal income/total 

population for the EIA; persons per Household calculated using total population/number of households for the EIA. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 93 

Table 3-31 

 

OCS-Related Service Bases 

Planning 

Area 

Economic 

Impact 

Area 

Service Base County Planning 

Area 

Economic 

Impact 

Area 

Service 

Base 

County 

or Parish 

WPA TX-1 Aransas Pass Nueces CPA LA-1 Cameron Cameron 

 Bayside Aransas Grand 

Chenier 

Cameron 

 Corpus Christi Nueces Lake 

Charles 

Calcasieu 

 Harbor Island Nueces LA-2 Abbeville Vermilion 

 Ingleside San 

Patricio 

 Erath Vermilion 

 Port Aransas Nueces Freshwater 

City 

Vermilion 

 Port Isabel Cameron Intracoastal 

City 

Vermilion 

 Port Mansfield Willacy Kaplan Vermilion 

 Rockport Aransas New Iberia Iberia 

 TX-2 Freeport Brazoria Weeks 

Island 

Iberia 

 Port O'Connor Calhoun LA-3 Amelia St Mary 

 TX-3 Galveston Galveston Bayou 

Boeuf 

St Mary 

 Pelican Island Galveston Berwick St Mary 

 Port Arthur Jefferson Cocodrie Terrebonne 

 Sabine Pass Jefferson Dulac Terrebonne 

 Surfside Harris Fourchon Lafourche 

 Gibson Terrebonne 

 Houma Terrebonne 

 Leeville Lafourche 

EPA FL-1 Panama City Bay Louisa St Mary 

 Morgan City St Mary 

 FL-2 NA Patterson St Mary 

 Theriot Terrebonne 

 FL-3 NA LA-4 Empire Plaquemines 

 Grand Isle Jefferson 

 FL-4 NA Harvey Jefferson 

 Hopedale St Bernard 

 Paradis St Charles 

 Venice Plaquemines 

 

 MS-1 Pascagoula Jackson 

 AL-1 Bayou 

LaBatre 

Mobile 

 Mobile Mobile 

 Theodore Mobile 

NA means that information is not available. 

Source: USDOI, MMS, 2001. 
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Table 3-32 

 

2001 Hunting and Wildlife Watching in Gulf States by U.S. Residents 

 Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Florida Total 

Hunting 

 Hunters 423,000 357,000 333,000 1,201,000 226,000 2,540,000

 Resident 307,000 245,000 295,000 1,100,000 191,000 2,138,000

 Nonresident 116,000 111,000 38,000 100,000 35,000 400,000

Total Expenditures 

($million) 

$663.6 $360.3 $446.2 $1,513.8 $394.2 $3,378.1

 Trip-related $195.9 $132.1 $120.7 $555.8 $120.0 $1,124.5

 Equipment & Other $467.7 $228.2 $325.5 $958.0 $274.3 $2,253.7

Wildlife Watching 

 Total Participants 1,016,000 631,000 935,000 3,240,000 3,240,000 9,062,000

 Residential 925,000 576,000 806,000 1,002,000 2,635,000 5,944,000

 Nonresidential 276,000 131,000 314,000 2,930,000 1,503,000 5,154,000

Total Expenditures 

($million) 

$626.4 $303.5 $168.4 $1,283.0 $1,575.5 $3,956.8

 Trip-related $79.5 $36.1 $55.4 $228.8 $675.4 $1,075.2

 Equipment & Other $546.9 $267.4 $113.0 $1,054.2 $900.1 $2,881.6

Source: USDOI, FWS and USDOC, Bureau of the Census, 2001. 
Tables 95 

Table 3-33 

 

Number of Shipwrecks by Planning Area and Lease Area 

Western Planning Area Central Planning Area 

Lease Area Number of Wrecks Lease Area Number of Wrecks 

Alaminos Canyon 1 Atwater Valley 4 

Brazos 60 Bay Marchand 3 

Corpus Christy 3 Breton Sound 13 

East Breaks 7 Chandeleur 8 

Galveston 113 DeSoto Canyon 3 

Garden Banks 2 East Cameron 45 

High Island 108 Eugene Island 92 

Keathley Canyon 1 Ewing Bank 2 

Matagorda Island 42 Green Canyon 14 

Mustang Island 66 Grand Isle 29 

North Padre Island 38 Lloyd Ridge 3 

Port Isabel 2 Lund 11 

Sabine Pass (Texas) 49 Mississippi Canyon 40 

South Padre Island 2 Mobile 54 
96 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-34 

 

Population and Employment Projections for Counties/Parishes Most Negatively Impacted 

by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

Population Projections 

 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

ST. BERNARD, LA 65,364 9,288 12,188 15,090 17,982 20,878 35,537 50,333 65,310 80,569

ORLEANS, LA 454,863 153,983 164,858 175,742 186,587 197,454 253,033 309,485 366,912 425,702

PLAQUEMINES, LA 28,995 14,204 14,797 15,391 15,981 16,572 19,612 22,708 25,869 29,126

JEFFERSON, LA 452,824 405,011 411,322 417,635 423,898 430,175 462,817 496,415 531,255 568,032

CAMERON, LA 9,558 8,686 8,739 8,792 8,844 8,897 9,188 9,498 9,832 10,201

HANCOCK, MS 46,711 39,313 40,382 41,451 42,513 43,577 49,021 54,565 60,246 66,156

JACKSON, MS 135,940 130,740 132,342 133,945 135,532 137,121 145,437 154,025 162,974 172,499

HARRISON, MS 193,810 190,401 192,674 194,946 197,195 199,449 211,240 223,421 236,125 249,664 

 

Population Level Compared to 2005 Pre-Katrina and Rita Population 

 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030

ST. BERNARD, LA 14% 19% 23% 28% 32% 54% 77% 100% 123%

ORLEANS, LA 34% 36% 39% 41% 43% 56% 68% 81% 94%

PLAQUEMINES, LA 49% 51% 53% 55% 57% 68% 78% 89% 100%

JEFFERSON, LA 89% 91% 92% 94% 95% 102% 110% 117% 125%

CAMERON, LA 91% 91% 92% 93% 93% 96% 99% 103% 107%

HANCOCK, MS 84% 86% 89% 91% 93% 105% 117% 129% 142%

JACKSON, MS 96% 97% 99% 100% 101% 107% 113% 120% 127%

HARRISON, MS 98% 99% 101% 102% 103% 109% 115% 122% 129%

 

Employment Projections 

 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

ST. BERNARD, LA 24,815 3,521 4,622 5,727 6,831 7,937 13,516 19,109 24,693 30,230

ORLEANS, LA 319,010 108,204 116,348 124,566 132,833 141,177 184,328 229,214 275,644 323,380

PLAQUEMINES, LA 20,787 10,306 10,889 11,483 12,092 12,710 16,014 19,622 23,516 27,682

JEFFERSON, LA 285,724 257,505 264,084 270,694 277,335 284,006 317,861 352,350 387,339 422,688

CAMERON, LA 4,980 4,588 4,684 4,786 4,887 4,988 5,495 6,015 6,537 7,070 

HANCOCK, MS 22,560 18,912 19,392 19,878 20,358 20,839 23,248 25,645 28,036 30,406 

JACKSON, MS 63,692 61,128 61,902 62,673 63,447 64,219 68,096 71,985 75,876 79,760 

HARRISON, MS 132,051 130,648 133,435 136,226 139,020 141,817 155,867 170,005 184,196 198,438 

 

Employment Level Compared to 2005 Pre-Katrina and Rita Employment 

 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 

ST. BERNARD, LA 14% 19% 23% 28% 32% 54% 77% 100% 122%

ORLEANS, LA 34% 36% 39% 42% 44% 58% 72% 86% 101%

PLAQUEMINES, LA 50% 52% 55% 58% 61% 77% 94% 113% 133%

JEFFERSON, LA 90% 92% 95% 97% 99% 111% 123% 136% 148%

CAMERON, LA 92% 94% 96% 98% 100% 110% 121% 131% 142%

HANCOCK, MS 84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 103% 114% 124% 135%

JACKSON, MS 96% 97% 98% 100% 101% 107% 113% 119% 125%

HARRISON, MS 99% 101% 103% 105% 107% 118% 129% 139% 150%

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 97 

Table 3-35 

 

Baseline Population Projections (in thousands) by Economic Impact Area 

Model 

Year 

Calendar 

Year AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 FL-4 

 2005 697.06 478.42 334.83 562.44 1,045.93 1,385.14 1,651.49 587.87 5,533.80 858.08 609.81 3,421.40 5,947.96 

 2006 741.71 475.94 339.74 580.30 1,149.95 1,054.72 1,686.51 596.61 5,665.75 883.12 619.51 3,476.93 6,074.63 

1 2007 746.26 481.50 340.82 583.19 1,156.01 1,077.29 1,717.47 602.86 5,739.75 900.43 627.71 3,523.45 6,185.27 

2 2008 750.82 487.07 341.91 586.09 1,162.08 1,099.87 1,748.38 609.11 5,813.67 917.72 635.91 3,569.92 6,295.73 

3 2009 755.30 492.57 342.96 588.93 1,168.03 1,122.30 1,779.06 615.29 5,886.89 934.88 644.04 3,615.97 6,405.33 

4 2010 759.80 498.09 344.03 591.80 1,174.01 1,144.78 1,809.74 621.49 5,960.20 952.03 652.17 3,662.06 6,514.93 

5 2011 764.69 503.87 345.29 594.97 1,180.55 1,168.03 1,841.28 628.01 6,036.44 969.63 660.64 3,709.98 6,627.57 

6 2012 769.60 509.71 346.55 598.16 1,187.14 1,191.75 1,873.36 634.60 6,113.66 987.55 669.21 3,758.53 6,742.17 

7 2013 774.55 515.62 347.81 601.37 1,193.76 1,215.96 1,906.01 641.26 6,191.87 1,005.80 677.90 3,807.72 6,858.74 

8 2014 779.52 521.60 349.08 604.59 1,200.41 1,240.65 1,939.22 647.99 6,271.08 1,024.39 686.70 3,857.54 6,977.33 

9 2015 784.22 526.98 350.31 607.67 1,206.74 1,261.03 1,967.42 654.09 6,341.43 1,040.01 694.50 3,901.67 7,078.15 

10 2016 789.39 532.95 351.71 611.07 1,213.71 1,284.85 1,999.59 660.86 6,419.86 1,057.93 703.21 3,950.95 7,193.04 

11 2017 794.59 538.99 353.11 614.50 1,220.72 1,309.12 2,032.29 667.70 6,499.26 1,076.16 712.04 4,000.85 7,309.79 

12 2018 799.82 545.10 354.52 617.95 1,227.77 1,333.85 2,065.52 674.61 6,579.65 1,094.71 720.97 4,051.38 7,428.44 

13 2019 805.09 551.27 355.94 621.41 1,234.86 1,359.04 2,099.30 681.59 6,661.03 1,113.57 730.02 4,102.55 7,549.01 

14 2020 810.06 556.84 357.30 624.70 1,241.59 1,380.13 2,128.28 687.93 6,733.60 1,129.62 738.07 4,148.07 7,652.58 

15 2021 815.60 563.07 358.87 628.40 1,249.12 1,404.67 2,161.42 695.03 6,815.11 1,148.06 747.13 4,199.26 7,770.90 

16 2022 821.17 569.37 360.45 632.12 1,256.70 1,429.65 2,195.07 702.19 6,897.62 1,166.79 756.30 4,251.08 7,891.05 

17 2023 826.79 575.75 362.03 635.87 1,264.32 1,455.07 2,229.25 709.44 6,981.12 1,185.83 765.58 4,303.54 8,013.06 

18 2024 832.44 582.19 363.62 639.63 1,271.99 1,480.94 2,263.96 716.75 7,065.64 1,205.18 774.97 4,356.65 8,136.95 

19 2025 837.76 588.00 365.15 643.20 1,279.24 1,502.83 2,293.97 723.40 7,141.18 1,221.79 783.36 4,404.02 8,244.18 

20 2026 843.88 594.65 366.97 647.34 1,287.66 1,528.47 2,328.77 731.01 7,227.78 1,241.11 792.98 4,458.35 8,368.43 

21 2027 850.04 601.38 368.80 651.51 1,296.12 1,554.55 2,364.09 738.70 7,315.42 1,260.73 802.72 4,513.35 8,494.54 

22 2028 856.25 608.18 370.63 655.71 1,304.65 1,581.07 2,399.95 746.48 7,404.13 1,280.67 812.57 4,569.03 8,622.56 

23 2029 862.51 615.06 372.48 659.93 1,313.23 1,608.04 2,436.35 754.33 7,493.91 1,300.92 822.55 4,625.39 8,752.50 

24 2030 868.36 621.26 374.25 663.91 1,321.31 1,631.03 2,467.95 761.46 7,574.15 1,318.38 831.46 4,675.66 8,865.40 

25 2031 874.70 628.29 376.11 668.19 1,329.99 1,658.86 2,505.38 769.47 7,665.99 1,339.23 841.67 4,733.34 8,999.00

26 2032 881.10 635.39 377.98 672.49 1,338.74 1,687.16 2,543.38 777.56 7,758.95 1,360.41 852.00 4,791.73 9,134.62

27 2033 887.53 642.58 379.87 676.82 1,347.54 1,715.94 2,581.96 785.74 7,853.03 1,381.92 862.46 4,850.85 9,272.29

28 2034 894.02 649.85 381.76 681.18 1,356.40 1,745.22 2,621.13 794.01 7,948.26 1,403.77 873.06 4,910.69 9,412.02

29 2035 900.55 657.20 383.66 685.57 1,365.32 1,774.99 2,660.89 802.36 8,044.64 1,425.96 883.78 4,971.26 9,553.87

30 2036 907.13 664.63 385.57 689.99 1,374.30 1,805.28 2,701.25 810.80 8,142.19 1,448.51 894.63 5,032.59 9,697.85

31 2037 913.76 672.15 387.50 694.43 1,383.34 1,836.08 2,742.22 819.33 8,240.92 1,471.42 905.62 5,094.67 9,844.00

32 2038 920.43 679.75 389.43 698.90 1,392.44 1,867.40 2,783.81 827.95 8,340.85 1,494.68 916.74 5,157.52 9,992.35

33 2039 927.16 687.44 391.37 703.41 1,401.59 1,899.26 2,826.04 836.66 8,441.99 1,518.32 927.99 5,221.15 10,142.94

34 2040 933.93 695.22 393.32 707.94 1,410.81 1,931.66 2,868.91 845.46 8,544.35 1,542.33 939.39 5,285.55 10,295.80

35 2041 940.76 703.08 395.28 712.50 1,420.09 1,964.62 2,912.42 854.36 8,647.96 1,566.71 950.93 5,350.76 10,450.96

36 2042 947.63 711.03 397.25 717.09 1,429.43 1,998.14 2,956.60 863.35 8,752.83 1,591.49 962.60 5,416.76 10,608.46

37 2043 954.55 719.08 399.23 721.70 1,438.83 2,032.23 3,001.45 872.43 8,858.96 1,616.65 974.42 5,483.59 10,768.33

38 2044 961.53 727.21 401.22 726.35 1,448.29 2,066.90 3,046.97 881.61 8,966.38 1,642.21 986.39 5,551.23 10,930.62

39 2045 968.55 735.43 403.22 731.03 1,457.81 2,102.16 3,093.19 890.88 9,075.11 1,668.18 998.50 5,619.71 11,095.34

40 2046 975.63 743.75 405.23 735.74 1,467.40 2,138.03 3,140.11 900.25 9,185.15 1,694.56 1,010.76 5,689.04 11,262.56

Notes: Actual Woods & Poole data for 2006 through 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030. 

 Missing estimates through 2030 calculated using average annual growth rate for the 5-year period; projections after 2030 calculated using the 

average annual growth rate from 2025 to 2030. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
98 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-36 

 

Waterway Depth, Traffic, and Number of Trips (2004) 

Waterway Maintained Depth Number of Trips 

(ft) 

Traffic 

(thousand 

short tons) Foreign Domestic 

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) 

Pensacola Bay, FL to Mobile Bay, AL 12 MA 0 12,689

Mobile Bay, AL to New Orleans, LA 12, 14 21,808 0 37,991

Mississippi River, LA to Sabine River, TX 12, 10 69,489 0 146,176

Sabine River, TX to Galveston, TX 12 53,211 0 71,219

Galveston, TX to Corpus Christi, TX 11, 10.2 29,025 0 56,949

Corpus Christi, TX to Mexican Border, TX 10, 12, 7 2,748 0 5,225

Texas Harbors, Channels, and Waterways 

Beaumont (Neches River) 39, 40, 32 91,698 2,661 23,376

Port Arthur 38 27,570 1,088 13,196

Sabine Pass Harbor 29 929 45 3,543

Sabine-Neches Waterway 40, 37, 39, 32, 27, 20, 9, 8 150,297 3,795 72,127

Louisiana Harbors, Channels, and Waterways 

Atchafalaya River 12 8,826 0 25,464

Atchafalaya River, Morgan City to Gulf of 

Mexico 

20 2,379 1,715 32,442

Barataria Bay Waterway 15 and less 219 9,273

Bayou Lafourche and Lafourche-Jump 

Waterway 

28, 27, 27, 9 6,975 1,455 57,496

Bayou Little Caillou 10 and less 184 0 4,342

Bayou Teche and Vermilion River 8, 11, 9, 8, 5 978 0 6,716

Calcasieu River and Pass (Lake Charles) 42, 41-42, 36, 12, 7 54,768 1,981 99,735

Freshwater Bayou 12 1,282 0 17,038

GIWW, Morgan City-Port Allen Route 10 24,313 0 29,150

Innerharbor Navigation Canal 30, 15 18,774 469 22,866

Mermentau River 4, 7, 12, 10, 9, 11, 6, 8, 4, 7 831 17 5,000

Mississippi River Gulf Outlet via Venice Vicinity 16, 14 2,672 155 29,315

Port of Baton Rouge 40, 9, 12 57,083 1,173 80,523

Port of New Orleans 45, 30, 32, 36, 37, 12 78,085 4,881 259,087

Port of Plaquemines 45 54,405 819 100,813

Port of South Louisiana 45 224,187 3,780 149,972

Waterway from Empire to Gulf of Mexico 6, 9, 14 1,198 0 24,746

Waterway from GIWW to Bayou Dulac 12 or less 91 0 5,211

Mississippi Harbors, Channels, and Waterways 

Bayou Casotte 38 33,471 787 9,727

Pascagoula Harbor 40, 38, 38, 22, 12 34,100 999 10,733

Alabama Harbors, Channels, and Waterways 

Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers 9 22,026 0 31,498

Chickasaw Creek 25 1,520 0 1,455

Dauphin Island Bay 10 and less NA 0 8,901

Mobile Harbor 47, 45, 40, 13-39, 40 56,212 2,320 43,226

Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway 9 6,677 0 8,593

Theodore Ship Channel 40 6,266 200 5,486

NA means that information is not available. 

Source: U.S. Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers, 2006. 
Tables 99 

Table 3-37 

 

Offshore Supply Vessel Specifications 

Old, Legacy Boats New Generation, 

Deepwater Boats 

Length (ft) 180 220’-295’ 

Brake Horsepower (BHP) 1,800-3,900 3,000-7,200 

Cargo Capacity (DWT) 800-1,200 1,800-5,000 

Liquid Mud Capacity (bbl) 800-1,200 3,000-6,000 

Bulk Capacity (ft3) 1,000-2,000 3,000-9,000 

Station Keeping Traditional, single bow thruster Joystick, multi-thruster 

Dynamic Positioning No Yes 

Cost to build (million $) $2.5-$6 $15-$30 

Source: Barrett, 2005. 

Table 3-38 

 

Existing Coastal Infrastructure Related to OCS Activities in the Gulf of Mexico 

Infrastructure Texas Louisiana Mississippi 

and Alabama 

Florida Total 

Pipeline Landfalls 13 106 7 0 126 

Service Bases 16 29 4 1 50 

Helicopter Hubs 39 84 5 0 128 

Platform Fabrication Yards 7 31 5 0 43 

Shipyards 27 38 20 9 94 

Pipecoating Plants 7 7 2 3 19 

Refineries 19 14 4 0 37 

Petrochemical Plants 20 9 0 0 29 

Gas Processing Plants 1 28 6 0 35 

Pipeline Shore Facilities 13 37 0 0 50 

Barge Terminals 4 5 0 0 9 

Tanker Ports 4 6 0 0 10 

Waste Disposal Plants 9 21 4 0 34 

Source: The Louis Berger Group, Inc., 2004. 
100 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-39 

 

Summary of Federal Rules Governing OCS Discharges and Injection 

MMS Planning Region Rules Key Features 

Western Planning Area 69 FR No. 245 76740 

NPDES General 

Permit Rules 

General permit restricting discharges to 29 

mg/l monthly average and 49 mg/l maximum 

daily total oil and grease 

Territorial Seas of Texas 70 FR No. 171 53008 

NPDES General 

Permit Rules 

General permit restricting discharges to 29 

mg/l monthly average and 49 mg/l maximum 

daily total oil and grease 

Central Planning Area 69 FR No. 245 76740 

NPDES General 

Permit Rules 

69 FR No. 194 60150 

NPDES General 

Permit Rules 

General permit for >200 m of water depth, 

restricting discharges to 29 mg/l monthly and 

49 mg/l maximum daily total oil and grease 

Eastern Planning Area 69 FR No. 194 60150 

NPDES General 

Permit Rules 

General permit for > 200 m of water depth, 

restricting discharges to 29 mg/l monthly 

average and 49 mg/l maximum daily total oil 

and grease 

All of the above citations contain rules restricting discharge of domestic and sanitary sewage (including 

standards) and prohibiting discharge of trash in each of the MMS planning regions. Facilities located 

offshore of USEPA Region 6 are subject to a general Clean Water Act permit that covers all facilities in 

certain geographic locations. Offshore exploration and production facilities in Regions 4, 9, and 10 are 

also permitted individually in some cases. USEPA Regions 6 and 9 has a Memorandum of Agreement 

with MMS, whereby MMS agrees to conduct Clean Water Act preliminary inspections for USEPA. 

All CWA § 308, 

402, 403 

Discharge rate limitations and monitoring; 

toxicity limitations; minimize discharge of 

surfactants, dispersants, and detergents; no 

rubbish, trash, or refuse; and no discharge in 

areas of biological concern 

All 40 CFR 144 Underground injection control program rules 
Tables 101 

Table 3-40 

 

Gulf of Mexico Region Counties with Concentrated Levels 

of Oil- and Gas-Related Infrastructure 

Low Concentration Medium Concentration High Concentration 

County/Parish State County/Parish State County/Parish State 

Escambia FL Bay FL Mobile AL 

Manatee FL Hillsborough FL Cameron LA 

Ascension LA Calcasieu LA Jefferson LA 

Lafayette LA East Baton Rouge LA Lafourche LA 

St. John the Baptist LA Iberia LA Plaquemines LA 

West Baton Rouge LA Orleans LA St. Mary LA 

Harrison MS St. Bernard LA Brazoria TX 

Aransas TX St. Charles LA Galveston TX 

Cameron TX St. James LA Harris TX 

Chambers TX Terrebonne LA Jefferson TX 

Fort Bend TX Vermilion LA 

Matagorda TX Jackson MS 

Montgomery TX Calhoun TX 

Orange TX Nueces TX 

 San Patricio TX 

Source: Based on data from The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (2004). 
102 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 3-41 

 

Baseline Employment Projections (in thousands) by Economic Impact Area 

Model 

Year 

Calendar 

Year AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 FL-4 

 2005 355.46 251.51 175.16 295.02 606.81 820.99 716.70 289.19 3,186.72 473.65 317.83 1,918.08 3,286.87 

 2006 380.45 248.27 179.08 307.30 668.71 591.35 730.94 294.37 3,272.69 488.53 323.52 1,958.06 3,354.95 

1 2007 385.13 252.58 181.26 311.44 675.32 610.34 745.17 299.12 3,333.08 500.29 329.19 1,997.55 3,422.26 

2 2008 389.81 256.89 183.44 315.57 681.90 629.42 759.41 303.86 3,393.48 512.06 334.84 2,037.04 3,489.59 

3 2009 394.47 261.20 185.63 319.69 688.47 648.58 773.64 308.58 3,453.88 523.82 340.50 2,076.54 3,556.92 

4 2010 399.13 265.51 187.84 323.81 695.02 667.82 787.88 313.30 3,514.28 535.58 346.13 2,116.02 3,624.25 

5 2011 403.74 269.84 190.06 327.91 701.48 687.42 802.11 318.00 3,574.69 547.32 351.75 2,155.52 3,691.61 

6 2012 408.40 274.23 192.30 332.06 708.00 707.60 816.60 322.78 3,636.13 559.31 357.47 2,195.74 3,760.22 

7 2013 413.12 278.70 194.58 336.27 714.58 728.36 831.35 327.62 3,698.63 571.58 363.28 2,236.72 3,830.10 

8 2014 417.90 283.25 196.87 340.53 721.22 749.74 846.37 332.54 3,762.21 584.11 369.18 2,278.47 3,901.29 

9 2015 422.18 287.15 198.94 344.32 727.31 765.82 859.04 336.81 3,816.31 594.28 374.26 2,313.48 3,961.04 

10 2016 426.74 291.50 201.20 348.39 733.67 785.86 873.28 341.48 3,876.75 606.01 379.86 2,352.98 4,028.43 

11 2017 431.34 295.92 203.48 352.52 740.09 806.42 887.75 346.20 3,938.15 617.96 385.55 2,393.15 4,096.97 

12 2018 436.00 300.41 205.79 356.69 746.56 827.52 902.46 351.00 4,000.51 630.16 391.33 2,434.00 4,166.68 

13 2019 440.70 304.97 208.13 360.91 753.09 849.17 917.42 355.86 4,063.87 642.59 397.19 2,475.56 4,237.57 

14 2020 444.96 308.92 210.23 364.70 759.12 866.01 930.22 360.13 4,118.50 652.91 402.29 2,510.96 4,298.01 

15 2021 449.47 313.29 212.54 368.76 765.39 886.43 944.46 364.76 4,179.00 664.63 407.88 2,550.45 4,365.43 

16 2022 454.03 317.73 214.86 372.86 771.72 907.34 958.91 369.44 4,240.39 676.55 413.55 2,590.57 4,433.91 

17 2023 458.63 322.23 217.22 377.02 778.10 928.74 973.58 374.18 4,302.68 688.69 419.30 2,631.32 4,503.47 

18 2024 463.27 326.79 219.60 381.21 784.53 950.64 988.48 378.99 4,365.88 701.05 425.14 2,672.70 4,574.12 

19 2025 467.51 330.79 221.75 385.00 790.49 968.13 1,001.40 383.25 4,421.00 711.49 430.26 2,708.43 4,635.13 

20 2026 471.97 335.18 224.10 389.04 796.71 988.88 1,015.63 387.83 4,481.59 723.20 435.84 2,747.93 4,702.58 

21 2027 476.48 339.63 226.47 393.13 802.98 1,010.07 1,030.07 392.47 4,543.01 735.10 441.50 2,788.00 4,771.01 

22 2028 481.04 344.13 228.87 397.26 809.29 1,031.72 1,044.71 397.16 4,605.27 747.19 447.22 2,828.65 4,840.44 

23 2029 485.64 348.70 231.30 401.43 815.66 1,053.83 1,059.56 401.90 4,668.39 759.49 453.03 2,869.90 4,910.87 

24 2030 489.85 352.74 233.49 405.22 821.58 1,071.88 1,072.57 406.15 4,723.95 770.03 458.17 2,905.91 4,972.38 

25 2031 494.53 357.42 235.97 409.48 828.04 1,094.85 1,087.81 411.00 4,788.69 782.70 464.11 2,948.28 5,044.73 

26 2032 499.26 362.16 238.47 413.78 834.56 1,118.31 1,103.27 415.92 4,854.32 795.58 470.13 2,991.28 5,118.14 

27 2033 504.03 366.97 240.99 418.12 841.12 1,142.28 1,118.96 420.89 4,920.85 808.68 476.23 3,034.90 5,192.62 

28 2034 508.85 371.84 243.55 422.51 847.74 1,166.76 1,134.86 425.92 4,988.29 821.99 482.41 3,079.15 5,268.19 

29 2035 513.71 376.77 246.12 426.95 854.40 1,191.77 1,150.99 431.01 5,056.66 835.51 488.67 3,124.05 5,344.85 

30 2036 518.62 381.77 248.73 431.44 861.13 1,217.31 1,167.35 436.16 5,125.96 849.26 495.01 3,169.61 5,422.63 

31 2037 523.58 386.84 251.37 435.97 867.90 1,243.40 1,183.94 441.37 5,196.21 863.24 501.43 3,215.83 5,501.53 

32 2038 528.58 391.97 254.03 440.55 874.72 1,270.05 1,200.77 446.65 5,267.43 877.45 507.94 3,262.72 5,581.59 

33 2039 533.64 397.17 256.72 445.17 881.60 1,297.27 1,217.84 451.98 5,339.62 891.89 514.53 3,310.30 5,662.81 

34 2040 538.74 402.44 259.44 449.85 888.54 1,325.07 1,235.15 457.39 5,412.80 906.56 521.20 3,358.58 5,745.22 

35 2041 543.89 407.78 262.19 454.57 895.53 1,353.47 1,252.71 462.85 5,486.98 921.48 527.96 3,407.55 5,828.82 

36 2042 549.08 413.19 264.96 459.35 902.57 1,382.48 1,270.51 468.38 5,562.18 936.65 534.81 3,457.24 5,913.64 

37 2043 554.33 418.68 267.77 464.17 909.67 1,412.11 1,288.57 473.98 5,638.41 952.06 541.75 3,507.66 5,999.70 

38 2044 559.63 424.23 270.61 469.05 916.83 1,442.37 1,306.89 479.65 5,715.69 967.73 548.78 3,558.81 6,087.00 

39 2045 564.98 429.86 273.47 473.98 924.04 1,473.29 1,325.46 485.38 5,794.02 983.66 555.90 3,610.70 6,175.58 

40 2046 570.38 435.57 276.37 478.95 931.30 1,504.86 1,344.30 491.18 5,873.43 999.85 563.11 3,663.35 6,265.45 

Notes: Actual Woods & Poole data for 2006 through 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030. 

 Missing estimates through 2030 calculated using average annual growth rate for the 5-year period; projections after 2030 calculated using the 

average annual growth rate from 2025 to 2030. 

Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 2006. 
Tables 103 

Table 4-1 

 

Projected Oil and Gas Production in the Gulf of Mexico OCS 

 Proposed 

Action 

OCS Program 

(2007-2046) 

Western Gulf of Mexico 

Reserve/Resource Production 

Oil (BBO) 0.242-0.423 6.629-8.060 

Gas (Tcf) 1.644-2,647 52.211-59.961 

 

Central Gulf of Mexico 

Reserve/Resource Production 

Oil (BBO) 0.776-1.292 21.933-24.510 

Gas (Tcf) 3.236-5.229 90.155-102.761 

BBO = billion barrels of oil. 

Tcf = trillion cubic feet. 
Table 4-2 Offshore Scenario Information Related to the Proposed Action in the Western Planning Area Offshore Subareas* W0-60 W60-200 W200-400 W400-800 W800-1600 W1600-2400 

Wells Drilled Exploration and Delineation Wells 23-36 5-7 1 3-4 5-10 2-3 

Development Wells 64-89 13-15 6-7 9-13 48-75 9-15 

Oil Wells 3-5 2-2 1-2 6-8 29-45 6-9 Gas Wells 61-84 10-13 5-5 3-5 20-30 3-6 

Workovers and Other Well Activities 392-539 77-91 35-42 56-77 294-455 56-91 Production Structures Installed 21-31 2 1 1 1-3 1-2 

Removed Using Explosives 9-15 1 0 0 0 0 Total Removed 13-22 2 1 1 1-3 1 

Method of Oil Transportation*** Percent Piped 99% 100% 100% 100% 0% -50% 0% -100% 

Percent Barged 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percent Tankered 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -50% 0% -100% 0

Length of Installed Pipelines (km)# 60-420 NA NA NA NA NA Blowouts 1 0 0 0 0-1 0 Service-Vessel Trips (1,000 round trips) 23-33 3 1 16-17 18-51 16-33 Helicopter Operations (1,000 operations) 300-680 30-44 14-22 14-22 14-66 14-44 

*See Figure 4-1. ** Subarea totals may not add up to the planning area total because of rounding. *** 100% of gas is assumed to be piped. # Projected length of OCS pipelines does not include length in State waters. NA means that information is not available.
Table 4-3 Offshore Scenario Information Related to the Proposed Action in the Central Planning Area Offshore Subareas* C0-60 (western) C0-60 (eastern) C60-200 C200-400 C400-800 C800-1600 C1600-2400 C

Wells Drilled Exploration and Delineation Wells 14 - 16 3 9 - 12 7 - 11 9 - 14 10 - 18 7 - 12 

Development Wells 51 - 59 9 - 10 22 - 26 75 - 107 61 - 83 56 - 91 37 - 59 2

Oil Wells 13 - 15 2 - 2 7 - 8 43 - 61 36 - 49 33 - 54 22 - 36 Gas Wells 38 - 44 7 - 8 15 - 18 32 - 46 25 - 33 23 - 37 15 - 23 

Workovers and Other Well Activities 309 - 357 55 - 63 133 - 161 455 - 651 371 - 504 343 - 553 224 - 357 1Production Structures Installed 17 - 18 3 2 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 3 

Removed Using Explosives 10 2 2 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 0 Total Removed 14 2 - 3 2 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 3 

Method of Oil Transportation*** Percent Piped 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 0% - 50% 0% - 100% 0% 

Percent Barged 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percent Tankered 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - 50% 0% - 100% 0% 

Length of Installed Pipelines (km)# 40 - 720 10 - 130 NA NA NA NA NA Blowouts 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 Service-Vessel Trips (1,000 round trips) 18 - 19 3 3 - 4 4 - 7 19 - 52 19 - 68 18 - 51 3Helicopter Operations (1,000 operations) 607 - 1,016 107 - 169 71 - 169 36 - 169 36 - 169 36 - 226 36 - 169 7* See Figure 4-1. ** Subarea totals may not add up to the planning area total because of rounding. *** 100% of gas is assumed to be piped. # Projected length of OCS pipelines does not include length in State waters. NA means that information is not available. 
Table 4-4 Offshore Scenario Information Related to OCS Program Activities in the Gulf of Mexico for the Years 2007-2046 Water Depths* 0-60 60-200 200-400 400-800 800-1600 1600-2400 >240

Wells Drilled Exploration and Delineation Wells 3,312 - 4,013 1,928 - 2,508 222 - 297 347 - 460 624 - 853 470 - 661 432 - 6

Development Wells 9,654 - 10,174 4,946 - 5,521 1,470 - 1,553 1,960 - 2,065 5,946 - 6,885 5,688 - 7,300 1,680 - 2

Oil Wells 1,667 - 1,722 1,450 - 1,581 728 - 761 1,248 - 1,306 3,813 - 4,387 3,904 - 4,908 1,042 - 1Gas Wells 7,986 - 8,451 3,496 - 3,940 742 - 792 712 - 759 2,133 - 2,498 1,784 - 2,392 638 - 9

Workovers and Other Well Activities 58,765 - 61,930 30,107 - 33,607 8,946 - 9,450 11,928 - 12,565 36,190 - 41,909 34,615 - 44,436 10,227 - 1

Production Structures Installed 2,465 - 2,608 314 - 383 16 - 19 23 - 25 73 - 103 46 - 90 21 - 3Removed Using Explosives 4,111 - 4,149 109 - 118 2 - 4 1 0 0 0 Total Removed 5,097 - 5,137 693 - 714 22 - 26 38 - 17 87 - 107 46 - 70 14 - 2

Method of Oil Transportation*** Percent Piped 99% 100% 100% 100% 91% - 100% 95% - 100% 90% - 10

Percent Barged 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percent Tankered 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - 9% 0% - 5% 0% - 10

Length of Installed Pipelines (km)# 5,320 - 31,690 NA NA NA NA NA NA Blowouts 78 - 85 41 - 48 10 - 11 14 - 15 39 - 46 37 - 48 13 - 1Service-Vessel Trips (1,000 trips) 2,781 - 2,965 570 - 683 82 - 91 459 - 501 1,425 - 1,951 976 - 1,750 421 - 6Helicopter Trips (1,000 trips) 31,633 - 47,929 4,047 - 7,055 206 - 350 296 - 461 954 - 1,917 592 - 1,664 269 - 6

* See Figure 4-1. ** Water depth totals may not add up to the OCS total because of rounding. *** 100% of gas is assumed to be piped. # Projected length of OCS pipelines does not include length in State waters. NA means that information is not available. 
Table 4-5 Offshore Scenario Information Related to OCS Program Activities in the Western Planning Area for the Years 2007-2046 Offshore Subareas* W0-60 W60-200 W200-400 W400-800 W800-1600 W1600-2400 W>

Wells Drilled Exploration and Delineation Wells 888 - 1,097 787 - 858 64 - 83 120 - 155 203 - 276 130 - 197 133 

Development Wells 2,652 - 2,826 1,370 - 1,547 269 - 290 301 - 337 2,145 - 2,490 933 - 1,505 491 

Oil Wells 135 - 140 205 - 230 74 - 78 177 - 198 1,247 - 1,455 549 - 890 329 Gas Wells 2,517 - 2,685 1,165 - 1,317 196 - 212 124 - 139 898 - 1,035 384 - 615 162 

Workovers and Other Well Activities 16,142 - 17,199 8,337 - 9,415 1,638 - 1,764 1,834 - 2,051 13,055 - 15,155 5,677 - 9,163 2,989 

Production Structures Installed 666 - 710 99 - 115 5 - 6 7 - 8 34 - 43 14 - 31 5 Removed Using Explosives 632 - 661 104 - 112 1 1 0 0 Total Removed 864 - 904 149 - 160 4 - 5 8 - 10 34 - 43 8 - 18 5 

Method of Oil Transportation*** Percent Piped 99% 100% 100% 100% 88% - 100% 94% - 100% 83% - 

Percent Barged 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0Percent Tankered 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - 12% 0% - 6% 0% - 

Length of Installed Pipelines (km)# 2,340 - 9,580 NA NA NA NA NA NBlowouts 21 - 24 13 - 14 2 3 14 - 17 6 - 10 4 Service-Vessel Trips (1,000 round trips) 753 - 810 181 - 206 18 - 21 129 - 148 635 - 796 266 - 563 105 Helicopter Operations (1,000 operations) 9,147 - 13,861 1,360 - 2,245 69 - 117 96 - 156 467 - 840 192 - 605 69 * See Figure 4-1. ** Subarea totals may not add up to the planning area total because of rounding. *** 100% of gas is assumed to be piped. # Projected length of OCS pipelines does not include length in State waters. NA means that information is not available. 
Table 4-6 Offshore Scenario Information Related to OCS Program Activities in the Central Planning Area for the Years 2007-2046 Offshore Subareas* C0 - 60 (western) C0 - 60 (eastern) C60 - 200 C200 - 400 C400 - 800 C800 - 1600 C1600 - 2400 C

Wells Drilled Exploration and Delineation Wells 2,060 - 2,479 364 - 437 1,141 - 1,650 158 - 214 227 - 305 421 - 577 340 - 464 29

Development Wells 5,952 - 6,246 1,050 - 1,102 3,577 - 3,974 1,200 - 1,263 1,658 - 1,727 3,801 - 4,395 4,754 - 5,795 1,18Oil Wells 1,303 - 1,345 230 - 237 1,245 - 1,351 654 - 683 1,071 - 1,108 2,566 - 2,932 3,355 - 4,018 713 Gas Wells 4,649 - 4,901 820 - 865 2,331 - 2,623 546 - 580 588 - 620 1,235 - 1,463 1,400 - 1,777 47

Workovers and Other Well Activities 36,230 - 38,021 6,393 - 6,710 21,770 - 24,192 7,308 - 7,686 10,094 - 10,514 23,135 - 26,754 28,938 - 35,273 7,238 Production Structures Installed 1,529 - 1,613 270 - 285 215 - 268 11 - 13 16 - 17 39 - 60 32 - 59 1

Removed Using Explosives 3,091 - 3,092 388 - 396 5 - 6 1 - 3 0 0 0 Total Removed 3,598 - 3,598 635 - 635 544 - 554 18 - 21 7 - 30 53 - 64 38 - 52 9 

Method of Oil Transportation*** Percent Piped 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 92% - 100% 95% - 100% 93% 

Percent Barged 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Percent Tankered 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% - 8% 0% - 5% 0% 

Length of Installed Pipelines (km)# 2,530 - 18,790 450 - 3,320 NA NA NA NA NA Blowouts 48 - 52 8 - 9 28 - 34 8 - 9 11 - 12 25 - 30 31 - 38 9 Service-Vessel Trips (1,000 round trips) 1,724 - 1,832 304 - 324 389 - 477 64 - 71 330 - 353 790 - 1,155 711 - 1,188 31Helicopter Operations (1,000 operations) 19,112 - 28,952 3,374 - 5,115 2,688 - 4,810 138 - 233 200 - 305 488 - 1,077 400 - 1,059 20* See Figure 4-1. ** Subarea totals may not add up to the planning area total because of rounding. *** 100% of gas is assumed to be piped. # Projected length of OCS pipelines does not include length in State waters. NA means that information is not available. 
Tables 109 

Table 4-7 

 

Annual Volume of Produced Water Discharged by Depth (MMbbl) 

Water Depth Year

0-60 m 60-200 m 200-400 m 400-800 m 800-1600 m 1600-2400 m >2400 m 

Total

1996 397 129 10 10 no discharge no discharge no discharge 546 

1997 415 129 10 8 no discharge no discharge no discharge 561 

1998 451 146 12 11 no discharge no discharge no discharge 621 

1999 466 152 14 12 0.01 no discharge no discharge 644 

2000 460 159 14 14 1 no discharge no discharge 647 

2001 502 153 12 17 2 no discharge no discharge 686 

2002 428 150 19 20 1 0.01 no discharge 617 

2003 429 152 18 20 4 3 no discharge 626 

2004 407 129 17 20 9 1 0.01 583 

2005 296 85 12 19 15 4 0.04 431 

Source: USDOI, MMS, 2006b. 

Table 4-8 

 

Average Annual Emission Rates 

from OCS Infrastructures in the Gulf of Mexico 

Infrastructure NOx CO SOx VOC PM10 PM2.5

Platforms (tons/platform/year) 

Exploration Well (tons/well) 

Development Well (tons/well)1

44.1 

40.5 

21.5 

52.1 

 4.3 

 5.7 

2.0 

6.8 

2.5 

20.7 

 0.4 

 2.1 

0.45 

 1.0 

0.60 

0.45 

 1.0 

0.60 

1

 Assumes a 3,050-m hole, a 35-day drilling period in less than 400-m water depth, a 60-day 

drilling period in greater than 400-m water depth, and a power consumption of 180 

horsepower hour/foot. 

Source: USDOI, MMS, 1994. 
110 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS 

Table 4-9 

 

Projected New Coastal Infrastructure Related to OCS Activities in 

the Gulf of Mexico from the Years 2007-2046 

Infrastructure Texas Louisiana Mississippi 

and Alabama

Florida OCS Program 

Total 

Pipeline Landfalls 6-8 25-36 1-3 0 32-47 

Service Bases 0 0 0 0 0 

Helicopter Hubs 0 0 0 0 0 

Platform Yards 0 0 0 0 0 

Shipyards 0 0 0 0 0 

Pipecoating Plants 0 0 0 0 0 

Refineries 0 0 0 0 0 

Petrochemical Plants 0 0 0 0 0 

Gas Processing Plants 2 3 9 0 14 

Pipeline Shore Facilities 1-2 3-5 0-1 0 4-6 

Barge Terminals 0 0 0 0 0 

Tanker Ports 0 0 0 0 0 

Waste Disposal Plants 0 0 0 0 0 

Table 4-10 

 

LNG Proposed or Licensed Projects (Deepwater Ports) in the Gulf of Mexico 

Project Name Affiliations Proposed Location 

(Area and Block) 

Proposed 

Capacity* 

(Cf/d) 

USDOT 

Docket 

Number 

Gulf Gateway 

(formerly Energy 

Bridge) 

Excelerate Energy West Cameron 603 690 million 14294 

Gulf Landing Shell US Gas & 

Power 

West Cameron 213 1.2 billion 16860 

Main Pass Energy Hub Freeport McMoRan 

Energy 

Main Pass 299 1.6 billion 17696 

Beacon Port ConocoPhillips High Island A27 1.8 billion 21232 

Bienville Offshore 

Energy Terminal 

TORP Terminal LP Main Pass 258 1.4 billion 24644 

* Peak capacity estimates. 

 Cf/d = cubic feet per day. 
Tables 111 

Table 4-11 

 

Average Annual Inputs (1990-1999) 

of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Coastal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico 

 Western GOM Eastern GOM 

 (tonnes) (bbl) (tonnes) (bbl) 

Extraction of Petroleum 

Platforms Spills 90 630 trace1 trace 

Atmospheric Releases (VOC’s) trace trace trace trace 

Permitted Produced-Water Discharges 590 4,130 trace trace 

Sum of Extraction Inputs 680 4,760 trace trace 

Transportation of Petroleum 

Pipelines Spills 890 6,230 trace trace 

Tank Vessel Spills 770 5,390 140 980 

Coastal Facilities Spills2 740 5,180 10 70 

Atmospheric Releases (VOC’s)3 trace trace trace trace 

Sum of Transportation Inputs4 2,400 16,800 160 1,120 

Consumption of Petroleum 

Land-based Sources5 11,000 77,000 1,600 11,200 

Recreational Vessels 770 5,390 770 5,390 

Vessel >100 GT (spills)6 100 700 30 210 

Vessel >100 GT (operational 

discharges) 

trace trace trace trace 

Vessel <100 GT (operational 

discharges) 

trace trace trace trace 

Deposition of Atmospheric Releases 

(VOC’s) 

90 630 60 420 

Aircraft Jettison of Fuel NA7 NA NA NA 

Sum of Consumption 12,000 84,000 2,500 17,500 

Notes: 

1

Trace indicates less than 70 bbl (10 tonnes). 

2

Coastal facility spills does not include spills in coastal waters related to exploration and 

production spills or spills from vessels. The category “Coastal Facilities” includes the 

following: aircraft, airport, refined product in coastal pipeline, industrial facilities, marinas, 

marine terminals, military facilities, municipal facilities, reception facilities, refineries, 

shipyards, and storage tanks. 3

Volatization of light hydrocarbons during tank vessel loading, washing, and voyage. 4

Sums may not match. 

5

Inputs from land-based sources during consumption of petroleum are the sum of diverse 

sources. Three categories of wastewater discharge are summed: municipal, industrial (not 

related to petroleum refining), and petroleum refinery wastewater. Urban runoff is included. 

It results from oil droplets from vehicles washing into waterways from parking lots and 

roads and the improper disposal of oil containing consumer products. 6

GT – Gross tons. 

7

NA – not available. 

Source: NRC, 2003. 
112 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS 

Table 4-12 

 

Average Annual Inputs (1990-1999) 

of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Offshore Waters of the Gulf of Mexico 

 Western GOM Eastern GOM 

 (tonnes) (bbl) (tonnes) (bbl) 

Natural Sources 

Seeps 70,000 490,000 70,000 490,000 

Extraction of Petroleum 

Platforms 50 350 trace1 trace 

Atmospheric Releases (VOC’s) 60 420 trace trace 

Permitted Produced-Water 

Discharges 

1,700 11,900 trace trace 

Sum of Extraction 1,800 12,600 trace trace 

Transportation of Petroleum 

Pipelines 60 420 trace trace 

Tank Vessels 1,500 10,500 10 70 

Atmospheric Releases (VOC’s) trace trace trace trace 

Sum of Transportation 1,600 11,200 10 70 

Consumption of Petroleum 

Land-based Consumption2 NA NA NA NA 

Recreational Vessel 

Consumption3

NA NA NA NA 

Vessel >100 GT4 (spill) 120 840 70 490 

Vessel >100 GT (operational 

discharges) 

25 175 trace trace 

Vessel <100 GT (operational 

discharges) 

trace trace trace trace 

Deposition of Atmospheric 

Releases (VOC’s) 

1,200 8,400 1,600 11,200 

Aircraft Jettison of Fuel 80 560 80 560 

Sum of Consumption5 1,400 9,800 1,800 12,600 

Notes: 

1

Trace indicates less than 70 bbl (10 tonnes). 

2

Limited to coastal zone. 

3

Limited to within 3 mi of the coast. 

4

GT – Gross tons. 

5

Sums may not match. 

 VOC = volatile organic compounds. 

Source: NRC, 2003. 
Tables 113 

Table 4-13 

 

Annual Oil-Spill Occurrence within Coastal and Offshore Waters 

of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulfwide Estimates) 

Source 

Number of 

Spills 

>1,000 bbl 

Assumed 

Size 

(bbl) 

Source 

Number of 

Spills 

<1,000 bbl 

Assumed 

Size 

(bbl) 

Offshore Spills Offshore Spills 

Total All Sources 1 per year Total All Sources 1,500-1,800 per year 5 

Total Non-OCS 

Sources 

Non-OCS Sources 1,000-1,300 per year 5 

Tank Ship <1 per year 14,600 Tank Ship 5-10 per year 5 

Tank Barge <1 per year 3,000 Tank Barge 2-5 per year 5 

Total OCS Program 

Sources 

 Unknown and 

Other 

1,000-1,200 per year 5 

Facility <1 per year 1,500 

Pipeline 1 per year 4,600 Total OCS 

Program Sources 

(MODU, platform, 

pipeline) 

450-500 per year 5 

Shuttle Tanker 1 in next 40 

years 

14,600 

Coastal Spills Coastal Spills 

Total All Sources 1 per year Total All Sources 440-650 per year 5 

Non-OCS Sources 3 per 6 years Non-OCS Sources 400-600 per year 

Tank Ship 1 per 6 years 4,500 Tank Ship 2 per year 5 

Tank Barge 1 per 6 years 3,000 Tank Barge 1 per year 5 

Other 1 per 6 years 4,200 Unknown and 

Other 

400-600 per year 5 

Total OCS Sources 1 per 6 years 4,200 Total OCS Sources 40-50 per year 5 

Note: The estimated number of offshore OCS Program spills ≥1,000 bbl was determined using 40-year 

program resource projections (2007-2042) and Anderson and LaBelle (2000) spill rates (Table 

4-15). For offshore non-OCS spills ≥1,000 bbl, coastal OCS and non-OCS spills ≥1,000, and all 

sources of spills <1,000 bbl, the historical number of spills per year is presented (Dickey, 2006). 

The assumed size of spills ≥1,000 bbl was obtained from Anderson and LaBelle (2000), and the 

assumed size of spills <1,000 bbl is the median size of all spills 1-999 bbl (1996-2001). 
114 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS 

Table 4-14 

 

OCS and Non-OCS Program Spill Rates 

OCS Program Spill Rates 

<1,000 bbl 

<1 bbl 3,357 spills/BBO handled 

>1 and < 50 bbl 91 spills/BBO handled 

>50 bbl and <1,000 bbl 7 spills/BBO handled 

 

>1,000 bbl 

Facility 0.13 spills/BBO handled 

Pipeline 1.38 spills/BBO handled 

Shuttle Tanker 0.73 spills/BBO handled 

Offshore 0.29 spills/BBO handled 

Coastal 0.44 spills/BBO handled 

Barge 1.23 spills/BBO handled 

 

Non-OCS Program Spill Rates 

<1,000 bbl rate based on yearly occurrence information 

>1,000 bbl 

Import Tanker 0.82 spills/BBO handled 

Offshore 0.36 spills/BBO handled 

Coastal 0.46 spills/BBO handled 

Coastwise Tanker 0.73 spills/BBO handled 

Offshore 0.29 spills/BBO handled 

Coastal 0.44 spills/BBO handled 

Barge 1.23 spills/BBO handled 

Pipeline rate based on yearly occurrence information 

BBO = billion barrels of oil. 
Tables 115 

Table 4-15 

 

Probability of One or More Offshore Spill Events (percent chance) and the Mean Number of Spills 

Estimated for Two Size Groups (>1,000 bbl and >10,000 bbl) that Could Occur as a Result of an 

Accident Associated with Either Facility, Pipeline, or Tanker OCS Program Operations 

 OCS 

Facilities 

OCS 

Pipelines 

OCS Shuttle 

Tankers 

All OCS 

Sources 

 Low High Low High Low High Low High 

For Possible Spills Occurring >1,000 bbl 

 

Western Planning Area – OCS Program 

 Mean Number of Spills <1 1 9 10 <1 <1 10 12 

 Probability of Occurrence (%) 58 65 99+ 99+ <0.5 28 99+ 99+ 

 

Central Planning Area – OCS Program 

 Mean Number of Spills 3 3 30 32 <1 1 33 36 

 Probability of Occurrence (%) 94 96 99+ 99+ <0.5 63 99+ 99+ 

 

Gulfwide OCS Program 

 Mean Number of Spills 4 4 39 45 <1 <1 43 49 

 Probability of Occurrence (%) 98 99 99+ 99+ <0.5 <0.5 99+ 99+ 

 

For Possible Spills Occurring >10,000 bbl 

Western Planning Area – OCS Program 

 Mean Number of Spills <1 <1 2 3 <1 <1 3 3 

 Probability of Occurrence (%) 28 33 90 92 <0.5 11 92 96 

 

Central Planning Area – OCS Program 

 Mean Number of Spills 1 1 7 8 <1 <1 9 9 

 Probability of Occurrence (%) 67 71 99+ 99+ <0.5 29 99+ 99+ 

 

Gulfwide OCS Program 

 Mean Number of Spills 1 2 10 11 <1 <1 11 13 

 Probability of Occurrence (%) 76 80 99+ 99+ <0.5 <0.5 99+ 99+ 

Note: The mean number of spills estimated and the probability of occurrence are derived from by 

application of the historical rate of spills per volume crude oil handled (1985-1999) (Anderson and 

LaBelle, 2000) to the projected Gulfwide OCS total production over a future 40-year period. The 

actual number of spills that may occur in the future could vary from the estimated number. 
116 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS 

Table 4-16 

 

OCS Offshore Oil Spills1

 (1985-1999) 

Spill Size 

Grouping 

Total 

Number of 

Spills 

Total 

Volume of 

Oil Spilled 

(bbl) 

Number of 

Spills 

by Source 

Facility2

/ 

Pipeline 

Spill Rate3 

(spills/BBO) 

Average 

Spill 

Size 

(bbl) 

Median 

Spill Size 

(bbl) 

0-1.0 bbl 19,506 1,365 Unavailable 3,357.31 0.07 Unavailable 

1.1-9.9 bbl 434 1,302 326/108 74.70 3.0 2.8 

10.0-49.9 bbl 94 1,795 66/28 16.18 19.1 17.8 

50.0-499.9 bbl 37 4,551 28/9 6.37 123 87 

500.0-999.9 bbl 3 2,043 2/1 0.52 681 643 

≥1,000 bbl 8 53,730 0/8 0.13/1.384

 6,716 4,551 

≥10,000 bbl 2 30,000 0/2 0.05/0.344

 15,000 15,000 

1

Oil spilled includes crude oil, condensate, and refined petroleum products. 

2 Facilities represent spills that have occurred during drilling, development, and production operations. 3 Spill rate = spills per BBO handled; BBO = 109

 bbl (from 1985 to 1999 OCS production = 5.81 BBO). 4 Facility spills rate/pipeline spill rate. 

Source: Anderson and LaBelle, 2000. 

Table 4-17 

 

Projected Average Annual OCS Emissions Related to the Proposed Action in the WPA by Source 

(tons per year) 

Activity/Pollutant NOx CO SOx VOC PM10 PM2.5

Support Vessels 388-568 50-73 66-97 5-8 10-14 10-14 

Survey Vessels 1-2 0-0.2 0 0 0 0 

Pipeline Vessels 135-1,756 14-184 23-295 1-17 3-44 3-44 

Helicopters 10-14 41-61 1-2 16-23 1 1 

Tanker/Barge Transport 21-42 4-7 4-7 17-34 1 1 

Platform Construction 102-163 13-20 17-28 1-2 3-4 3-4 

Exploration and Delineation Wells 263-389 28-41 44-66 3-4 7-10 7-10 

Platforms 749-1,498 884-1,769 33-67 571-1,143 8-15 8-15 

Totals 1,669-4,432 1,034-2,155 189-561 615-1230 33-89 33-89 
Tables 117 

Table 4-18 

 

Class I 

OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Western Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases 

Pollutant 

Averaging Period 

Class I Maximum 

Allowable Increase* 

Class I 

Modeled Impact** 

SO2 

Annual 2.0 μg/m3

 0.00-0.02 μg/m3

24-hour 5.0 μg/m3

 0.14 μg/m3

3-hour 25.0 μg/m3

 0.6-0.7 μg/m3

NO2 

Annual 2.5 μg/m3

 0.09-0.12 μg/m3

PM10 

Annual 4.0 μg/m3

 0.00-0.01 μg/m3

24-hour 8.0 μg/m3

 0.06 μg/m3

* 30 CFR 250.303. 

** Calculated using MMS's Offshore and Coastal Dispersion (OCD) Model. 

Source: 40 CFR 51.166, 1996. 

Table 4-19 

 

Class II 

OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Western Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases 

Pollutant 

Averaging Period 

Class II Maximum 

Allowable Increase* 

Class II 

Modeled Impact** 

SO2

Annual 20.0 μg/m3

 0.04 μg/m3

24-hour 91.0 μg/m3

 0.5 μg/m3

3-hour 512.0 μg/m3

 1.8-1.9 μg/m3

NO2 

Annual 25.0 μg/m3

 0.36-0.42 μg/m3

PM10 

Annual 17.0 μg/m3

 0.02 μg/m3

24-hour 30.0 μg/m3

 0.2 μg/m3

* 30 CFR 250.303. 

