NTL 2006-G05 - Drilling Windows, Eastern Gulf of Mexico - March 1, 2006

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) supersedes NTL No. 2004-G22, effective December 1, 2004. It provides a new schedule for the drilling window program. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR), after consultation with the U.S. Air Force, established a drilling window program in 1991 for exploratory activities on oil and gas leases that were obtained through Lease Sales Nos. 79, 94, and 116 and that contain Lease Stipulation No. 5. In accordance with this lease stipulation, the drilling window program ensures that exploration activities can be conducted predictably, orderly, and safely without interfering with scheduled military activities or jeopardizing the national defense mission.