Prudhoe Bay Oil Field

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Prudhoe_Bay_Oil_Field

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:oil
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Kuparuk_River_Oil_Field gptkb:Milne_Point_Oil_Field
gptkbp:area	213,543 acres
gptkbp:connects	gptkb:Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Aurora_Field gptkb:Borealis_Field gptkb:Endicott_Field gptkb:Lisburne_Field gptkb:Midnight_Sun_Field gptkb:Niakuk_Field gptkb:Point_McIntyre_Field gptkb:Prudhoe_Bay_Unit gptkb:Sagun_Field gptkb:West_Beach_Field gptkb:Western_Niakuk_Field
gptkbp:discoveredBy	1968
gptkbp:distance_to_Anchorage	about 650 miles north
gptkbp:distance_to_Arctic_Ocean	about 400 miles north of Fairbanks
gptkbp:economicImportance	major contributor to Alaska's economy
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	oil spills, permafrost disturbance
gptkbp:estimatedReserves	25 billion barrels (original)
gptkbp:gas_injection	used for enhanced oil recovery
gptkbp:infrastructure	drilling pads, pipelines, processing facilities
gptkbp:largest_oil_field_in_North_America	yes
gptkbp:latitude	70.3° N
gptkbp:location	gptkb:North_Slope,_Alaska,_United_States
gptkbp:longitude	-148.7° W
gptkbp:main_export_route	gptkb:Trans-Alaska_Pipeline_System
gptkbp:main_gas_type	natural gas
gptkbp:main_oil_type	light crude
gptkbp:named_in_year	1826
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Prudhoe_Bay gptkb:Algernon_Percy,_Baron_Prudhoe
gptkbp:namedFor	gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:2017_BP_sale_to_Hilcorp 2006 oil spill
gptkbp:oil_gravity	API 27-29
gptkbp:oil_production_peak	1988
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:ExxonMobil gptkb:ConocoPhillips BP
gptkbp:owner	Hilcorp Energy Company (as of 2020)
gptkbp:produced_gas_cumulative	over 25 trillion cubic feet
gptkbp:produced_natural_gas	yes
gptkbp:produced_oil	yes
gptkbp:produced_oil_cumulative	over 12 billion barrels
gptkbp:produced_water	yes
gptkbp:productionStartYear	1977
gptkbp:recoverable_oil_reserves	12 billion barrels
gptkbp:water_injection	used for enhanced oil recovery
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Trans-Alaska_Pipeline
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Prudhoe Bay Oil Field