Division approves Milne polymer projects - August 22, 2021 petroleumnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from petroleumnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Seaview producing gas
Kristen Nelson
Hilcorp has a new field in production.
June oil and gas production data, released in late July by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, show the companys Seaview gas field on the southern Kenai Peninsula came online in June, with production totaling 21,352 thousand cubic feet over the 30 days of the month, an average of 712 mcf per day.
Seaview is the first new field Hilcorp has brought online since it began operating in Alaska some 10 years ago, acquiring assets in Cook Inlet from Union Oil Company of California and, later, from Marathon. The companys forte is acquisition of mature fields and development of remaining reserves, but it has been exploring in Cook Inlet, looking at prospects offshore and on the west side, as well as on the Kenai Peninsula. It plans to begin exploratory drilling at Whiskey Gulch, north of Seaview, this summer.
State approves 2 North Slope easements - June 27, 2021 petroleumnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from petroleumnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Alaska North Slope production averaged 490,525 barrels per day in April, down 1.9%, 9,577 bpd, from a March average of 500,082 bpd and down 1.6% from an April 2020 average of 498,422 bpd.
ANS crude averaged 437,136 bpd in April, 89.1% of ANS production, down 1.3%, 5,642 bpd, from an April average o.
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UAF-led research team finds Milne Point polymer injection a success
Alan Bailey
for Petroleum News
A project researching the effectiveness of polymer injection for enhanced heavy oil recovery in the Milne Point field on Alaskas North Slope is verifying significant benefits from the use of this injection technique. The $9.7 million project, primarily funded through a $7.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, is led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and involves Milne Point operator Hilcorp Alaska, New Mexico Tech, Missouri S&T and the University of North Dakota.