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Vol. 19, No. 26 Week of June 29, 2014
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


AOGCC approves West Sak pool expansion

Adds 200 feet of Schrader Bluff sands above the existing pool and allows the use of VRWAG technique for enhanced oil recovery

By Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved an expansion to the West Sak oil pool in the Kuparuk River unit. The commission has also approved the use of a technique called viscosity reducing water alternating gas, or VRWAG, for producing oil from the pool. ConocoPhillips, operator of....

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