Oil and gas field · the United States
Ursa (Mississippi Canyon Block 854)
Ursa (Mississippi Canyon Block 854) is an oil and gas field in the United States, with 65,918 boe/day of production in 2013.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | URSA (MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLOCK 854) | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | United States | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | oil, gas | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Discovered | 1991 | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Offshore | EIA Top 100 U.S. Oil and Gas Fields · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 65,918 boe/day (53,140 barrels of oil a day, 76,668 Mcf of gas a day, no. 20 of EIA's top 100 US oil fields, no. 80 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 owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its working-interest owners, their shares and its production by well, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares by production
Ursa (Mississippi Canyon Block 854) is the 36th-largest of 319 oil and gas fields in the United States by production, with 65,918 boe/day in 2013. 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 | 36th of 319 |
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.