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Abstract
In December 2018, data acquired in a Stratigraphic Test Well drilled from the 7-11-12 pad in the western part of the Prudhoe Bay Unit, Alaska North Slope confirmed the occurrence of two high-quality reservoirs fully saturated with gas hydrate. The drilling was the initial phase of a planned, three-well program designed to conduct an extended duration test of the response to gas hydrate reservoirs to controlled depressurization. The Stratigraphic Test Well (formally “PBU Hydrate-01”) was operated by the PBU Operator BP Exploration, (Alaska), Inc. (BPXA) using the Parker 272 drilling rig (Figure 1) through a Drilling Services Agreement executed with Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska (PRA) in association with a contract between NETL and PRA. The science program executed by BPXA was developed over a two-year period through extensive discussions and scientific evaluation undertaken by NETL, the Japan, Oil, Gas, and Metals, National Corporation (JOGMEC), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and PRA. The effort also benefitted greatly from the support of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR) and the PBU Working Interest Owners (WIOs).
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Viable long-term gas hydrate testing site confirmed on the Alaska north slope |
| Series title | Fire in the Ice: NETL Methane Hydrate Newsletter |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Department of Energy |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Prudhoe Bay |
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