Joint UAF-Hilcorp study of heavy oil recovery shows promise on Alaska s North Slope adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Hilcorp Alaska purchased the Milne Point field from BP in 2014 and has focused on increasing recovery of its “heavy” oils since then. The effort got a boost from a four-year, $9.7 million Department of Energy-sponsored study that got underway in 2018. (Photo/Courtesy/Hilcorp Energy Co.)
The early results are promising in a years-long study of an advanced oil recovery method that could unlock billions more barrels on the North Slope.
“We have not failed; let me put it that way. We have succeeded so far,” said Abhijit Dandekar, chair of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Petroleum Engineering Department.