A HISTORY OF OIL EXPLORATION IN ALASKA (1898-PRESENT ...
A HISTORY OF OIL EXPLORATION IN ALASKA (1898-PRESENT ...
A HISTORY OF OIL EXPLORATION IN ALASKA (1898-PRESENT ...
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ALL CONSIDER<strong>IN</strong>G, PRODUCTION AT THE KATALLA FIELD<br />
PROVED RATHER DISAPPO<strong>IN</strong>T<strong>IN</strong>G<br />
“During the 32‐year period from 1902 to 1933 the Katalla field produced<br />
About 154,000 barrels of paraffin‐base oil having a gravity of of 41‐45 Bé.<br />
Of the 28 wells drilled in the Katalla field, 18 in an area of about 60 acres<br />
produced oil from fractured sandstone and siltstone of the Katalla formation,<br />
at depths ranging from 360 to 1,750 feet. The field is believed to be in a fault<br />
zone.” (from Miller et al., 1959, p. 47)<br />
● The oil produced at Katalla was used only for local consumption in<br />
the Gulf of Alaska at Cordova, Valdez, and Katalla.<br />
● Production from a single day at Prudhoe Bay surpasses that from the<br />
entire lifespan of the Katalla field.
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