Sample opportunity brief Real product data · through 2026-09-23

Below is a complete GOMDecom Opportunity Brief for Exxon Mobil GI 23, built from current BSEE data. It shows why the campaign is commercially relevant now, what observable scope appears to remain, upcoming activity, and the source evidence behind each signal.

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Exxon Mobil — GI 23 (+1 operator)

GI 23 · Underway · 53 ft water depth

Engage now
100/100 commercial score High confidence $10.5M P50 exposure

Engage now: 3 PA permits filed with work not commenced — decom deadline passed 557 days ago.

Why now

Why now

  • 3 PA permits filed with work not commenced — BSEE filings show no work start on this scope
  • BSEE activity report lists unit LIFT BOAT on this lease (report start 2026-09-06) — evidence of reported field activity, not current presence or contract status
  • next known milestone 2026-11-01 (Permanent abandonment permit work scheduled to commence)
  • remaining observable scope: 3 well P&A open, 16 TA-permitted wells (future PA), 2 structures standing, 5 pipeline segs
  • Lease Relinquished — lease ended 2024-03-15; standard 1-year decom deadline 2025-03-15 passed 557 days ago (case-specific schedules may apply)
Remaining observable scope 7 items

Remaining observable scope

Wells awaiting P&A13
P&A permits open3
TA wells on record16
Standing structures2
Pipeline segments in decom5
Wells with EOR confirmations7
Pipeline miles on lease8
Likely relevant services 8 services

Likely relevant services

Well P&ACementing & pluggingWireline / interventionMarine supportStructure removalHeavy liftSite clearancePipeline decommissioning

Regulatory clock 557 days overdue

Regulatory clock

557 days past the standard decom deadline

  • Lease Relinquished — lease ended 2024-03-15; standard 1-year decom deadline 2025-03-15 passed 557 days ago (case-specific schedules may apply)
  • No production since 2023-12
  • TA wells idle since 1987 — Idle Iron guidance expects idle wells addressed within 3 years of becoming no longer useful
What to watch next Priority

What to watch next

  • Rig or contractor identified on permit
  • Work commencement
  • New PA permit filings
  • First structure-removal application
  • Pipeline decommissioning applications
  • End-of-operations reports (scope completing)
  • Next known date: 2026-11-01 — Permanent abandonment permit work scheduled to commence
Commercial score factors 100/100

Commercial score factors

  • Remaining scope: 13 open wells, 2 open structures (30/30)
  • Sales window: 3 PA permits filed, work not commenced (10 pts)
  • Future milestone 2026-11-01: Permanent abandonment permit work scheduled to commence (10 pts)
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  • Fresh signal in last 90 days (2026-09-18, 5 pts)
  • Lease status Relinquished — decommissioning clock running (10 pts)
  • Standard decom deadline 2025-03-15 passed 557 days ago (5 pts)
  • Production ceased — last producing month 2023-12 (5 pts)
  • TA wells idle 5+ years (oldest 1987, 5 pts)
  • Campaign already executing — remaining scope moves soon (5 pts)
  • Operator momentum: Exxon Mobil runs active execution campaigns (5 pts)
  • Active campaign in the same area (GI) — add-on to a mobilized spread (5 pts)
  • Stage certainty: EXECUTION (10/10)
Confidence evidence High

Confidence evidence

  • 39 BSEE permit/application records back this opportunity (25 pts)
  • 65 evidence signals (20 pts)
  • 7 wells carry end-of-operations confirmations (15 pts)
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  • BSEE cost estimates cover 19 facilities (20 pts)
  • Lease status and production history on record (10 pts)
  • Corroborated across well and structure datasets (10 pts)
BSEE cost context $10.5M P50

BSEE cost context

Remaining decommissioning exposure on this opportunity is $10.5M at BSEE P50 ($20.2M P90). This is a regulatory exposure estimate—not a tender value or contractor revenue estimate.

Source evidence 7 datasets

Source evidence

Built from these official BSEE datasets. Cross-check any figure directly at data.bsee.gov ↗.

eWell abandonment permits (APM)

P&A and TA permits behind the well scope, including filed permits with work not yet commenced

Borehole status

Current abandonment status of every well on the lease

Platform structures & removals

Standing structures and removal applications

Pipeline permits

Pipeline segments in decommissioning on the lease

Lease assignments & ownership

Operator history and lease status

Lease production

Last producing month on record

Decommissioning cost estimates

BSEE P50/P70/P90 exposure for wells, platforms, and pipelines

New to reading BSEE filings? The decommissioning signal chain explains how these datasets show the work before a contract exists.

Last signal 2026-09-18 Lease 00034 · status Relinquished

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