Expansion of F Pad partial pad separation

Kristen Nelson

Petroleum News

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas has granted an application from Milne Point unit operator Hilcorp Alaska to expand partial on pad separation at F Pad.

The division said June 20 that Hilcorp applied to install a module with water and deoiler pump and motor at F Pad. The module would sit on 10 new vertical support members.

The 16-foot by 64-foot module will have an attached exterior walkway and stairway 5 feet by 10 feet.

Up to 550 feet of 6-inch diameter pipe, 420 feet of 8-inch diameter pipe and 60 feet of 12-inch diameter pipe will connect the module to the header and additional infrastructure.

The division said associated tubing and electrical components will be installed after the module is on the VSMs.

"The purpose of this project is to increase the produced water handling capacity for enhanced oil recovery at F Pad and relieve water handling restraints at R, F, and L Pads within the MPU," the division said.

F Pad production is from the Kuparuk River and Schrader Bluff formations. The pad accounted for some 10% of Milne Point production in May, the most recent month for which Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission production data are available.

--KRISTEN NELSON