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Petroleum filling history of central Alaskan North Slope fields
Masterson, Dallam W.1 , Albert G. Holba2 3 and Leon I. P. Dzou2 b , Phillips Alaska, Inc., P.O. Box
100360, Anchorage, AK 99510-0360, U.S.A; moc.ocpp|retsamw#moc.ocpp|retsamw, 2 aARCO Exploration and Production
Technology; current address: Phillips Petroleum Company, Plaza Office Building, Bartlesville, OK
74004, U.S.A., 2 b ARCO Exploration and Production Technology; current address: BP Upstream
Technology Group, 501 Westlake Park Blvd., Houston, TX 77079, U.S.A.
The petroleum filling history of the central Alaskan North Slope was reconstructed with burial
history models that were calibrated with source rock and oil geochemistry in the area surrounding the
Prudhoe Bay, Kuparuk, West Sak, Pt. Mclntyre, Tarn, and Alpine Fields. Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk are
the two largest currently producing oil fields in the United States. Oil in the Prudhoe Bay Field is
interpreted as a mixture co-sourced from three source rocks: Upper Triassic marine carbonate, shale, and
phosphorite (Shublik Formation), Lower Cretaceous marine shale (HRZ Formation), and Lower Jurassic
marine shale (Kingak Shale). The total expelled oil volume within the Prudhoe Bay Field fetch area of
4,000 square miles is modeled to be 168 billion barrels and consists of 59% Shublik, 28% HRZ, and
13% Kingak source rock contribution. The carbon isotopic composition, API gravity, and sulfur content
of the Prudhoe Bay main field oil accumulation closely match the modeled oil composition in the
Prudhoe Bay fetch area. The estimated 40 to 50 billion barrels of original oil in place in the Prudhoe Bay
and West Sak Fields imply a Prudhoe Bay fetch area migration efficiency of 25 to 30%. Spillage of
Prudhoe oil into the West Sak Field occurred during post-Eocene uplift and 1-2 degrees of eastward
tilting that decreased the hydrocarbon column at Prudhoe Bay Field from 2400 to 1000 feet and created
the structural trap at the Prudhoe Bay West End. The Prudhoe Bay main field tar mat formed when gas
deasphalted the oil column in Tertiary time, and carbonates in the Carboniferous Lisburne Formation are
interpreted as the source of most of the carbon dioxide in the Prudhoe Bay gas cap. Kuparuk Field oils
were predominantly sourced from Shublik source rock. The HRZ Formation is interpreted as the
primary source for Tarn Field oils and the Kingak Shale is interpreted as the primary source for Alpine
Field oils. The West Sak Field accumulation is interpreted as a mixture of moderately biodegraded oil
that spilled from the Prudhoe Bay Field and lightly biodegraded gas/condensate that leaked from the
underlying Kuparuk Field.
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North Slope News
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Documents/Programs/NorthSlopeTaxCreditSeismicData.pdf
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Documents/Units/2018/20180320_PK_ChangeUnitOperator_OilSearch_Approved.pdf
http://www.ottoenergy.com/irm/PDF/2345_0/K1Capital
OIL EXPLORATION CREDITS
http://www.alaskajournal.com/2018-05-09/house-approves-tax-credit-bonds-split-vote#.WvNSAzGWy3A latest
http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2018/03/Cash-credit-list.pdf Latest
http://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/budgproc.pdf Layman's Guide to Budget Process
http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB176
https://www.ktoo.org/2017/12/15/walker-wants-borrow-money-pay-900-million-oil-tax-credits/
Fiscal year 2019 1st July, 2018 - 30th June, 2019
14/12/2017 OIL SEARCH Presentation Alaska 2018
http://www.oilsearch.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/15052/Webcast-link.pdf Recommended Listening
transcript*http://www.oilsearch.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/15088/TRANSCRIPT-Oil_Search_Sem_138mins_24hr.pdf+ **DOG Presentations
http://www.oilsearch.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/15053/Oil-Search-Alaska-Investor-Seminar.pdf
3/11/2017 https://www.epmag.com/armstrong-selling-stake-largest-us-oil-discovery-decades-1667211
Alaska Gas Line Project
Activity on The North Slope
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/GIS/ActivityMaps.htm
ASTAR Roads Project
3. Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource Project
In partnership with the North Slope Borough and in collaboration with area communities and other
key stakeholders, the Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) seeks to
identify, evaluate, and advance community infrastructure and regional connectivity projects that
offer the greatest benefits to the region.
The ASTAR effort will gather regional information through community engagement, provide for
analysis of existing data, and develop relevant reports and field studies which can be beneficial to
infrastructure projects identified throughout the region. Gaps in technical information necessary to
support future infrastructure projects will be identified and when necessary, additional data will be
collected across the region.
