Kuparuk oil field

Infobox Oil field
name = Kuparuk oil field
region = Alaska North Slope
country = United States
coordinates = coord|70.3372|N|149.8504|W
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offonshore = onshore
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location map|Alaska|border=none|caption=|lat_deg=70.3372|lon_deg=-149.8504
caption = Kuparuk River Unit's location in Alaska
discovery = April 1969, Sinclair's Ugnu 1 well
startofproduction = Announced 1979, started December 13, 1981
peakofproduction = 1992 @ 322,000 bpd
expectedabandonment =
currentproductionoil = 230,000
currentproductiongas =
estimatedstoiip = 6,000
estimatedgiip =
producingformations =The Kuparuk oil field, located in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States, is the second largest oil field in North America by area. It produces approximately 230,000 barrels of oil per day and is estimated to have two billion barrels of recoverable oil reserves. [ [http://mtri.org/quickplace/northslope/PageLibrary85256D98006A61DC.nsf/h_Toc/690D195680EFDD8E85256DCF005106EE/ Kuparuk oil field from mtri.org] ] It is named for the Kuparuk River.

Kuparuk was discovered by Sinclair Oil in April 1969 at the Ugnu Number 1 well, named for the nearby Ugnuravik River. [Petroleum News. [http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/462178017.shtml Kuparuk discovery made by Sinclair at Ugnu No. 1] ] Production was first announced by ARCO in 1979 and planned to start in 1982. Production actually began December 13, 1981 on 5 small gravel drilling pads. Production was expected to peak in 1986 at 250,000 barrels per day, but did not peak until 1992 at 322,000 barrels per day. [Petroleum News. [http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/359622793.shtml Production begins 3 months early - Kuparuk comes online in December ’81 from 5 gravel drill sites in 20-mile square ARCO-owned area] .]

ee also

*Prudhoe Bay oil field
*Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System

References

External links

* [http://www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us/oil/products/maps/othermaps/New%20Unit%20Maps/DOG%20-%20Kuparuk%20River%20Unit_040108.pdf Map]