### Question
Can you define what deepwater means?


### Answer
**Deepwater** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 16377*:

> a water depth that is greater than 200 but less than 1,500 meters

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16377*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-ENERGY POLICY, 2005 > SUBCHAPTER IX-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT > Part J-Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources**

