Alaska drilling/production

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Pacific Oil World; ()

OSTI ID:5587391

Rintoul, B

Alaska overtook Louisiana in 1979 to become the number 2 oil producing state in the US. The Prudhoe Bay field, largest ever discovered in the US, supplied most of the oil, and it was transported to market along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline system with an assist from drag reduction additives. Wildcatters are continuing to search for new fields from lower Cook Inlet to the Arctic slope. Alaska's production is approximately 1.5 million bpd. Operations activities in maintaining Prudhoe Bay and Cook Inlet basin's production are described, including plans for new pipelines. Development work in the Kuparuk area and for state-wide petrochemical and refining facilities also is described.

• OSTI ID: 5587391
• Journal Information: Pacific Oil World; (), Journal Name: Pacific Oil World; () Vol. 73:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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