Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report
The Walakpa Gas Field, located near the city of Barrow on Alaska`s North Slope, has been proven to be methane-bearing at depths of 2000--2550 feet below sea level. The producing formation is a laterally continuous, south-dipping, Lower Cretaceous shelf sandstone. The updip extent of the reservoir ha...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:10142661 2023-07-30T04:02:36+02:00 Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report Glenn, R.K. Allen, W.W. 2011-10-26 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10142661 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10142661 https://doi.org/10.2172/10142661 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10142661 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10142661 https://doi.org/10.2172/10142661 doi:10.2172/10142661 03 NATURAL GAS ALASKA NATURAL GAS HYDRATE DEPOSITS GEOLOGY EXPLOITATION PROGRESS REPORT RESERVOIR ENGINEERING PERMAFROST WELL DRILLING SANDSTONES RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE RESERVOIR PRESSURE STRATIGRAPHY LITHOLOGY PERMEABILITY NUMERICAL DATA 2011 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/10142661 2023-07-11T10:58:57Z The Walakpa Gas Field, located near the city of Barrow on Alaska`s North Slope, has been proven to be methane-bearing at depths of 2000--2550 feet below sea level. The producing formation is a laterally continuous, south-dipping, Lower Cretaceous shelf sandstone. The updip extent of the reservoir has not been determined by drilling, but probably extends to at least 1900 feet below sea level. Reservoir temperatures in the updip portion of the reservoir may be low enough to allow the presence of in situ methane hydrates. Reservoir net pay however, decreases to the north. Depths to the base of permafrost in the area average 940 feet. Drilling techniques and production configuration in the Walakpa field were designed to minimize formation damage to the reservoir sandstone and to eliminate methane hydrates formed during production. Drilling development of the Walakpa field was a sequential updip and lateral stepout from a previously drilled, structurally lower confirmation well. Reservoir temperature, pressure, and gas chemistry data from the development wells confirm that they have been drilled in the free-methane portion of the reservoir. Future studies in the Walakpa field are planned to determine whether or not a component of the methane production is due to the dissociation of updip in situ hydrates. Other/Unknown Material Barrow Methane hydrate north slope permafrost Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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03 NATURAL GAS ALASKA NATURAL GAS HYDRATE DEPOSITS GEOLOGY EXPLOITATION PROGRESS REPORT RESERVOIR ENGINEERING PERMAFROST WELL DRILLING SANDSTONES RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE RESERVOIR PRESSURE STRATIGRAPHY LITHOLOGY PERMEABILITY NUMERICAL DATA |
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03 NATURAL GAS ALASKA NATURAL GAS HYDRATE DEPOSITS GEOLOGY EXPLOITATION PROGRESS REPORT RESERVOIR ENGINEERING PERMAFROST WELL DRILLING SANDSTONES RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE RESERVOIR PRESSURE STRATIGRAPHY LITHOLOGY PERMEABILITY NUMERICAL DATA Glenn, R.K. Allen, W.W. Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report |
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The Walakpa Gas Field, located near the city of Barrow on Alaska`s North Slope, has been proven to be methane-bearing at depths of 2000--2550 feet below sea level. The producing formation is a laterally continuous, south-dipping, Lower Cretaceous shelf sandstone. The updip extent of the reservoir has not been determined by drilling, but probably extends to at least 1900 feet below sea level. Reservoir temperatures in the updip portion of the reservoir may be low enough to allow the presence of in situ methane hydrates. Reservoir net pay however, decreases to the north. Depths to the base of permafrost in the area average 940 feet. Drilling techniques and production configuration in the Walakpa field were designed to minimize formation damage to the reservoir sandstone and to eliminate methane hydrates formed during production. Drilling development of the Walakpa field was a sequential updip and lateral stepout from a previously drilled, structurally lower confirmation well. Reservoir temperature, pressure, and gas chemistry data from the development wells confirm that they have been drilled in the free-methane portion of the reservoir. Future studies in the Walakpa field are planned to determine whether or not a component of the methane production is due to the dissociation of updip in situ hydrates. |
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Glenn, R.K. Allen, W.W. |
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Glenn, R.K. Allen, W.W. |
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Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report |
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Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report |
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Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report |
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Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report |
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Geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the Walakpa Gas Field, North Slope, Alaska. Final report |
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geology, reservoir engineering and methane hydrate potential of the walakpa gas field, north slope, alaska. final report |
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2011 |
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Barrow Methane hydrate north slope permafrost Alaska |
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Barrow Methane hydrate north slope permafrost Alaska |
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