Kristen Nelson

20 years ago this month: Company estimates area north and west of Slope field contains some 31-55 million barrels of oil in place

The Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 588 the week ending Aug. 9, up by two rigs from 586 the previous week, and down by 66 from 654 a year ago, after dropping by three the week ending Aug. 2. Over the last eight weeks the rig count was up in four weeks and down in four with a loss of....

Pantheon Resources plc said Aug. 12 that it has executed a contract for the Nabors 105AC drill rig which will be used to drill the Megrez 1 exploration well in the fourth quarter. The company said this is a rig it is familiar with as it has used it previously. Great Bear Pantheon, which operates fo....

Company will pay fine of $202,699; agreement resolves issues under APDES for violations since HEX took ownership of Kitchen Lights

20 years ago: Ninilchik discovery made in 2002, Kenai Kachemak Pipeline begins moving that gas in 2003; 1998 Wolf Lake gas field

ConocoPhillips, Kuparuk River unit operator, developing Coyote, a Nanushuk accumulation, from 3S pad in southwest corner of unit

Operator Hilcorp North Slope did no drilling in the Greater Point McIntyre Area at Prudhoe during the 2023 plan of development, but two rotary wells, and possibly up to four sidetracks are included in Hilcorp North Slope's 2024 POD, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources'Division of Oil and Gas....

20 years ago this month: US Bureau of Land Management completes five Alpine field satellites' EIS; modifies ConocoPhillips' plan

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said in an Aug. 20 public notice that it intends to seek Class VI primary enforcement authority from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is asking for ideas from surface and subsurface landowners, industry and other interested or affected stake....

The Baker Hughes' U.S. rotary drilling rig count was 585 the week ending Aug. 23, down by one rig from 586 the previous week, and down by 47 from 632 a year ago, after dropping by two the week ending Aug. 16. Over the last eight weeks the rig count was up in four weeks and down in four with a gain o....