** Calculated using MMS's Offshore and Coastal Dispersion (OCD) Model. 

Source: 40 CFR 51.166, 1996.
Table 4-20 Population Projections for a Proposed WPA Lease Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High 

2007 1 36 - 51 25 - 36 26 - 38 302 - 436 284 - 402 136 - 194 56 - 81 42 - 63 578 - 815 54 - 75 13 – 19 18 - 26 2008 2 104 - 138 78 - 101 72 - 94 825 - 1,113 809 - 1,082 371 - 512 155 - 204 114 - 146 1,669 - 2,279 133 - 186 36 - 49 86 - 101 2009 3 192 - 241 140 - 173 127 - 156 1,260 - 1,624 1,432 - 1,809 730 - 913 268 - 335 197 - 239 3,351 - 4,193 173 - 248 81 - 97 142 - 164 2010 4 77 - 103 56 - 77 53 - 72 483 - 740 570 - 789 314 - 423 107 - 145 86 - 114 1,364 - 1,866 44 - 72 38 - 48 52 - 70 2011 5 99 - 163 73 - 121 68 - 110 652 - 1,085 743 - 1,227 395 - 655 139 - 225 110 - 174 1,760 - 2,940 61 - 105 47 - 76 78 - 118 2012 6 47 - 70 39 - 57 37 - 54 415 - 618 372 - 565 150 - 241 80 - 118 64 - 92 698 - 1,121 49 - 74 16 - 24 73 - 105 2013 7 70 - 164 60 - 130 56 - 118 622 - 1,266 562 - 1,275 218 - 588 121 - 256 97 - 196 1,055 - 2,791 70 - 133 23 - 65 127 - 227 2014 8 85 - 153 72 - 128 67 - 116 744 - 1,350 676 - 1,239 260 - 529 146 - 257 116 - 196 1,271 - 2,542 82 - 145 27 - 55 156 - 260 2015 9 68 - 153 60 - 127 56 - 115 620 - 1,222 544 - 1,199 200 - 529 121 - 249 100 - 197 972 - 2,511 60 - 112 22 - 60 140 - 246 2016 10 58 - 87 51 - 77 49 - 73 545 - 823 467 - 708 173 - 273 106 - 158 90 - 131 807 - 1,270 53 - 78 19 - 29 114 - 176 2017 11 50 - 76 45 - 68 44 - 67 491 - 747 410 - 628 152 - 241 95 - 143 82 - 122 678 - 1,082 48 - 71 17 - 26 94 - 146 2018 12 49 - 71 44 - 64 44 - 65 492 - 722 402 - 589 152 - 225 94 - 138 83 - 121 658 - 963 48 - 69 17 - 25 84 - 126 2019 13 50 - 75 45 - 68 47 - 70 517 - 782 418 - 629 161 - 244 99 - 149 89 - 133 677 - 1,019 50 - 75 18 - 27 82 - 126 2020 14 99 - 146 80 - 121 77 - 117 773 - 1,241 772 - 1,168 359 - 533 165 - 247 138 - 209 1,610 - 2,326 71 - 113 44 - 62 110 - 164 2021 15 53 - 148 47 - 123 50 - 120 557 - 1,278 443 - 1,191 173 - 543 107 - 255 97 - 217 711 - 2,360 54 - 117 20 - 64 81 - 163 2022 16 53 - 82 47 - 73 51 - 79 564 - 886 445 - 692 175 - 277 109 - 170 99 - 155 715 - 1,113 55 - 86 20 - 32 78 - 122 2023 17 52 - 81 46 - 72 51 - 80 561 - 888 439 - 689 175 - 277 109 - 171 100 - 157 706 - 1,108 55 - 86 21 - 33 74 - 117 2024 18 51 - 79 44 - 69 50 - 78 552 - 876 429 - 675 172 - 274 107 - 170 99 - 156 693 - 1,089 54 - 85 21 - 33 70 - 111 2025 19 47 - 74 41 - 65 47 - 75 526 - 830 400 - 628 159 - 252 102 - 161 95 - 151 621 - 974 52 - 82 19 - 31 64 - 99 2026 20 46 - 71 40 - 62 46 - 73 515 - 810 391 - 611 156 - 246 100 - 158 94 - 148 606 - 949 51 - 80 19 - 31 61 - 94 2027 21 44 - 69 38 - 60 45 - 71 500 - 787 378 - 591 152 - 240 98 - 154 92 - 145 586 - 921 49 - 78 19 - 30 58 - 89 2028 22 42 - 66 36 - 57 43 - 68 476 - 757 358 - 567 144 - 231 94 - 149 88 - 140 556 - 884 47 - 75 18 - 29 54 - 83 2029 23 40 - 63 34 - 54 41 - 65 455 - 724 342 - 542 138 - 221 90 - 143 84 - 135 533 - 845 45 - 72 18 - 28 51 - 79 2030 24 38 - 59 33 - 51 38 - 61 430 - 681 324 - 511 131 - 208 85 - 135 80 - 127 505 - 797 43 - 68 17 - 27 48 - 73 2031 25 35 - 55 30 - 48 36 - 57 399 - 635 301 - 477 122 - 194 80 - 126 74 - 119 471 - 744 40 - 64 16 - 25 44 - 68 2032 26 32 - 51 28 - 44 33 - 52 368 - 583 279 - 439 112 - 178 74 - 117 69 - 110 434 - 683 37 - 59 14 - 23 41 - 63 2033 27 30 - 47 26 - 41 30 - 48 341 - 537 259 - 406 104 - 164 69 - 108 64 - 101 403 - 632 34 - 54 13 - 21 38 - 58 2034 28 28 - 43 24 - 37 28 - 44 314 - 495 239 - 375 95 - 151 64 - 100 59 - 93 372 - 585 32 - 50 12 - 20 35 - 54 2035 29 25 - 40 22 - 35 26 - 41 288 - 458 220 - 349 87 - 140 59 - 93 54 - 87 342 - 544 29 - 47 11 - 18 32 - 50 2036 30 24 - 37 21 - 32 24 - 37 267 - 421 205 - 321 81 - 128 55 - 86 50 - 80 317 - 501 27 - 43 11 - 17 30 - 46 2037 31 22 - 34 19 - 30 22 - 35 247 - 390 190 - 299 75 - 119 51 - 80 47 - 74 295 - 465 25 - 40 10 - 16 28 - 43 2038 32 22 - 34 19 - 29 21 - 33 241 - 374 191 - 292 80 - 120 50 - 77 45 - 71 303 - 463 24 - 38 10 - 15 27 - 41 2039 33 28 - 40 23 - 33 26 - 37 283 - 410 251 - 350 119 - 160 60 - 86 53 - 77 418 - 575 28 - 41 12 - 17 29 - 42 2040 34 22 - 34 18 - 28 21 - 32 228 - 355 195 - 295 83 - 125 48 - 75 43 - 67 309 - 484 23 - 36 9 - 15 25 - 39 2041 35 23 - 38 19 - 32 20 - 35 227 - 385 200 - 338 89 - 153 49 - 83 43 - 71 327 - 610 23 - 39 10 - 18 24 - 41 2042 36 16 - 28 14 - 25 15 - 27 175 - 309 138 - 247 55 - 106 37 - 66 33 - 57 215 - 452 18 - 31 7 - 14 20 - 36 2043 37 15 - 31 13 - 27 15 - 29 168 - 328 134 - 279 54 - 127 36 - 71 32 - 61 212 - 515 17 - 33 7 - 15 20 - 36 2044 38 15 - 27 13 - 24 14 - 26 161 - 294 129 - 242 54 - 111 34 - 64 30 - 54 209 - 458 16 - 29 7 - 14 19 - 33 2045 39 14 - 28 12 - 24 13 - 26 153 - 294 123 - 253 52 - 117 33 - 64 29 - 54 200 - 476 16 - 30 6 - 14 18 - 32 2046 40 13 - 23 11 - 20 12 - 22 140 - 247 113 - 202 46 - 89 30 - 54 27 - 46 181 - 386 14 - 25 6 - 12 17 - 29 

 Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics, 
Table 4-21 Population Projected from a Proposed CPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total Population by Economic Impact Ar

Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low H

2007 1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02008 2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02009 3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.5 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02010 4 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02011 5 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.8 0.2 - 0.5 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02012 6 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02013 7 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02014 8 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02015 9 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02016 10 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02017 11 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02018 12 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02019 13 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02020 14 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02021 15 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02022 16 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02023 17 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02024 18 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02025 19 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02026 20 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02027 21 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02028 22 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02029 23 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02030 24 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02031 25 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02032 26 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02033 27 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02034 28 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02035 29 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02036 30 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02037 31 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02038 32 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02039 33 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02040 34 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02041 35 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02042 36 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02043 37 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02044 38 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02045 39 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02046 40 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics, 
Table 4-22 Low-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed WPA Sale by Economic Impact Ar

EIA Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 

AL-1 Direct 14 41 74 30 38 19 28 34 27 23 20 20 21 40 22 22 21 21 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 12  Indirect 3 9 17 7 9 4 6 7 6 5 4 4 4 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3  Induced 2 5 9 3 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2  Total 19 54 100 41 52 25 38 45 37 31 27 27 28 54 29 29 29 28 26 26 25 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 16 FL-1 Direct 11 28 40 12 17 14 22 26 22 19 17 17 18 25 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 10  Indirect 13 30 35 7 10 8 10 11 6 5 4 4 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  Induced 7 16 22 6 8 6 8 10 7 6 6 6 6 9 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  Total 30 74 97 25 35 28 40 47 34 30 27 27 29 41 31 32 32 31 30 30 29 28 26 25 23 22 20 19 17 16 15 14 16 FL-2 Direct 4 12 26 12 15 5 8 9 7 6 6 6 6 15 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4  Indirect 1 3 6 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  Induced 2 4 10 5 6 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2  Total 7 19 43 20 25 8 12 15 12 10 9 9 10 24 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 7 FL-3 Direct 6 27 44 16 25 24 42 52 46 38 32 29 28 37 28 27 26 25 23 22 21 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 11  Indirect 2 9 14 5 8 8 14 17 15 12 10 9 9 11 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  Induced 3 13 23 9 13 11 19 24 21 17 14 13 13 18 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 5  Total 10 49 81 30 45 43 75 92 83 68 56 51 50 66 49 48 45 43 40 38 36 33 31 30 28 25 24 22 20 19 18 17 18 FL-4 Direct 2 10 27 13 16 6 11 13 12 10 8 8 8 18 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  Indirect 1 3 11 6 7 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  Induced 1 5 15 8 9 2 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  Total 4 18 52 26 32 10 16 20 18 15 13 12 13 33 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 LA-1 Direct 10 27 46 19 25 14 21 26 22 19 17 17 18 30 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 11  Indirect 2 5 9 4 5 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  Induced 3 8 13 6 7 4 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4  Total 14 39 68 29 37 21 31 38 32 28 26 26 27 45 30 30 30 30 29 28 28 26 25 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 14 17 LA-2 Direct 94 262 400 151 208 134 203 245 205 181 163 164 173 260 187 190 189 187 178 175 170 162 156 148 138 127 119 109 101 94 87 86 101  Indirect 24 66 112 47 62 32 47 57 46 41 37 37 40 69 43 44 45 44 42 42 41 39 38 36 33 31 29 26 24 23 21 21 27  Induced 43 116 171 66 90 65 98 118 101 90 82 83 88 123 96 98 99 98 94 93 91 87 83 79 74 68 64 59 54 50 47 45 52  Total 161 444 684 264 359 230 348 419 352 311 282 284 300 452 327 333 332 329 315 310 301 288 277 262 245 227 211 195 179 167 155 152 179 1LA-3 Direct 103 296 512 195 259 135 205 247 197 169 147 143 148 274 156 156 154 150 139 135 131 124 118 112 104 96 90 83 76 71 66 67 89  Indirect 28 77 153 68 86 37 55 66 53 46 41 41 43 88 47 48 48 47 44 43 42 40 39 37 34 32 30 27 25 23 22 22 30  Induced 36 101 180 74 96 51 77 93 77 67 60 60 63 110 68 69 69 68 64 63 61 58 56 53 49 46 42 39 36 34 31 31 39  Total 166 475 844 338 441 222 336 406 328 282 248 245 255 472 271 273 270 265 247 242 234 222 213 201 188 174 162 150 138 128 119 120 158 1LA-4 Direct 39 109 203 81 106 44 65 79 61 52 45 45 47 102 50 50 50 49 45 44 43 40 39 37 34 32 30 27 25 23 22 24 36  Indirect 17 44 100 50 61 20 29 34 27 24 22 23 25 59 28 29 29 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 22 21 19 18 16 15 14 15 21  Induced 21 59 119 52 66 25 37 44 34 30 27 27 29 65 32 32 32 32 30 29 29 28 27 25 23 22 20 19 17 16 15 16 24  Total 77 212 422 183 233 89 131 157 122 106 93 95 100 225 109 111 111 111 103 101 98 94 91 86 80 74 69 64 59 54 51 54 81 MS-1 Direct 10 29 51 20 27 14 22 27 22 19 17 17 17 30 18 18 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9  Indirect 2 5 10 4 6 3 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2  Induced 2 7 13 5 7 3 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  Total 13 41 74 30 39 21 32 39 33 28 25 24 25 45 26 26 26 25 23 23 22 20 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 13 TX-1 Direct 15 42 71 28 36 21 32 39 33 28 25 25 26 43 28 29 29 28 27 26 26 24 23 22 21 19 18 17 15 14 13 13 15  Indirect 3 9 18 8 10 4 7 8 6 5 5 5 5 10 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  Induced 6 17 28 11 15 9 14 17 14 12 11 11 12 19 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 7  Total 24 68 117 47 61 35 53 64 53 46 41 41 43 72 47 48 47 47 45 44 43 41 39 37 35 32 30 28 25 24 22 22 26 TX-2 Direct 14 37 62 26 34 22 33 40 34 31 28 29 30 45 33 34 34 34 33 32 32 30 29 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 16 16 18  Indirect 3 8 18 9 11 4 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 12 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4  Induced 4 11 19 9 11 7 11 13 11 10 9 10 10 15 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6  Total 21 57 99 43 55 33 49 60 52 46 43 43 46 72 51 52 53 52 51 50 49 47 45 43 40 37 34 32 29 27 25 25 28 TX-3 Direct 169 505 1,009 402 527 213 327 397 307 254 211 204 209 498 218 218 215 210 186 182 175 166 159 150 140 130 121 111 103 95 89 92 128  Indirect 66 184 385 167 212 80 120 144 110 93 80 79 83 200 89 91 91 91 83 82 80 76 74 70 65 60 56 52 48 44 41 42 58  Induced 100 285 572 235 303 122 184 222 168 141 119 117 121 287 128 130 129 127 115 112 109 104 100 95 88 82 76 70 64 60 56 57 78  Total 335 974 1,966 804 1,042 415 630 762 585 488 411 400 413 985 436 440 435 428 384 376 364 346 332 315 294 272 253 233 215 199 186 192 264 1Total EIA Direct 489 1,425 2,565 1,006 1,332 665 1,018 1,233 996 849 737 723 750 1,417 795 800 791 775 718 701 678 644 617 584 545 504 470 434 399 372 346 348 447 3 Indirect 164 452 889 385 490 204 305 366 286 247 217 217 229 487 247 252 253 251 234 231 225 215 207 196 183 170 158 146 134 125 116 117 158 1 Induced 230 646 1,193 489 635 309 469 566 456 393 346 344 360 682 388 393 392 387 362 355 345 329 316 300 280 259 241 222 205 190 177 178 225 1 Total 882 2,523 4,648 1,880 2,458 1,179 1,792 2,165 1,738 1,490 1,301 1,284 1,339 2,586 1,430 1,446 1,435 1,412 1,314 1,287 1,248 1,189 1,140 1,081 1,008 932 868 802 738 686 639 643 831 6Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Table 4-23 High-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections for a Proposed WPA Sale by Economic Impact Ar

EIA Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 

AL-1 Direct 20 54 93 40 63 28 65 62 61 35 31 29 31 59 60 34 33 33 30 29 29 27 26 25 23 21 20 18 17 16 15 14 17 14  Indirect 4 12 22 10 15 6 15 13 14 7 6 6 6 14 14 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3  Induced 2 6 11 5 7 3 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  Total 26 72 126 54 86 37 87 82 82 47 42 39 41 80 82 45 45 44 41 40 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 20 19 23 19 2FL-1 Direct 15 37 52 18 28 20 39 43 38 28 26 25 27 38 39 31 31 31 30 29 28 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 14 15 13  Indirect 17 43 55 13 17 12 20 22 12 8 7 7 7 13 14 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4  Induced 9 23 32 9 14 9 17 18 14 9 8 8 9 14 15 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4  Total 42 104 139 41 59 42 76 83 64 45 41 40 43 65 68 50 50 49 48 47 45 44 42 40 37 34 32 29 27 25 23 22 24 21 2FL-2 Direct 6 16 32 15 25 8 22 19 20 10 9 8 9 21 21 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 5  Indirect 1 4 7 4 6 2 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  Induced 2 6 12 6 10 3 8 6 8 3 3 3 3 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  Total 10 26 52 25 40 13 35 30 32 15 14 13 15 34 35 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 10 8 FL-3 Direct 8 32 51 22 37 34 74 85 81 59 49 43 43 55 55 42 41 39 35 33 31 30 28 26 25 23 21 20 18 17 16 15 15 14  Indirect 2 10 16 7 12 11 25 29 27 19 16 14 13 17 17 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4  Induced 4 16 27 12 20 16 35 39 38 27 22 19 20 27 27 19 19 18 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6  Total 15 58 94 40 68 61 133 153 146 105 87 76 76 99 99 74 71 68 61 58 55 52 49 46 43 39 36 34 32 29 27 26 27 25 2FL-4 Direct 3 11 29 15 26 9 25 22 26 14 12 12 12 25 25 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4  Indirect 1 4 12 7 11 2 8 5 8 3 2 2 2 8 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  Induced 2 6 16 9 15 3 12 9 11 5 4 4 4 12 12 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  Total 6 21 57 30 52 14 45 36 46 22 19 18 19 44 45 20 19 19 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 LA-1 Direct 14 35 57 26 40 20 45 45 44 28 26 25 28 46 47 32 32 32 30 30 29 28 27 25 24 22 20 19 17 16 15 14 16 14  Indirect 2 6 12 6 9 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2  Induced 4 10 16 7 11 6 13 13 13 9 8 8 9 14 15 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  Total 20 51 84 39 61 30 66 66 66 42 38 38 41 69 71 47 48 47 45 44 43 42 40 38 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 22 24 21 2LA-2 Direct 135 355 519 236 349 200 414 447 405 274 249 241 261 419 433 298 300 296 281 275 267 258 247 233 218 202 186 172 160 148 138 133 146 127 14 Indirect 35 90 143 69 104 49 107 109 101 62 57 55 60 109 112 70 71 71 67 66 64 62 60 57 53 49 45 42 39 36 33 32 38 32  Induced 63 154 219 99 146 94 187 205 187 134 123 121 133 196 204 154 156 155 149 146 143 138 133 126 117 108 100 93 86 79 74 71 76 66  Total 233 599 881 405 598 343 708 760 693 469 429 417 454 724 750 522 527 522 497 487 475 458 440 416 389 359 332 307 285 263 245 236 260 226 24LA-3 Direct 144 399 655 277 432 206 461 456 432 257 226 210 223 417 424 243 241 236 217 211 204 195 187 176 164 151 140 130 121 111 104 102 123 104 12 Indirect 40 103 188 89 141 56 134 123 127 70 63 60 65 131 134 74 75 74 70 68 67 64 62 58 55 50 47 43 40 37 34 34 42 34 4 Induced 51 133 223 101 157 75 169 166 164 101 91 88 95 166 171 108 108 107 101 99 96 92 89 84 78 72 67 62 57 53 49 48 56 47  Total 235 635 1,066 467 729 337 763 744 722 428 380 358 384 714 730 425 424 417 388 378 366 352 337 318 297 274 253 235 218 201 187 183 220 186 2LA-4 Direct 54 152 260 115 178 71 170 161 155 83 72 66 71 154 157 79 79 78 71 69 67 64 62 58 54 50 46 43 40 37 34 35 48 37 4 Indirect 25 60 120 63 99 31 83 69 76 37 34 33 37 85 88 45 46 47 44 44 43 42 41 38 36 33 31 28 26 24 23 22 29 23 2 Induced 31 81 148 70 109 40 99 89 91 47 42 40 44 95 98 51 51 51 47 47 46 44 42 40 37 35 32 30 27 25 24 24 32 25  Total 110 293 528 247 385 143 353 320 321 167 148 139 152 334 343 175 177 176 162 159 156 150 145 137 128 118 109 101 94 87 80 82 109 86 1MS-1 Direct 14 37 64 28 44 21 48 48 47 29 26 24 26 46 47 28 28 27 25 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 12  Indirect 2 7 12 6 10 4 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  Induced 3 9 15 7 11 5 12 12 12 7 6 6 7 12 12 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  Total 19 53 92 41 65 31 71 69 69 42 37 35 38 67 68 41 40 39 36 35 34 32 31 29 27 25 23 21 20 18 17 17 19 16 TX-1 Direct 21 55 89 38 59 32 68 69 66 42 38 37 40 65 67 45 45 45 42 41 40 39 37 35 33 30 28 26 24 22 21 20 22 19 2 Indirect 5 12 22 10 16 7 16 15 15 8 7 7 8 15 15 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 4  Induced 9 22 35 15 24 13 28 29 28 18 17 16 18 28 29 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 10 9  Total 35 89 146 63 98 51 112 112 109 69 62 60 65 108 111 74 75 74 70 69 67 65 62 59 55 51 47 43 40 37 35 33 37 32 TX-2 Direct 20 48 76 35 54 31 64 66 65 45 42 42 46 69 72 53 54 54 52 51 50 48 46 44 41 38 35 32 30 28 26 25 26 23 2 Indirect 5 11 21 11 18 6 15 13 15 8 7 8 8 17 18 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 5  Induced 6 14 23 11 17 10 20 21 21 15 14 14 15 23 24 18 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8  Total 31 73 120 58 88 47 100 101 101 68 63 63 69 109 114 82 83 83 80 79 77 75 72 68 63 59 54 50 47 43 40 38 42 36 TX-3 Direct 237 690 1,267 558 885 343 859 796 785 401 339 299 314 722 732 339 336 330 292 283 274 263 251 237 221 203 188 175 163 150 140 140 176 148 1 Indirect 94 252 476 224 352 128 323 288 291 145 126 116 125 289 296 143 144 143 131 129 126 122 117 111 104 95 88 82 76 70 65 64 80 67  Induced 142 388 716 319 504 196 484 441 435 221 190 171 182 412 420 202 203 200 180 176 171 165 158 150 140 129 119 110 103 95 88 88 108 92 1 Total 473 1,330 2,460 1,100 1,741 667 1,667 1,525 1,511 767 656 586 622 1,423 1,447 684 683 673 603 588 572 550 527 497 465 427 396 367 342 315 293 292 363 307 3Total EIA Direct 692 1,921 3,245 1,423 2,219 1,023 2,354 2,317 2,227 1,304 1,145 1,060 1,131 2,136 2,181 1,247 1,244 1,221 1,126 1,096 1,063 1,021 977 921 861 794 734 681 634 584 544 533 628 536 6 Indirect 235 615 1,106 518 809 319 770 708 707 380 338 318 345 720 740 395 399 397 370 363 355 343 330 312 292 269 248 230 214 197 183 180 219 184 2 Induced 328 867 1,493 670 1,043 474 1,091 1,055 1,028 601 534 504 543 1,014 1,042 615 617 611 570 558 543 524 503 475 444 409 378 350 326 301 280 274 319 272 3 Total 1,255 3,403 5,844 2,611 4,071 1,816 4,215 4,080 3,962 2,285 2,017 1,882 2,018 3,871 3,963 2,257 2,260 2,229 2,065 2,017 1,961 1,887 1,809 1,707 1,597 1,472 1,361 1,261 1,174 1,082 1,007 987 1,166 991 1,15

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Table 4-24 Employment Projected from a Proposed WPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total Employment by Economic Im

Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low - High Low H

2007 1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02008 2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02009 3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02010 4 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02011 5 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02012 6 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02013 7 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02014 8 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02015 9 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02016 10 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02017 11 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02018 12 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02019 13 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02020 14 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02021 15 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02022 16 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02023 17 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02024 18 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02025 19 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02026 20 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02027 21 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02028 22 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02029 23 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02030 24 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02031 25 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02032 26 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02033 27 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02034 28 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02035 29 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02036 30 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02037 31 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02038 32 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02039 33 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02040 34 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02041 35 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02042 36 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02043 37 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02044 38 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02045 39 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 02046 40 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics, 
Tables 123 

Table 4-25 

 

Projected Average Annual OCS Emissions Related to the Proposed Action in the CPA by Source 

(tons per year) 

Activity/Pollutant NOx CO SOx VOC PM10 PM2.25

Support Vessels 388-540 50-70 66-92 5-7 10-13 10-13 

Survey Vessels 1 0-0.1 0 0 0 0 

Pipeline Vessels 135-1756 14-184 23-295 1-17 3-44 3-44 

Helicopters 10-14 41-58 1-2 16-22 1 1 

Tanker/Barge Transport 84-137 14-23 14-24 69-111 2-4 2-4 

Platform Construction 111-168 14-21 19-29 1-2 3-4 3-4 

Exploration and 

Delineation Wells 

263-389 28-41 44-66 3-4 7-10 7-10 

Platforms 2,996-4,869 3,538-5,749 133-217 2,286-3,714 30-49 30-49 

Totals 3,988-7,874 3,699-6,145 301-723 2,380-3,877 56-125 56-125 
124 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-26 

 

Class I 

OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Central Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases 

Pollutant 

Averaging Period 

Class I Maximum 

Allowable Increase* 

Class I 

Modeled Impact** 

SO2 

Annual 2.0 μg/m3 0.00 - 0.02 μg/m3

24-hour 5.0 μg/m3 0.14 μg/m3

3-hour 25.0 μg/m3 0.6 - 0.7 μg/m3

NO2 

Annual 2.5 μg/m3 0.09 - 0.12 μg/m3

PM10 

Annual 5.0 μg/m3 0.00 - 0.01 μg/m3

24-hour 10.0 μg/m3 0.06 μg/m3

* 30 CFR 250.303. 

** Calculated using MMS's Offshore and Coastal Dispersion (OCD) Model. 

Source: 40 CFR 51.166, 1996. 

Table 4-27 

 

Class II 

OCD Modeling Results for a Proposed Action in the Central Planning Area 

and the Corresponding Maximum Allowable Increases 

Pollutant 

Averaging Period 

Class II Maximum 

Allowable Increase* 

Class II 

Modeled Impact** 

SO2

Annual 20.0 μg/m3 0.04 μg/m3

24-hour 91.0 μg/m3 0.5 μg/m3

3-hour 512.0 μg/m3 1.8 - 1.9 μg/m3

NO2 

Annual 25.0 μg/m3 0.36 - 0.42 μg/m3

PM10 

Annual 19.0 μg/m3 0.02 μg/m3

24-hour 37.0 μg/m3 0.2 μg/m3

* 30 CFR 250.303. 

** Calculated using MMS's Offshore and Coastal Dispersion (OCD) Model. 

Source: 40 CFR 51.166, 1996. 
Table 4-28 Population Projections for a Proposed CPA Lease Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High 

2007 1 100 - 141 76 - 108 79 - 114 893 - 1,310 794 - 1,135 356 - 529 164 - 237 134 - 195 1,521 - 2,211 123 - 171 36 - 54 94 - 140 2008 2 308 - 396 233 - 304 219 - 288 2,230 - 3,064 2,338 - 3,054 1,158 - 1,486 456 - 601 355 - 472 5,244 - 6,634 272 - 371 127 - 159 258 - 359 2009 3 249 - 349 185 - 264 177 - 255 1,899 - 2,802 1,929 - 2,743 965 - 1,339 368 - 533 286 - 418 4,211 - 5,771 252 - 373 106 - 144 168 - 266 2010 4 171 - 254 125 - 194 122 - 189 1,140 - 2,041 1,277 - 2,007 695 - 1,061 246 - 377 203 - 306 2,978 - 4,583 106 - 203 85 - 119 120 - 177 2011 5 308 - 699 224 - 533 209 - 480 1,883 - 5,024 2,268 - 5,408 1,237 - 2,890 422 - 963 338 - 742 5,391 - 13,102 167 - 470 151 - 327 218 - 445 2012 6 105 - 317 84 - 246 85 - 232 950 - 2,556 842 - 2,519 356 - 1,256 181 - 480 149 - 377 1,586 - 5,567 115 - 268 39 - 137 134 - 280 2013 7 128 - 280 108 - 222 105 - 211 1,178 - 2,313 1,035 - 2,225 421 - 1,061 225 - 451 186 - 358 1,906 - 4,760 136 - 251 46 - 120 193 - 318 2014 8 150 - 241 127 - 198 122 - 191 1,372 - 2,220 1,216 - 1,972 488 - 871 264 - 418 217 - 333 2,232 - 3,895 157 - 249 53 - 93 229 - 342 2015 9 114 - 166 102 - 146 101 - 147 1,114 - 1,687 932 - 1,387 351 - 571 212 - 313 185 - 268 1,554 - 2,437 107 - 155 39 - 61 208 - 307 2016 10 109 - 160 98 - 142 98 - 144 1,082 - 1,638 894 - 1,334 336 - 536 205 - 305 182 - 267 1,451 - 2,247 104 - 152 38 - 59 190 - 281 2017 11 107 - 163 97 - 146 98 - 149 1,083 - 1,671 884 - 1,354 331 - 525 205 - 314 183 - 279 1,396 - 2,185 104 - 159 37 - 59 182 - 279 2018 12 110 - 173 99 - 156 102 - 160 1,127 - 1,790 913 - 1,447 346 - 563 214 - 338 192 - 301 1,435 - 2,328 109 - 171 39 - 64 180 - 292 2019 13 111 - 176 101 - 159 102 - 162 1,133 - 1,822 921 - 1,473 347 - 572 216 - 345 194 - 308 1,442 - 2,357 110 - 174 39 - 65 180 - 292 2020 14 109 - 170 100 - 155 101 - 158 1,126 - 1,757 910 - 1,416 339 - 531 215 - 335 193 - 302 1,391 - 2,171 109 - 171 38 - 60 177 - 277 2021 15 111 - 170 101 - 155 104 - 161 1,163 - 1,794 932 - 1,431 352 - 545 222 - 343 202 - 312 1,425 - 2,192 113 - 175 40 - 63 175 - 266 2022 16 110 - 170 100 - 154 105 - 163 1,166 - 1,812 926 - 1,434 354 - 553 224 - 348 204 - 319 1,419 - 2,201 114 - 177 41 - 65 168 - 259 2023 17 108 - 169 97 - 151 104 - 163 1,159 - 1,815 914 - 1,427 354 - 556 223 - 350 205 - 322 1,405 - 2,196 114 - 178 42 - 67 161 - 250 2024 18 105 - 161 94 - 143 102 - 158 1,141 - 1,755 894 - 1,365 349 - 540 221 - 339 204 - 315 1,376 - 2,102 112 - 173 42 - 66 153 - 227 2025 19 102 - 157 91 - 139 100 - 155 1,116 - 1,726 870 - 1,336 343 - 533 217 - 335 201 - 312 1,342 - 2,061 110 - 170 42 - 66 144 - 216 2026 20 99 - 151 88 - 133 98 - 151 1,091 - 1,683 847 - 1,295 336 - 521 213 - 328 198 - 307 1,307 - 2,001 108 - 167 42 - 65 137 - 204 2027 21 96 - 146 84 - 129 95 - 147 1,059 - 1,639 818 - 1,258 327 - 509 207 - 321 193 - 301 1,267 - 1,946 105 - 163 41 - 64 130 - 194 2028 22 92 - 141 81 - 123 92 - 142 1,026 - 1,584 791 - 1,213 317 - 492 202 - 311 188 - 292 1,225 - 1,878 102 - 158 40 - 63 123 - 183 2029 23 88 - 135 77 - 118 88 - 136 981 - 1,522 755 - 1,164 304 - 474 194 - 300 181 - 282 1,170 - 1,805 98 - 152 39 - 61 116 - 173 2030 24 84 - 128 73 - 112 84 - 130 935 - 1,449 720 - 1,108 290 - 452 186 - 287 173 - 270 1,116 - 1,718 94 - 145 37 - 59 109 - 163 2031 25 79 - 121 69 - 105 79 - 122 881 - 1,365 680 - 1,046 274 - 426 176 - 272 164 - 255 1,055 - 1,623 89 - 138 35 - 56 103 - 153 2032 26 74 - 113 65 - 99 74 - 114 825 - 1,277 637 - 979 256 - 399 165 - 255 154 - 239 989 - 1,519 83 - 129 33 - 52 96 - 143 2033 27 69 - 106 60 - 92 69 - 106 772 - 1,194 598 - 918 240 - 373 155 - 240 144 - 224 926 - 1,424 78 - 121 31 - 49 90 - 134 2034 28 65 - 99 57 - 87 64 - 100 722 - 1,117 561 - 862 225 - 349 146 - 226 135 - 211 870 - 1,336 74 - 114 29 - 46 84 - 126 2035 29 61 - 93 53 - 81 60 - 93 674 - 1,045 525 - 808 209 - 327 137 - 212 127 - 198 812 - 1,253 69 - 107 27 - 43 79 - 118 2036 30 57 - 87 50 - 76 56 - 87 632 - 978 493 - 758 196 - 306 129 - 200 119 - 185 762 - 1,175 65 - 100 26 - 40 74 - 110 2037 31 54 - 82 47 - 72 53 - 82 597 - 922 468 - 717 188 - 290 123 - 189 113 - 175 728 - 1,115 61 - 95 25 - 38 70 - 104 2038 32 66 - 93 55 - 78 61 - 88 678 - 987 580 - 819 271 - 369 142 - 205 126 - 186 962 - 1,333 68 - 100 29 - 42 73 - 106 2039 33 54 - 79 46 - 68 51 - 77 573 - 861 474 - 697 200 - 291 120 - 179 108 - 164 751 - 1,098 59 - 89 24 - 36 64 - 95 2040 34 54 - 78 45 - 66 50 - 74 555 - 829 473 - 686 200 - 289 117 - 174 105 - 158 750 - 1,084 57 - 85 23 - 35 62 - 91 2041 35 64 - 108 51 - 86 55 - 94 605 - 1,029 560 - 959 250 - 459 131 - 223 114 - 192 915 - 1,634 62 - 103 27 - 47 64 - 103 2042 36 41 - 74 35 - 63 39 - 70 445 - 781 355 - 657 143 - 284 94 - 167 85 - 148 558 - 1,112 46 - 80 19 - 35 52 - 86 2043 37 38 - 68 34 - 59 37 - 65 421 - 728 337 - 605 135 - 260 89 - 156 81 - 138 528 - 1,027 44 - 75 18 - 33 49 - 81 2044 38 37 - 60 33 - 53 36 - 58 406 - 661 326 - 535 132 - 226 86 - 142 78 - 126 513 - 913 42 - 69 17 - 30 48 - 75 2045 39 35 - 56 31 - 49 34 - 54 384 - 616 309 - 496 125 - 207 82 - 132 74 - 117 487 - 848 40 - 64 16 - 28 45 - 70 2046 40 33 - 52 29 - 47 32 - 51 361 - 579 292 - 467 116 - 194 78 - 125 70 - 111 457 - 800 38 - 61 15 - 27 43 - 66 

