U. S. Department of the Interior

The surface and bottomhole location for Well B-1 iswithinlease OCS-G 15241, whichcoversapproximately 5,000 acres and is located in Eugene IslandBlock107(EI-107)Gulf of Mexico, offshore Louisiana(for lease location, see Attachment 1). In 1995, the lease OCS-G 15241was issued to Norcen Exploration and Production, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Norcen"). Subsequently, in 1998 the lease was transferred to Union Pacific Resources who became operator of record following the acquisition of Norcen. In July 2000, Union Pacific Resources was acquired by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Anadarko" or "Operator"), who became operator of recor

The National Environmental Policy Act states that "a monitoring and enforcement program shall be adopted and summarized where applicable for any mitigation ". The Minerals Management Service, to ensure safety and environmental protection, also has the authority under 30 CFR