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

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

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.

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.)

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

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

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

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

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

OCS BBSSM – BP Directory Choose search criteria View Results

OCS BBSSM – Regulatory Forms 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

30 CFR Search – OCS Law Code of Federal Regulations Link on our homepage

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

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

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

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

OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Gulfwide Activity Reports

OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking 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

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

OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking 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

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

OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking 1 OCS BBSSM – Activity Tracking Company Selection Form

OCS BBSSM – Archived News Search 2 OCS BBSSM – Archived News Search

OCS BBSSM – Archived News Search 1 OCS BBSSM – Archived News Search

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)

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

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

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: Document Type/Subtype

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

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

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

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

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