DGGS releases data on Alaska Peninsula

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys released new information on the geology of the Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay area, Preliminary Interpretive Report 2005-4, on July 21.

Division Deputy Director Bob Swenson said the data contained in the report will be useful for companies evaluating prospects for the upcoming Alaska Peninsula areawide lease sale, scheduled for Oct. 26.

“This report provides the best source yet of public information about the geologic history, detailed stratigraphic analysis and hydrocarbon potential of this region,” Swenson said in a media release July 22.

The division said the report draws on data from existing wells, seismic surveys and field mapping performed by geologists from DNR, the U.S. Geological Survey, the university and industry.

The report includes information about the region’s geology, organic geochemistry, sedimentology and characterizations of significant rock formations. It also includes preliminary subsurface interpretations based on publicly available seismic data.

Copies of the preliminary interpretive report are available on the division’s Web site at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/

—Petroleum News