An Outer Continental Shelf Block is an approved subdivision of the Outer Continental Shelf as depicted on Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams or Leasing Maps. If an offshore boundary line(s) intersects an Outer Continental Shelf Block, area subdivisions are created. These boundary coordinates and area subdivisions are portrayed in detail on a Supplemental Official Outer Continental Shelf Block Diagram.

ATTRIBUTES:

Outer Continental Shelf Description ID

The Legal Area Description ID is a foreign key which points to a record in the Outer Continental Shelf Description entity, where information about the Outer Shelf Continental Description can be found.

Domain: numeric
 
 

Outer Continental Shelf Block Number

The Outer Continental Shelf Block Number is the identifier for an Outer Continental Shelf Block on an Outer Continental Shelf Protraction Diagram or Leasing Map.

Domain: numeric, alpha-numeric
 
 

BUSINESS RULES:

1. Outer Continental Shelf Blocks numbered less than 6000 are on the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27) and may be depicted on Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams or Leasing Maps."

2. Outer Continental Shelf Blocks numbered greater than 6000 are on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and are depicted on Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams.

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