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Glacier advances Badami
Plans for East Pad construction on track to begin in summer 2026
Kay Cashman Petroleum News
On March 27, Savant Alaska, a Glacier Oil and Gas Corp. company, filed its 22nd plan of development for the eastern North Slope Badami unit with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas, covering the period from July 16 through July 15, 2026.
The POD, which was signed by Glacier Oil's Chief Operating Officer David Pascal, said the company remains committed to maintaining operational integrity in the unit while exploring new development opportunities within and beyond the current participating area.
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Pascal described the POD as "a balanced strategy of near-term execution and long-term resource expansion" and said it "builds on the momentum established during the previous year, including the successful execution of the Kennicott exploration program and the resulting Steller prospect maturation."
Well work planned for the 22nd POD includes the following: a Killian development well in the 2025-2026 ice road season; drilling of two Badami sand wells from the Badami Main Pad (contingent upon capital availability and economic viability); continued evaluation and potential conversion of existing wells B1-14 and B1-21 for gas injection and storage to enhance gas handling capacity; and execution of pressure-temperature, or PT, surveys on key wells B1-33 and B1-07 and geochemical analyses to guide production optimization and refine geological models.
Infrastructure Infrastructure improvements include upgrades to turbine systems, overhaul of injection gas compressors and the Vapor Recovery Unit, or VRU, and staging for anticipated Badami ice road construction.
Glacier Oil intends to conduct an additional well workover on the Bl-01 Class 1 injection well to expand injection zones that will aid in grind and inject operations associated with the planned new drills, as economic conditions and exploration plans warrant.
Cuttings from exploration wells are currently hauled off site via ice road for disposal at a third-party G&I site.
Glacier Oil will continue well and facility maintenance and optimization, and explore options to enhance production, as appropriate, with the anticipated addition of Steller production which will utilize resources in the existing production facility.
The company also intends to advance its plans to construct the proposed Badami East Pad, pending success of its Steller drilling program, with anticipated construction beginning in summer of 2026.
The Badami Main Pad houses the processing facilities, and the proposed Badami East Pad will serve as a satellite location and tie into the Badami Main Pad, gathering production from new wells drilled from the new Badami East Pad.
In the 22nd POD Glacier Oil will conduct a full overhaul of its Vapor Recovery Unit and a full overhaul of its injection gas compressors IGA and 1GB.
The company will upgrade the engine core and control systems for Solar Turbine B in June 2025 along with control system upgrades. This will improve the reliability of the system and aid with additional flexibility in fuel gas compositions.
Gravel mine-site During the 22nd POD period Glacier Oil will revive its on-site gravel mine in preparation for anticipated East Pad construction, road maintenance, and drilling operations support.
The company will stage ice road construction equipment on the Badami storage pad in preparation for 2025-2026 winter season ice road construction. Efficiency of ice road construction is significantly improved when crews can build out from both the west and east, Glacier Oil said.
Exploration, delineation Plans for the exploration or delineation of any land in the unit not included in a participating area during the 22nd POD includes continued exploration and development activities for the new Badami and Killian sand prospects, pending favorable economic conditions and the ability to raise capital at reasonable terms.
This includes the anticipated drilling of at least one Killian development well of the Steller Prospect from the Badami Main Pad in the 2025-2026 ice road season. This well is a follow-up to the successful Kennicott exploration program and will further de-risk future Killian prospects, advancing them to drill-ready targets of a full Killian development project.
The company will continue geological and geophysical, or G&G, evaluation of the 11,899 acres of newly acquired acreage since 2021, including the most recent acquisition of 2,512 acres in 2024. This includes 1,280 acres to the south of the unit, 2,560 acres to the west and 8,059 acres to the north.
Pascal said that Glacier Oil appreciates "the ongoing collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, and other stakeholders.
"We are looking forward to the technical meeting with the unit manager and DNR staff that follows the submission of the POD to give an in-depth review and answer any questions."
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