Proposed outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sale No. 89, St. George Basin, Alaska
Leasing of 69.7 million acres of outer continental shelf lands offshore the Aleutian Chain and the Alaska Peninsula located in St. George's Basin is proposed. The lease sale is tentatively scheduled for September 1985. Water depths in the lease area range from less than 30 meters to more than 3200 meters. The conditional undiscovered recoverable estimate for oil for this proposed action is 1.1 billion barrels of oil and 9200 billion cubic feet of gas. The marginal probability of success is 22%. Industry planning strategy for the development of the northern half of the planning unit would be based on a pipeline to St. George Island. The planning strategy for the development of the southern half of the planning unit would be based on offshore loading technology. Tankers would transport the oil from St. George Island directly to market. The proposed lease term would be 10 years. Between 1986 and 1993, 15 delineation wells would be drilled. Oil production would begin in 1994, reaching peak annual production of 94 million barrels in 1998. During exploration, development, and production, Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Cold Bay, and St. George would probably serve as onshore marine and air support facilities.
- Research Organization:
- Minerals Management Service, Anchorage, AK (USA). Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Office
- OSTI ID:
- 5944210
- Report Number(s):
- EIS-85-0198(Final); OCS/EIS/MMS-85-0029
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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