By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 28 -- ConocoPhillips has brought on line a second Alpine satellite oil field, called Nanuq, on Alaska's North Slope.
Nanuq, 3 miles south of Alpine, is expected to reach peak production of 15,000 b/d of oil in 2008.
Production from Nanuq, as well as from Fiord—the first Alpine satellite—will be processed through the existing Alpine facilities. Together, the two fields are expected to have peak production of 35,000 bo/d in 2008 (OGJ Online, Aug. 21, 2006, Newsletter).
Nanuq field was developed exclusively with horizontal wells. It will have gas and water injection. The Nanuq development plan involves 19 wells.
ConocoPhillips used 50 miles of temporary ice roads to move construction equipment, facilities, drilling rigs, and drilling supplies to the site, which is 35 miles west of Kuparuk field on the border of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Alpine, Nanuq, and Fiord oil field interests are ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. 78% and Anadarko 22%.
ConocoPhillips is pursuing state, local, and federal permits for additional Alpine satellite developments, including the recently announced Qannik discovery, which flowed an average 1,200 b/d of 30º gravity oil from a 25-ft thick sandstone overlying the Alpine reservoir at 4,000 ft (OGJ Online, July 24, 2006, Newsletter).