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August 2012

Vol. 17, No. 33 Week of August 12, 2012

BP applies to expand Prudhoe Bay Pad A

Prudhoe Bay field operator BP Exploration (Alaska) has applied to expand Pad A in the Prudhoe Bay unit by 0.8 acres. In a July 24 application to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas BP said the expansion would accommodate drill rig access and movement, because “rigs used for existing well head work are larger than the ones used when the pad was constructed.”

A Pad is some 18 miles west of Pump Station 1.

The company earlier applied to expand two pads at the Milne Point unit for the same reason (see story in July 29 issue).

BP said it expects to do the work over the next year, with completion by August 2013.

Approximately 9,500 cubic yards of gravel will be placed on tundra adjacent to the existing pad and will be spread by equipment working on the existing pad, so no tundra travel will be required. The gravel will come from permitted sources, BP said.

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