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics, 
Table 4-29 Population Projected from a Proposed CPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total Population by Economic Impact A

Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High 

2007 1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2008 2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2009 3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.5 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2010 4 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2011 5 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.8 0.2 - 0.5 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2012 6 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2013 7 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2014 8 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2015 9 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2016 10 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2017 11 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2018 12 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2019 13 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2020 14 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2021 15 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2022 16 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2023 17 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2024 18 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2025 19 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2026 20 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2027 21 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2028 22 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2029 23 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2030 24 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2031 25 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2032 26 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2033 27 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2034 28 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2035 29 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2036 30 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2037 31 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2038 32 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2039 33 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2040 34 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2041 35 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2042 36 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2043 37 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2044 38 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2045 39 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2046 40 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. (
Tables 127 

Table 4-30a 

 

Low-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections 

for a Proposed CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 1-20) 

EIA Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

AL-1 Direct 39 119 96 66 119 41 51 60 46 44 43 45 45 45 46 45 45 44 42 41

 Indirect 8 27 22 16 30 9 11 13 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9

 Induced 5 14 11 8 14 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

 Total 52 160 130 90 163 55 68 81 62 59 58 60 61 60 61 61 60 59 57 55

FL-1 Direct 30 69 58 30 48 32 41 47 39 38 38 40 40 40 41 42 41 41 40 39

 Indirect 24 48 51 16 24 19 20 23 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11

 Induced 15 34 32 14 22 14 16 19 13 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13

 Total 69 152 141 60 94 65 77 89 61 59 60 62 63 63 66 66 66 65 64 63

FL-2 Direct 12 41 35 28 49 13 16 18 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14

 Indirect 3 10 8 6 12 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 Induced 4 16 13 11 20 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

 Total 19 67 56 45 81 21 25 28 21 20 20 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 23

FL-3 Direct 30 81 53 38 69 44 64 76 69 64 61 61 61 61 60 58 56 53 51 48

 Indirect 9 25 16 12 21 14 21 25 22 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 17 16 15 14

 Induced 14 41 27 20 37 20 29 35 32 29 28 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 22

 Total 53 147 97 69 127 79 114 135 123 113 109 108 109 107 106 103 98 94 89 85

FL-4 Direct 9 44 30 28 53 12 17 21 19 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15

 Indirect 3 16 12 12 22 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 Induced 4 23 17 16 30 5 7 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

 Total 16 82 58 55 106 21 28 34 29 27 27 27 28 27 28 27 26 26 25 24

LA-1 Direct 28 79 64 44 76 32 40 47 39 38 38 40 40 40 42 42 42 42 41 40

 Indirect 5 15 13 10 17 5 7 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6

 Induced 9 23 19 13 22 10 12 14 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13

 Total 42 117 96 67 115 47 59 69 57 56 56 59 60 59 62 62 62 62 61 60

LA-2 Direct 276 699 601 355 594 304 381 448 365 357 358 374 379 379 392 394 392 387 379 372

 Indirect 69 189 165 109 186 75 92 107 83 81 81 86 87 86 90 91 92 91 90 89

 Induced 132 313 265 160 257 148 186 218 183 179 181 190 192 193 201 203 203 202 199 196

 Total 477 1,201 1,031 624 1,038 528 659 773 631 617 621 650 658 657 682 688 687 680 668 656

LA-3 Direct 281 824 687 436 781 301 372 439 332 318 314 323 328 324 330 327 322 314 304 295

 Indirect 78 247 204 152 272 85 104 122 94 91 90 94 95 94 97 98 98 97 96 94

 Induced 104 301 247 169 295 115 144 169 136 132 132 137 139 138 143 143 143 141 138 135

 Total 464 1,372 1,137 756 1,348 502 620 730 562 540 536 555 562 556 571 569 563 552 538 524

LA-4 Direct 99 315 268 179 322 102 122 144 102 98 96 100 101 99 102 102 102 100 98 95

 Indirect 46 160 133 111 197 50 59 68 50 49 49 53 53 52 55 57 59 59 59 59

 Induced 57 188 157 116 208 60 71 83 61 59 58 62 62 61 64 65 65 65 64 63

 Total 202 663 557 405 728 212 252 295 213 206 204 215 217 213 222 225 226 224 221 217

MS-1 Direct 28 85 68 46 82 32 40 48 38 37 36 38 38 38 39 38 38 37 35 34

 Indirect 5 17 13 9 17 6 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6

 Induced 7 21 17 11 21 8 10 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9

 Total 40 123 98 67 120 45 58 69 56 53 53 55 56 55 56 56 54 53 51 49

TX-1 Direct 43 120 97 63 109 48 60 70 57 55 55 57 57 57 59 59 59 58 57 56

 Indirect 9 29 24 17 30 10 12 15 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11

 Induced 18 49 39 27 45 21 26 30 25 24 24 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 26 26

 Total 71 198 160 107 184 79 98 115 93 90 90 93 94 94 97 98 98 96 95 93

TX-2 Direct 43 112 90 61 102 49 62 73 63 62 63 66 66 67 69 70 71 70 69 68

 Indirect 9 30 24 20 36 10 12 14 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 13

 Induced 14 36 29 20 33 16 20 24 21 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24

 Total 66 177 143 102 171 76 95 111 95 94 95 100 101 101 106 108 108 108 106 105

TX-3 Direct 446 1,564 1,256 874 1,599 477 578 683 481 448 431 441 446 430 439 434 428 418 406 394

 Indirect 175 603 492 368 663 187 224 262 182 173 168 176 177 172 178 181 181 180 178 175

 Induced 262 894 722 514 931 279 336 394 271 255 247 255 258 249 257 257 256 252 247 241

 Total 884 3,061 2,471 1,756 3,193 943 1,139 1,339 935 876 846 872 880 851 874 872 866 850 831 811

Total EIA Direct 1,364 4,151 3,405 2,247 4,002 1,489 1,844 2,174 1,664 1,588 1,563 1,616 1,635 1,610 1,651 1,644 1,627 1,594 1,553 1,513

 Indirect 445 1,416 1,177 857 1,528 478 578 675 493 474 469 490 494 485 505 511 513 509 502 493

 Induced 645 1,953 1,593 1,099 1,935 705 870 1,020 780 750 742 773 781 771 797 801 799 789 774 758

 Total 2,454 7,520 6,176 4,203 7,466 2,672 3,291 3,869 2,938 2,811 2,774 2,879 2,909 2,865 2,953 2,956 2,938 2,891 2,828 2,764

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. 

Source: Employment output from MMS’s economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
128 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-30b 

 

Low-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections 

for a Proposed CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 21-40) 

EIA Type 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Total 

AL-1 Direct 40 38 36 35 33 31 29 27 25 24 23 28 23 23 27 17 16 16 15 14 1,642

 Indirect 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 3 362

 Induced 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 214

 Total 54 52 49 47 45 42 39 37 35 32 31 38 31 31 37 23 22 22 21 19 2,218

FL-1 Direct 38 37 35 34 32 30 28 27 25 23 22 24 21 20 22 17 16 15 15 14 1,328

 Indirect 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 8 6 6 7 5 5 4 4 4 495

 Induced 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 8 6 5 5 5 5 488

 Total 61 60 57 55 52 49 46 43 40 38 36 40 34 34 36 27 26 25 24 22 2,312

FL-2 Direct 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 10 8 8 9 6 6 6 6 5 564

 Indirect 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 129

 Induced 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 215

 Total 23 22 21 21 19 18 17 16 15 14 14 16 13 13 15 10 10 10 9 9 908

FL-3 Direct 46 44 41 39 37 34 32 30 28 27 25 27 23 22 23 19 18 18 17 16 1,725

 Indirect 13 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 526

 Induced 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 12 11 10 11 9 8 8 8 7 801

 Total 80 76 72 68 64 60 56 53 50 47 44 46 41 39 41 33 32 31 29 28 3,052

FL-4 Direct 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 598

 Indirect 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 153

 Induced 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 255

 Total 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 14 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 1,007

LA-1 Direct 39 38 36 35 33 31 29 27 26 24 23 26 22 22 24 17 17 16 15 14 1,409

 Indirect 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 239

 Induced 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 7 7 8 6 6 5 5 5 453

 Total 58 57 55 52 49 46 44 41 38 36 34 40 34 33 37 26 25 24 23 22 2,102

LA-2 Direct 361 351 337 322 304 286 269 252 237 223 211 241 204 199 219 161 153 148 140 133 12,936

 Indirect 87 84 81 78 74 69 65 61 57 54 51 62 51 50 57 39 37 36 34 32 3,200

 Induced 191 186 179 171 162 152 143 134 126 119 112 124 107 103 110 85 81 78 74 70 6,510

 Total 639 622 597 571 540 508 477 448 420 395 375 428 363 353 386 285 271 262 249 235 22,646

LA-3 Direct 285 275 262 250 236 221 208 195 183 172 163 204 166 167 199 125 118 115 109 103 11,707

 Indirect 91 89 85 82 77 73 68 64 60 57 54 69 56 56 67 41 39 38 36 34 3,637

 Induced 131 127 122 116 110 104 97 91 86 81 77 92 76 76 87 58 55 54 51 48 4,939

 Total 507 491 469 448 423 397 373 350 328 309 294 365 298 298 353 224 213 206 196 185 20,283

LA-4 Direct 93 90 86 82 78 73 69 64 60 57 55 81 59 59 75 43 41 40 38 35 4,025

 Indirect 58 57 55 53 50 47 44 42 39 37 35 49 38 38 47 27 26 25 24 22 2,292

 Induced 62 60 58 56 53 50 47 44 41 39 37 55 40 40 51 29 28 27 26 24 2,555

 Total 212 207 199 191 181 170 160 150 141 132 127 184 137 137 172 99 94 92 88 82 8,871

MS-1 Direct 33 32 30 29 27 26 24 23 21 20 19 22 19 18 21 14 14 13 13 12 1,304

 Indirect 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 253

 Induced 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 327

 Total 48 46 44 42 39 37 35 32 30 29 27 32 27 26 30 21 20 19 18 17 1,884

TX-1 Direct 54 53 51 48 46 43 40 38 36 34 32 37 31 30 34 24 23 22 21 20 2,014

 Indirect 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 8 6 6 8 5 5 4 4 4 424

 Induced 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 17 14 14 15 11 11 10 10 9 897

 Total 90 88 84 81 76 72 67 63 59 56 53 61 52 51 57 40 38 37 35 33 3,335

TX-2 Direct 66 65 62 60 56 53 50 47 44 41 39 43 37 36 39 30 28 27 26 24 2,271

 Indirect 13 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 10 8 8 9 6 6 6 5 5 487

 Induced 23 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 14 14 15 13 13 13 10 10 9 9 9 771

 Total 103 100 96 92 87 82 77 73 68 64 61 68 59 57 62 46 44 42 40 38 3,530

TX-3 Direct 381 368 351 334 316 297 278 262 245 230 220 295 228 228 279 170 162 157 150 141 17,767

 Indirect 171 167 160 153 146 137 128 121 113 106 101 132 105 106 128 78 74 72 68 64 7,425

 Induced 235 228 218 208 197 185 174 163 153 144 138 181 142 142 173 106 101 98 93 87 10,543

 Total 787 762 729 696 659 619 580 546 511 480 459 607 475 475 580 354 336 327 311 292 35,735

Total EIA Direct 1,465 1,418 1,354 1,292 1,222 1,147 1,077 1,012 948 891 849 1,046 850 840 978 649 617 599 569 536 59,292

 Indirect 482 470 451 432 410 385 362 340 319 300 286 364 293 293 348 219 208 201 191 180 19,623

 Induced 738 717 688 657 622 585 549 516 483 455 433 529 432 425 491 332 315 305 290 273 28,969

 Total 2,684 2,604 2,493 2,382 2,254 2,117 1,987 1,868 1,750 1,646 1,568 1,938 1,574 1,558 1,817 1,200 1,139 1,105 1,050 990 107,883

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. 

Source: Employment output from MMS’s economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Tables 129 

Table 4-31a 

 

High-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections 

for a Proposed CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 1-20) 

EIA Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

AL-1 Direct 54 153 136 98 272 125 111 96 67 65 66 70 72 70 70 70 69 66 65 62

 Indirect 12 35 31 24 66 29 25 21 14 14 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 14 14 13

 Induced 7 18 16 11 31 15 13 12 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

 Total 73 205 182 133 369 168 149 129 90 87 88 94 96 93 94 94 94 89 87 85

FL-1 Direct 42 94 87 52 121 69 70 71 54 54 57 62 63 63 64 65 65 63 62 60

 Indirect 33 66 75 36 82 48 41 41 16 15 15 16 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 17

 Induced 21 46 47 26 63 34 31 31 18 18 19 20 21 20 21 21 21 21 20 20

 Total 95 207 209 114 265 152 142 142 88 87 91 98 101 99 101 103 104 100 99 97

FL-2 Direct 18 52 48 39 107 46 40 32 21 20 20 22 22 20 21 22 23 23 23 22

 Indirect 4 12 11 9 25 11 9 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

 Induced 6 20 17 15 42 17 15 11 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8

 Total 28 84 76 63 174 73 64 50 33 32 32 34 35 33 34 36 36 36 36 36

FL-3 Direct 44 113 84 56 140 90 104 113 102 94 94 99 99 95 92 90 87 79 76 72

 Indirect 14 36 26 17 44 29 34 37 33 30 30 31 31 30 28 27 26 24 22 21

 Induced 21 56 42 29 75 45 50 52 46 43 43 45 45 43 42 41 40 36 35 33

 Total 79 205 153 102 259 164 187 202 182 168 167 176 176 168 162 158 153 139 133 126

FL-4 Direct 13 52 40 34 106 42 39 30 25 24 26 27 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 22

 Indirect 4 18 14 15 47 16 13 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

 Induced 6 27 21 20 63 23 19 13 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9

 Total 23 97 75 69 216 81 72 50 38 38 39 42 43 43 43 42 41 39 37 36

LA-1 Direct 41 104 93 69 176 86 79 73 56 56 58 62 64 63 64 65 66 64 63 62

 Indirect 7 20 18 15 39 17 15 13 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

 Induced 12 31 27 20 49 25 24 22 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 21

 Total 61 155 138 103 264 129 118 108 84 83 86 93 95 93 95 97 98 95 94 92

LA-2 Direct 404 961 886 651 1,635 831 751 727 554 540 553 595 610 590 604 611 614 594 586 572

 Indirect 103 254 237 186 478 228 199 181 129 125 127 137 141 134 139 142 144 141 140 137

 Induced 193 435 398 280 656 360 343 343 273 269 278 301 308 301 310 316 319 311 308 302

 Total 700 1,650 1,521 1,117 2,769 1,419 1,293 1,250 956 934 958 1,033 1,058 1,026 1,053 1,069 1,076 1,046 1,033 1,011

LA-3 Direct 399 1,080 978 704 1,921 901 795 714 494 474 480 513 523 503 506 505 501 477 465 450

 Indirect 114 318 285 224 610 273 239 202 141 136 139 150 153 147 151 153 154 150 148 145

 Induced 151 395 354 260 682 328 298 269 201 196 202 217 222 216 220 222 223 216 212 207

 Total 663 1,792 1,617 1,188 3,213 1,502 1,332 1,185 836 806 821 880 898 866 877 880 878 842 826 802

LA-4 Direct 145 408 374 289 802 356 301 257 167 156 152 163 167 155 158 159 159 153 151 147

 Indirect 70 202 182 157 425 181 154 121 81 78 78 85 88 82 87 90 93 92 93 92

 Induced 85 240 218 174 474 209 180 149 99 94 93 100 103 96 99 102 103 101 100 98

 Total 300 850 774 619 1,701 746 635 526 347 328 324 349 358 333 344 351 355 347 343 337

MS-1 Direct 40 111 97 71 195 91 83 74 55 53 55 59 60 59 59 59 58 56 54 52

 Indirect 7 22 19 15 43 19 17 15 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 10

 Induced 10 27 24 17 48 22 20 18 14 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13

 Total 57 160 140 103 285 132 120 108 80 78 80 86 88 86 86 86 85 80 78 75

TX-1 Direct 62 158 141 99 253 127 119 111 83 81 83 90 92 89 91 92 92 89 88 86

 Indirect 14 37 33 25 67 31 28 24 17 16 16 17 18 17 18 18 18 18 17 17

 Induced 27 65 58 40 100 52 50 47 37 36 37 40 41 40 41 42 42 41 41 40

 Total 103 261 232 164 419 209 197 182 137 133 137 147 151 146 150 152 153 148 146 143

TX-2 Direct 63 150 133 96 231 121 116 111 91 91 95 103 105 104 107 109 111 108 107 105

 Indirect 14 38 34 28 74 33 29 24 17 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 21 21 21 21

 Induced 20 48 42 30 71 38 38 36 30 30 32 35 36 35 37 38 38 37 37 37

 Total 97 235 209 154 376 192 183 171 138 138 145 157 161 158 164 168 170 167 165 163

TX-3 Direct 644 1,978 1,718 1,369 3,987 1,691 1,445 1,191 754 693 673 717 727 670 672 672 668 635 621 600

 Indirect 258 762 674 552 1,552 662 567 458 287 269 264 284 290 269 276 282 285 278 275 270

 Induced 382 1,133 994 782 2,219 958 831 687 426 395 387 414 421 389 396 399 401 386 380 370

 Total 1,284 3,872 3,386 2,702 7,759 3,311 2,843 2,336 1,466 1,357 1,324 1,415 1,438 1,328 1,344 1,353 1,354 1,299 1,276 1,241

Total EIA Direct 1,969 5,415 4,816 3,625 9,945 4,575 4,053 3,600 2,523 2,401 2,412 2,583 2,633 2,509 2,536 2,546 2,539 2,432 2,383 2,313

 Indirect 652 1,819 1,638 1,303 3,552 1,579 1,371 1,150 764 729 731 787 804 759 781 796 805 785 777 763

 Induced 940 2,540 2,258 1,705 4,573 2,125 1,912 1,690 1,187 1,137 1,148 1,235 1,261 1,203 1,229 1,245 1,251 1,211 1,195 1,167

 Total 3,562 9,773 8,712 6,632 18,071 8,278 7,336 6,440 4,474 4,267 4,292 4,605 4,698 4,471 4,547 4,587 4,596 4,428 4,355 4,243

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. 
130 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-31b 

 

High-Case Employment (Direct, Indirect, and Induced) Projections 

for a Proposed CPA Sale by Economic Impact Area Over 40 Years (Years 21-40) 

EIA Type 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Total 

AL-1 Direct 61 58 56 53 50 47 44 42 39 37 35 39 34 33 46 32 29 26 24 23 2,661

 Indirect 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 7 7 11 7 6 6 5 5 591

 Induced 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 3 343

 Total 82 79 76 72 68 64 60 56 53 50 47 53 46 45 62 43 40 35 33 31 3,596

FL-1 Direct 59 57 55 52 49 46 44 41 38 36 34 36 32 31 36 29 27 25 23 22 2,106

 Indirect 17 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 11 10 9 12 9 8 7 7 6 848

 Induced 20 19 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 12 11 10 13 10 9 8 8 7 800

 Total 95 92 89 85 80 75 71 67 63 59 56 59 52 50 61 47 44 40 38 36 3,754

FL-2 Direct 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 15 12 12 16 12 11 10 10 9 945

 Indirect 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 216

 Induced 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 355

 Total 35 35 34 32 31 29 27 25 24 22 21 23 20 20 26 20 18 17 16 15 1,515

FL-3 Direct 69 65 62 58 55 51 48 45 43 40 38 38 34 33 37 31 30 28 26 24 2,679

 Indirect 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 9 9 8 7 7 819

 Induced 31 30 28 26 25 23 22 20 19 18 17 18 16 15 17 14 14 13 12 11 1,250

 Total 120 114 108 102 96 89 84 79 74 69 65 67 60 58 65 55 52 48 45 43 4,748

FL-4 Direct 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 941

 Indirect 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 256

 Induced 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 417

 Total 35 33 31 30 28 26 25 23 22 21 19 20 18 17 21 18 17 16 15 14 1,614

LA-1 Direct 60 59 57 54 51 48 45 42 40 37 35 38 34 33 41 31 29 26 24 23 2,272

 Indirect 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 5 5 4 4 4 394

 Induced 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 13 11 11 13 10 10 9 8 8 725

 Total 90 88 85 81 77 72 68 63 60 56 53 58 50 49 62 46 43 39 37 35 3,391

LA-2 Direct 558 541 521 498 471 442 415 390 366 344 325 350 307 296 371 283 265 241 226 213 21,288

 Indirect 135 131 127 121 115 108 101 95 89 84 80 89 76 75 99 71 66 59 55 52 5,330

 Induced 296 288 278 266 251 236 222 208 196 184 174 183 162 156 186 146 138 126 118 112 10,528

 Total 989 960 926 884 837 786 737 693 651 611 579 622 545 527 656 500 468 427 399 377 37,147

LA-3 Direct 436 419 402 382 361 338 317 298 280 263 249 286 243 240 341 232 214 189 176 165 19,214

 Indirect 141 137 133 127 120 113 106 99 93 88 83 97 82 81 116 77 71 62 58 54 5,967

 Induced 202 196 189 180 170 160 150 141 132 124 118 131 113 111 148 105 98 87 81 77 8,006

 Total 779 752 723 689 651 611 573 539 506 475 450 514 438 432 605 415 382 338 314 296 33,187

LA-4 Direct 143 138 133 127 120 113 106 99 93 88 84 109 85 85 139 86 79 69 64 60 6,839

 Indirect 91 89 87 83 79 74 70 66 62 58 55 68 55 55 84 53 49 42 39 37 3,825

 Induced 96 94 91 87 82 77 73 68 64 60 58 74 58 58 93 58 53 46 43 40 4,290

 Total 330 321 311 297 281 264 248 233 219 206 197 251 199 198 316 197 181 158 145 136 14,954

MS-1 Direct 51 49 47 44 42 39 37 35 33 31 29 32 28 27 35 26 24 22 20 19 2,110

 Indirect 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 411

 Induced 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 7 7 9 6 6 5 5 5 527

 Total 73 70 67 64 60 56 53 50 47 44 41 45 39 38 50 37 34 31 29 27 3,047

TX-1 Direct 84 81 78 75 71 66 62 59 55 52 49 53 46 45 57 43 40 36 34 32 3,247

 Indirect 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 11 10 9 13 9 8 7 7 7 694

 Induced 39 38 37 35 33 31 29 27 26 24 23 24 21 21 26 20 18 17 16 15 1,437

 Total 140 136 131 125 118 111 104 98 92 86 82 89 77 75 96 72 67 61 57 54 5,378

TX-2 Direct 103 100 97 93 88 82 77 73 68 64 61 64 57 54 65 51 48 44 41 39 3,626

 Indirect 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 14 12 12 16 11 10 9 9 8 794

 Induced 36 35 34 32 31 29 27 25 24 22 21 22 20 19 23 18 17 15 14 14 1,223

 Total 160 155 150 144 136 128 120 113 106 100 94 100 88 86 104 80 75 68 64 60 5,644

TX-3 Direct 582 561 538 512 484 453 425 400 376 353 335 406 332 328 502 342 318 284 264 249 30,168

 Indirect 265 258 249 238 226 212 199 187 176 165 157 185 155 153 226 153 141 125 116 110 12,509

 Induced 361 350 337 321 304 285 268 252 236 222 211 251 208 205 308 211 195 174 162 153 17,764

 Total 1,209 1,168 1,125 1,072 1,014 951 892 839 788 740 703 842 694 686 1,037 706 654 582 542 511 60,441

Total EIA Direct 2,249 2,171 2,086 1,987 1,878 1,761 1,652 1,553 1,459 1,370 1,299 1,478 1,254 1,227 1,699 1,208 1,123 1,009 940 887 98,098

 Indirect 748 727 703 672 636 598 561 527 496 466 441 513 433 427 610 416 383 339 315 297 32,654

 Induced 1,140 1,105 1,065 1,017 962 903 848 797 749 703 667 753 641 627 853 612 569 513 478 451 47,665

 Total 4,136 4,003 3,854 3,676 3,477 3,262 3,061 2,878 2,703 2,539 2,407 2,744 2,328 2,281 3,162 2,236 2,075 1,861 1,733 1,635 178,417

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 

Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding. 
Table 4-32 Employment Projected from a Proposed CPA Lease Sale as a Percent of Total Employment by Economic Im

Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 F

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low 

2007 1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2008 2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2009 3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.5 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2010 4 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2011 5 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 - 0.8 0.2 - 0.5 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2012 6 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2013 7 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2014 8 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2015 9 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2016 10 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2017 11 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2018 12 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2019 13 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2020 14 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2021 15 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2022 16 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2023 17 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2024 18 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2025 19 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2026 20 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2027 21 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2028 22 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2029 23 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2030 24 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2031 25 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2032 26 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2033 27 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2034 28 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2035 29 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2036 30 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2037 31 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2038 32 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2039 33 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2040 34 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2041 35 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2042 36 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2043 37 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2044 38 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2045 39 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 2046 40 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. (2006).
Table 4-33 Offshore Spills >1,000 Barrels from Accidents Associated with OCS Facility Operations (1964-2005

Year Volume Spilled (bbl) Area and Block Water Depth (ft) Distance from Shore (mi) Cause of Spill 1964 1964 1964 1964 1965 19691 1969 1970 1970 1973 1973 1979 1980 1998 2002 2003 2004 2005# 2005# 2005 2,559 5,180 5,100 1,589 1,6881 80,000 2,500 30,000 53,000 9,935 7,000 1,5002 1,456 1,0123 1,8004 1,4214 1,0344 2,0001 1,5722 1,4942 EI 208 EI 208 SS 149 SS 199 SS 29 * SS 72 MP 41 ST 26 WD 79 SP 23 MP 151 HI 206 EW 873 WR 206 MC 778/822 GC 653 EI 314 SS 250 SM 146 94 94 55 102 15 190 30 39 60 110 61 280 60 1,271 8,180 6,040 4,238 230 182 232 48 48 33 44 7 6 6 14 8 17 15 10 27 61 160 75 120 78 48 79 Freighter struck production platform, fire Hurricane Hilda destroyed 3 production platforms, blo

Hurricane Hilda destroyed production platform, blowoHurricane Hilda destroyed production platform, causeDrilling blowout Drilling blowout Storm caused vessel to bump drilling rig resulting in bFire destroyed production platform, blowout Workover caused fire, destroyed platform and 2 drillinOil storage tank ruptured Rough seas sunk stationary storage barge Collision during rough seas between service vessel a

damaged rig’s diesel tank During ballasting, for Hurricane Jeanne, oil storage ta

Zinc bromide solution, human error, valve left open SBF release, loop current and severe weather, emerg

disconnect SBF release, weather, external forces, riser parted SBF release, weather, external forces, emergency ris

Hurricane Rita destroyed platform Hurricane Rita destroyed drilling rig Hurricane Rita Notes: Gulf of Mexico crude oil unless otherwise indicated. 1 condensate. 2 diesel or other refined oil. 3 chemical spill. 

4 synthetic base fluid. 

* Occurred in Santa Barbara Channel, California. 

# Preliminary information. 

EI = Eugene Island Area SS = Ship Shoal Area MP = Main Pass Area ST = South Timbalier Area WD = West Delta Area SP = South Pass Area 

HI = High Island EW = Ewing BanWR = Walker RidMC = Mississippi GC = Green CanSM = South Mars

Sources: Anderson and LaBelle, 2000; USDOI, MMS, 2006a; Anderson, personal communication, June and August 2
Tables 133 

Table 4-34 

 

Offshore Spills >1,000 bbl from Accidents Associated 

with OCS Pipeline Oil Transport (1964-2005) 

Year 

Volume 

Spilled 

(bbl) 

Area 

and 

Block 

Water 

Depth 

(ft) 

Distance 

From 

Shore 

(mi) 

Cause of Spill 

1967 160,638 WD 73 168 22 Internal corrosion caused by anchor 

kink 

1968 6,000 ST 131 160 28 Anchor drag 

1969 7,532 MP 299 210 17 Anchor drag 

1973 5,000 WD 73 168 22 Internal corrosion 

1974 19,833 EI 317 240 75 Anchor drag 

1974 3,500 MP 73 141 9 Hurricane Carmen, connection torn 

loose 

1976 4,000 EI 297 210 71 Trawl drag 

1981 5,100 SP 60 185 4 Service vessel’s anchor 

1988 15,576 GAL 2A 75 34 Anchor drag 

1990 14,4231 SS 281 197 60 Anchor drag 

1990 4,569 EI 314 230 78 Trawl drag 

1992 2,000 SP 8 30 6 During Hurricane Andrew, drilling rig’s 

anchor drag 

1994 4,5331 SS 281 197 60 Trawl drag 

1998 1,2111 EC 334 264 105 Service vessel anchor drag during 

rescue operation 

1998 8,212 SP 38 10 6 During Hurricane Georges, damage 

from mudslide 

1999 3,200 SS 241 133 50 Jack-up barge damage 

2000 2,240 SS 332 435 75 Drilling rig anchor drag 

20043 1,720 MC 20 479 19 Hurricane Ivan mud slide 

2004 4,8342 MP 261 1475 75 Hurricane Ivan, anchor drag 

2005# >100-1,8121 EI 51 17 20 Hurricane Rita, suspected anchor or 

mooring drag 

2005# >100-1,5511 EI 95 17 24 Hurricane Rita, suspected anchor or 

mooring drag 

2005# 200-2,000 MC 109 1,000 18 Hurricane Katrina 

Notes: Crude oil unless otherwise indicated. 

