Sidebar: Cook Inlet gas production up 3.21%

Kristen Nelson

Petroleum News

Cook Inlet natural gas production averaged 198,755 thousand cubic feet per day in March, up 6,188 mcf per day, 3.21% from a February average of 192,567 mcf per day but down 3.35% from a March 2024 average of 205,643 mcf per day.

Seven large fields accounted for 87.19% of Cook Inlet gas production in March, 173,288 mcf per day, with 15 smaller fields making up the remainder.

Volumes are calculated from Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission data, reported on a month-delay basis. For natural gas AOGCC reports measurements in thousands of cubic feet, mcf.

The Hilcorp Alaska-operated Beluga River field (Chugach Electric Association is the majority working interest owner) averaged 42,105 mcf per day in March, 21.18% of the inlet total, down 1,596 mcf per day, 3.65%, from a February average of 43,701 mcf per day and down 6.48% from a March 2024 average of 45,023 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's North Cook Inlet averaged 41,167 mcf per day in March, 20.71% of the total, down 1,252 mcf per day, 2.95%, from a February average of 42,420 mcf per day and down 4.29% from a March 2024 average of 43,012 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Ninilchik averaged 38,421 mcf per day in March, 19.33% of the inlet total, up 12,116 mcf per day, 46.06%, from a February average of 26,306 mcf per day and up 8.12% from a March 2024 average of 36,207 mcf per day. The increase appears to come from Hilcorp drilling at the Kalotsa Pad, where it completed two new wells in March. Kalotsa accounted for 38.61% of Ninilchik production in February, increasing to 59.39% in February.

Hilcorp's Kenai field averaged 16,781 mcf per day in March, 8.44% of the inlet total, down 3,216 mcf per day, 16.08%, from a February average of 19,997 mcf per day and down 7.74% from a March 2024 average of 18,188 mcf per day.

Furie's Kitchen Lights averaged 13,137 mcf per day in March, 6.61% of inlet production, down 1,376 mcf per day, 9.48%, from a February average of 14,513 mcf per day but up 13.42% from a March 2024 average of 11,582 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's McArthur River averaged 11,191 mcf per day in March, 5.63% of inlet production, up 660 mcf per day, 6.27%, from a February average of 10,531 mcf per day but down 9.38% from a March 2024 average of 12,350 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Swanson River averaged 10,486 mcf per day in March, 5.28% of inlet production, down 168 mcf per day, 1.58%, from a February average of 10,654 mcf per day but up 102% from a March 2024 average of 5,191 mcf per day.

Fifteen smaller fields in total accounted for 12.81% of inlet production in March

Hilcorp's Beaver Creek averaged 5,080 mcf per day in March, down 296 mcf per day, 5.5%, from a February average of 5,375 mcf per day and down 57.35% from a March 2024 average of 11,911 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Cannery Loop averaged 4,370 mcf per day in March, up 1,777 mcf per day, 68.51%, from a February average of 2,593 mcf per day but down 11.76% from a March 2024 average of 4,952 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Granite Point averaged 2,686 mcf per day in March, down 93 mcf per day, 3.33%, from a February average of 2,779 mcf per day and down 11.15% from a March 2024 average of 3,023 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Deep Creek averaged 2,629 mcf per day in March, unchanged from February, but down 23.74% from a March 2024 average of 3,448 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Lewis River averaged 2,470 mcf per day in March, up 206 mcf per day, 9.09%, from a February average of 2,265 mcf per day and up 60.59% from a March 2024 average of 1,538 mcf per day.

AIX's Kenai Loop averaged 1,711 mcf per day in March, down 132 mcf per day, 7.18%, from a February average of 1,844 mcf per day and down 16.82% from a March 2024 average of 2,057 mcf per day.

Vision Operating's North Fork averaged 1,671 mcf per day in March, down 33 mcf per day, 1.96%, from a February average of 1,704 mcf per day and down 14.11% from a March 2024 average of 1,946 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Pretty Creek averaged 1,424 mcf per day in March, down 172 mcf per day, 10.77%, from a February average of 1,596 mcf per day but a gigantic leap from March 2024 when the field averaged 3 mcf per day. Hilcorp brought a sidetrack online in November and has other drilling planned at the field.

Hilcorp's Ivan River averaged 1,178 mcf per day in March, down 307 mcf per day, 20.65%, from a February average of 1,485 mcf per day and down 51.43% from a March 2024 average of 2,436 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Trading Bay averaged 807 mcf per day in March, up 55 mcf per day, 7.35%, from a February average of 752 mcf per day but down 22.46% from a March 2024 average of 1,041 mcf per day.

BlueCrest's Hansen averaged 590 mcf per day in March, up 29 mcf per day, 5.17%, from a February average of 561 mcf per day, but down 46.27% from a March 2024 average of 1,098 mcf per day.

Amaroq's Nicolai Creek averaged 454 mcf per day in March, up 83 mcf per day, 22.46%, from a February average of 370 mcf per day and up 1,790.05% from a March 2024 average of 24 mcf per day.

Cook Inlet Energy's West McArthur River averaged 236 mcf per day in March, up 29 mcf per day, 14.25%, from a February average of 207 mcf per day but down 7.45% from a March 2024 average of 255 mcf per day. CIE is a Glacier Oil and Gas company.

CIE's Redoubt Shoal averaged 107 mcf per day in March, down 28 mcf per day, 20.59%, from a February average of 134 mcf per day and down 38.92% from a March 2024 average of 175 mcf per day.

Hilcorp's Nikolaevsk averaged 54 mcf per day in March, down 98 mcf per day, 64.65%, from a February average of 152 mcf per day and down 72.38% from a March 2024 average of 194 mcf per day.

Cook Inlet natural gas production peaked in 1990 at more than 850,000 mcf per day.

--KRISTEN NELSON