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MMS Gulf of Mexico Area Name Codes
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) uses abbreviations for
all the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Area Names. These abbreviations are
given below by the three Planning Areas (Central GOM, Eastern GOM, & Western
GOM).
Central Gulf Of Mexico
Planning Area
or Block
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Abbreviation
or Code
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Amery Terrace
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AM
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Atwater Valley
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AT
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Bay Marchand
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BM
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Breton Sound
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BS
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Chandeleur
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CA
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East Cameron
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EC
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Eugene Island
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EI
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Ewing Bank
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EW
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Grand Isle
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GI
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Green Canyon
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GC
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Lund
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LU
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Lund South
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LS
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Main Pass
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MP
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Mississippi Canyon
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MC
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Mobile
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MO
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Sabine Pass (LA)
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SA
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Ship Shoal
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SS
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South Marsh Island
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SM
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South Pass
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SP
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South Pelto
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PL
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South Timbalier
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ST
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Vermilion
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VR
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Viosca Knoll
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VK
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Walker Ridge
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WR
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West Cameron
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WC
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West Delta
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WD
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Western Gulf Of Mexico
Planning Area
or Block
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Abbreviation
or Code
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Alaminos Canyon
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AC
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Brazos
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BA
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Corpus Christi
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CC
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East Breaks
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EB
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Galveston
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GA
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Garden Banks
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GB
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High Island
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HI
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Keathley Canyon
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KC
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Matagorda Island
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MI
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Mustang Island
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MU
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North Padre Island
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PN
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Port Isabel
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PI
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Sabine Pass (TX)
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SX
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Sigsbee Escarpment
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SE
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South Padre Island
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PS
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Eastern Gulf Of Mexico
Planning Area
or Block
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Abbreviation
or Code
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Apalachicola
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AP
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Campeche Escarpment
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CE
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Charlotte Harbor
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CH
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DeSoto Canyon
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DC
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Destin Dome
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DD
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Dry Tortugas
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DT
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Florida Middle Ground
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FM
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Florida Plain
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FP
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Gainesville
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GV
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Henderson
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HE
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Howell Hook
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HH
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Key West
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KW
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Lloyd Ridge
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LL
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Miami
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MA
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Pensacola
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PE
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Pulley Ridge
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PR
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Rankin
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RK
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St. Petersburg
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PB
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Tarpon Springs
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TP
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The Elbow
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EL
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Tortugas Valley
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TV
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Vernon Basin
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VN
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