1

condensate. 

2

methanol. 

# = Preliminary information. 

WD = West Delta Area 

ST = South Timbalier Area 

MP = Main Pass Area 

EI = Eugene Island Area 

SP = South Pass Area 

SS = Ship Shoal Area 

EC = East Cameron Area 

MC = Mississippi Canyon 

Sources: Anderson and LaBelle, 2000; Anderson, personal communication, August 2006.

 
Table 4-35 Mean Number and Sizes of Spills Estimated to Occur in OCS Offshore Waters from an Accident Related to Activities Supporting a Proposed Action Over a 40-Year Time Period Spill Size Group Spill Rate (Spills/BBO) 1 Number of Spills Estimated for a WPA Proposed Action 2 Number of Spills Estimated for a CPA Proposed Action 2 E

Sp

0-1.0 bbl 3,357.31 812-1,420 2,605-4,337 1.1-9.9 bbl 74.7 18-32 58-97 10.0-49.9 bbl 16.18 4-7 13-21 50.0-499.9 bbl 6.37 2-3 5-8 500.0-999.9 bbl 0.52 <1 <1-1 >1,000 bbl 1.51 <1-1 1-2 >10,000 bbl 0.39 <1 <1-1 1Notes: The number of spills estimated is derived by application of the historical rate of spills per volume crud

(1985-1999) (Anderson and LaBelle, 2000) to the projected production for a proposed action in the (Table 4-1). Projected production is an estimate of recoverable resource and is influenced binfrastructure, as well as economic and technological factors. The actual number of spills that may future could vary from the estimated number. 1 Source: Anderson and LaBelle, 2000. 2 Source: Table 4-1. 3 Average spill size. 4 Median spill size. 
Table 4-36 Mass Balance of a Hypothetical Spill of 4,600 bbl Spilled over a 12-Hour Period from a Pipeline Brea

during the Summer, 50 Miles Off Louisiana (oil characteristics: API 30° and stable emulsion formation) Time Elapsed after Spill Event Begins (hr) Estimated Volume in Slick (Spilled Oil Remaining on Water Surface)* (bbl) Estimated Open Water Slick Thickness (mm) Estimated Area of Open Water Covered by Slick* (ac) Estimated Length of Shoreline Contacted, if Slick were to Reach Land (km) Estimated Volume Lost from Slick by Natural Weathering (bbl) Estimated Volume Removed from Slick Using Chemical Dispersants (bbl) Estimated Volume Removed from Slick by Mechanical Cleanup (bbl) Percent of Total Volume Cleaned Up (%) Total Percent of Slick Lost from Natural Weathering (%) 

4 1,260 1.4 35 5 220 0 0 0 15 

12 2,620 1 200 30 920 1,050 0 23 21 24 1,330 1 100 15 1,060 1,750 460 48 24 48 270 1 20 3 1,210 2,050 1,070 68 27 72 270 1 10 1 1,250 2,050 1,070 68 28 

240 50** 1 5 1 1,430 2,050 1,070 68 32 

* Assumes continuous coverage of water surface by slick for first 4 hours and noncontinuous, patchy, wind-row coverage after 4 hours. 50% of the s

with the remaining being a light sheen. ** After 10 days, the 50 bbl remaining is expected to occur as a rainbow sheen, the slick broken up into many, small slicks spread out over approximately 

would dissipate in less than a day. 
Table 4-37 Mass Balance of a Hypothetical Spill of 4,600 bbl Spilled over 12-Hour Period from an OCS Pipeline B

during the Winter, 65 Miles off Texas (oil characteristics: API 35°, no emulsion formation) Time Elapsed after Spill Event Begins (hr/day) Estimated Volume in Slick (Spilled Oil Remaining on Water Surface)* (bbl) Estimated Open Water Slick Thickness (mm) Estimated Area of Open Water Covered by Slick* (ac) Estimated Length of Shoreline Contacted, if Slick were to Reach Land (km) Estimated Volume Lost from Slick by Natural Weathering (bbl) Estimated Volume Removed from Slick Using Chemical Dispersants (bbl) Estimated Volume Removed from Slick by Mechanical Cleanup (bbl) Percent of Total Volume Cleaned Up (%) Total Percent of Slick Lost from Natural Weathering (%) 

4 hr 1,140 0.7 60 10 1,180 0 0 0 26 

12 hr 1,870 0.4 350 50 2,025 710 0 16 44 24 hr 450 0.3 140 20 2,900 1,040 180 27 64 48 hr 0 3,380 1,040 180 27 73 

3 days 0 10 days 0 * Assumes continuous coverage of water surface by slick for first 4 hours, then noncontinuous, patchy coverage after 4 hours. 
Tables 137 

Table 4-38 

 

Estimated Number of Spills that Could Happen in Gulf Coastal Waters 

from an Accident Related to Activities Supporting a Proposed Action 

Size Category Assumed Size 

WPA 

Proposed Action 

CPA 

Proposed Action 

Total 15-34 46-102 

<1 bbl 1 bbl 13-29 42-92 

>1 bbl and <50 bbl 3 bbl 1-2 2-4 

>50 bbl and <1,000 bbl 150 bbl 1-2 2-5 

>1,000 bbl 3,000 bbl <1-1 <1-1 

Note: The estimated number of spills is obtained from the count of coastal spills 

for 2001 proportioned to reflect that OCS oil comprised 19 percent of the oil 

crossing into GOM coastal waters in 2001. Intrastate oil and refined 

product transport were not included. The low estimate in the range was 

obtained from Dickey (2006) and the high estimate was obtained from 

aggregated national data available on the Internet (USCG, 2001). 

Sources: Dickey, 2006; USCG, 2001; National Ocean Economics Program, 2006; 

USDOE, EIA, 2006. 
138 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-40 

 

Record of Past Spills Where >1,000 bbl of Synthetic-Based Fluid (SBF) was Released 

Date Location Water Depth 

(ft) 

SBF Volume Released * 

(bbl) 

Cause 

03/01/02 WR 206 8,180 1,800 Emergency riser disconnect 

05/21/03 MC 822 6,040 1,421 Riser failure 

04/11/04 GC 653 4,238 1,034 Emergency riser disconnect 

* Volume reflects the amount of synthetic fluid, not the total drilling mud released. 

Table 4-39 

 

Number and Volume of Chemical and Synthetic-Based Fluid Spills 

in the Gulf of Mexico during the Years 2001-2004 

 2001 2002 2003 2004 

Spill Size 

(bbl) 

Chemical SBF Chemical SBF Chemical SBF Chemical SBF 

1 - <50 9 4 6 11 2 11 16 5 

50 - <100 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 

100 - <500 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 

500 - <1,000 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 

>1,000 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 

Total 11 8 8 17 3 18 20 10 

Note: For the years 2001-2003, the total volume of drilling fluid was recorded rather than the volume 

of the synthetic based fluid within of the drilling fluid. 
Table 4-41 Estimated Air Emissions for OCS and Non-OCS Activities in the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Areas Activity Pollutant (tons/yr) NOx SO2 PM10 CO VOC Production Platforms 112,367 4,999 1,136 132,659 85,714 Exploration Wells 7,083-9,107 1,195-1,536 176-226 744-956 68-88 Platform Construction/ Removal 15,552-15,691 2,650-2,674 388-392 1,936-1,956 199-201 Pipelaying Vessels 2,495-4,990 419-838 62-125 261-523 24-48 Support Vessels 46,455-48,947 7,937-8,362 1,160-1,222 5,997-6,319 621-654 Survey Vessels 111 18 3 11 1 Helicopters 1,179-1,242 145-153 88-92 4,969-5,235 1,873-1,97

Tanker/Barge Transport 3,165 544 81 528 2,572 Total 188,407-195,620 17,906-19,124 3,094-3,277 147,104-148,187 91,072-91,22000 Non-Oil/Gas OCS Emissions 49,923 9,280 1,371 13,536 24,444 
140 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-42 

 

Recommended Mitigation Techniques Used to Avoid or Reduce Adverse Impact to Wetlands by 

Pipelines, Canals, Dredging, and Dredged Material Placement 

Technique Decision Process Factors to Consider 

Pipeline Construction 

Avoidance 

Route selection and location 

Evaluation of potential routes that avoid wetlands 

entirely 

Shared right-of-way (ROW) and pipelines 

Using all or part of an existing ROW would avoid 

new impacts to wetlands 

Length of route 

Difficulty of the land for pipeline installation, i.e., access 

points and sediment characteristics 

Presence of other pipelines 

Presence of transportation corridors 

Density of surrounding developments 

Number of different land owners 

Minimization Necessity of pipeline contents 

Environment function 

Timing of the project 

Previous pipeline installations 

Availability of equipment 

Location/Route 

Selection 

Early planning 

Considering wetland type 

Use of aerial photography as well as digital and 

topographic maps combined with field surveys to 

identify route of minimal impact 

Most routes are predetermined by the beginning and end 

points 

Flexibility within general route to locate sections of 

pipelines to one side or another to take advantage of 

upland areas, existing ROW, etc. 

Existing 

ROW/Corridors 

Plan routes paralleling existing pipelines (safety 

issues) 

Timing right to share section of pipeline between or 

among users 

Group pipelines in corridors where impacts are limited to 

smaller areas of coastal wetlands 

Construction/ 

Installation 

Methods depend on environment pipeline is 

constructed 

Flotation canals 

Push-pull method 

Single versus double ditching techniques 

Directional drilling * 

Choice of method has implications for 

Type of impact 

Access impact 

Impact from specific equipment 

Dredging 

Dredge and Other 

Material Disposal 

Features associated with pipeline canals and 

navigation channels 

Avoid levees by spray dredging, levee 

manipulation/spoil bank removal, and canal 

backfilling 

Navigation channels and some canals must be left open 

for access 

Impacts associated with spoil banks include soil 

compaction, impoundment, and creation of upland 

vegetation 

Dredge Material 

Bank Removal 

Identify areas to place dredge 

Navigation channels 

Canals that cannot be backfilled 

Potential use for filling nearby old canal or 

abandoned navigation channels 

Off-site mitigation 

Due to expense and difficulty in many coastal areas only 

used in sensitive areas 

Levee Manipulation Dredge material should allow water to pass 

through openings in the line of dredge placement 

Levees used as walkways and built from material placed 

in a long line paralleling the length of the project is 

detrimental to marsh and should be built discontinuous 

instead 

Must maintain natural hydrologic pattern 

Technique is post-construction technique where sections 

of dredge banks are removed in order to restore 

hydrologic flow 

Spray Dredge 

Suggested and used to avoid completely the 

creation of dredge banks 

Spray dredging places material over a large area of 

marsh surface at a depth that avoids destroying 

vegetation or altering hydrology 

Normally dredge is deposited discontinuously and 

unevenly, enabling the avoidance of sensitive habitats 

or minimize spoil over small creeks 

More costly than more traditional use of the bucket 

dredge; most contractors along the Gulf Coast have 

not invested in spray dredge technology 

Canals and Channels 

Backfill 

Suggested as a way to minimize impacts from 

canals and to restore impacted habitats 

Based on OCS permit information, this is the most 

common required mitigation in recent years 

In Texas and Louisiana, a typical backfilled pipeline 

canal results in 75% reduction in direct impacts to 

the marsh as compared to non-backfilled canals 

(Baumann and Turner, 1990) 

Involves returning soil into the canal so that the elevation 

is restored as close as possible to pre-construction 

elevation 

May occur on-site for canal restoration, as well as offsite as mitigation for other dredging operations 

Intended benefits of backfilling are reestablishment of 

marsh vegetation in the canal and on the regraded 

spoil bank, and restoration of marsh soils on bottom of 

the canal 
Tables 141 

Technique Decision Process Factors to Consider 

Canals and Channels (continued) 

Wood Chipping 

A new technique unique to forested wetlands 

Regulatory personnel believe the use of windrows 

should be avoided. 

Requirement for chipping on-site started 

approximately 1992/1993 

Prior to 1996, trees removed for ROW being pushed to 

the side created windrows with the potential to act as 

hydrologic barriers 

Success of wood chipping remains undetermined. 

Problems encountered include equipment not adapted to 

the function of marshes, equipment is expensive, and 

process is time-consuming 

Erosion Stabilization 

Many impacts are from pipeline canals and 

navigation channels 

Stabilization of banks is critical 

Lack of stabilization can result in slumping of canal 

sides and blockage of natural creeks/drainage 

streams 

Erosion control measures are required through the use 

of Best Management Practices 

Requirement is usually erosion control/siltation fences 

Revegetation 

Often required by permits 

Extremely valuable to the acceleration of marsh 

recover over first growing season 

Most extensive data exist for the revegetation of 

dunes, but through the use of directional drilling, is 

not the concern as in past cases 

Stabilizes shorelines, shore banks, and areas 

surrounding stream crossings where erosion is most 

likely to occur 

Helps to reduce sedimentation and erosion 

Plugs/Dams 

 Structures have been used frequently in order to 

mitigate adverse hydrodynamic impacts and 

accelerated erosion, i.e., dams, weirs, bulkheads, 

rip-rap, shell/gravel mats, and biodegradable mats

Reduces erosion and provides barriers to saltwater 

intrusion 

Plugs maintain elevated marsh water levels 

Prevent saltwater intrusion into low-salinity marshes 

Reduces tidal exchange thereby reducing bank erosion 

Erosion Control 

during Project 

Construction of pipelines and navigation 

Channels is governed by the of Best Management 

Practices and erosion control during the 

construction phase is a requirement 

Natural features of each construction site should be 

identified for the necessary erosion control 

Timing of Project 

Seasonal timing of the project can minimize impacts

Avoid impacts to endangered species, particularly 

bird breeding seasons 

Expanding restrictions to ensure there will be at least 

part of one growing season for re-establishment of 

vegetation before fall/winter has been discussed, but 

dismissed for economic reasons to industry 

Restoration 

Can occur either immediately, post construction, or 

many years after pipeline and navigation canal 

construction 

Backfilling of canals, resulting in levee removal, has 

been a requirement for most pipeline installation 

projects 

There is a benefit to backfilling old canals and navigation 

channels in order to reduce or reverse the trend of 

wetland losses in coastal Louisiana 

Other options include the use of imported material 

Compensation 

Typically occurs through the creation of new wetland 

habitat or through a cash payment to the 

appropriate land management agency 

Allows for the creation and restoration of lost 

wetland habitat 

In Louisiana, the payment of cash for wetlands into 

a State trust fund is administered by LADNR and 

is controversial 

This fund has been in existence for several years 

and has a significant accumulation of funds; 

however, no creation projects have yet to tap into 

it 

In many cases not an option 

Saline marshes have yet to be successfully created, and 

finding appropriate locations to create salt marsh is 

difficult 

Forested wetlands are also difficult to compensate 

* Trenchless, or directional drilling, is the newest and favored technique in sensitive habitats. This technique is considered to be 

extremely protective of sensitive habitats. At present, directional drilling is required almost without exception for crossing barrier 

island and shore faces. Impacts are limited to the access and staging sites for the equipment. By using directional drilling,

pipeline installation can occur without having to cut through shore facings, minimizing any erosion and surface habitat disturbance
Table 4-43 Population Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High 

2007 1 10,426 - 13,205 8,606 - 10,783 9,828 - 12,730 105,797 - 138,327 84,881 - 108,782 38,411 - 51,016 19,162 - 31,131 17,742 - 27,860 152,061 - 202,514 10,943 - 14,218 4,364 - 5,864 13,756 - 16,022008 2 10,353 - 13,562 8,565 - 11,105 9,716 - 12,817 104,756 - 139,508 84,406 - 111,525 37,846 - 51,845 19,099 - 31,892 17,580 - 28,162 150,660 - 208,966 10,903 - 14,415 4,306 - 5,919 13,712 - 16,422009 3 10,242 - 13,729 8,505 - 11,275 9,547 - 12,791 103,014 - 139,352 83,562 - 112,790 37,131 - 51,921 18,923 - 32,935 17,305 - 28,675 148,899 - 212,352 10,722 - 14,471 4,225 - 5,899 13,716 - 16,712010 4 10,102 - 13,748 8,426 - 11,320 9,327 - 12,656 100,757 - 138,120 82,403 - 112,883 36,209 - 51,427 18,653 - 34,169 16,910 - 29,314 146,611 - 213,216 10,514 - 14,488 4,102 - 5,814 13,738 - 16,892011 5 10,111 - 13,427 8,442 - 11,101 9,219 - 12,298 99,437 - 134,409 82,334 - 110,344 36,011 - 49,707 18,579 - 35,197 16,713 - 29,817 147,099 - 208,632 10,357 - 14,151 4,083 - 5,613 13,739 - 16,742012 6 9,595 - 13,027 8,064 - 10,811 8,779 - 11,886 95,151 - 130,041 78,437 - 107,167 33,756 - 47,780 17,835 - 36,550 16,005 - 30,550 138,253 - 203,263 9,980 - 13,726 3,818 - 5,394 13,289 - 16,412013 7 9,714 - 12,777 8,158 - 10,648 8,773 - 11,600 94,810 - 127,062 79,241 - 105,201 34,075 - 46,410 17,954 - 38,146 15,987 - 31,476 140,683 - 200,279 9,910 - 13,419 3,860 - 5,230 13,332 - 16,352014 8 9,270 - 12,415 7,842 - 10,392 8,418 - 11,233 91,486 - 123,174 75,960 - 102,342 32,070 - 44,638 17,365 - 39,569 15,439 - 32,262 132,665 - 195,437 9,630 - 13,023 3,621 - 5,026 13,013 - 16,102015 9 9,383 - 12,040 7,928 - 10,125 8,429 - 10,869 91,345 - 119,263 76,732 - 99,345 32,508 - 43,007 17,490 - 41,074 15,463 - 33,134 134,978 - 190,505 9,589 - 12,626 3,671 - 4,821 12,997 - 15,792016 10 8,946 - 11,586 7,601 - 9,780 8,083 - 10,441 88,050 - 114,666 73,472 - 95,717 30,718 - 41,076 16,895 - 41,824 14,930 - 33,445 127,503 - 184,018 9,308 - 12,151 3,456 - 4,596 12,545 - 15,312017 11 9,021 - 11,203 7,653 - 9,495 8,076 - 10,069 87,829 - 110,678 74,019 - 92,651 30,956 - 39,368 16,986 - 41,949 14,936 - 33,315 129,009 - 178,085 9,272 - 11,727 3,487 - 4,392 12,503 - 14,992018 12 8,865 - 11,144 7,556 - 9,469 8,045 - 10,103 87,918 - 111,053 73,187 - 92,487 30,314 - 39,145 17,017 - 42,592 15,033 - 33,828 125,684 - 176,767 9,328 - 11,727 3,441 - 4,414 12,400 - 14,942019 13 9,065 - 10,989 7,695 - 9,352 8,200 - 10,044 89,374 - 110,408 74,875 - 91,530 31,283 - 38,660 17,426 - 42,806 15,388 - 33,997 129,461 - 174,093 9,457 - 11,643 3,589 - 4,405 12,314 - 14,652020 14 8,755 - 10,842 7,467 - 9,237 8,033 - 9,979 87,942 - 109,740 72,731 - 90,587 30,185 - 38,286 17,144 - 42,735 15,221 - 33,964 123,942 - 171,520 9,345 - 11,581 3,474 - 4,393 11,954 - 14,362021 15 9,032 - 10,720 7,676 - 9,142 8,275 - 9,920 90,356 - 109,175 75,067 - 89,831 31,437 - 37,886 17,731 - 42,610 15,759 - 33,872 128,699 - 169,175 9,544 - 11,549 3,662 - 4,380 12,044 - 14,162022 16 8,839 - 10,627 7,545 - 9,067 8,217 - 9,870 90,113 - 108,743 73,935 - 89,293 30,755 - 37,578 17,690 - 42,586 15,811 - 33,835 124,897 - 167,546 9,548 - 11,551 3,606 - 4,377 11,871 - 13,992023 17 9,066 - 10,589 7,712 - 9,037 8,398 - 9,857 91,885 - 108,688 75,832 - 89,207 31,755 - 37,526 18,164 - 42,670 16,232 - 33,884 128,914 - 166,959 9,699 - 11,555 3,767 - 4,399 11,909 - 13,842024 18 8,913 - 10,587 7,604 - 9,039 8,346 - 9,876 91,700 - 108,920 75,043 - 89,454 31,260 - 37,631 18,148 - 42,806 16,267 - 33,982 125,819 - 166,730 9,731 - 11,560 3,708 - 4,425 11,756 - 13,762025 19 8,852 - 10,441 7,563 - 8,939 8,318 - 9,791 91,595 - 108,058 74,701 - 88,409 31,058 - 37,088 18,178 - 42,598 16,314 - 33,839 124,881 - 164,142 9,763 - 11,442 3,715 - 4,402 11,620 - 13,602026 20 8,810 - 10,409 7,521 - 8,917 8,287 - 9,775 91,429 - 107,980 74,540 - 88,334 31,022 - 37,065 18,215 - 42,531 16,347 - 33,788 124,449 - 163,588 9,795 - 11,440 3,727 - 4,425 11,445 - 13,452027 21 8,804 - 10,429 7,517 - 8,939 8,280 - 9,795 91,504 - 108,334 74,656 - 88,676 31,068 - 37,180 18,306 - 42,431 16,416 - 33,716 124,508 - 163,651 9,831 - 11,495 3,747 - 4,460 11,363 - 13,402028 22 8,710 - 10,433 7,449 - 8,940 8,209 - 9,793 90,844 - 108,470 74,019 - 88,858 30,743 - 37,213 18,245 - 42,341 16,374 - 33,634 123,156 - 163,531 9,754 - 11,564 3,734 - 4,486 11,232 - 13,302029 23 8,654 - 10,406 7,402 - 8,909 8,150 - 9,762 90,267 - 108,276 73,672 - 88,800 30,583 - 37,161 18,215 - 42,175 16,340 - 33,485 122,444 - 163,035 9,702 - 11,609 3,733 - 4,501 11,098 - 13,162030 24 8,566 - 10,391 7,345 - 8,897 8,077 - 9,749 89,547 - 108,281 73,029 - 88,814 30,277 - 37,161 18,128 - 41,990 16,272 - 33,347 121,142 - 162,626 9,608 - 11,651 3,715 - 4,517 11,004 - 13,082031 25 8,531 - 10,410 7,317 - 8,913 8,022 - 9,752 89,027 - 108,469 72,833 - 89,117 30,148 - 37,231 18,110 - 41,912 16,232 - 33,266 120,664 - 162,852 9,577 - 11,722 3,708 - 4,548 10,916 - 13,032032 26 8,456 - 10,424 7,260 - 8,929 7,934 - 9,753 88,223 - 108,640 72,282 - 89,365 29,826 - 37,265 18,026 - 41,819 16,130 - 33,181 119,626 - 162,968 9,534 - 11,772 3,686 - 4,579 10,808 - 12,992033 27 8,423 - 10,473 7,232 - 8,976 7,875 - 9,785 87,713 - 109,134 72,115 - 89,911 29,721 - 37,445 18,007 - 41,790 16,072 - 33,155 119,281 - 163,580 9,527 - 11,839 3,676 - 4,624 10,714 - 12,992034 28 8,384 - 10,478 7,199 - 8,984 7,802 - 9,780 87,046 - 109,241 71,807 - 90,082 29,505 - 37,428 17,964 - 41,735 15,990 - 33,097 118,967 - 163,577 9,517 - 11,889 3,673 - 4,653 10,610 - 12,942035 29 8,315 - 10,475 7,141 - 8,984 7,718 - 9,773 86,262 - 109,312 71,314 - 90,209 29,257 - 37,441 17,882 - 41,700 15,885 - 33,054 118,149 - 163,540 9,478 - 11,927 3,655 - 4,682 10,473 - 12,872036 30 8,223 - 10,431 7,071 - 8,953 7,619 - 9,732 85,332 - 109,022 70,608 - 89,949 28,755 - 37,122 17,768 - 41,555 15,761 - 32,929 116,650 - 162,459 9,438 - 11,955 3,619 - 4,683 10,368 - 12,812037 31 8,223 - 10,421 7,068 - 8,939 7,588 - 9,715 85,101 - 108,985 70,687 - 90,027 28,820 - 37,177 17,809 - 41,569 15,754 - 32,905 117,004 - 162,414 9,448 - 11,999 3,633 - 4,705 10,298 - 12,722038 32 8,159 - 10,437 7,021 - 8,949 7,522 - 9,709 84,510 - 109,077 70,275 - 90,291 28,543 - 37,207 17,760 - 41,616 15,697 - 32,904 115,853 - 162,672 9,415 - 12,072 3,608 - 4,732 10,228 - 12,682039 33 8,046 - 10,422 6,941 - 8,940 7,426 - 9,682 83,664 - 108,959 69,458 - 90,277 28,034 - 37,075 17,640 - 41,667 15,582 - 32,901 113,961 - 162,445 9,369 - 12,115 3,565 - 4,749 10,127 - 12,632040 34 8,006 - 10,433 6,908 - 8,944 7,371 - 9,671 83,162 - 108,983 69,199 - 90,488 27,881 - 37,130 17,619 - 41,791 15,535 - 32,945 113,504 - 162,807 9,345 - 12,166 3,560 - 4,776 10,058 - 12,582041 35 7,999 - 10,447 6,905 - 8,963 7,341 - 9,669 82,945 - 109,116 69,215 - 90,740 27,820 - 37,147 17,660 - 41,941 15,537 - 33,020 113,464 - 163,093 9,355 - 12,204 3,564 - 4,805 10,039 - 12,582042 36 7,925 - 10,412 6,839 - 8,931 7,256 - 9,622 82,101 - 108,741 68,662 - 90,552 27,540 - 37,000 17,567 - 42,030 15,425 - 33,031 112,618 - 162,800 9,308 - 12,206 3,549 - 4,818 9,906 - 12,492043 37 7,799 - 10,366 6,754 - 8,903 7,162 - 9,590 81,246 - 108,444 67,773 - 90,311 27,032 - 36,777 17,437 - 42,081 15,319 - 33,049 110,330 - 161,645 9,219 - 12,207 3,498 - 4,815 9,835 - 12,492044 38 7,757 - 10,335 6,722 - 8,880 7,107 - 9,551 80,746 - 108,151 67,499 - 90,168 26,841 - 36,630 17,413 - 42,139 15,270 - 33,050 109,761 - 161,206 9,197 - 12,218 3,489 - 4,828 9,784 - 12,412045 39 7,739 - 10,341 6,711 - 8,882 7,072 - 9,537 80,462 - 108,139 67,431 - 90,371 26,760 - 36,706 17,435 - 42,263 15,263 - 33,094 109,568 - 161,571 9,197 - 12,253 3,495 - 4,856 9,746 - 12,362046 40 7,686 - 10,299 6,668 - 8,854 7,010 - 9,492 79,875 - 107,791 67,061 - 90,134 26,543 - 36,478 17,390 - 42,306 15,200 - 33,083 108,882 - 160,881 9,166 - 12,251 3,487 - 4,861 9,665 - 12,30

Source: Employment output from MMS’s economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Table 4-44 Population Projected for the OCS Program as a Percent of Total Population by Economic Impact Are

Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 FL-3 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low H

