Tarn Oil Field

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Tarn oil field
Tarn Oil Field is located in Alaska
Tarn Oil Field
Location of Tarn oil field
CountryAlaska
Coordinates70°20′14.06″N 149°50′50.24″W / 70.3372389°N 149.8472889°W / 70.3372389; -149.8472889Coordinates: 70°20′14.06″N 149°50′50.24″W / 70.3372389°N 149.8472889°W / 70.3372389; -149.8472889

The Tarn oil field is an oil field in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. It is adjacent to the Kuparuk Oil Field, Alaska's second largest oil field.

B.P America and ARCO Alaska, INC first announced the Tarn discovery on 10 March after testing of the Tarn #2 well yielded a steady, stimulated flow rate in excess of 2,000 barrels per day of 38-degree API gravity oil from a sandstone reservoir discovered at a depth of 5,200 feet.

History[]

1997 - Oil Found in Tarn Prospect and Plans for Tarn Oil Field Development Announced

See also[]

  • Kuparuk Oil Field

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