Caelus于阿拉斯加North Slope地区发现大规模油田

Caelus Energy Alaska LLC reported Tuesday it has made a light oil discovery of 6 billion barrels in place off Alaska’s North Slope.The estimate is based on the results of two wells Caelus drilled earlier this year on its Smith Bay state leases, and 126 square miles of existing 3D seismic data, Caelus said in an Oct. 4 press release. Seasonal time constraints prevented the company from flow testing the well.The company also estimates the Smith Bay fan complex may contain more than 10 billion barrels of oil in place when adjoining acreage is included.Caelus CEO Jim Musselman said the discovery “has the size and scale to play a meaningful role in sustaining the Alaskan oil business over the next three to four decades.” He also stated that the discovery is proof that Alaska’s state tax credit programs work, adding that he wasn’t sure the company would have explored Alaska without these programs.