2007 1 1.4 - 1.8 1.8 - 2.2 2.9 - 3.7 18.1 - 23.7 7.3 - 9.4 3.6 - 4.7 1.1 - 1.8 2.9 - 4.6 2.6 - 3.5 1.2 - 1.6 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 02008 2 1.4 - 1.8 1.8 - 2.3 2.8 - 3.7 17.9 - 23.8 7.3 - 9.6 3.4 - 4.7 1.1 - 1.8 2.9 - 4.6 2.6 - 3.6 1.2 - 1.6 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 02009 3 1.4 - 1.8 1.7 - 2.3 2.8 - 3.7 17.5 - 23.7 7.2 - 9.7 3.3 - 4.6 1.1 - 1.9 2.8 - 4.7 2.5 - 3.6 1.1 - 1.5 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 02010 4 1.3 - 1.8 1.7 - 2.3 2.7 - 3.7 17.0 - 23.3 7.0 - 9.6 3.2 - 4.5 1.0 - 1.9 2.7 - 4.7 2.5 - 3.6 1.1 - 1.5 0.6 - 0.9 0.4 - 02011 5 1.3 - 1.8 1.7 - 2.2 2.7 - 3.6 16.7 - 22.6 7.0 - 9.3 3.1 - 4.3 1.0 - 1.9 2.7 - 4.7 2.4 - 3.5 1.1 - 1.5 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 02012 6 1.2 - 1.7 1.6 - 2.1 2.5 - 3.4 15.9 - 21.7 6.6 - 9.0 2.8 - 4.0 1.0 - 2.0 2.5 - 4.8 2.3 - 3.3 1.0 - 1.4 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 02013 7 1.3 - 1.6 1.6 - 2.1 2.5 - 3.3 15.8 - 21.1 6.6 - 8.8 2.8 - 3.8 0.9 - 2.0 2.5 - 4.9 2.3 - 3.2 1.0 - 1.3 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 02014 8 1.2 - 1.6 1.5 - 2.0 2.4 - 3.2 15.1 - 20.4 6.3 - 8.5 2.6 - 3.6 0.9 - 2.0 2.4 - 5.0 2.1 - 3.1 0.9 - 1.3 0.5 - 0.7 0.3 - 02015 9 1.2 - 1.5 1.5 - 1.9 2.4 - 3.1 15.0 - 19.6 6.4 - 8.2 2.6 - 3.4 0.9 - 2.1 2.4 - 5.1 2.1 - 3.0 0.9 - 1.2 0.5 - 0.7 0.3 - 02016 10 1.1 - 1.5 1.4 - 1.8 2.3 - 3.0 14.4 - 18.8 6.1 - 7.9 2.4 - 3.2 0.8 - 2.1 2.3 - 5.1 2.0 - 2.9 0.9 - 1.1 0.5 - 0.7 0.3 - 02017 11 1.1 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.8 2.3 - 2.9 14.3 - 18.0 6.1 - 7.6 2.4 - 3.0 0.8 - 2.1 2.2 - 5.0 2.0 - 2.7 0.9 - 1.1 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02018 12 1.1 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.7 2.3 - 2.8 14.2 - 18.0 6.0 - 7.5 2.3 - 2.9 0.8 - 2.1 2.2 - 5.0 1.9 - 2.7 0.9 - 1.1 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02019 13 1.1 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.7 2.3 - 2.8 14.4 - 17.8 6.1 - 7.4 2.3 - 2.8 0.8 - 2.0 2.3 - 5.0 1.9 - 2.6 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02020 14 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.7 2.2 - 2.8 14.1 - 17.6 5.9 - 7.3 2.2 - 2.8 0.8 - 2.0 2.2 - 4.9 1.8 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02021 15 1.1 - 1.3 1.4 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.8 14.4 - 17.4 6.0 - 7.2 2.2 - 2.7 0.8 - 2.0 2.3 - 4.9 1.9 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02022 16 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.7 14.3 - 17.2 5.9 - 7.1 2.2 - 2.6 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.8 1.8 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02023 17 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.7 14.5 - 17.1 6.0 - 7.1 2.2 - 2.6 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.8 1.8 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02024 18 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.7 14.3 - 17.0 5.9 - 7.0 2.1 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.7 1.8 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02025 19 1.1 - 1.2 1.3 - 1.5 2.3 - 2.7 14.2 - 16.8 5.8 - 6.9 2.1 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.7 1.7 - 2.3 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02026 20 1.0 - 1.2 1.3 - 1.5 2.3 - 2.7 14.1 - 16.7 5.8 - 6.9 2.0 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.8 2.2 - 4.6 1.7 - 2.3 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02027 21 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.5 2.2 - 2.7 14.0 - 16.6 5.8 - 6.8 2.0 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.8 2.2 - 4.6 1.7 - 2.2 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 0.3 - 02028 22 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.5 2.2 - 2.6 13.9 - 16.5 5.7 - 6.8 1.9 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.8 2.2 - 4.5 1.7 - 2.2 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 0.2 - 02029 23 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.4 2.2 - 2.6 13.7 - 16.4 5.6 - 6.8 1.9 - 2.3 0.7 - 1.7 2.2 - 4.4 1.6 - 2.2 0.7 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.5 0.2 - 02030 24 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.4 2.2 - 2.6 13.5 - 16.3 5.5 - 6.7 1.9 - 2.3 0.7 - 1.7 2.1 - 4.4 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02031 25 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.6 13.3 - 16.2 5.5 - 6.7 1.8 - 2.2 0.7 - 1.7 2.1 - 4.3 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02032 26 1.0 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.6 13.1 - 16.2 5.4 - 6.7 1.8 - 2.2 0.7 - 1.6 2.1 - 4.3 1.5 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02033 27 0.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.6 13.0 - 16.1 5.4 - 6.7 1.7 - 2.2 0.7 - 1.6 2.0 - 4.2 1.5 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02034 28 0.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.0 - 2.6 12.8 - 16.0 5.3 - 6.6 1.7 - 2.1 0.7 - 1.6 2.0 - 4.2 1.5 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02035 29 0.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.0 - 2.5 12.6 - 15.9 5.2 - 6.6 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 1.6 2.0 - 4.1 1.5 - 2.0 0.7 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02036 30 0.9 - 1.1 1.1 - 1.3 2.0 - 2.5 12.4 - 15.8 5.1 - 6.5 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 1.5 1.9 - 4.1 1.4 - 2.0 0.7 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02037 31 0.9 - 1.1 1.1 - 1.3 2.0 - 2.5 12.3 - 15.7 5.1 - 6.5 1.6 - 2.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.9 - 4.0 1.4 - 2.0 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02038 32 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.5 12.1 - 15.6 5.0 - 6.5 1.5 - 2.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.9 - 4.0 1.4 - 2.0 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02039 33 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.5 11.9 - 15.5 5.0 - 6.4 1.5 - 2.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.9 - 3.9 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02040 34 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.5 11.7 - 15.4 4.9 - 6.4 1.4 - 1.9 0.6 - 1.5 1.8 - 3.9 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02041 35 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.4 11.6 - 15.3 4.9 - 6.4 1.4 - 1.9 0.6 - 1.4 1.8 - 3.9 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02042 36 0.8 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.8 - 2.4 11.4 - 15.2 4.8 - 6.3 1.4 - 1.9 0.6 - 1.4 1.8 - 3.8 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02043 37 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.8 - 2.4 11.3 - 15.0 4.7 - 6.3 1.3 - 1.8 0.6 - 1.4 1.8 - 3.8 1.2 - 1.8 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02044 38 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.8 - 2.4 11.1 - 14.9 4.7 - 6.2 1.3 - 1.8 0.6 - 1.4 1.7 - 3.7 1.2 - 1.8 0.6 - 0.7 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02045 39 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.8 - 2.4 11.0 - 14.8 4.6 - 6.2 1.3 - 1.7 0.6 - 1.4 1.7 - 3.7 1.2 - 1.8 0.6 - 0.7 0.4 - 0.5 0.2 - 02046 40 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.7 - 2.3 10.9 - 14.7 4.6 - 6.1 1.2 - 1.7 0.6 - 1.3 1.7 - 3.7 1.2 - 1.8 0.5 - 0.7 0.3 - 0.5 0.2 - 0

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics
144 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-45a 

 

Low-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area (Years 1-20) 

EIA Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

AL-1 Direct 3,983 3,981 3,963 3,935 3,959 3,779 3,845 3,692 3,751 3,594 3,638 3,590 3,682 3,568 3,689 3,621 3,722 3,671 3,655 3,644

 Indirect 876 874 868 859 865 821 837 798 814 775 787 773 799 771 802 785 812 799 796 794

 Induced 522 521 518 513 514 492 498 480 486 468 472 469 481 470 486 481 494 490 489 489

 Total 5,381 5,375 5,349 5,307 5,339 5,092 5,181 4,970 5,051 4,836 4,897 4,833 4,962 4,809 4,977 4,887 5,029 4,960 4,940 4,927

FL-1 Direct 3,370 3,370 3,342 3,301 3,271 3,172 3,168 3,100 3,098 3,021 3,019 3,055 3,103 3,082 3,161 3,181 3,241 3,262 3,275 3,281

 Indirect 1,430 1,434 1,401 1,370 1,343 1,292 1,277 1,237 1,227 1,190 1,185 1,188 1,207 1,187 1,204 1,197 1,212 1,215 1,222 1,234

 Induced 1,279 1,280 1,264 1,245 1,232 1,189 1,187 1,154 1,154 1,121 1,121 1,127 1,147 1,133 1,160 1,159 1,180 1,183 1,188 1,193

 Total 6,080 6,084 6,008 5,915 5,846 5,652 5,632 5,491 5,479 5,332 5,324 5,370 5,457 5,401 5,525 5,536 5,633 5,660 5,685 5,707

FL-2 Direct 1,429 1,416 1,395 1,359 1,357 1,274 1,290 1,215 1,233 1,164 1,175 1,164 1,215 1,178 1,243 1,226 1,282 1,264 1,268 1,273

 Indirect 327 324 318 310 310 290 294 277 281 266 269 266 278 270 285 281 294 290 291 292

 Induced 533 528 520 507 508 476 484 455 464 438 444 438 460 446 472 465 488 479 481 483

 Total 2,289 2,268 2,234 2,177 2,174 2,039 2,069 1,947 1,978 1,867 1,888 1,868 1,953 1,893 1,999 1,972 2,063 2,034 2,040 2,048

FL-3 Direct 4,412 4,426 4,453 4,485 4,506 4,385 4,419 4,340 4,349 4,219 4,222 4,211 4,201 4,098 4,144 4,104 4,132 4,098 4,063 4,013

 Indirect 1,360 1,366 1,378 1,393 1,402 1,365 1,377 1,353 1,356 1,314 1,314 1,306 1,297 1,259 1,268 1,250 1,253 1,239 1,225 1,206

 Induced 2,026 2,033 2,046 2,061 2,074 2,014 2,035 1,993 2,002 1,938 1,943 1,932 1,932 1,879 1,904 1,880 1,896 1,875 1,859 1,836

 Total 7,799 7,824 7,876 7,938 7,983 7,763 7,831 7,686 7,706 7,471 7,479 7,450 7,431 7,236 7,315 7,234 7,281 7,212 7,146 7,054

FL-4 Direct 1,361 1,361 1,369 1,375 1,406 1,337 1,382 1,319 1,357 1,289 1,315 1,282 1,319 1,263 1,313 1,273 1,316 1,276 1,267 1,254

 Indirect 346 342 341 337 349 319 337 308 325 297 310 292 312 290 312 294 314 295 293 290

 Induced 574 570 570 566 582 542 567 528 550 514 530 509 535 506 537 514 542 518 515 512

 Total 2,281 2,273 2,279 2,279 2,337 2,199 2,286 2,155 2,232 2,101 2,154 2,084 2,166 2,059 2,161 2,081 2,172 2,090 2,075 2,056

LA-1 Direct 3,506 3,498 3,469 3,421 3,410 3,276 3,300 3,195 3,220 3,112 3,131 3,142 3,222 3,176 3,289 3,287 3,378 3,378 3,385 3,390

 Indirect 593 590 584 574 574 545 553 529 537 513 519 517 535 523 547 542 562 559 559 561

 Induced 1,128 1,125 1,114 1,097 1,091 1,050 1,055 1,024 1,030 999 1,003 1,011 1,037 1,027 1,065 1,069 1,099 1,103 1,107 1,110

 Total 5,227 5,213 5,168 5,092 5,075 4,872 4,908 4,748 4,786 4,624 4,654 4,670 4,795 4,726 4,901 4,898 5,039 5,040 5,052 5,061

LA-2 Direct 32,131 32,100 31,856 31,459 31,311 30,197 30,338 29,500 29,650 28,760 28,878 29,046 29,680 29,318 30,242 30,272 30,999 31,064 31,140 31,187

 Indirect 7,993 7,962 7,879 7,741 7,707 7,371 7,422 7,150 7,211 6,944 6,993 7,005 7,217 7,099 7,378 7,361 7,589 7,587 7,607 7,634

 Induced 16,375 16,342 16,185 15,930 15,785 15,255 15,255 14,878 14,897 14,496 14,513 14,696 15,012 14,924 15,403 15,521 15,892 16,001 16,079 16,127

 Total 56,499 56,404 55,919 55,130 54,803 52,822 53,015 51,528 51,758 50,200 50,384 50,748 51,908 51,340 53,023 53,154 54,480 54,652 54,826 54,948

LA-3 Direct 28,556 28,562 28,446 28,256 28,384 27,168 27,580 26,560 26,928 25,867 26,143 25,861 26,465 25,705 26,505 26,080 26,741 26,462 26,350 26,290

 Indirect 8,899 8,862 8,787 8,655 8,674 8,240 8,366 7,991 8,118 7,754 7,852 7,779 8,049 7,832 8,169 8,066 8,351 8,282 8,271 8,283

 Induced 12,130 12,105 12,020 11,872 11,865 11,371 11,488 11,086 11,202 10,792 10,880 10,862 11,150 10,932 11,323 11,257 11,577 11,540 11,540 11,547

 Total 49,585 49,529 49,254 48,783 48,923 46,779 47,433 45,638 46,247 44,413 44,875 44,502 45,663 44,468 45,997 45,402 46,669 46,285 46,161 46,120

LA-4 Direct 9,863 9,841 9,778 9,678 9,734 9,235 9,417 8,970 9,137 8,712 8,840 8,692 8,982 8,675 9,032 8,849 9,143 9,026 8,977 8,984

 Indirect 5,646 5,595 5,518 5,383 5,381 5,059 5,141 4,853 4,945 4,686 4,760 4,714 4,946 4,814 5,090 5,036 5,272 5,237 5,242 5,275

 Induced 6,253 6,221 6,163 6,062 6,079 5,749 5,853 5,558 5,660 5,390 5,469 5,401 5,618 5,452 5,717 5,634 5,854 5,803 5,789 5,811

 Total 21,762 21,658 21,458 21,123 21,193 20,043 20,411 19,380 19,742 18,788 19,069 18,807 19,546 18,941 19,839 19,519 20,269 20,066 20,008 20,070

MS-1 Direct 3,148 3,149 3,141 3,123 3,139 3,012 3,057 2,952 2,992 2,881 2,909 2,887 2,951 2,876 2,965 2,927 3,001 2,971 2,963 2,955

 Indirect 583 585 588 591 600 577 591 570 582 559 567 557 568 548 564 550 563 552 548 544

 Induced 783 783 782 777 781 750 762 735 746 718 726 720 737 719 742 733 752 745 743 741

 Total 4,514 4,517 4,510 4,491 4,521 4,339 4,410 4,258 4,320 4,158 4,202 4,164 4,257 4,143 4,271 4,210 4,316 4,268 4,254 4,239

TX-1 Direct 5,021 5,012 4,974 4,913 4,898 4,708 4,742 4,594 4,627 4,473 4,497 4,505 4,609 4,534 4,682 4,668 4,787 4,780 4,786 4,788

 Indirect 1,053 1,048 1,039 1,023 1,023 974 987 946 959 918 928 922 952 929 967 957 988 982 982 983

 Induced 2,241 2,235 2,216 2,184 2,173 2,091 2,102 2,040 2,051 1,987 1,995 2,007 2,055 2,031 2,099 2,103 2,158 2,162 2,168 2,172

 Total 8,314 8,296 8,229 8,120 8,094 7,774 7,831 7,579 7,637 7,378 7,420 7,435 7,615 7,493 7,748 7,728 7,933 7,924 7,935 7,944

TX-2 Direct 5,671 5,655 5,600 5,509 5,468 5,272 5,285 5,141 5,160 5,009 5,024 5,079 5,202 5,164 5,346 5,380 5,525 5,553 5,579 5,594

 Indirect 1,207 1,197 1,181 1,152 1,147 1,087 1,099 1,047 1,061 1,014 1,025 1,025 1,069 1,050 1,105 1,102 1,149 1,147 1,152 1,158

 Induced 1,925 1,918 1,898 1,864 1,847 1,781 1,784 1,736 1,741 1,691 1,695 1,718 1,763 1,754 1,819 1,836 1,888 1,902 1,912 1,920

 Total 8,803 8,770 8,679 8,525 8,463 8,140 8,168 7,923 7,962 7,714 7,744 7,822 8,034 7,968 8,271 8,318 8,561 8,601 8,643 8,672

TX-3 Direct 43,749 43,620 43,415 43,100 43,529 41,122 42,105 39,900 40,760 38,631 39,240 38,255 39,444 37,749 39,205 38,019 39,266 38,312 38,026 37,883

 Indirect 18,430 18,313 18,131 17,836 17,913 16,870 17,198 16,255 16,576 15,698 15,935 15,643 16,255 15,670 16,401 16,041 16,673 16,386 16,344 16,362

 Induced 26,123 26,008 25,813 25,509 25,668 24,235 24,733 23,434 23,894 22,666 22,996 22,520 23,285 22,389 23,313 22,722 23,515 23,047 22,941 22,919

 Total 88,302 87,941 87,360 86,445 87,110 82,227 84,035 79,590 81,231 76,995 78,171 76,417 78,984 75,807 78,918 76,782 79,454 77,744 77,312 77,164

Total EIA Direct 146,201 145,991 145,202 143,914 144,371 137,936 139,930 134,478 136,261 130,733 132,033 130,769 134,076 130,385 134,814 132,887 136,532 135,117 134,734 134,537

 Indirect 48,743 48,491 48,013 47,223 47,290 44,810 45,480 43,313 43,991 41,928 42,443 41,988 43,484 42,241 44,092 43,462 45,033 44,571 44,531 44,617

 Induced 71,892 71,670 71,108 70,188 70,199 66,994 67,801 65,101 65,877 63,217 63,787 63,412 65,212 63,661 66,039 65,373 67,334 66,849 66,812 66,859

 Total 266,836 266,152 264,323 261,326 261,860 249,741 253,210 242,892 246,130 235,878 238,263 236,169 242,772 236,287 244,945 241,722 248,899 246,537 246,078 246,012

Other-GOM Direct 59,785 59,772 59,690 59,458 59,874 57,324 58,294 56,130 56,937 54,625 55,171 54,525 55,688 54,002 55,652 54,694 56,065 55,259 55,032 54,773

 Indirect 20,670 20,677 20,681 20,643 20,870 19,943 20,369 19,560 19,919 19,064 19,309 18,997 19,443 18,777 19,376 18,951 19,461 19,094 18,997 18,889

 Induced 29,653 29,635 29,581 29,449 29,674 28,375 28,886 27,773 28,208 27,037 27,332 26,994 27,621 26,777 27,641 27,151 27,878 27,443 27,346 27,223

 Total 110,108 110,084 109,953 109,550 110,418 105,642 107,550 103,464 105,064 100,726 101,812 100,516 102,752 99,557 102,670 100,796 103,403 101,795 101,375 100,885

Other-US Direct 58,754 58,346 57,989 57,343 58,190 54,589 56,238 52,897 54,400 51,183 52,261 50,910 53,079 50,841 53,530 52,004 54,406 52,864 52,645 52,407

 Indirect 56,370 55,909 55,399 54,549 55,105 51,680 53,031 49,872 51,135 48,162 49,052 47,995 50,108 48,230 50,843 49,641 51,969 50,677 50,609 50,486

 Induced 94,608 93,871 93,118 91,842 92,969 87,158 89,612 84,233 86,505 81,402 83,020 81,039 84,588 81,212 85,594 83,353 87,267 84,944 84,719 84,441

 Total 209,732 208,127 206,506 203,734 206,264 193,426 198,881 187,002 192,040 180,748 184,333 179,944 187,774 180,282 189,967 184,999 193,642 188,485 187,972 187,334

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Tables 145 

Table 4-45b 

 

Low-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area (Years 21-40) 

EIA Type 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Total 

AL-1 Direct 3,649 3,617 3,600 3,570 3,563 3,539 3,533 3,524 3,503 3,472 3,479 3,460 3,420 3,410 3,414 3,390 3,343 3,333 3,332 3,316 144,430

 Indirect 796 790 787 781 780 775 774 772 768 760 763 758 748 747 748 743 731 729 729 726 31,511

 Induced 490 487 485 482 481 478 477 476 473 469 470 467 463 462 462 459 454 453 453 451 19,225

 Total 4,935 4,893 4,873 4,832 4,823 4,791 4,784 4,772 4,743 4,702 4,712 4,686 4,631 4,618 4,624 4,592 4,529 4,515 4,514 4,494 195,165

FL-1 Direct 3,294 3,281 3,271 3,254 3,247 3,232 3,226 3,216 3,200 3,185 3,185 3,179 3,165 3,158 3,163 3,144 3,128 3,122 3,124 3,115 127,761

 Indirect 1,240 1,221 1,211 1,187 1,182 1,179 1,184 1,192 1,193 1,192 1,198 1,193 1,188 1,186 1,189 1,188 1,167 1,165 1,166 1,164 49,039

 Induced 1,198 1,189 1,183 1,171 1,169 1,164 1,164 1,165 1,161 1,157 1,160 1,156 1,151 1,148 1,150 1,146 1,134 1,132 1,133 1,130 46,853

 Total 5,732 5,691 5,664 5,612 5,597 5,576 5,575 5,573 5,554 5,534 5,543 5,527 5,504 5,493 5,502 5,478 5,429 5,419 5,423 5,408 223,653

FL-2 Direct 1,281 1,277 1,277 1,272 1,270 1,263 1,261 1,261 1,255 1,244 1,249 1,242 1,228 1,227 1,230 1,225 1,209 1,207 1,210 1,208 50,317

 Indirect 294 293 293 292 292 290 289 289 288 285 287 285 281 281 282 281 277 276 277 276 11,518

 Induced 486 485 485 484 483 481 480 480 478 474 476 473 467 467 468 466 459 458 459 458 19,033

 Total 2,061 2,055 2,056 2,047 2,045 2,034 2,030 2,030 2,021 2,002 2,012 1,999 1,977 1,975 1,979 1,972 1,945 1,941 1,946 1,942 80,868

FL-3 Direct 3,995 3,959 3,922 3,896 3,874 3,845 3,820 3,791 3,751 3,722 3,706 3,690 3,663 3,646 3,647 3,608 3,591 3,581 3,575 3,554 160,118

 Indirect 1,198 1,184 1,171 1,161 1,153 1,143 1,135 1,126 1,112 1,103 1,097 1,091 1,082 1,076 1,077 1,064 1,058 1,055 1,052 1,045 48,464

 Induced 1,827 1,810 1,794 1,782 1,772 1,759 1,748 1,736 1,718 1,705 1,698 1,690 1,676 1,669 1,669 1,651 1,642 1,637 1,635 1,625 73,396

 Total 7,019 6,954 6,886 6,839 6,799 6,747 6,703 6,653 6,581 6,530 6,501 6,471 6,421 6,391 6,393 6,323 6,291 6,272 6,262 6,224 281,978

FL-4 Direct 1,251 1,243 1,238 1,235 1,233 1,227 1,221 1,221 1,211 1,202 1,203 1,195 1,180 1,177 1,179 1,169 1,153 1,150 1,152 1,146 50,422

 Indirect 290 288 288 287 287 285 283 284 283 279 281 277 271 270 270 269 261 260 260 259 11,834

 Induced 512 509 508 507 507 504 502 504 501 496 498 493 485 484 485 482 472 470 471 469 20,641

 Total 2,052 2,040 2,034 2,030 2,027 2,016 2,006 2,009 1,995 1,977 1,982 1,966 1,936 1,931 1,934 1,919 1,886 1,879 1,882 1,874 82,897

LA-1 Direct 3,405 3,393 3,387 3,371 3,367 3,348 3,341 3,329 3,311 3,287 3,292 3,281 3,257 3,251 3,256 3,235 3,211 3,204 3,206 3,195 132,112

 Indirect 564 562 562 559 559 556 555 554 551 546 548 546 540 539 540 537 532 530 531 529 21,960

 Induced 1,116 1,114 1,112 1,109 1,107 1,102 1,099 1,095 1,089 1,082 1,083 1,080 1,074 1,072 1,073 1,067 1,061 1,059 1,060 1,056 43,054

 Total 5,085 5,069 5,061 5,039 5,033 5,006 4,996 4,978 4,951 4,915 4,922 4,907 4,871 4,862 4,869 4,840 4,804 4,793 4,797 4,781 197,126

LA-2 Direct 31,325 31,206 31,119 30,964 30,905 30,746 30,691 30,580 30,424 30,215 30,254 30,159 29,974 29,910 29,952 29,760 29,560 29,493 29,505 29,402 1,215,268

 Indirect 7,677 7,651 7,642 7,602 7,594 7,554 7,547 7,525 7,491 7,433 7,452 7,427 7,367 7,355 7,367 7,326 7,262 7,247 7,253 7,231 297,851

 Induced 16,213 16,181 16,149 16,089 16,058 15,982 15,948 15,887 15,806 15,709 15,721 15,684 15,608 15,579 15,601 15,506 15,432 15,403 15,411 15,365 624,899

 Total 55,214 55,038 54,909 54,655 54,557 54,282 54,186 53,992 53,721 53,357 53,427 53,270 52,949 52,844 52,919 52,592 52,255 52,142 52,169 51,998 2,138,018

LA-3 Direct 26,339 26,104 25,982 25,753 25,704 25,535 25,509 25,435 25,288 25,066 25,125 24,996 24,727 24,657 24,691 24,518 24,205 24,132 24,130 24,017 1,040,822

 Indirect 8,319 8,275 8,266 8,212 8,210 8,159 8,154 8,132 8,089 8,016 8,042 8,008 7,918 7,903 7,918 7,870 7,775 7,756 7,763 7,736 325,801

 Induced 11,593 11,537 11,511 11,445 11,432 11,366 11,350 11,311 11,250 11,160 11,182 11,142 11,045 11,022 11,039 10,967 10,868 10,842 10,848 10,809 452,253

 Total 46,251 45,915 45,759 45,409 45,345 45,060 45,014 44,878 44,627 44,242 44,349 44,147 43,689 43,582 43,648 43,355 42,848 42,730 42,742 42,561 1,818,877

LA-4 Direct 9,022 8,943 8,914 8,835 8,826 8,766 8,773 8,744 8,707 8,586 8,646 8,590 8,469 8,455 8,471 8,416 8,286 8,258 8,264 8,225 355,762

 Indirect 5,317 5,303 5,316 5,289 5,297 5,265 5,268 5,256 5,234 5,177 5,206 5,186 5,120 5,116 5,128 5,104 5,039 5,029 5,039 5,026 206,309

 Induced 5,848 5,815 5,813 5,774 5,775 5,739 5,744 5,725 5,703 5,626 5,665 5,636 5,559 5,554 5,566 5,534 5,459 5,444 5,451 5,431 228,395

 Total 20,187 20,061 20,043 19,898 19,898 19,770 19,785 19,725 19,644 19,390 19,517 19,412 19,148 19,126 19,166 19,054 18,784 18,731 18,755 18,682 790,466

MS-1 Direct 2,960 2,939 2,926 2,907 2,902 2,885 2,879 2,872 2,854 2,832 2,836 2,823 2,797 2,789 2,793 2,773 2,743 2,736 2,737 2,725 116,709

 Indirect 543 538 535 532 531 528 527 525 522 518 518 515 510 508 509 504 498 497 497 494 21,739

 Induced 742 738 735 731 729 725 724 722 718 712 713 710 703 702 703 697 690 689 689 686 29,233

 Total 4,245 4,215 4,197 4,170 4,162 4,138 4,130 4,119 4,094 4,062 4,068 4,049 4,010 3,999 4,005 3,974 3,932 3,921 3,922 3,905 167,681

TX-1 Direct 4,806 4,784 4,769 4,742 4,732 4,706 4,696 4,680 4,654 4,620 4,625 4,608 4,573 4,563 4,568 4,539 4,501 4,491 4,491 4,475 187,221

 Indirect 988 983 981 975 974 968 967 965 960 951 954 950 940 938 940 934 924 921 922 919 38,612

 Induced 2,182 2,175 2,171 2,161 2,157 2,146 2,141 2,133 2,122 2,107 2,110 2,103 2,089 2,085 2,088 2,075 2,061 2,057 2,058 2,051 84,541

 Total 7,976 7,942 7,921 7,878 7,863 7,819 7,804 7,778 7,735 7,678 7,689 7,660 7,602 7,586 7,596 7,549 7,486 7,469 7,471 7,445 310,375

TX-2 Direct 5,624 5,615 5,608 5,590 5,582 5,555 5,542 5,521 5,491 5,458 5,461 5,449 5,419 5,410 5,418 5,385 5,358 5,348 5,352 5,337 216,737

 Indirect 1,167 1,166 1,169 1,164 1,165 1,159 1,158 1,155 1,150 1,140 1,144 1,141 1,130 1,129 1,131 1,126 1,115 1,113 1,115 1,113 45,025

 Induced 1,931 1,930 1,929 1,925 1,923 1,914 1,909 1,902 1,892 1,880 1,882 1,878 1,869 1,866 1,869 1,858 1,850 1,847 1,849 1,844 74,138

 Total 8,722 8,711 8,706 8,680 8,670 8,628 8,609 8,577 8,533 8,478 8,487 8,468 8,418 8,404 8,417 8,368 8,323 8,308 8,316 8,293 335,899

TX-3 Direct 37,914 37,508 37,302 36,924 36,814 36,541 36,479 36,430 36,224 35,796 35,961 35,637 35,084 34,987 35,024 34,798 34,105 33,970 33,951 33,771 1,520,551

 Indirect 16,427 16,315 16,284 16,152 16,132 16,026 16,012 15,999 15,920 15,760 15,831 15,720 15,504 15,473 15,497 15,418 15,156 15,110 15,117 15,060 649,843

 Induced 22,980 22,778 22,690 22,480 22,428 22,275 22,252 22,234 22,121 21,881 21,984 21,807 21,494 21,444 21,470 21,350 20,960 20,888 20,886 20,793 914,927

 Total 77,322 76,601 76,277 75,555 75,375 74,843 74,744 74,663 74,265 73,438 73,776 73,164 72,081 71,904 71,991 71,566 70,221 69,968 69,954 69,624 3,085,321

Total EIA Direct 134,864 133,870 133,316 132,313 132,019 131,188 130,972 130,603 129,874 128,684 129,022 128,308 126,955 126,641 126,807 125,960 124,394 124,023 124,028 123,486 5,318,229

 Indirect 44,820 44,569 44,504 44,192 44,155 43,888 43,855 43,774 43,561 43,162 43,320 43,098 42,599 42,522 42,595 42,365 41,796 41,689 41,721 41,579 1,759,507

 Induced 67,118 66,748 66,565 66,138 66,022 65,635 65,538 65,369 65,030 64,458 64,641 64,319 63,683 63,552 63,643 63,257 62,542 62,377 62,402 62,167 2,630,588

 Total 246,802 245,187 244,385 242,644 242,195 240,710 240,366 239,746 238,465 236,304 236,983 235,725 233,237 232,715 233,044 231,583 228,731 228,089 228,152 227,233 9,708,324

Other-GOM Direct 54,801 54,389 54,118 53,765 53,634 53,318 53,174 53,058 52,713 52,301 52,366 52,084 51,554 51,405 51,480 51,096 50,500 50,357 50,374 50,151 2,179,389

 Indirect 18,888 18,736 18,641 18,521 18,482 18,378 18,331 18,311 18,194 18,055 18,085 17,980 17,782 17,730 17,758 17,624 17,393 17,342 17,352 17,274 754,549

 Induced 27,238 27,046 26,920 26,757 26,694 26,544 26,468 26,426 26,258 26,063 26,097 25,953 25,689 25,617 25,655 25,469 25,163 25,092 25,104 24,997 1,082,928

 Total 100,927 100,171 99,680 99,043 98,810 98,241 97,974 97,795 97,165 96,420 96,548 96,017 95,025 94,752 94,892 94,189 93,057 92,791 92,830 92,421 4,016,866

Other-US Direct 52,447 52,133 52,071 51,812 51,764 51,398 51,177 51,098 50,756 50,303 50,389 50,015 49,296 49,183 49,243 48,930 48,058 47,902 47,927 47,741 2,088,518

