The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is fining Hilcorp North Slope, operator of the Prudhoe Bay unit, $452,100 for violations involving unauthorized injection into the Schrader Bluff oil pool in the L-109 well in the Orion development area and unauthorized injection into the Polaris/Aurora.
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has permitted two exploration wells, Badami B1-33 and Cottonfield 6, both after public hearings.
Badami B1-33 was permitted first, on Jan. 26, following a Jan. 23 public hearing (see story in Jan. 28 issue of Petroleum News) called by the commission in.
Cook Inlet natural gas production averaged 213,023 thousand cubic feet per day in December, up 17,539 mcf per day, 9%, from a November average of 195,484 mcf per day but down 5.5% from a December 2022 average of 225,440 mcf per day.
Volumes are calculated from Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commis.