Permit Filed For North Slope Exploratory Well, Seismic Testing Near Placer, Pikka Units
Drilling Activity Details
Locations
AK
United States
Operators
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#1 Mitquq
Geo Coordinate
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Oil Search is requesting approval from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas for a North Slope drilling program near the Placer and Pikka Units that includes drilling and testing one well and a sidetrack, #1 Mitquq, from an ice pad during the 2019-2020 winter drilling season. The application seeks permission to drill and test one exploratory well east of the Colville River. The division also received a permit application from Oil Search to conduct seismic testing at the proposed drillsite. The #1 Mitquq will be in Section 3-11n-7e, Umiat Meridian, and its proposed sidetrack will be drilled in sections 3 and 10-11n-7e. Oil Search is based in Sydney.
Description
Oil Search is requesting approval from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas for a North Slope drilling program near the Placer and Pikka Units that includes drilling and testing one well and a sidetrack, #1 Mitquq, from an ice pad during the 2019-2020 winter drilling season. The application seeks permission to drill and test one exploratory well east of the Colville River. The division also received a permit application from Oil Search to conduct seismic testing at the proposed drillsite. The #1 Mitquq will be in Section 3-11n-7e, Umiat Meridian, and its proposed sidetrack will be drilled in sections 3 and 10-11n-7e. Oil Search is based in Sydney.