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Title: Petroleum source rock richness, type and maturity for four rock units on the Alaskan North Slope: are they sources for the two oil types

Abstract

A comprehensive petroleum geochemical study assessed the petroleum resources on the Alaskan North Slope. The collection and interpretation of geochemical data not only from exploratory wells drilled in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) but also from wells drilled to the east in the Prudhoe Bay area and from rocks exposed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the Brooks Range from Cape Lisburne to the United States/Canadian border were studied. More than 17 different kinds of rock analyses, eight different oil analyses, and three gas analyses are being used to evaluate rock (outcrop samples, core, drill cuttings), oil (seeps, drill stem test, oil-stained core, producing well), and gas (drill stem test, producing well) samples on the North Slope. To date, the more than 60,000 analyses completed on these samples were placed into a computer-based file for storage and retrieval in tabular, graphical, or map form numerous graphical software programs were written to facilitate interpretation.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Geological Survey, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6514311
Report Number(s):
N-84-23961
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL GAS; SAMPLING; ALASKA; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY SOURCES; FEDERAL REGION X; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; RESOURCES; SURVEYS; USA; 020200* - Petroleum- Reserves, Geology, & Exploration

Citation Formats

Magoon, L B, and Claypool, G E. Petroleum source rock richness, type and maturity for four rock units on the Alaskan North Slope: are they sources for the two oil types. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Magoon, L B, & Claypool, G E. Petroleum source rock richness, type and maturity for four rock units on the Alaskan North Slope: are they sources for the two oil types. United States.
Magoon, L B, and Claypool, G E. 1983. "Petroleum source rock richness, type and maturity for four rock units on the Alaskan North Slope: are they sources for the two oil types". United States.
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author = {Magoon, L B and Claypool, G E},
abstractNote = {A comprehensive petroleum geochemical study assessed the petroleum resources on the Alaskan North Slope. The collection and interpretation of geochemical data not only from exploratory wells drilled in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) but also from wells drilled to the east in the Prudhoe Bay area and from rocks exposed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the Brooks Range from Cape Lisburne to the United States/Canadian border were studied. More than 17 different kinds of rock analyses, eight different oil analyses, and three gas analyses are being used to evaluate rock (outcrop samples, core, drill cuttings), oil (seeps, drill stem test, oil-stained core, producing well), and gas (drill stem test, producing well) samples on the North Slope. To date, the more than 60,000 analyses completed on these samples were placed into a computer-based file for storage and retrieval in tabular, graphical, or map form numerous graphical software programs were written to facilitate interpretation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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