Oyster Resource Assessment

Coastal Use Permitting

  • E and E Group has performed hundreds of oyster resource assessments of private oyster leases for the inshore oil and gas industry, in accordance with the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) protocols for Coastal Use Permitting as required for:
 
  • Dredging
  • Propwashing
  • Access routes
  • Well locations
  • Flowline installation and repairs
  • Structure/pipeline removal
  • Clearance surveys
 
  • E and E Group has performed more than 100 bottom type mapping and oyster resource assessments for the inshore oil and gas industry as required by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) in public oyster areas and seed grounds.
 
  • E and E Group has developed much of the methodology required by LDWF to conduct bottom type mapping.
 

Project Locations
East Cote Blanche Bay
Grand Isle to Clovelly, LA
Plaquemines to Terrebonne, LA
Plaquemines to Terrebonne, LA
Plaquemines to Jefferson, LA
Lake Washington Field
Dog Lake Field
Lake Washington Field
Bay De Chene Field
Matagorda Bay
Old Lady Lake
Biloxi Marsh
Lirette Field
Lirette Field
Lake Boudreaux
Main Pass Blk 298
Breton Sound
Bastian Bay Field
West Cote Blanche Bay
Port Fouchon BP Pipelines
Scofield Bayou

Clients
Louisiana Deptment of Wildlife & Fisheries
Mardi Gras Transportation (BP)
Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
BP Pipelines, N.A.
Duke Energy Gas Transmission Company
Hilcorp Energy Company
Hilcorp Energy Company
Swift Energy Operating, LLC
Swift Energy Operating, LLC
Palace Exploration Company
Discovery Pipeline
Meridian Resources
Apache Louisiana Minerals, Inc.
Denbury Onshore
Energy Partners, Ltd.
El Paso/Southern Natural Gas
Yuma E & P
Badger Oil Corporation
ORX Resources
BP Pipelines North America
El Paso/Tennessee Gas Pipeline
 

Oyster Lease Damage Assessments

  • Conduct pre-project oyster resource assessments of productive bottoms and oyster standing crop.
   
Project Location
Grand Terre Islands
Chaland Headlands
Timbalier Island
Terrebonne Bay
Lake Mechant
Calcasieu Lake
Calcasieu Lake
Empire Foreshore Dike 		Client
LDNR, CWPPRA Project
LDNR, CWPPRA Project
LDNR, CWPPRA Project
LDNR, CWPPRA Project
LDNR, CWPPRA Project
BP-Amoco
Corps of Engineers-NOD
Corps of Engineers-NOD
 
  • Provide onsite water sampling and observations during rig moves and dredging activities through private oyster leases and public seed grounds.
   
Project Location
Lirette Field
Breton Sound
Bay Baptiste Field
Lirette Field 		Client
Denbury Offshore, Inc.
Red Willow Offshore, LLC
Apache Louisiana Minerals, Inc.
Brammer Engineering, Inc.
  
 
  • Perform oyster lease evaluations as a result of rig groundings, drilling fluid discharges, canal and pipeline dredging and seismic survey activity.
   
Project Location
Bayou Barre
Blue Hammock Bayou
Bay Coquille
Houma Navigation Canal
Marsh Island
 Client
Exxon
Exxon
Elevating Boats Inc.
Elevating Boats Inc.
Cockrell
 

Oyster Lease Rights Of Way And Damage Settlements

  • As a service to our clients, E and E Group offers the extremely specialized service of the negotiation of oyster rights-of-way and oyster damage claim settlement.
  • Our negotiators have settled over 4 million dollars on oyster damage claims and are experienced in all matters dealing with oyster leases and the lessees.
  • These services are extremely valuable to anyone planning a project in the oyster growing waters of Louisiana for which rights-of-way are necessary or to anyone whose operations have resulted in oyster lease damage claims.
 
 

For Additional Information or Questions
Regarding Oyster Resource Assessments
Please Contact Our Expert
Michael F. Rayle
Phone: (504) 464-9906
Cell: (504) 452-9732