 Indirect 50,582 50,354 50,331 50,110 50,055 49,723 49,498 49,441 49,137 48,746 48,825 48,479 47,850 47,754 47,812 47,553 46,745 46,604 46,636 46,480 2,003,537

 Induced 84,562 84,114 84,055 83,647 83,565 82,984 82,623 82,513 81,986 81,295 81,432 80,834 79,721 79,551 79,645 79,186 77,789 77,545 77,589 77,310 3,357,440

 Total 187,591 186,600 186,457 185,569 185,384 184,104 183,298 183,052 181,878 180,345 180,646 179,328 176,867 176,488 176,700 175,669 172,592 172,051 172,153 171,531 7,449,495

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
146 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table 4-46a 

 

High-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area (Years 1-20) 

EIA Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

AL-1 Direct 5,032 5,205 5,305 5,348 5,253 5,125 5,055 4,939 4,813 4,652 4,519 4,511 4,464 4,417 4,380 4,354 4,351 4,362 4,312 4,307

 Indirect 1,121 1,158 1,177 1,183 1,158 1,127 1,108 1,079 1,048 1,011 979 978 969 959 951 946 947 951 941 941

 Induced 662 679 688 691 678 662 652 637 621 601 584 586 582 579 576 575 575 578 574 574

 Total 6,815 7,041 7,170 7,222 7,089 6,913 6,815 6,655 6,482 6,263 6,082 6,075 6,015 5,955 5,908 5,875 5,874 5,892 5,826 5,822

FL-1 Direct 4,289 4,347 4,374 4,382 4,307 4,206 4,145 4,055 3,958 3,836 3,732 3,770 3,772 3,770 3,776 3,786 3,800 3,823 3,811 3,820

 Indirect 1,942 1,992 2,013 2,037 1,985 1,917 1,862 1,796 1,727 1,651 1,577 1,555 1,530 1,514 1,503 1,504 1,500 1,489 1,455 1,448

 Induced 1,669 1,704 1,721 1,732 1,696 1,650 1,618 1,575 1,529 1,474 1,425 1,426 1,417 1,410 1,407 1,408 1,410 1,412 1,397 1,398

 Total 7,899 8,043 8,108 8,150 7,988 7,774 7,626 7,426 7,215 6,960 6,734 6,750 6,719 6,694 6,686 6,698 6,711 6,724 6,663 6,666

FL-2 Direct 1,922 1,948 1,949 1,929 1,868 1,801 1,752 1,689 1,623 1,551 1,485 1,495 1,495 1,493 1,491 1,492 1,502 1,512 1,506 1,514

 Indirect 440 445 445 440 426 411 399 384 370 353 338 340 340 340 340 340 343 346 344 346

 Induced 713 724 724 717 694 670 652 629 605 579 555 560 561 561 560 561 565 569 568 572

 Total 3,075 3,117 3,119 3,086 2,988 2,881 2,803 2,702 2,598 2,483 2,378 2,396 2,396 2,394 2,391 2,393 2,409 2,427 2,418 2,432

FL-3 Direct 5,151 5,305 5,427 5,513 5,494 5,415 5,423 5,368 5,286 5,147 5,062 5,072 4,999 4,921 4,875 4,834 4,802 4,793 4,750 4,713

 Indirect 1,564 1,619 1,663 1,696 1,695 1,672 1,679 1,665 1,641 1,598 1,574 1,571 1,541 1,510 1,491 1,474 1,460 1,454 1,436 1,420

 Induced 2,370 2,449 2,509 2,551 2,540 2,503 2,506 2,479 2,440 2,375 2,334 2,336 2,300 2,263 2,239 2,219 2,204 2,199 2,178 2,161

 Total 9,086 9,372 9,599 9,760 9,728 9,590 9,608 9,513 9,368 9,121 8,970 8,978 8,840 8,694 8,605 8,527 8,465 8,446 8,364 8,294

FL-4 Direct 1,614 1,694 1,747 1,771 1,752 1,721 1,713 1,688 1,656 1,611 1,577 1,577 1,559 1,538 1,520 1,505 1,500 1,501 1,491 1,490

 Indirect 443 466 478 479 465 450 441 427 413 396 381 379 373 367 360 355 355 355 351 352

 Induced 719 754 774 778 761 741 730 712 692 668 648 646 639 631 623 617 617 617 613 615

 Total 2,775 2,914 2,999 3,027 2,978 2,913 2,884 2,827 2,760 2,674 2,606 2,602 2,572 2,536 2,503 2,477 2,472 2,473 2,456 2,457

LA-1 Direct 4,528 4,604 4,638 4,633 4,541 4,426 4,357 4,255 4,147 4,014 3,901 3,940 3,943 3,940 3,940 3,945 3,964 3,995 3,981 3,995

 Indirect 782 797 804 801 781 759 744 724 703 678 656 662 662 661 660 660 664 671 667 670

 Induced 1,459 1,476 1,482 1,476 1,447 1,410 1,388 1,356 1,322 1,281 1,245 1,263 1,268 1,271 1,274 1,278 1,286 1,299 1,298 1,304

 Total 6,770 6,877 6,923 6,910 6,769 6,595 6,489 6,335 6,172 5,973 5,802 5,864 5,873 5,871 5,875 5,883 5,914 5,964 5,946 5,969

LA-2 Direct 41,899 42,736 43,134 43,174 42,361 41,314 40,702 39,776 38,772 37,528 36,472 36,770 36,730 36,647 36,602 36,607 36,746 36,985 36,818 36,917

 Indirect 10,625 10,814 10,880 10,842 10,587 10,284 10,085 9,812 9,524 9,184 8,886 8,958 8,956 8,946 8,938 8,945 8,996 9,073 9,028 9,066

 Induced 21,347 21,566 21,629 21,558 21,129 20,593 20,262 19,787 19,281 18,663 18,134 18,375 18,438 18,473 18,527 18,591 18,701 18,857 18,834 18,912

 Total 73,871 75,116 75,644 75,574 74,077 72,191 71,049 69,376 67,577 65,375 63,492 64,102 64,125 64,066 64,066 64,143 64,443 64,915 64,680 64,895

LA-3 Direct 36,342 37,625 38,375 38,713 38,046 37,130 36,641 35,820 34,915 33,759 32,803 32,737 32,389 32,045 31,772 31,589 31,567 31,659 31,276 31,235

 Indirect 11,596 11,869 11,991 11,979 11,702 11,369 11,156 10,853 10,533 10,151 9,822 9,866 9,830 9,788 9,750 9,733 9,774 9,857 9,780 9,811

 Induced 15,610 15,949 16,115 16,136 15,818 15,415 15,176 14,815 14,428 13,950 13,546 13,634 13,600 13,553 13,522 13,511 13,559 13,658 13,575 13,609

 Total 63,548 65,442 66,482 66,828 65,566 63,914 62,973 61,488 59,876 57,860 56,172 56,238 55,820 55,386 55,043 54,833 54,900 55,173 54,631 54,655

LA-4 Direct 12,962 13,422 13,665 13,750 13,452 13,076 12,856 12,505 12,134 11,691 11,309 11,268 11,149 11,036 10,942 10,880 10,890 10,944 10,783 10,793

 Indirect 7,633 7,739 7,749 7,669 7,436 7,181 6,996 6,760 6,519 6,251 6,010 6,065 6,082 6,091 6,093 6,106 6,163 6,248 6,215 6,263

 Induced 8,308 8,508 8,591 8,582 8,366 8,112 7,948 7,710 7,465 7,182 6,932 6,952 6,925 6,897 6,873 6,863 6,899 6,965 6,894 6,925

 Total 28,903 29,669 30,005 30,000 29,254 28,369 27,800 26,975 26,118 25,123 24,251 24,286 24,156 24,024 23,909 23,849 23,952 24,156 23,892 23,980

MS-1 Direct 3,961 4,092 4,170 4,204 4,138 4,046 3,999 3,918 3,827 3,708 3,611 3,617 3,587 3,556 3,532 3,516 3,516 3,528 3,498 3,497

 Indirect 711 748 773 787 780 766 763 752 738 718 703 701 691 680 672 665 662 662 655 653

 Induced 985 1,017 1,036 1,043 1,027 1,005 993 974 951 922 899 901 895 888 883 879 880 883 876 877

 Total 5,656 5,857 5,979 6,034 5,945 5,817 5,756 5,643 5,517 5,349 5,213 5,218 5,173 5,125 5,087 5,060 5,058 5,074 5,029 5,026

TX-1 Direct 7,827 8,025 8,273 8,552 8,758 9,026 9,359 9,646 9,946 10,075 10,075 10,220 10,262 10,241 10,208 10,198 10,214 10,244 10,190 10,167

 Indirect 2,095 2,165 2,276 2,417 2,559 2,745 2,944 3,135 3,336 3,461 3,508 3,568 3,593 3,586 3,570 3,564 3,568 3,574 3,553 3,539

 Induced 3,585 3,663 3,773 3,906 4,016 4,162 4,335 4,489 4,652 4,731 4,742 4,822 4,853 4,851 4,842 4,842 4,854 4,871 4,852 4,843

 Total 13,507 13,852 14,322 14,875 15,333 15,932 16,639 17,270 17,934 18,266 18,324 18,609 18,707 18,678 18,619 18,604 18,636 18,690 18,595 18,549

TX-2 Direct 8,702 8,845 9,046 9,280 9,456 9,695 10,000 10,262 10,538 10,645 10,626 10,821 10,905 10,920 10,918 10,933 10,973 11,029 11,005 11,003

 Indirect 2,170 2,214 2,287 2,378 2,466 2,589 2,725 2,853 2,990 3,067 3,086 3,147 3,177 3,182 3,176 3,178 3,191 3,208 3,196 3,194

 Induced 2,951 2,989 3,048 3,120 3,177 3,255 3,356 3,442 3,533 3,569 3,562 3,634 3,668 3,678 3,682 3,691 3,708 3,731 3,726 3,729

 Total 13,823 14,049 14,381 14,778 15,098 15,539 16,081 16,557 17,062 17,281 17,274 17,601 17,750 17,780 17,776 17,801 17,872 17,968 17,927 17,926

TX-3 Direct 57,840 60,311 61,845 62,609 61,637 60,388 59,874 58,759 57,518 55,792 54,243 53,903 53,131 52,343 51,644 51,174 51,031 51,001 50,215 50,056

 Indirect 25,060 25,777 26,174 26,280 25,780 25,217 24,918 24,414 23,881 23,161 22,474 22,494 22,348 22,177 22,010 21,923 21,974 22,072 21,844 21,858

 Induced 34,700 35,886 36,570 36,829 36,132 35,287 34,843 34,076 33,248 32,170 31,191 31,080 30,735 30,388 30,083 29,903 29,898 29,950 29,559 29,519

 Total 117,600 121,975 124,588 125,718 123,549 120,892 119,634 117,249 114,647 111,123 107,908 107,477 106,213 104,908 103,737 103,001 102,902 103,023 101,618 101,433

Total EIA Direct 192,069 198,158 201,946 203,856 201,063 197,368 195,877 192,680 189,135 184,008 179,413 179,701 178,386 176,866 175,598 174,813 174,855 175,377 173,636 173,506

 Indirect 66,182 67,804 68,712 68,988 67,818 66,486 65,821 64,654 63,424 61,678 59,995 60,282 60,091 59,802 59,515 59,393 59,597 59,959 59,465 59,562

 Induced 95,078 97,363 98,661 99,118 97,483 95,466 94,458 92,680 90,768 88,164 85,797 86,214 85,882 85,443 85,091 84,939 85,156 85,590 84,945 85,036

 Total 353,329 363,325 369,319 371,962 366,364 359,319 356,156 350,015 343,326 333,850 325,205 326,196 324,359 322,111 320,204 319,145 319,607 320,926 318,046 318,104

Other-GOM Direct 73,859 76,406 77,975 78,701 77,514 75,793 74,979 73,461 71,742 69,470 67,645 67,639 66,941 66,214 65,673 65,305 65,210 65,321 64,721 64,619

 Indirect 25,369 26,398 27,047 27,368 26,980 26,409 26,150 25,642 25,061 24,286 23,662 23,614 23,334 23,047 22,819 22,659 22,607 22,623 22,396 22,353

 Induced 36,656 37,908 38,671 39,009 38,401 37,542 37,119 36,356 35,495 34,371 33,459 33,471 33,148 32,809 32,552 32,380 32,345 32,399 32,124 32,088

 Total 135,884 140,712 143,693 145,078 142,895 139,744 138,248 135,458 132,298 128,127 124,765 124,723 123,424 122,070 121,044 120,344 120,162 120,343 119,240 119,061

Other-US Direct 75,172 77,719 78,969 78,996 77,133 74,915 73,597 71,592 69,383 66,775 64,634 64,733 64,237 63,613 62,965 62,502 62,552 62,791 62,345 62,493

 Indirect 73,358 75,389 76,246 75,980 73,989 71,704 70,241 68,153 65,876 63,279 61,104 61,335 61,038 60,613 60,125 59,818 59,960 60,229 59,919 60,138

 Induced 122,185 125,862 127,526 127,277 124,063 120,324 117,990 114,585 110,865 106,564 102,990 103,264 102,627 101,785 100,872 100,263 100,435 100,864 100,244 100,551

 Total 270,715 278,970 282,741 282,252 275,186 266,943 261,828 254,330 246,124 236,618 228,728 229,333 227,902 226,011 223,962 222,583 222,947 223,885 222,508 223,182

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Tables 147 

Table 4-46b 

 

High-Case Employment Projected for the OCS Program by Economic Impact Area (Years 21-40) 

EIA Type 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Total 

AL-1 Direct 4,323 4,333 4,330 4,331 4,348 4,363 4,392 4,403 4,411 4,401 4,406 4,421 4,425 4,438 4,454 4,448 4,437 4,432 4,444 4,435 182,678

 Indirect 945 948 949 950 954 958 965 968 971 969 970 975 976 979 983 983 980 980 984 982 40,101

 Induced 577 579 580 581 583 586 590 592 594 594 595 597 599 601 603 603 603 603 605 604 24,223

 Total 5,846 5,861 5,859 5,862 5,886 5,907 5,947 5,964 5,975 5,964 5,971 5,993 5,999 6,018 6,040 6,033 6,020 6,015 6,032 6,021 247,002

FL-1 Direct 3,845 3,867 3,878 3,892 3,915 3,935 3,965 3,984 4,001 4,014 4,028 4,050 4,064 4,079 4,099 4,100 4,115 4,122 4,135 4,140 159,988

 Indirect 1,452 1,466 1,479 1,487 1,500 1,506 1,510 1,518 1,522 1,526 1,536 1,552 1,561 1,573 1,575 1,578 1,568 1,571 1,577 1,576 64,629

 Induced 1,405 1,414 1,421 1,426 1,436 1,443 1,452 1,460 1,465 1,469 1,475 1,485 1,491 1,499 1,504 1,506 1,505 1,507 1,513 1,513 59,869

 Total 6,703 6,747 6,777 6,805 6,851 6,884 6,928 6,962 6,988 7,009 7,039 7,087 7,117 7,151 7,178 7,183 7,189 7,200 7,225 7,229 284,486

FL-2 Direct 1,527 1,537 1,543 1,549 1,561 1,572 1,588 1,599 1,610 1,611 1,620 1,631 1,637 1,648 1,659 1,664 1,665 1,670 1,681 1,684 65,275

 Indirect 349 351 353 355 357 360 364 366 369 369 371 373 375 377 380 381 381 382 385 385 14,912

 Induced 577 581 583 586 590 595 601 606 610 611 614 618 621 625 629 631 631 634 638 639 24,557

 Total 2,453 2,469 2,479 2,489 2,508 2,527 2,553 2,571 2,589 2,591 2,605 2,622 2,633 2,650 2,668 2,677 2,677 2,686 2,704 2,708 104,744

FL-3 Direct 4,706 4,685 4,648 4,628 4,623 4,620 4,633 4,623 4,611 4,603 4,582 4,578 4,572 4,565 4,577 4,555 4,567 4,548 4,540 4,531 194,343

 Indirect 1,415 1,405 1,390 1,382 1,378 1,374 1,375 1,370 1,363 1,358 1,350 1,346 1,343 1,339 1,341 1,333 1,334 1,326 1,322 1,318 58,586

 Induced 2,158 2,148 2,131 2,122 2,120 2,119 2,125 2,121 2,115 2,110 2,101 2,099 2,096 2,093 2,099 2,088 2,092 2,084 2,080 2,076 89,331

 Total 8,279 8,238 8,169 8,131 8,120 8,113 8,133 8,114 8,090 8,071 8,033 8,023 8,010 7,998 8,017 7,976 7,993 7,958 7,942 7,925 342,260

FL-4 Direct 1,495 1,493 1,484 1,480 1,483 1,488 1,501 1,505 1,507 1,504 1,498 1,499 1,500 1,501 1,508 1,504 1,504 1,503 1,504 1,503 62,185

 Indirect 354 354 352 351 352 355 359 361 363 361 360 361 361 363 365 366 362 362 364 363 15,278

 Induced 618 619 616 616 618 622 629 632 634 633 632 633 634 636 640 640 638 638 640 640 26,203

 Total 2,467 2,466 2,452 2,446 2,453 2,465 2,488 2,498 2,504 2,498 2,490 2,494 2,496 2,500 2,513 2,510 2,504 2,503 2,507 2,506 103,667

LA-1 Direct 4,025 4,045 4,054 4,067 4,090 4,113 4,148 4,168 4,188 4,193 4,208 4,228 4,240 4,258 4,280 4,283 4,291 4,297 4,314 4,317 167,496

 Indirect 676 680 682 684 688 692 699 703 706 706 709 713 715 719 723 724 724 725 729 729 28,332

 Induced 1,315 1,323 1,326 1,332 1,340 1,348 1,361 1,368 1,375 1,379 1,385 1,392 1,396 1,402 1,410 1,412 1,417 1,420 1,426 1,428 54,436

 Total 6,015 6,048 6,062 6,083 6,118 6,153 6,208 6,239 6,270 6,278 6,302 6,333 6,351 6,379 6,413 6,418 6,432 6,442 6,468 6,474 250,264

LA-2 Direct 37,170 37,348 37,407 37,517 37,720 37,921 38,239 38,418 38,582 38,616 38,740 38,916 39,019 39,175 39,372 39,383 39,405 39,443 39,585 39,604 1,550,271

 Indirect 9,137 9,190 9,221 9,254 9,314 9,371 9,457 9,508 9,557 9,562 9,604 9,658 9,686 9,734 9,788 9,799 9,800 9,816 9,866 9,871 383,621

 Induced 19,063 19,178 19,236 19,318 19,437 19,553 19,724 19,833 19,938 19,991 20,077 20,181 20,254 20,342 20,456 20,476 20,542 20,581 20,663 20,695 791,196

 Total 65,370 65,716 65,864 66,089 66,471 66,845 67,420 67,758 68,076 68,169 68,422 68,756 68,959 69,252 69,616 69,657 69,747 69,840 70,114 70,170 2,725,088

LA-3 Direct 31,357 31,430 31,414 31,423 31,547 31,650 31,857 31,930 31,983 31,899 31,940 32,055 32,072 32,171 32,280 32,231 32,139 32,101 32,193 32,123 1,324,234

 Indirect 9,880 9,928 9,954 9,979 10,039 10,093 10,181 10,227 10,270 10,262 10,297 10,353 10,371 10,420 10,473 10,477 10,474 10,484 10,537 10,531 416,439

 Induced 13,699 13,762 13,787 13,822 13,898 13,967 14,083 14,143 14,199 14,200 14,245 14,312 14,342 14,399 14,469 14,469 14,484 14,495 14,552 14,550 573,058

 Total 54,937 55,120 55,154 55,224 55,484 55,710 56,121 56,300 56,452 56,361 56,482 56,721 56,785 56,990 57,222 57,177 57,097 57,080 57,282 57,205 2,313,731

LA-4 Direct 10,851 10,889 10,897 10,910 10,962 11,004 11,091 11,117 11,150 11,078 11,131 11,173 11,168 11,225 11,265 11,255 11,208 11,194 11,253 11,215 461,541

 Indirect 6,327 6,375 6,413 6,444 6,498 6,545 6,617 6,659 6,705 6,701 6,746 6,794 6,812 6,857 6,902 6,917 6,925 6,943 6,997 6,998 267,443

 Induced 6,980 7,020 7,043 7,067 7,113 7,151 7,218 7,247 7,284 7,253 7,300 7,338 7,344 7,388 7,424 7,427 7,422 7,426 7,475 7,462 295,279

 Total 24,158 24,283 24,353 24,421 24,573 24,700 24,927 25,023 25,139 25,032 25,176 25,305 25,324 25,470 25,591 25,600 25,554 25,562 25,725 25,675 1,024,263

MS-1 Direct 3,513 3,521 3,518 3,520 3,534 3,547 3,573 3,583 3,591 3,587 3,590 3,602 3,606 3,616 3,630 3,625 3,622 3,620 3,629 3,625 147,169

 Indirect 654 654 650 649 650 652 656 657 657 654 652 653 652 653 655 653 650 649 649 648 27,328

 Induced 881 883 882 883 887 890 897 900 903 902 902 905 907 909 913 912 912 911 914 913 36,822

 Total 5,048 5,058 5,051 5,052 5,070 5,089 5,126 5,140 5,150 5,143 5,144 5,160 5,165 5,178 5,198 5,190 5,184 5,180 5,192 5,185 211,319

TX-1 Direct 10,142 10,117 10,073 10,029 10,008 9,983 9,976 9,959 9,946 9,907 9,904 9,909 9,913 9,935 9,962 9,972 9,975 9,978 9,999 9,999 391,190

 Indirect 3,515 3,495 3,470 3,442 3,422 3,401 3,384 3,368 3,354 3,331 3,324 3,319 3,317 3,321 3,327 3,333 3,329 3,330 3,336 3,335 130,207

 Induced 4,831 4,820 4,799 4,778 4,768 4,756 4,751 4,743 4,738 4,721 4,720 4,722 4,726 4,736 4,750 4,756 4,762 4,765 4,776 4,778 184,878

 Total 18,488 18,431 18,342 18,249 18,198 18,140 18,111 18,070 18,038 17,958 17,947 17,951 17,956 17,992 18,040 18,061 18,066 18,074 18,110 18,112 706,274

TX-2 Direct 10,999 10,991 10,959 10,929 10,922 10,913 10,924 10,923 10,927 10,905 10,912 10,928 10,944 10,974 11,015 11,032 11,054 11,069 11,098 11,110 425,129

 Indirect 3,184 3,174 3,161 3,144 3,136 3,125 3,120 3,114 3,109 3,095 3,095 3,097 3,098 3,106 3,116 3,124 3,126 3,130 3,140 3,143 120,012

 Induced 3,730 3,729 3,721 3,713 3,712 3,710 3,716 3,717 3,720 3,714 3,719 3,725 3,732 3,742 3,757 3,764 3,775 3,781 3,792 3,798 144,017

 Total 17,913 17,894 17,841 17,787 17,769 17,749 17,760 17,754 17,756 17,714 17,726 17,750 17,774 17,823 17,889 17,920 17,955 17,981 18,030 18,050 689,158

TX-3 Direct 50,098 50,079 49,926 49,802 49,903 49,980 50,220 50,253 50,272 49,954 49,971 50,083 50,053 50,218 50,357 50,311 49,956 49,852 50,008 49,831 2,116,441

 Indirect 21,937 21,991 22,006 22,008 22,099 22,173 22,310 22,374 22,435 22,366 22,421 22,520 22,549 22,652 22,749 22,772 22,694 22,703 22,815 22,785 920,193

 Induced 29,596 29,644 29,632 29,618 29,726 29,807 29,973 30,033 30,089 29,957 30,017 30,128 30,146 30,268 30,374 30,373 30,231 30,207 30,333 30,259 1,252,454

 Total 101,630 101,714 101,564 101,429 101,728 101,960 102,502 102,660 102,797 102,277 102,408 102,731 102,748 103,137 103,480 103,455 102,881 102,762 103,155 102,875 4,289,088

Total EIA Direct 174,051 174,335 174,130 174,077 174,614 175,089 176,107 176,467 176,780 176,271 176,530 177,073 177,213 177,803 178,459 178,363 177,939 177,829 178,381 178,117 7,247,940

 Indirect 59,825 60,011 60,080 60,128 60,388 60,606 60,997 61,193 61,381 61,259 61,435 61,716 61,815 62,093 62,376 62,436 62,348 62,402 62,700 62,663 2,487,080

 Induced 85,430 85,700 85,758 85,862 86,227 86,547 87,120 87,393 87,664 87,534 87,782 88,137 88,286 88,641 89,029 89,057 89,014 89,051 89,406 89,354 3,556,323

 Total 319,306 320,047 319,967 320,067 321,228 322,241 324,224 325,053 325,824 325,064 325,747 326,926 327,314 328,537 329,865 329,857 329,301 329,282 330,487 330,134 13,291,343

Other-GOM Direct 64,842 64,929 64,795 64,775 64,994 65,209 65,640 65,796 65,901 65,803 65,799 65,991 66,050 66,200 66,455 66,348 66,311 66,249 66,385 66,301 2,723,961

 Indirect 22,424 22,446 22,386 22,368 22,439 22,512 22,662 22,714 22,743 22,700 22,681 22,742 22,758 22,801 22,885 22,840 22,812 22,785 22,825 22,789 943,136

 Induced 32,208 32,262 32,204 32,202 32,319 32,437 32,661 32,753 32,817 32,785 32,785 32,887 32,929 33,007 33,141 33,097 33,086 33,067 33,136 33,104 1,353,191

 Total 119,473 119,637 119,385 119,345 119,752 120,158 120,963 121,263 121,461 121,288 121,265 121,619 121,738 122,008 122,481 122,284 122,210 122,101 122,346 122,194 5,020,288

Other-US Direct 62,828 62,931 62,793 62,750 63,010 63,377 64,005 64,324 64,550 64,496 64,448 64,677 64,796 65,037 65,403 65,460 65,211 65,247 65,463 65,446 2,663,371

 Indirect 60,514 60,691 60,649 60,679 60,985 61,394 62,031 62,410 62,698 62,744 62,765 63,045 63,232 63,512 63,903 64,034 63,829 63,925 64,177 64,221 2,569,934

 Induced 101,140 101,381 101,258 101,259 101,735 102,376 103,410 103,990 104,421 104,425 104,415 104,846 105,106 105,543 106,165 106,331 105,963 106,078 106,471 106,497 4,293,946

 Total 224,482 225,002 224,700 224,688 225,730 227,147 229,446 230,725 231,669 231,664 231,628 232,569 233,135 234,092 235,472 235,825 235,004 235,250 236,111 236,165 9,527,251

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN. 
Table 4-47 Employment Projected for the OCS Program as a Percent of Total Employment by Economic Impact A

