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Field Definitions for Platform Applications and Approvals

Field Definitions for Platform Applications and Approvals

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Position		 Item
Length		 Column
Alias		 Definition
1 18 Application Received Date Date that the platform application was received.
19 4 Platform Application Number Uniquely identifies a platform within a given year.
23 100 Bus Asc Name The name of a **business associate**.
123 5 MMS Company Num The number assigned by the Minerals Management Service to a business entity, individual, or agency with whom MMS does business or exchanges information.
128 4 Temporary Structure Flag Flag used to indicate whether a platform structure is approved as a temporary structure.
132 18 Platform Expiration Date The date that authorization to use a temporary platform expires.
150 7 Surface Lease Number The number assigned to a lease by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over mineral activity in the territory where the lease is located.
157 2 Area Code The designated abbreviation assigned to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) geographical units for identification purposes and for use on maps and in data bases.
159 6 Block Number Identifies a subdivision of an Official Protraction Diagram.
165 15 Structure Name The name of the structure assigned by the owner.
180 6 Surface N/S Distance North/South footage or distance that represents the length of a measurement from an identifiable line. /The distance from the borehole surface location to either the north or south block boundary.
186 1 Surface N/S Code North/South descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line. /Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from the north (N) or south (S) block boundary.
187 6 Surface E/W Distance East_West footage or distance that represents the length of a measurement from an identifiable line./The distance from the borehole surface location to either the east or west block boundary.
193 1 Surface E/W Code East/West descriptor that indicates the direction of a measurement from an identifiable line./Indicates whether the surface borehole location is measured from either the east (E) or west (W) block boundary.
194 6 Water Depth The depth of the water at a well/platform location from the water level to the mud line.
200 18 Platform Approved Date The date that a platform application was approved or disapproved.
218 1 PVP Flag Indicates whether the platform to be installed must go through Platform Verification Program (PVP) (Y) or not (N).