Department of Energy Naval Petroleum Reserves. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Stockpiles of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Ninety-Fifth Congress, First Session

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:7099464

The oil reserves and oil shale deposits from the Department of the Navy were transferred to the Department of Energy. They represent the only producing oil fields under Federal control, and the oil-shale reserves are among the richest of any such lands in the U.S. Immediately prior to the enactment of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976, the naval petroleum reserves were produced only in such amounts as were necessary for the protection, conservation, maintenance, and testing of such reserves. When Congress passed Public Law 94--258, it mandated that NPR Nos. 1, 2, and 3 be produced at the maximum efficient rate, consistent with sound engineering practices, for a period of 6 years. Presently, the maximum production rate of NPR No. 1, which is Elk Hills, averages approximately 101,000 bbl/day due primarily to gas-handling constraints. It is estimated that at full development the maximum efficient rate of crude oil production from Elk Hills, assuming current production levels, will be approximately 300,000 bbl/day following completion of the pipeline, gas-handling facilities, and other production facilities. The U.S. receives a royalty share of production from NPR No. 2 lessees. This reserve is essentially developed and producing at its maximum rate of production of approximately 8,300 bbl/day at this time. The U.S. royalty share of this production is roughly 400 bbl/day. At Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3, near Casper, Wyo., current production is approximately 1,000 barrels of oil per day. As this reserve's development program progresses, it is estimated that some 4,000 bbl/day will be produced by the end of 1977.

• OSTI ID: 7099464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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