An obsolete oil production platform, located in 58 m water depths in High Island A- 532, 12 nautical miles west of Stetson Bank, was converted into an artificial reef in 1997.
Since its installation 1 October 1981, the platform High Island A389-A has progressed from a bare steel structure in 125 m of water to a climax bluewater artificial reef community including a number of hermatypic coral species.
Caging experiments were utilized to investigate the effects of sea urchin grazing on the fouling
community. By excluding sea urchins, it was possible to monitor certain areas of the platform
Gallaway, B. J., M. F. Johnson, L. F. Martin, F. J. Margarff, G. L. Lewbel, R. L. Howard, and G. S. Boland
Surveys of biofouling macroepibiota and fishes were made in June 1978 at four production platforms offshore Louisiana and were supplemented by limited observations made at an additional 15 platforms in August and September of 1978.
Divers surveyed the fishes and major invertebrates living around Platforms Hazel and Hilda and a natural rocky site in the Santa Barbara Channel and the wastewater outfall pipe in Santa Monica Bay.
Caillouet, C. W., W. B. Jackson, G. R. Gitschlag, E. P. Wilkens, and G. M. Faw
This paper summarizes the studies assessing the effects of gas and oil development in the Buccaneer Field, located about 50 km south southeast of Galveston, Texas.
Platforms are long-term, high profile structures of pilings and conductors that pass from beneath the seafloor to above the sea surface. They are built to remain stable and safe for a minimum of 20 years.
