Anadarko applies to drill at Wolf Creek - December 21, 2008

Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industryDecember 2008

Vol. 13, No. 51

Week of December 21, 2008

Anadarko applies to drill at Wolf Creek

Anadarko Petroleum has applied for a permit to drill a gas exploration well in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, according to filings with federal authorities.

The Bureau of Land Management posted notice on Dec. 16 of the application from Anadarko to drill the Wolf Creek No. 4 exploration well, about 30 miles west of Umiat.

In September, Anadarko staked three wells at the Wolf Creek Prospect, all situated on federal lease AA-86604 in the northeast planning area of the reserve.

Anadarko previously told Petroleum News it plans to use the Doyon Arctic Fox rig to drill Wolf Creek No. 4 to a depth of around 4,000 feet to test the Nanushuk formation.

Anadarko is planning to use two rigs to drill three exploration wells this winter. The company is partnering on the exploration program with Petro-Canada and BG.

Currently travel is restricted across the North Slope pending lower temperatures.

—Eric Lidji

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