Dear Capt. Paul:
I am looking for the Ocean Master rig numbers out of Southwest Pass.
Thanks,
Jim Boy
Captain Paul’s response:
I can’t find a platform named Ocean Master as stated in your request, but I do have information on three other “Ocean” platforms in the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Ocean Lexington is at or about N29 09.687 x W088 02.291, in block 825 of the Viosca Knoll area.
Ocean Quest is listed as being at or about N27 45.924 x W90 47.926. It is in block 199 in the Green Canyon leased block. That makes it about 114 miles from the mouth of Southwest Pass at a bearing of 227 degrees.
Ocean Star is reported to be at or about N28 42.230 x W088 354.800 in block 292 of the Mississippi Canyon area.
Dear Capt. Paul:
Looking for speck fishing locations at Block 51 and Block 74 out of Vermilion Bay’s Southwest Pass.Thanks,Herb LeBlanc
Captain Paul’s response:
I can’t tell about the fishing there, but I do have some information that you may want to use.
I checked both Vermilion Leased Block areas, and could only come up with a production platform in block 51. That platform is VR-51-A, and is located at or about N29 23.017 x W92 09.919.
Looking at leased block 75, which is just to the west of block 74, I located a substantial platform.
The platform in leased block 75 is shown as VR-74-CAIS No. 2, and is at or about N29 17.240 x W92 18.523.
As I said, I can’t tell if the fish are there, but the structures should be.
Dear Capt. Paul:
Do you have the GPS numbers for a new rig in Green Canyon called Typhoon?
Thanks,
Mike
Captain Paul’s response:
I believe that the Typhoon platform you are asking about is located in Green Canyon leased block 237. The platform is listed as CG-237-A-Typhoon-TLP.
It is about 111.5 miles at a bearing of 171 degrees from Point au Fer by Atchafalaya Bay, about 138 miles at a bearing of 155 degrees from Southwest Pass by Vermillion Bay and about 127.4 miles from Barataria Pass at Grand Isle at a bearing of 214 degrees.
The Typhoon platform is located at or about N27 43.8938 x W91 06.6689 using NAD 27 datum.
Unless otherwise specified, all positions are stated as H,DDD,MM.mmm, and were determined using WGS 84 datum. All headings, bearings and courses are in magnetic degrees and statute miles.
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