Kuparuk Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: ConocoPhillips
- Country: USA
- Location: 40 miles west of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
- Production start: 1981
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- North America’s second largest oil field
- There are 43 drill sites and 3 Central Processing Trains at the field
- Oil is transported on the Trans Alaska Pipeline System
- A number of satellite fields use the Kuparuk facilities, including Tarn Oil Field and Tabasco Oil Field
Contractors
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History
- 1969 - Kuparuk Oil Field discovered
- 1981 - Production started
- 1996 - ARCO Alaska Starts Operation of Large Scale EOR Project
- 2000 - ConocoPhillips acquired Arco's stake and became operator
Geology
- The producing reservoir is composed of Cretaceous-age Kuparuk sands at depths of 5,500 to 6,500 feet.
Links
- ConocoPhillips, Kuparuk
- Kuparuk River Unit Facility Information
- ARCO Alaska Starts Operation of Kuparuk Large Scale EOR Project
- BP Amoco and ARCO Agree To Sell Alaska Businesses For $7 Billion
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