ASTAR’s review will encompass the entire North Slope Borough, including the NPR-A, ANWR,
and other federal lands and waters. ASTAR will use a cumulative benefits analysis – advancing
projects that seek to provide the greatest benefits to North Slope people and communities and will
significantly inform state and local discussions with federal agencies regarding their land
management activities in the region.
Projects that achieve the greatest cumulative benefits and receive local support will move to
ASTAR’s advanced pre-implementation stage. This includes identifying potential funding sources,
project sponsors, obstacles and challenges, and analyzing permitting and data gaps. As appropriate,
additional ASTAR work may be conducted to fill these gaps. Desired outcomes for the ASTAR
project include increased cultural connectivity, reduced cost of living in area communities, and
decreased rehabilitation costs for NPR-A legacy wells, more efficient development of state and
federal natural resources, and increased economic activity providing job opportunities for the
region. ASTAR is a three-year project funded through a re-appropriation of $7.3 M through FY20.
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/documents/leasing/bestinterestfindings/20180418_ns_final_bif_signed.pdf chapter5-16
https://www.ktoo.org/2017/09/07/alaska-hatches-plan-vast-road-network-across-arctic/
Alaska Weather and Cams
http://avcams.faa.gov/sitelist.php
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/deadhorse-ak/99734/weather-forecast/331774
Ground Temperatures
http://permafrost.gi.alaska.edu/project/arctic-transportation-network
Tundra Travel
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/factsht/land_fs/off-road_travel.pdf
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/tundratravel/index.cfm
DOG Presentations
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Documents/ResourceEvaluation/20180521_DiscovThinking_Decker.pdf
88E-in-alaska-1-640x360.jpg Major Oil Finds in Brookian Sequence Feb, 2018
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Documents/ResourceEvaluation/20180202_Nanushuk_NAPE_2018.pdf
The Petroleum Systems and Exploration Potential of Northern Alaska Paul Decker 2012
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Information/Presentations
Well Analysis 2002-2016 North Slope
http://doa.alaska.gov/ogc/activitycharts/drilling%20and%20completions/wellsdrilledexp2002-2016.pdf
May 2017 latest North Slope Presentation
http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/ResourceEvaluation/Documents/20170426-AllianceBreakfastPresentation.pdf
History of Oil in Alaska and TAPS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/midnight-oil/id1243846230?mt=2
Our Neighbours on the North Slope
Repsol Discovery on North slope 09/03/17
repsol press releaseThu 20:04https://www.repsol.com/es_en/corporacion/prensa/notas-de-prensa/ultimas-notas/09032017-repsol-realiza-el-mayor-descubrimiento-de-petroleo-de-los-ultimos-30-anyos-en-suelo-estadounidense.aspx
The Horseshoe-1 discovery well was drilled to a total depth of 6,000 ft. (1,828 meters) and encountered more than 150 ft. of net oil pay in several reservoir zones in the Nanushuk section. The Horseshoe-1A sidetrack was drilled to a total depth of 8,215 ft. and encountered more than 100 ft. of net oil pay in the Nanushuk interval as well.
Repsol drilled 16 wells on the North Slope that were basically wildcat wells and all 16 showed.
(The “discovery,” Myers was careful to note, was “multiple different reservoirs, not just one major reservoir as in the case of the original Kuparuk and Alpine discoveries.”)
750,000 acres - 1P/2P/3P of over 5.5B barrels, all conventional.
So, not an identical play to 88E, but similar enough and close enough to be encouraging.
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/88923947.shtml
Our Neighbours to the North are private company Great Bear, Otto Energy and Red Technology alliance have working interests on GB leases.
http://greatbearpetro.com/
Spill Protection Plan Application, including details of Dalton Road Plan Nov, 2016
http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview?Page_Size=10000000
http://www.ottoenergy.com/irm/content/alaska.aspx?RID=408
http://www.ottoenergy.com/irm/PDF/2082_0/ManagingDirectorPresentation
http://www.ottoenergy.com/irm/PDF/2098_0/QuarterlyActivitiesCashflowReport
Red Technology Alliance LLC is a partnership with Halliburton that invests in upstream oil and gas development projects that benefit from the products, services, and technologies of Halliburton. RTA has an initial focus on the Rocky Mountain region and U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Drill Data Merak 1
http://aogweb.state.ak.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=41438&page=13&cr=1&cc=1
Drill Data Alcor 1
http://aogweb.state.ak.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=0&id=39794&page=37&cr=1
Formation Evaluation of an Unconventional Shale Reservoir- Stanford University
Drill Data Alkaid1
Available via vog.aksala|lhug.htiderem#vog.aksala|lhug.htiderem
https://earth.stanford.edu/bpsm/sites/default/files/minhtran_msthesis_bpsm_june2014.pdf
Trans Alaska Pipeline
US Bureau of Land Management
https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/alaska-legacy-wells
https://www.blm.gov/documents/alaska/public-room/report/history-exploration-naval-petroleum-reserve-no-4-and-adjacent
