Oil that came out of the cold. [Alaska]

Journal Article · Thu Nov 29 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Pet. Inf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6231045

Marie, J

Alaska has reached its optimum production rate of 1.5 million bpd, comparable to Kuwait, Nigeria, Libya, and Abu Dhabi. The field called Prudhoe Bay is estimated to have reserves of 9.7 billion bbl oil and 670 billion cu m of commercial gas. It is entirely possible that the Beaufort Sea deposits will be of similar size. The leases must be granted by both the State of Alaska and the Federal government. The potential of the Beaufort Sea is illustrated by the estimate that the lease sale might bring the State of Alaska $2 billion. However, some experts consider it improbable that the Beaufort Sea reserves will be comparable to those of Prudhoe Bay. Modern recovery methods promise a recovery factor of 40% of the oil in place at Prudhoe Bay. A pipeline for the associated gas is under discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6231045
• Journal Information: Pet. Inf.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Inf.; (United States) Vol. 1512; ISSN PETIB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: French

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02 PETROLEUM
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03 NATURAL GAS
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ALASKA
ARCTIC OCEAN
ASSOCIATED GAS
BAYS
BEAUFORT SEA
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION X
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
LEASES
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PIPELINES
PLANNING
PRODUCTION
PRUDHOE BAY
RESERVES
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
USA