Calendar Model AL-1 MS-1 LA-1 LA-2 LA-3 LA-4 TX-1 TX-2 TX-3 FL-1 FL-2 

Year Year Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High 

2007 1 1.4 - 1.8 1.8 - 2.2 2.9 - 3.7 18.1 - 23.7 7.3 - 9.4 3.6 - 4.7 1.1 - 1.8 2.9 - 4.6 2.6 - 3.5 1.2 - 1.6 0.7 - 0.9 2008 2 1.4 - 1.8 1.8 - 2.3 2.8 - 3.7 17.9 - 23.8 7.3 - 9.6 3.4 - 4.7 1.1 - 1.8 2.9 - 4.6 2.6 - 3.6 1.2 - 1.6 0.7 - 0.9 2009 3 1.4 - 1.8 1.7 - 2.3 2.8 - 3.7 17.5 - 23.7 7.2 - 9.7 3.3 - 4.6 1.1 - 1.9 2.8 - 4.7 2.5 - 3.6 1.1 - 1.5 0.7 - 0.9 2010 4 1.3 - 1.8 1.7 - 2.3 2.7 - 3.7 17.0 - 23.3 7.0 - 9.6 3.2 - 4.5 1.0 - 1.9 2.7 - 4.7 2.5 - 3.6 1.1 - 1.5 0.6 - 0.9 2011 5 1.3 - 1.8 1.7 - 2.2 2.7 - 3.6 16.7 - 22.6 7.0 - 9.3 3.1 - 4.3 1.0 - 1.9 2.7 - 4.7 2.4 - 3.5 1.1 - 1.5 0.6 - 0.8 2012 6 1.2 - 1.7 1.6 - 2.1 2.5 - 3.4 15.9 - 21.7 6.6 - 9.0 2.8 - 4.0 1.0 - 2.0 2.5 - 4.8 2.3 - 3.3 1.0 - 1.4 0.6 - 0.8 2013 7 1.3 - 1.6 1.6 - 2.1 2.5 - 3.3 15.8 - 21.1 6.6 - 8.8 2.8 - 3.8 0.9 - 2.0 2.5 - 4.9 2.3 - 3.2 1.0 - 1.3 0.6 - 0.8 2014 8 1.2 - 1.6 1.5 - 2.0 2.4 - 3.2 15.1 - 20.4 6.3 - 8.5 2.6 - 3.6 0.9 - 2.0 2.4 - 5.0 2.1 - 3.1 0.9 - 1.3 0.5 - 0.7 2015 9 1.2 - 1.5 1.5 - 1.9 2.4 - 3.1 15.0 - 19.6 6.4 - 8.2 2.6 - 3.4 0.9 - 2.1 2.4 - 5.1 2.1 - 3.0 0.9 - 1.2 0.5 - 0.7 2016 10 1.1 - 1.5 1.4 - 1.8 2.3 - 3.0 14.4 - 18.8 6.1 - 7.9 2.4 - 3.2 0.8 - 2.1 2.3 - 5.1 2.0 - 2.9 0.9 - 1.1 0.5 - 0.7 2017 11 1.1 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.8 2.3 - 2.9 14.3 - 18.0 6.1 - 7.6 2.4 - 3.0 0.8 - 2.1 2.2 - 5.0 2.0 - 2.7 0.9 - 1.1 0.5 - 0.6 2018 12 1.1 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.7 2.3 - 2.8 14.2 - 18.0 6.0 - 7.5 2.3 - 2.9 0.8 - 2.1 2.2 - 5.0 1.9 - 2.7 0.9 - 1.1 0.5 - 0.6 2019 13 1.1 - 1.4 1.4 - 1.7 2.3 - 2.8 14.4 - 17.8 6.1 - 7.4 2.3 - 2.8 0.8 - 2.0 2.3 - 5.0 1.9 - 2.6 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 2020 14 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.7 2.2 - 2.8 14.1 - 17.6 5.9 - 7.3 2.2 - 2.8 0.8 - 2.0 2.2 - 4.9 1.8 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 2021 15 1.1 - 1.3 1.4 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.8 14.4 - 17.4 6.0 - 7.2 2.2 - 2.7 0.8 - 2.0 2.3 - 4.9 1.9 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 2022 16 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.7 14.3 - 17.2 5.9 - 7.1 2.2 - 2.6 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.8 1.8 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 2023 17 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.7 14.5 - 17.1 6.0 - 7.1 2.2 - 2.6 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.8 1.8 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 2024 18 1.1 - 1.3 1.3 - 1.6 2.3 - 2.7 14.3 - 17.0 5.9 - 7.0 2.1 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.7 1.8 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.0 0.5 - 0.6 2025 19 1.1 - 1.2 1.3 - 1.5 2.3 - 2.7 14.2 - 16.8 5.8 - 6.9 2.1 - 2.5 0.8 - 1.9 2.3 - 4.7 1.7 - 2.3 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 2026 20 1.0 - 1.2 1.3 - 1.5 2.3 - 2.7 14.1 - 16.7 5.8 - 6.9 2.0 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.8 2.2 - 4.6 1.7 - 2.3 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 2027 21 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.5 2.2 - 2.7 14.0 - 16.6 5.8 - 6.8 2.0 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.8 2.2 - 4.6 1.7 - 2.2 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 2028 22 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.5 2.2 - 2.6 13.9 - 16.5 5.7 - 6.8 1.9 - 2.4 0.8 - 1.8 2.2 - 4.5 1.7 - 2.2 0.8 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.6 2029 23 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.4 2.2 - 2.6 13.7 - 16.4 5.6 - 6.8 1.9 - 2.3 0.7 - 1.7 2.2 - 4.4 1.6 - 2.2 0.7 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.5 2030 24 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.4 2.2 - 2.6 13.5 - 16.3 5.5 - 6.7 1.9 - 2.3 0.7 - 1.7 2.1 - 4.4 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 2031 25 1.0 - 1.2 1.2 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.6 13.3 - 16.2 5.5 - 6.7 1.8 - 2.2 0.7 - 1.7 2.1 - 4.3 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 2032 26 1.0 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.6 13.1 - 16.2 5.4 - 6.7 1.8 - 2.2 0.7 - 1.6 2.1 - 4.3 1.5 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 2033 27 0.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.6 13.0 - 16.1 5.4 - 6.7 1.7 - 2.2 0.7 - 1.6 2.0 - 4.2 1.5 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.5 2034 28 0.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.0 - 2.6 12.8 - 16.0 5.3 - 6.6 1.7 - 2.1 0.7 - 1.6 2.0 - 4.2 1.5 - 2.1 0.7 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2035 29 0.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.4 2.0 - 2.5 12.6 - 15.9 5.2 - 6.6 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 1.6 2.0 - 4.1 1.5 - 2.0 0.7 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2036 30 0.9 - 1.1 1.1 - 1.3 2.0 - 2.5 12.4 - 15.8 5.1 - 6.5 1.6 - 2.1 0.7 - 1.5 1.9 - 4.1 1.4 - 2.0 0.7 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2037 31 0.9 - 1.1 1.1 - 1.3 2.0 - 2.5 12.3 - 15.7 5.1 - 6.5 1.6 - 2.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.9 - 4.0 1.4 - 2.0 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2038 32 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.5 12.1 - 15.6 5.0 - 6.5 1.5 - 2.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.9 - 4.0 1.4 - 2.0 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2039 33 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.5 11.9 - 15.5 5.0 - 6.4 1.5 - 2.0 0.6 - 1.5 1.9 - 3.9 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2040 34 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.5 11.7 - 15.4 4.9 - 6.4 1.4 - 1.9 0.6 - 1.5 1.8 - 3.9 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2041 35 0.9 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.4 11.6 - 15.3 4.9 - 6.4 1.4 - 1.9 0.6 - 1.4 1.8 - 3.9 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2042 36 0.8 - 1.1 1.0 - 1.3 1.8 - 2.4 11.4 - 15.2 4.8 - 6.3 1.4 - 1.9 0.6 - 1.4 1.8 - 3.8 1.3 - 1.9 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2043 37 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.8 - 2.4 11.3 - 15.0 4.7 - 6.3 1.3 - 1.8 0.6 - 1.4 1.8 - 3.8 1.2 - 1.8 0.6 - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 2044 38 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.8 - 2.4 11.1 - 14.9 4.7 - 6.2 1.3 - 1.8 0.6 - 1.4 1.7 - 3.7 1.2 - 1.8 0.6 - 0.7 0.4 - 0.5 2045 39 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.8 - 2.4 11.0 - 14.8 4.6 - 6.2 1.3 - 1.7 0.6 - 1.4 1.7 - 3.7 1.2 - 1.8 0.6 - 0.7 0.4 - 0.5 2046 40 0.8 - 1.1 0.9 - 1.2 1.7 - 2.3 10.9 - 14.7 4.6 - 6.1 1.2 - 1.7 0.6 - 1.3 1.7 - 3.7 1.2 - 1.8 0.5 - 0.7 0.3 - 0.5 

Source: Employment output from MMS's economic impact model MAG-PLAN as a percentage of baseline employment projections based on Woods & Poole Economics
Table A-1 Watermasses in the Gulf of Mexico Eastern Gulf of Mexico Western Gulf of Mexico Watermass Depth Feature(s) Sigma-theta (m)(mg/cm3) Depth Feature(s) Sigma-the

(m)(mg/cm

SUW-LC 150-250 Smax 25.40 NA NA NA SUW 150-250 Smax 25.40 0-250 Smax 25.40 18oC W 200-400 O2max 26.50 NA NA NA TACW 400-700 O2min 27.15 250-400 O2min 27.15 AAIW NA NA NA 500-700 NO3max 27.30 AAIW 700-900 PO4max 27.40 600-800 PO4max 27.40 AAIW 800-1,000 Smin 27.50 700-800 Smin 27.50 SiO2max NA SiO2max NA UNADW 900-1,200 SiO2max 27.70 1,000-1,100 SiO2max 27.70 Key: 18oC W = 18 degrees Centigrade Sargasso Sea Water. AAIW = Antarctic intermediate water. NA = information not available. NO3max = nitrate maximum. O2max = dissolved oxygen maximum. O2min = dissolved oxygen minimum. PO4max = phosphate maximum. SiO2max = silicate maximum. Smax = salinity maximum. Smin = salinity minimum. SUW = subtropical underwater in the Gulf but outside the Loop Current. SUW-LC = subtropical underwater in the Loop Current and new Loop Current eddies. TACW = tropical Atlantic central water. UNADW = mixture of upper North Atlantic deep water and high-silicate Caribbean mid-water.
150 Western and Central Gulf of Mexico Multisale EIS

Table A-2 

 

Climatological Data for Selected Gulf Coast Locations 

Stability Conditions 

Annual Percent 

Location 

Precipitation 

(annual 

average, 

meters) 

Temperature

(mean 

annual, o

C) 

Wind Speed 

(average 

annual mean, 

m/sec) 

Humidity 

(average 

percent) 

Barometric 

Pressure 

(average 

annual 

millibars) Unstable Neutral Stable

Corpus Christi, TX 0.77 21.7 5.4 89 1,014 11.0 61.0 28.0 

 

Galveston, TX 1.07 20.9 4.9 83 1,015 16.0 61.4 22.6 

Lake Charles, LA 1.35 19.9 3.9 90 1,016 23.0 44.0 33.0 

Gulfport, MS 1.50 20.0 3.6 85 1,016 17.5 47.4 35.1 

Pensacola, FL 1.55 19.9 3.7 85 1,013 18.0 22.0 60.0 

Key West, FL 1.01 25.3 5.0 79 1,014 80.0 18.0 2.0 

Source: USDOC, NOAA, 1961-1986.
Tables 151 

Table A-3 

 

Summary of the Most Damaging Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (1900-2005) 

Hurricane Year Category1 Damage 

(million $) Deaths 

 

Texas 1900 4 NA 6,000+ 

Mississippi/Alabama/Pensacola, Florida 1906 3 NA 134 

Southeast Florida 1906 2 NA 164 

Louisiana 1909 4 NA 350 

Texas 1909 3 NA 41 

Louisiana 1915 4 NA 275 

North Texas 1915 4 1,177 275 

Southwest Louisiana 1918 3 NA 34 

Florida Keys 1919 4 NA 600-900 

Florida 1926 4 1,315 243 

Louisiana 1926 3 NA 25 

Texas 1932 4 NA 40 

South Texas 1933 3 NA 40 

Southwest Florida 1944 3 582 NA 

Southeast Florida/Louisiana/Mississippi 1947 4 707 51 

Audrey (Louisiana/Texas) 1957 4 696 390 

Carla (Texas) 1961 4 1,926 46 

Hilda (Louisiana) 1964 3 578 38 

Betsy (Florida/Louisiana) 1965 3 6,461 75 

Beulah (Texas) 1967 3 844 NA 

Camille (Mississippi/Alabama) 1969 5 5,242 256 

Celia (Texas) 1970 3 1,560 NA 

Eloise (Florida) 1975 3 1,081 NA 

Claudette (Texas) 1979 T.S. 609 NA 

Frederic (Alabama/Mississippi) 1979 3 3,502 NA 

Allen (Texas) 1980 3 410 NA 

Alicia (Texas) 1983 3 2,391 NA 

Elena (Mississippi/Alabama/Louisiana) 1985 3 1,392 NA 

Juan (Louisiana) 1985 1 1,671 NA 

Allison (Texas) 1989 T.S. 511 NA 

Andrew (Florida/Louisiana) 1992 4 30,475 NA 

Gordon (Florida) 1994 T.S. 400 NA 

Alberto (Florida/Alabama) 1994 T.S. 500 30 

Erin (Florida/Miss/Alabama) 1995 1 700 NA 

Opal (Florida/Alabama) 1995 3 3,069 NA 

Danny (Louisiana/Florida) 1997 1 NA NA 

Earl (Florida) 1998 1 NA NA 

Georges (Florida/Mississippi) 1998 2 NA NA 

Bret (Texas) 1999 4 NA NA 

Irene (Florida) 1999 1 NA NA 

Allison (Texas) 2001 T.S. 5,000 NA 

Lili (Louisiana) 2002 1 860 NA 

Jeanne (Florida) 2004 3 6,900 NA 

Frances (Florida) 2004 2 8,900 NA 

Ivan (Alabama/Florida) 2004 3 14,200 NA 

Charley (Florida) 2004 4 15,000 NA 
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Table A-3. Summary of the Most Damaging Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico (1900-2005) 

(continued) 

Hurricane Year Category 1

Damage 

(million $) Deaths 

Dennis (Florida) 2005 3 2,230 42 

Katrina (Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama) 2005 3 75,000-100,000 1,600+ 

Rita (Texas/Louisiana) 2005 3 10,000 6 

Wilma (Florida) 2005 3 12,200 22 

Sources: Modified from Herbert et al., 1992. 

 USDOC, NOAA, NHC, 2001. 

 USDOC, NOAA, NHC, 2006. 

1

 Storm category at landfall from the Saffir-Simpson scale. 

 Category 1 = winds of 74-95 mph Category 4 = winds of 131-155 mph 

 Category 2 = winds of 96-110 mph Category 5 = winds greater than 155 mph 

 Category 3 = winds of 111-130 mph 

T.S. = tropical storm. 

NA= data not available. 

Table A-4 

 

Rigs-to-Reefs Donations and Methods of Removal and Reefing by State as of May 2006 

State Rigs-to-Reefs 

Donations 

Tow-and-Place 

Platforms 

Topple-in-Place 

Platforms 

Partial 

Removal 

Platforms 

 

Louisiana 147 91 49 7 

Texas 83 40 16 27 

Florida 3 3 0 0 

Alabama 6 6 0 0 

Mississippi 8 3 5 0 

 

Total 247 143 70 34 
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Table A-5 

 

MMS-Funded Hurricane Research and Studies 

Subject Description 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

Joint Industry Project to Study 

Risk-Based Restarts of 

Untreated Subsea Oil and 

Gas Flowlines in the GOMR 

(Project No. 579) 

This project assesses potential solutions to the disruptions of production restart 

from hydrates affecting pipelines after a long shut-in period such as a hurricane. 

Preliminary work shows that it may be possible to reduce the risk of hydrate 

plugging by selecting an appropriate restart rate. The MMS and industry will use 

the results of this project to reduce the risk of having hydrates stop production 

restarts. 

Hindcast Data on Winds, 

Waves and Currents in 

Northern Gulf of Mexico in 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

(2005) (Project No. 580) 

The study objective is to develop a database of wind, sea state, and currents 

resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita meteorological data and application of 

advanced hindcast models. The study contractor has already responded to urgent 

industry needs for a preliminary assessment of the impact of Hurricanes Katrina 

and Rita by performing and distributing to several offshore operators an 

“emergency response (ER)” wind and wave hindcast. The study contractor will 

make that same data immediately available to the other MMS contracted 

researchers providing Hurricane Katrina/Rita research then, following completion 

of the study contractor’s new work, they will deliver a second and more in-depth 

hindcast data analysis (referred to as “fast response (FR)” that results from this 

new study. The FR hindcast differs from the ER hindcast in the following ways: 

(1) it will use a larger base of measured wind, wave, surge, and current data, (2) it 

will include a more detailed reanalysis of the wind field; (3) particular attention will 

be paid to provision of much higher resolution in shallow water and to the inclusion 

of the storm-perturbed water level in the shallow-water wave hindcast; and (4) 

more robust 1D and 2D current models will be adopted. 

Pipeline Damage Assessment 

from Hurricane Katrina/Rita 

(Project No. 581) 

The objective of the study is to find out what happened to the GOM pipeline 

infrastructure during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and how to be better prepared in 

the future to reduce hurricane damage in the GOM. The study contractor 

proposes development of a web-based pipeline damage reporting system with 

MMS’s eWell system. The intent of the web-based program is to allow operators 

with options to report their operational status more quickly and efficiently following 

a major event, plus it allows MMS the means to automate data collection and 

reporting. 

Assessment of Fixed Offshore 

Platform Performance in 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

(Project No. 578) 

The objective of this effort is to conduct a qualitative and quantitative assessment 

of fixed offshore platforms that were affected by Hurricane Katrina and/or Rita. 

Resulting data will be evaluated to determine if any common trends occur, and 

also to determine if current API standards are an accurate indicator of expected 

performance. Coordination and consultation with the API HEAT group will occur 

throughout the project. 

Modeling Waves and Currents 

Produced by Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita (GM-06-x10) 

The objective of the study is to assess the response of waves and currents 

throughout the water column on the northern GOM slope and shelf to Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita, using numerical modeling techniques in conjunction with 

available meteorological and physical oceanographic data. In particular, this study 

aims at 

1. a realistic simulation of circulation throughout the entire water column in 

the northern GOM continental slope and shelf regions, including the 

response of currents and waves to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 

2. determination of the length of time for which substantial ocean response to 

these hurricanes persisted; and 

3. determination of the area or areas of greatest wave height and current 

speed. 
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Post-Hurricane Assessment 

of Sensitive Habitats of the 

Flower Garden Banks Vicinity 

(GM-06-x11) 

The condition of the communities on the banks selected for the study is important 

to the health of the ecosystem as a whole. This study will conduct field surveys at 

the East Flower Garden Bank and at Sonnier, Geyer, and possibly West Flower 

Garden and McGrail Banks to determine their condition and to track the progress 

of recovery from Hurricane Rita effects. The study will enhance MMS’s ability to 

distinguish natural from anthropogenic impacts. Results from the study of these 

banks can be considered representative of others in the area and will improve the 

MMS’s ability to make management decisions. 

Post-Hurricane Assessment 

of OCS-Related Infrastructure 

and Communities in the Gulf 

of Mexico Region (GM-92-42-

124) 

The primary objective of this project is to update the existing Infrastructure Fact 

Book in light of the recent changes in the industry and the region. The goal will be 

a better understanding of the impacts that the 2005 tropical activity may have on 

future onshore infrastructure development trends and outlooks. A second 

objective will be to reorganize and supplement some of the information to better 

support EIS development. In addition to updating the underlying data, the original 

data documentation will be updated to ensure that the metadata associated with 

the project meets newer MMS data collection standards that have been developed 

since the original project concluded. The project will also conduct a 

socioeconomic analysis of select communities with a high concentration of OCSrelated infrastructure. This analysis will take the existing GIS infrastructure 

information, as well as additions and supplements developed during this project, 

and identify communities of interest. For a set of 6-10 communities selected, 

detailed community profiles will be developed using Census data. 

Spatial Restructuring and 

Fiscal Impacts in the Wake of 

Disaster: The Case of the Oil 

and Gas Industry Following 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

(GM-92-42-125) 

The objective of the study is to examine the following research questions: 

1. What role will the oil and gas industry play in providing employment 

stability in the region in the aftermath of the storms, and how will this 

change over time? 

2. Will a spatial shift of employment occur in response to the storms? If so, 

which areas stand to benefit and which areas stand to suffer from these 

changes? 

3. How will the response of the oil and gas industry compare with other major 

industrial sectors in terms of its impact on employment and thus the 

region’s recovery? 

4. What strategies will the oil and gas industry use to recruit new and retain 

current employees? 

5. What fiscal effects will the industry have on impacted communities, Gulf 

States, and the Gulf region? 

Hurricane Ivan 

Examination and Review of 

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit 

(MODU) Loss of Stationkeeping Ability during 

Hurricane Ivan and 

Assessment of Current 

Mooring Standards and 

Criteria to Prevent Similar 

Failures (Project No. 548) 

The project examined the loss of MODU station-keeping in the Gulf of Mexico 

during Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, comparing those findings with that of 

recent Hurricanes Andrew (1992) and Lili (2002), and it assessed the current 

mooring standards and criteria to prevent similar failures. 

Assessment of Fixed Offshore 

Platforms in Hurricane Ivan, 

Andrew (Project No. 549) 

Based on the damage data collected from Hurricanes Ivan (2004), Andrew (1992), 

and Lili (2002), this project determined the effectiveness of current structural 

design standards and MMS regulations. It analyzed the effectiveness of API RP2A 

and Section 17 to see if both the API standards and MMS regulations performed 

as expected for the assessment of existing fixed platforms. 

A Pilot Study for RegionallyConsistent Hazard 

Susceptibility Mapping of 

Submarine Mudslides, 

Offshore Gulf of Mexico 

(Project No. 550) 

During Hurricane Ivan in 2004, a number of GOM pipelines and platforms were 

believed to have been impacted by mudslides in the region of Ivan’s path. This 

project provides hazard information for the design and placement of new pipelines 

and structures by determining the applicability of developing regionally consistent 

hazard maps that delineate relative susceptibility of GOM offshore regions to future 

submarine mudslides, including identification of past and future probable locations 

of underwater slope failures. The project consists of a pilot test to map the 

seafloor bottom using high-resolution bathymetric and seismic data to delineate 

past mudslide failures, sediments susceptible to failure, and areas of relative 

stability. An important part of this mapping is to determine the relative ages of 

sediment and past failures in order to evaluate where future failures are most likely 

to occur, and equally important, likely to not occur. 
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Assessment of Drilling and 

Workover Rig Storm Sea 

Fastenings on Offshore 

Floating Platforms During 

Hurricane Ivan (Project No. 

551) 

Drilling and workover rigs on floating production systems (FPS’s) are held to the 

decks by sea fastenings to prevent movement during hurricanes. During 

Hurricane Ivan, a number of drilling or workover rigs shifted. These movements 

are assessed, along with the current design philosophy and criteria for storm sea 

fastenings, rig and storm sea fastening installation practices, and onboard storm 

operational practices to ready FPS’s for a hurricane. The study’s results provide 

information that can be used to assess any needs to revise tie-down criteria or 

practices. 

Mudslides during Hurricane 

Ivan and an Assessment of 

the Potential for Future 

Mudslides in the GOM 

(Project No. 552) 

During 2004 and 2005, Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita damaged and destroyed 

hundreds of GOM pipelines and platforms, many from mudslides both in line with 

and adjacent to the hurricanes’ paths. This project examines and reviews the 

mudflow/mudslide areas in the GOM caused by hurricanes. Revised and/or new 

maps indicating areas of high risk were produced. This will be accomplished 

through a review of both historical data, as well as new data that resulted from 

Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita. 

Pipeline Damage Assessment 

from Hurricane Ivan (Project 

No. 553) 

In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan, a Category 4 hurricane, moved through the 

GOM with winds and waves that exceeded the 100-year storm design criteria of 

offshore facilities. Approximately 10,000 mi of pipelines were in the direct path of 

Hurricane Ivan. The MMS received industry damage assessment reports 

identifying damage to the offshore pipeline infrastructure. This project determined 

the type, cause, and extent of pipeline damage incurred during Hurricane Ivan and 

provides guidance for improving pipeline integrity/design to reduce potential 

damage from future GOM hurricanes. 

Offshore Hurricane Readiness 

& Recovery Conference 

(Project No. 559) 

The Offshore Hurricane Readiness & Recovery Conference, co-sponsored by 

MMS, was held July 26-27, 2005, in Houston, Texas. The conference brought 

industry and government officials together to share and learn from the experiences 

of Hurricane Ivan to improve future performance and reliability of offshore 

operations in the GOM. 

Ocean Currents under 

Hurricane Ivan on the 

Mississippi/Alabama Shelf 

(GM-05-x12) 

The purpose of this interagency agreement is to analyze vertical profiles of ocean 

currents prior to, during, and after the passage of Hurricane Ivan to assess the 

response of the ocean to such an energetic atmospheric event. In particular, a 3-

dimensional response of ocean currents will be sought by the Naval Research 

Laboratory research team. 

Hurricane Lili 

Validation and Calibration of 

API RP2A Using Hurricane 

Lili to Update the Hurricane 

Andrew Joint Industry 

Project (JIP) Results that 

Provided the Basis for API 

Section 17 (Project No. 466) 

This project updates the API RP2A section using Hurricane Lili data to validate and 

calibrate Hurricane Andrew’s JIP results. The general project objectives were to 

1. determine the validity of the API RP2A process using a combined set of 

Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Lili data; 

2. determine the anticipated conservatism of the API process, if any, by 

determining the bias factors for the jacket and foundation; 

3. identify the areas of the API design process, wave load, foundation design, 

etc., that provide the most significant bias contributors; and 

4. make recommendations on improvements to API RP2A. 

Hindcast Study of Winds, 

Waves, and Currents in 

Northern GOM in Hurricane 

Lili (2002) (Project No. 467) 

The purpose of this study was to develop a description of the evolution and 

distribution of the surface wind field, wave, salinity, sea-surface temperature, and 

current field in the northern GOM during the approach and passage of Hurricane Lili 

in 2002. The hindcast used all available public domain meteorological and 

oceanographic measured data, and Oceanweather’s most accurate cyclone wind 

and wave hindcast methods. Hindcast results are validated against available 

measured data and an assessment of the accuracy of the hindcast provided with the 

results. The narrative report includes a description of the data sources, storm 

evolution (track and intensity), wind and wave hindcast method and a summary of 

results. 

Post-Mortem Failure 

Assessment of Drilling Rigs 

during Hurricane Lili (Project 

No. 469) 

The project studied the failures of offshore drilling rigs, MODU’s, and jackup rigs 

associated with the passage of Hurricane Lili in the autumn of 2002. It developed 

recommendations for updates on criteria, reviewed data from the Hurricane Andrew 

timeframe, and the made recommendations to SNAME RP for possible future 

mitigation action. 
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Assessment of Performance 

of Deepwater Floating 

Production Facilities (Project 

No. 471) 

This project collected and assessed information on the performance of deepwater 

production facilities that were impacted by Hurricane Lili (2002). This study formed 

the basis for developing recommendations for improvement in design and operation 

of installations such as 

1. vortex-induced vibration of risers; 

2. loss of air gap with wave loading on decks; 

3. tension leg platform TLP performance; and 

4. spar performance measurements. 

Evaluate and Compare 

Hurricane-Induced Damage 

to Offshore Pipelines for 

Hurricane Lili – Rev. A 

(Project No. 503) 

This project investigated the major classes of pipeline failure that resulted to GOM 

OCS facilities by Hurricane Lili in the fall of 2002. The project had four objectives: 

1. investigate pipeline failures resulting from Hurricane Lili, including flowlines, 

major trunk lines, and platform risers from both fixed and floating production 

facilities; 

2. compare and contrast these failures with those reported from Hurricane 

Andrew; 

3. make specific recommendations for changes in design or operations 

guidelines that might prevent or mitigate such failures in the future; and 

4. suggest cost-effective methods for making existing pipelines designed by 

older guidelines less likely to fail in the future. 

Hurricane Andrew 

Study and Hindcast of Wind 

and Wave Fields for 

Hurricane Andrew (Project 

No. 193) 

This study was a JIP to describe the evolution and distribution of the surface wind 

field and wave field in the northern GOM during Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. 

The hindcast used public domain meteorological and oceanographic measured data 

and the Oceanweather’s most accurate cyclone wind and wave hindcast methods. 

The narrative report includes a description of the data sources, storm evolution 

(track and intensity), hindcast method and a summary of results. 

Hurricane Andrew 

Calibration Study (Project 

No. 199) 

This study was a JIP to collect information gained from platform failures and 

survivals during Hurricane Andrew and to develop a database for the future 

management of existing platforms. The MMS, through its Platform Verification 

Program, is responsible for a wide variety of functions related to the strength and 

integrity of offshore platforms. This project incorporates a “calibration” task that 

uses the outcome of Hurricane Andrew (survived, damaged, or failed platforms) to 

update and adjust, where necessary, current practices for assessing in-place 

offshore platforms. This calibrated approach could become part of a future API 

RP2A recommendation for assessing existing offshore platforms. 

Performance of Safety and 

Pollution Control Devices in 

the Aftermath of Hurricane 

Andrew (Part of the 

Hurricane Andrew OCS 

Damage Assessment 

Program) (Project No. 203) 

The objective of this project was to develop a reliability database that will increase 

the confidence in the methodology used to develop safety systems, thereby 

increasing the safety of offshore developments. The basis of achieving the 

objectives of this work was to secure the support of operators associated with MMS 

to ease the gathering of data related to the performance of safety and pollution 

control devices within the offshore environment. These data were collated into a 

computer database and used as input to the review of reliability assessment 

methodology and the performance of test case analysis. 

Post Mortem Platform 

Failure Evaluation Study 

(Project No. 204) 

This study was a JIP that used the results of Hurricane Andrew to evaluate 

engineering methods for predicting platform failure or survivability by comparing 

screening analysis and/or detailed failure analysis against actual field data (i.e., 

platforms that were exposed to Andrew and either survived, collapsed, or were 

damaged). In addition, the study also examined the concept of a formal Offshore 

Platform Evaluation System as a management information system. 

Shallow Water Wave and 

Current Field Study (Project 

No. 206) 

The study provides a comprehensive and reliable database of environmental data in 

shallow-water (as well as offshore) areas affected by Hurricane Andrew through the 

implementation and application of advanced numerical wave and current hindcast 

models. The models adopted were previously applied and validated against 

historical GOM hurricanes. These were carefully checked and recalibrated against 

available data acquired in Hurricane Andrew. 

API/Hurricane Foundation 

Study (Project No. 207) 

The study is a JIP to develop separate bias factors for evaluation of pile foundations 

of GOM offshore steel jackets based upon their performance during Hurricane 

Andrew. Some similarly limited studies were performed for caisson structures. The 

purpose of the study is to evaluate possible conservatism in the current API RP2A 

foundation design recipe. 
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Development of Acceptance 

Criteria for Caisson 

Structures Damaged during 

Hurricane Andrew (Project 

No. 209) 

Approximately 100 caisson structures were tilted during Hurricane Andrew. The 

objective of this study was to develop an acceptance criteria for those tilted 

structures and to develop guidelines for straightening those structures that did not 

meet the criteria. 

Hurricane Andrew Effects on 

Offshore Platforms (Project 

No. 210) 

This study was a JIP to inspect and analyze three Chevron platforms in their South 

Timbalier field. Two structures survived Hurricane Andrew; the other toppled during 

the hurricane. The objective of the study was to compare analytical predictions with 

actual field performance, with particular emphasis on individual members and 

platform system failures. This assessment provided information in developing 

guidelines to be incorporated into API RP2A. 

Dynamic Nonlinear Loading 

Effects on Offshore 

Platforms (Project No. 224) 

The project’s objective was to conduct parametric studies of the dynamic response 

of reduced degrees of freedom nonlinear systems and to determine how the results 

from simplified nonlinear capacity analysis relate to the results from complex timedomain analysis of the performance of platforms in extreme condition storms. 

Observed platform performances during recent hurricanes (e.g., Andrew, Camille, 

Betsy, and Hilda) were used to verify the analysis. Engineering guidelines were 

developed to define dynamic nonlinear loading-capacity effects on the overall 

performance characteristics of platforms. 

Hurricane Andrew Effects on 

Offshore Platforms (Phase II 

- JIP) (Project No. 229) 

The study was a JIP. Phase I was a calibration task to study the effects of 

Hurricane Andrew on platforms (i.e., survived, damaged, or failed). The outcomes 

were used to update current practices for assessing the ability of in-place platforms 

to withstand hurricanes. This calibration approach became part of API’s RP2A 

standard for assessing existing offshore platforms. 
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for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering 

sound use of our land and water resources; protecting our fish, wildlife, and biological diversity; 

preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places; 

and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses 

our energy and mineral resources and works to ensure that their development is in the best 

interests of all our people by encouraging stewardship and citizen participation in their care. 

The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities 

and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration. 

The Minerals Management Service Mission 

As a bureau of the Department of the Interior, the Minerals Management Service's (MMS) 

primary responsibilities are to manage the mineral resources located on the Nation's Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), collect revenue from the Federal OCS and onshore Federal and Indian 

lands, and distribute those revenues. 

Moreover, in working to meet its responsibilities, the Offshore Minerals Management Program 

administers the OCS competitive leasing program and oversees the safe and environmentally 

sound exploration and production of our Nation's offshore natural gas, oil and other mineral 

resources. The MMS Minerals Revenue Management meets its responsibilities by ensuring the 

efficient, timely and accurate collection and disbursement of revenue from mineral leasing and 

production due to Indian tribes and allottees, States and the U.S. Treasury. 

The MMS strives to fulfill its responsibilities through the general guiding principles of: (1) being 

responsive to the public's concerns and interests by maintaining a dialogue with all potentially 

affected parties and (2) carrying out its programs with an emphasis on working to enhance the 

quality of life for all Americans by lending MMS assistance and expertise to economic 

development and environmental protection.