Summary report of the sediments, structural framework, petroleum potential, environmental conditions, and operational considerations of the United States Beaufort Sea, Alaska area
Open-File Report
76-830
By: Arthur Grantz, P. W. Barnes, S. L. Eittreim, Erk Reimnitz, E.W. Scott, R. A. Smith, George Stewart, and L.J. Toimil
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Abstract
Proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale i54comprising approximately 20,000 sq km in the Beaufort Sea of northern Alaska, has good potential for petroleum in each of the three geologic provinces it contains. However, only about half of the proposed area underlies waters shallower than 20 m, the apparent present technologic limit for petroleum development in polar seas impacted by a drifting permanent ice pack.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Summary report of the sediments, structural framework, petroleum potential, environmental conditions, and operational considerations of the United States Beaufort Sea, Alaska area |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 76-830 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr76830 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | i, 32 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Beaufort Sea |
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