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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is the U.S. Department of the Interior bureau that promotes safety, protects the environment and conserves resources offshore through regulatory oversight and enforcement of oil, gas and mineral operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. BSEE publishes the authoritative public record of offshore wells, leases, pipelines, platforms, production, exploration and development plans and incidents of non-compliance through the BSEE Data Center, as HTML online-query applications and zipped delimited-ASCII bulk downloads, and operates the eWell/TIMS permitting system that offshore operators use to file permits and activity reports. BSEE publishes no OpenAPI, GraphQL, AsyncAPI, SOAP or MCP contract; note that "API" in BSEE's own vocabulary means the American Petroleum Institute well number, not an application programming interface.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Enforcement, Environment, Federal-Government, Safety, and Offshore.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s developer surface includes developer portal, engineering blog, documentation, getting-started guide, support, pricing, and 19 more developer resources.

29.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 5/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemium
3 APIs
EnforcementEnvironmentFederal-GovernmentSafetyOffshoreOil and GasWells

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

BSEE Well API Online Query

The BSEE Well API provides multiregional offshore well information retrieval across Alaska, Atlantic, Gulf of America, and Pacific regions. Query by API well number, company nam...

BSEE Data Center

The BSEE Data Center provides online query services and data downloads for offshore oil and gas operations. Data covers company information, leasing, pipelines, wells, productio...

BSEE eWell Permitting System (TIMS)

The Technical Information Management System (TIMS) / eWell system enables permit submissions and well activity reporting for offshore operations. Operators use this system to su...

Pricing Plans 1

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Rate Limits 1

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FinOps 1

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Security Posture 2

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Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

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Documentation 1

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Commercial 4

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Company 3

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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
tags:
- Enforcement
- Environment
- Federal-Government
- Safety
- Offshore
- Oil and Gas
- Wells
tags_raw:
- Enforcement
- Environment
- Federal Government
- Safety
- Offshore
- Oil and Gas
- Wells
type: Index
kind: government
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-30'
modified: '2026-09-05'
position: Consuming
description: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is the U.S. Department of the Interior bureau that
  promotes safety, protects the environment and conserves resources offshore through regulatory oversight and enforcement
  of oil, gas and mineral operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. BSEE publishes the authoritative public record of offshore
  wells, leases, pipelines, platforms, production, exploration and development plans and incidents of non-compliance through
  the BSEE Data Center, as HTML online-query applications and zipped delimited-ASCII bulk downloads, and operates the eWell/TIMS
  permitting system that offshore operators use to file permits and activity reports. BSEE publishes no OpenAPI, GraphQL,
  AsyncAPI, SOAP or MCP contract; note that "API" in BSEE's own vocabulary means the American Petroleum Institute well number,
  not an application programming interface.
apis:
- aid: bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement:bsee-well-api
  name: BSEE Well API Online Query
  tags:
  - Federal-Government
  - Safety
  - Wells
  - Offshore
  tags_raw:
  - Federal Government
  - Safety
  - Wells
  - Offshore
  humanURL: https://www.data.bsee.gov/well/api/default.aspx
  baseURL: https://www.data.bsee.gov/Well/API/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/well/api/default.aspx
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=bsee-gov
    type: DataAPI
  description: The BSEE Well API provides multiregional offshore well information retrieval across Alaska, Atlantic, Gulf
    of America, and Pacific regions. Query by API well number, company name, well status, field name, spud date, and other
    criteria. Returns well records with 18+ data fields.
  features:
  - Multiregional Well Search
  - API Well Number Lookup
  - Company Name Search
  - Well Status Filtering
  - Date Range Queries
  - CSV/XLS Export
  - PDF Export
  useCases:
  - Offshore well permitting research
  - Drilling activity analysis
  - Regulatory compliance verification
  - Environmental monitoring
- aid: bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement:bsee-data-center
  name: BSEE Data Center
  tags:
  - Federal-Government
  - Safety
  - Offshore
  - Oil and Gas
  tags_raw:
  - Federal Government
  - Safety
  - Offshore
  - Oil and Gas
  humanURL: https://www.data.bsee.gov/
  baseURL: https://www.data.bsee.gov/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/
    type: Portal
  description: The BSEE Data Center provides online query services and data downloads for offshore oil and gas operations.
    Data covers company information, leasing, pipelines, wells, production, platforms, and permitting across all OCS regions.
  features:
  - Company and Approval Data
  - Lease and Assignment Records
  - Pipeline Location and Permit Data
  - Well and Borehole Records
  - Production Data by Platform
  - Incident of Non-Compliance Records
  - ArcGIS Interactive Mapping
  - ASCII and Shapefile Downloads
  useCases:
  - Offshore lease research
  - Production monitoring
  - Pipeline safety oversight
  - Regulatory compliance tracking
  - Incident investigation
- aid: bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement:tims-eplanning
  name: BSEE eWell Permitting System (TIMS)
  tags:
  - Federal-Government
  - Safety
  - Permitting
  tags_raw:
  - Federal Government
  - Safety
  - Permitting
  humanURL: https://timsweb.bsee.gov/
  baseURL: https://timsweb.bsee.gov/
  properties:
  - url: https://timsweb.bsee.gov/
    type: Portal
  description: The Technical Information Management System (TIMS) / eWell system enables permit submissions and well activity
    reporting for offshore operations. Operators use this system to submit Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) and report
    well activities.
  features:
  - Permit Submission
  - Well Activity Reporting
  - Exploration Plan Submissions
  - Development Plan Submissions
  useCases:
  - Drilling permit applications
  - Well activity compliance reporting
  - Regulatory submission workflows
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bsee.gov/
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bsee.gov/privacy-policy
- type: Data Portal
  url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=bsee-gov
- url: https://www.bsee.gov/rss.xml
  type: Blog
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-security.txt
- type: Security
  url: security/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-packages.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-conventions.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement-rate-limits.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/Main/RawData.aspx
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/Main/Tutorials/OnlineQuery.aspx
- type: Support
  url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/Main/HtmlPage.aspx?page=contactbsee
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/DOI-BSEE
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/working-with-us/doing-business-with-bsee/fees-for-services
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bsee.gov/site-page/disclaimer
- type: Login
  url: https://timsweb.bsee.gov/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-05'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 8
  pass: local-v3
x-coverage:
  state: unreadable
  reason: no-machine-readable-spec
  detail: BSEE's offshore data is fully public and free, but it is only reachable through ASP.NET online-query forms and zipped
    delimited-ASCII downloads on www.data.bsee.gov — no OpenAPI, GraphQL, AsyncAPI, WSDL or MCP contract exists on any bsee.gov
    host, and the host answers HTTP 200 with a "Data Center 404 Error" HTML shell for every path that does not exist, so even
    path discovery returns false positives.
  evidence:
  - url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/openapi.json
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.data.bsee.gov/zzzz-not-a-real-page.aspx
    status: 200
  - url: https://www.bsee.gov/llms.txt
    status: 404
  - url: https://www.bsee.gov/data.json
    status: 404
  - url: https://timsweb.bsee.gov/
    status: 200
  checked: '2026-09-05'

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