Nikaitchuq Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: ENI
- Country: USA
- Location: North Slope, Alaska
- Production start: 2011
- Partners: ENI - 100%
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves: recoverable reserves estimated at 220 million barrels of oil
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The field is located offshore the North Slope of Alaska in a water depth of 3 meters
- Nikaitchuq's full development involves drilling 52 wells
- (26 oil producers, 21 water injectors, 5 water source/disposal wells)
- Development of Nikaitchuq included the construction of facilities both on land and on an artificial island
- Nikaitchuq horizontal wells are the most complex wells drilled by the industry to date in Alaska, with a lateral displacement that extends up to 22,000’ (7 km).
- The field treatment plant is able to handle 40,000 barrels per day of crude oil and up to 120,000 barrels per day of water.
- Nikaitchuq production is transported through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System
+++ Contractors
- **Mustang:**
- Detail engineering, design and procurement services for two processing modules
- Detailed engineering for the integrated control and safety systems
- **INTECSEA:** Pre-FEED, FEED, Detail Design and Construction Support on subsea flowlines
+++ History
- 2005 - ENI becomes 30% owner after acquiring Armstrong
- 2007 - ENI acquired a 70% stake from Kerr-McGee, becoming 100% owner
- 2008 - Development of the field launched
- 2011 - First oil produced
- 2014 - Production reached 25,000 bpd
+++ Geology
+++ Links
- Eni acquires additional interest in Alaska's Nikaitchuq field, being now operator of the project with the 100% working interest
- Eni starts development of its first operated project in Alaska
- Mustang Completes Engineering for Eni Nikaitchuq Arctic Production Facility Modules
- Eni starts production from the Nikaitchuq field in Alaska
- Eni: achieved the 25 thousand barrels per day production milestone at Nikaitchuq oil field in Alaska
