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November production up 6% from October
Kristen Nelson Petroleum News
Alaska North Slope production averaged 624,687 barrels per day in November, up 6.2 percent from an October average of 588,287, according to figures based on pipeline receipts as reported by the Alaska Department of Revenue’s Tax Division.
The BP Exploration (Alaska)-operated Prudhoe Bay field had the largest increase, 11.1 percent, averaging 361,656 bpd compared to 325,502 bpd in October.
October production figures for Prudhoe Bay as reported by Petroleum News in early November have been adjusted by adding production from Milne Point and Northstar. Beginning with November, Revenue is reporting Milne Point and Northstar as part of Prudhoe Bay. Previously Prudhoe Bay production figures included only Prudhoe Bay and its satellite fields, Aurora, Borealis, Midnight Sun, Orion and Polaris.
The BP-operated Lisburne field had the second-largest month-over-month production increase, 7.2 percent, averaging 33,259 bpd in November compared to 31,041 bpd in October. Lisburne includes production from Point McIntyre and Niakuk.
The BP-operated Endicott field also saw an increase in month-over-month production, up 1.1 percent to 12,024 bpd in November from 11,893 bpd in October. Endicott production includes the Savant-operated Badami field.
Kuparuk, Alpine down The ConocoPhillips Alaska-operated Kuparuk River field averaged 137,038 bpd in November, down 0.5 percent from an October average of 137,657. Kuparuk includes production from Meltwater, Tabasco, Tarn and West Sak, as well as from the Eni-operated Nikaitchuq field and the Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska-operated Oooguruk field.
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reports production by field and pool, but that data is only available on a delayed basis. AOGCC October data for Nikaitchuq shows 185,118 barrels for the month, an average of 5,972 bpd, and a total of 194,878 barrels for Oooguruk, an average of 6,286 bpd.
November production from the ConocoPhillips-operated Alpine field averaged 80,710 bpd, down 1.8 percent from an October average of 82,194 bpd. Alpine includes satellite production from Fiord, Nanuq and Qannik.
AOGCC October production figures for Cook Inlet show a total of 335,780 barrels, an average of 10,832 bpd. Production comes from Beaver Creek (4,432 barrels), Granite Point (62,479 barrels), McArthur River (121,421 barrels), Middle Ground Shoal (73,604 barrels), Redoubt Shoal (10,997 barrels), Swanson River (16,142 barrels), Trading Bay (15,407 barrels) and West McArthur River (31,298 barrels). ANS crude oil production peaked in 1988 at 2.1 million bpd; Cook Inlet crude oil production peaked in 1970 at more than 227,000 bpd.
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