Oil and gas field · the United States
Great White (Alaminos Canyon 857)
Great White (Alaminos Canyon 857) is an oil and gas field in the United States, with 71,842 boe/day of production in 2025, operated by Shell Offshore Inc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | United States | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | oil, gas (mainly oil) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 2002 | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Shell Offshore Inc. (100%, of the field's production) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 71,842 boe/day (58,740 barrels of oil a day, 78,614 Mcf of gas a day, in 2025) | BSEE Data Center · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 79,685 boe/day (64,000 barrels of oil a day, 94,110 Mcf of gas a day, no. 43 of EIA's top 100 US oil fields, no. 100 of EIA's top 100 US gas fields, in 2013) | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this oil and gas field and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its working-interest owners, their shares and its production by well, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by production
Great White (Alaminos Canyon 857) is the 32nd-largest of 319 oil and gas fields in the United States by production, with 71,842 boe/day in 2025. Ranks and totals cover the oil and gas fields in our data that report their production, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| United States | 32nd of 319 |
Timeline
Dated facts about this oil and gas field from its sources, oldest first.
- Discovered
- Shell Offshore Inc. (100%) on record as operator
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- BSEE Data Center. BSEE Data Center, Public domain.
- Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC). Colorado ECMC (formerly COGCC), Free reuse.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Apr 2015). EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields, Public domain.