E and P increasing off California

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Offshore; (United States)

OSTI ID:5693207

Point Arguello field, a promising 1981 discovery with reserves as high as 500 million bbl, could become California's number one producing field when first oil flows in 1986. Chevron hopes to produce 160,000 b/d and 160 MMcfd. Much of the crude discovered in the offshore portion of the Santa Maria Basin is heavy, with high nitrogen, sulfur and metals content and a large volume of viscous residue. Texaco plans to install a platform 3 miles west of Chevron's platform and pipe it's oil and gas to Chevron's platform. Design studies are discussed for building a 200,000-b/d crude pipeline and a 160-MMcfd gas pipeline from the Chevron platform to shore and on to the refineries. Additional discoveries are discussed. Coming up next for California is OCS Sale 80 offering tracts from Point Conception south to the Mexican border.

• OSTI ID: 5693207
• Journal Information: Offshore; (United States), Vol. 44:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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