Hilcorp Alaska has plugged and abandoned an offshore Cook Inlet well, 17589-1A, drilled as a relief well in 1962.
P&A for wells no longer in production and with no future utility is a routine requirement for companies working in Alaska.
The P&A Hilcorp Alaska just completed was not routine.
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ExxonMobil is in the process of transferring operations at its Point Thomson gas field on the North Slope to Hilcorp Energy, according to representatives of both companies. An agreement signed Oct. 19 calls for Hilcorp to take over as operator at Point Thomson early next year presuming the requisite state regulatory approvals are secured.