Alaskan North Slope stratigraphic nomenclature and data summary for government-drilled wells
In the years since the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 1968, a great amount of new information on the geology of the North Slope has become available, largely as a result of continued oil exploration and development. In an attempt to organize and summarize some of this information, the author has compiled in this chapter an annotated list of North Slope Stratigraphic names and a tabulation of selected well data for Government-drilled North Slope wells. This work was facilitated by the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) computerized data base. The list of stratigraphic names includes names for most of the rock units that might be encountered in wells or surface exposures anywhere on the North Slope. Because these names are accompanied by explanatory notes or references, this chapter provides the first update of North Slope stratigraphic nomenclature since the earlier summary by Kopf. The tabulation of well data is patterned after the summary made by Collins and Robinson of wells drilled during the Pet-4 Program. This summary includes updated information on each of the 81 Pet-4 wells and information on all of the 45 wells drilled by the Government since then. For each well, the information provided consists of identification, location, hydrocarbon occurrences, and drilling period; total depth and depths of penetration of stratigraphic units; cores attempted and core recovery; and drillstem or production test results.
- OSTI ID:
- 7129127
- Journal Information:
- United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (USA), Journal Name: United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper; (USA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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