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Title: Alaska's drilling activity brightens

Abstract

The new Alaskan exploratory campaign in the Beaufort Sea area promises to be costly, long, and difficult because of the hostile offshore environment. The prospects for discovery in the area are surmised as strong on the basis of lease bidding. However, Alaska's drilling activity prospects are strong in at least 4 other drilling and production areas: the massive, $1.5 billion waterflood project proposed for Prudhoe Bay; development of the Kuparuk Pool, involving some $350 million; additional exploration within the Naval Petroleum Reserve; and new drilling in the Cook Inlet Basin. Production of oil in Alaska is second in the US, approximately 1.6 million bpd. Development of gas fields (presently producing 466 MMCFD) and LNG facilities in Alaska also are discussed.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5541279
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Drilling Contract.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 36:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; ALASKA; LNG PLANTS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELLS; WELL DRILLING; BEAUFORT SEA; EXPLORATION; EXPLORATORY WELLS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PRODUCTION; PRUDHOE BAY; ARCTIC OCEAN; BAYS; DRILLING; ENERGY SOURCES; FEDERAL REGION X; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; RESERVES; RESOURCES; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; USA; WELLS; 020200* - Petroleum- Reserves, Geology, & Exploration; 030200 - Natural Gas- Reserves, Geology, & Exploration; 030400 - Natural Gas- Products & By-Products

Citation Formats

Rintoul, B. Alaska's drilling activity brightens. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Rintoul, B. Alaska's drilling activity brightens. United States.
Rintoul, B. 1980. "Alaska's drilling activity brightens". United States.
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title = {Alaska's drilling activity brightens},
author = {Rintoul, B},
abstractNote = {The new Alaskan exploratory campaign in the Beaufort Sea area promises to be costly, long, and difficult because of the hostile offshore environment. The prospects for discovery in the area are surmised as strong on the basis of lease bidding. However, Alaska's drilling activity prospects are strong in at least 4 other drilling and production areas: the massive, $1.5 billion waterflood project proposed for Prudhoe Bay; development of the Kuparuk Pool, involving some $350 million; additional exploration within the Naval Petroleum Reserve; and new drilling in the Cook Inlet Basin. Production of oil in Alaska is second in the US, approximately 1.6 million bpd. Development of gas fields (presently producing 466 MMCFD) and LNG facilities in Alaska also are discussed.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5541279}, journal = {Drilling Contract.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 36:4,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}