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Six wells added to 2022 Prudhoe Bay POD
Kristen Nelson Petroleum News
Six wells have been added to the 2022 Prudhoe Bay plan of development.
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil and Gas has approved an amendment to the 2022 POD by Prudhoe operator Hilcorp North Slope for six new development wells on M pad. The Sept. 14 approval said Hilcorp applied to amend the existing plan on Aug. 11.
In addition to the six new wells, the amendment includes installation of associated infrastructure at M pad: headers and conductors and infrastructure including wellhouses, heat tracing, power and instrumentation cables and tie-in piping and electrical lines. “Thermosiphons may also be installed to limit subsidence,” the division said.
The six wells will be within the existing well row on M pad, with project work expected to begin in September.
Existing plan The existing 2022 POD for the Initial Participating Area, the IPA, at Prudhoe, approved in June, includes as many as 11 new wells, with candidates to be evaluated including, but not limited to, wells on various pads and drill sites, but none on M pad.
*Two to three producers targeting the Ivishak formation on W pad;
*One to two producers targeting the Ivishak or Sag River formations on H or pad N pad;
*One to two producers targeting the Ivishak or Sag River formations on drill site 11; and
*Two to four producers targeting the Ivishak formation on drill site 03 or drill site 09.
- KRISTEN NELSON
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