The OCS BBS SM Website

1. The OCS BBSSM Website www.ocsbbs.com AAPL – OCS Committee Workshop January 19, 2006 (Houston, TX)

2. OCS BBSSM - Background & Origin Outer Continental Shelf Bulletin Board System • Went online in August 1995 • Designed by explorationists for upstream OCS energy industry • The website tracks critical information in the Gulf of Mexico

3. BENEFITS of The OCS BBSSM Website • Up-to-Date – Data updated immediately when we receive it, which is usually on a weekly basis. • Easy to use – Menu driven and easy to navigate. • Supplements the OWL database – includes additional information useful to land, legal, and E&P departments • 24/7 online access– Can be viewed from any computer with an internet connection 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

4. FEATURES of the OCS BBSSM that supplement the OWL software • Homepage key features • Searching by Lease, Area/Block & Company • Company Qualifications (Lookup company information, list of current qualified officers) • Activity Tracking(includes APD’s, POE’s, Lease Status Changes, Pending Transfers, Recent Drilling activity all on one report.) • NRF’s and other scanned images(Includes the scanned images of the Non-Required Filings, Unit Agreements, G&G Permits, Expired Leases, and more.)

5. 1 OCS BBSSM - Homepage Key Features Register Register for a password and Login Login Button

6. OCS BBSSM - Homepage Key Features “Tell a friend” ‘Tell A Friend’ & Password Reminder Password reminder

7. OCS BBSSM - Homepage Key Features Hot Topics - (Shutin reports, NTL’s, Safety Alerts, MMS press releases, etc. ) Hot Topics

8. 1 OCS BBSSM - Homepage Key Features GOM News – (Updated Daily. Indexed by Company, Ar/Blk, Prospect, & Category) GOM News

9. OCS BBSSM - Homepage Key Features Gulf Coast Energy Calendar (Listing of local and industry events) Gulf Coast Calendar

10. OCS BBSSM – BP Directory Choose search criteria View Results

11. 1 OCS BBSSM – Regulatory Forms • Includes forms for: • Lease Sale • Drilling & Operating • Exploration • Sand & Gravel • Leasing • . . . . . . . . and many more regulatory forms online. • Oil Spill Financial Responsibility • Planning • Production • Operating Agreements for the Shelf & Deepwater

12. 3 30 CFR Search – OCS LawCode of Federal Regulations Link on our homepage

13. OCS BBSSM – Data Update Screen This page reflects how often the data is updated on the website. Data Updates Page

14. 1 OCS BBSSM – Area/Block Selection Form This page contains 33 different reports you can search by Area/Block Navigation at top

15. 5 OCS BBSSM – Lease Desc., Owners & Operating Rights Report sm141

16. OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Activity can be measured in the following ways: • By the filing of Applications to Drill a Well (APD) • By the filing of Plans of Exploration and Development (POEs and DPs/DOCDs) • By changes in Lease Status in the area, such as Primary Term to Productive or Drilling • By the filing of Assignments of Interest pending MMS approval, and finally • By changes in the status of wells on lease blocks in the selected area Methods of Activity Tracking: • Gulfwide for One or All Operators • By Protraction Area for One or All Operators • Mutli-block or 9 Contiguous Blocks

17. OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Gulfwide Activity Reports

18. 1 OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking By Protraction Area for One or All Operators The user can pan across each area and the protection area will be highlighted in the dialog box. 4 different High Island Protraction Area

19. OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking By Protraction Area for One or All Operators

20. 4 OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Activity Tracking Output Report for One or All Operators (All Companies) Includes APD’s, POEs, lease status changes, pending assignments, changes in well status

21. OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Multi-block or 9 Contiguous Blocks Activity Tracking

22. 1 OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Company Selection Form

23. 2 OCS BBSSM – Archived News Search

24. 1 OCS BBSSM – Archived News Search

25. OCS BBSSM – New Scanned Images Database • Currently includes: • Non-Required Filings Scanned Images • Unit Scanned Images • Expired Lease-Well Images • Geological & Geophysical Permit Images • Coming soon: • Applications for Permits to Drill • Plans of Exploration • Wells - Well Notices, Summaries, Sundries, Completions, Well Information • Inactive Leases (Expired, Terminated, Rejected & Relinquished Leases)

26. OCS BBSSM – Non-Required Filings Page • Database contains over 30,000 documents (Approximately 45,000 records)

27. OCS BBSSM – Some Types of Non-Required Filings • Contracts/Operating Agreements • Financial Statements • Liens • Mortgages/Releases • Overriding Royalty Assignments • Production Payments • Net Profits Agreements

28. OCS BBSSM – NRF Re-indexing Project • Our new NRF database and index has the following additional fields: • Grantor/Grantee • Filing Party/Address • Document Type and Subtype • Exact Document Name (Title/Caption) • Document Date • Effective Date (if applicable) • Date Range • In the near future, searches will be additionally available by: • Grantor/Grantee • Document Type/Subtype

29. OCS BBSSM – Non-Required Filings Page Enter search criteria Date last updated

30. 1 OCS BBSSM – NRF Output Results for SM 141 Click to print listing for SM 141 Clicking Filing Party name will show details

31. 1 OCS BBSSM – NRF Output Results for SM 141 All Grantor & Grantee information is captured in the reindexing project. Click the VIEW link to see the actual document

32. 2 OCS BBSSM – NRF Toolbar Viewing Features Default view Print the document

33. Thank You for your attention and continued support !!! www.lexco.com www.ocsbbs.com AAPL – OCS Committee Workshop January 19, 2006 (Houston, TX)