Prudhoe Bay Oil Field - Geology - Statistics

Statistics

Statistics for the Greater Prudhoe Bay Field:

  • Discovery well: Prudhoe Bay State #1
  • Discovery date: March 12, 1968
  • Production start: June 20, 1977
  • Total field area: 213,543 acres (864.18 km2)
  • Oil production wells: 1114
  • Total capacity: 25 billion barrels (4.0×109 m3)
    • Produced: 12 billion barrels (1.9×109 m3) as of March 28, 2013
    • Total recoverable: 16 billion barrels (2.5×109 m3)
    • Remaining recoverable: 4 billion barrels (640,000,000 m3)
  • Peak production: 1.7 million barrels per day (270,000 m3/d) (1979)
  • Natural gas:
    • Total: 46×10^12 cu ft (1,300 km3) (estimated)
    • Recoverable: 26×10^12 cu ft (740 km3)
  • Greater Prudhoe Bay satellite fields:
    • East Operating Area (formerly ARCO)(production start date: 1977)
    • West Operating Area (BP Exploration)(production start date: 1977)
    • Midnight Sun (production start date: 1998)
    • Aurora (production start date: 2000)
    • Orion (production start date: 2002)
    • Polaris (production start date: 1999)
    • Borealis (production start date: 2001)
  • Ownership:
    • BP Exploration (Operator): 26%
    • ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.: 36%
    • ExxonMobil: 36%
    • Others: 2%

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