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Deconstructing the World''s Largest Drill Rig in Alaska

SDI Island in Prudhoe Bay, AK, is located about 600 air miles north of Anchorage, about 1,200 miles south of the North Pole and about 250 miles

U.S. Approves First Oil Production Facility from

The company''s Alaska subsidiary aims to build its nine-acre gravel island and production facility in shallow waters about five miles off the coast

No Limits

As part of the historical Liberty Sealift, a project implemented by BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., Parker Drilling Company and Crowley, one of the largest pieces of equipment ever constructed

Prudhoe Bay

Prudhoe Bay field was discovered on March 12, 1968, by ARCO and Exxon with the drilling of the Prudhoe Bay State #1 well. A confirmation well was drilled by BP Exploration in 1969. The next

Company seeks to build island off Alaska for Arctic

Hilcorp proposes to create the island about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Prudhoe Bay, North America''s largest oil field. BP

Crowley, Parker, BP move liberty rig: unique rig for longest-reach

According to Rinehart, BP Exploration plans to use the rig to drill the Liberty offshore reservoir from its existing facility on the Endicott satellite drilling island, about 15 miles east of

BP pulls back on offshore oil project in Alaska''s Arctic

From an island-based well in Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska, BP''s Liberty project was set to bore beneath the Beaufort Sea and snake through miles of bedrock to reach a 100

North Slope Activity Map

Interests !( !( !( include Trans-Alaska Pipeline, WINX 1 Prudhoe Bay, Milne Point, Point Brooks Range Thomson, Liberty and exploration Mustang to come online this Fall. lease

Greater Prudhoe Bay

The Greater Prudhoe Area includes the Prudhoe Bay Unit, which consists of the Prudhoe Bay Field, multiple satellite fields and the Greater Point McIntyre Area fields. With Prudhoe Bay as

Interior Approves Long-Awaited First Oil Production

If developed, the facility would be the first oil and gas production facility in federal waters off Alaska. Hilcorp proposes to build a nine-acre

"Super rig" planned for Alaskan drilling

"Super rig" planned for Alaskan drilling BP Alaska Exploration Inc. is considering a "super rig" to drill potential record-breaking extended-reach wells to produce the Liberty oil

BP exits Alaska but leaves behind long Arctic oil

BP left a long legacy in Alaska, spearheading the exploration in the early 1960s that ultimately led to the discovery of Prudhoe Bay, North America''s largest

BP agrees to sale of interests in four Alaska North Slope assets

Liberty is located on federal leases about six miles offshore in the Beaufort Sea and east of the Prudhoe Bay oilfield. BP drilled the Liberty discovery well in 1997 and expects

Interior agency rejects Hilcorp request for more time to

Federal regulators have rejected Hilcorp''s attempt to gain more time to develop Liberty, an offshore Arctic oil prospect that has languished since

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

BP''s Liberty project is near Endicott Island. In 2011 they will drill several wells 2 miles down then 6-8 miles horizontally under the Beaufort Sea. This is one on the most

Deconstructing the World''s Largest Drill Rig in Alaska

It took about 20,000 man hours for a team of more than a dozen Brandenburg employees to deconstruct a drill rig and its support system in

ENR Sections Demolition & Recycling Today: Deconstructing a

The demolition of the massive Liberty drill rig, located on Prudhoe Bay''s manmade SDI island in the Beaufort Sea, is a testament to planning and process. The

Liberty drill rig construction project memories Endicott

Worlds largest drill rig. Ultra extended reach drilling. Can drill 15 miles sideways. Will be used to drill down about 2 miles and out 8 miles to an

Liberty, an ambitious offshore oil project that once

Liberty would have the longest wells in the world, potentially reaching up to 40,000 feet in length, to be drilled by the world''s largest land

Prudhoe Bay Oil Field

Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska ''s North Slope. It is the largest oil field in both the United States and in North America. It coverers 213,543 acres (86,418 ha) and originally

BP

William Jacob Management was retained to assist BP/Worley Parsons with the overall review, revamp and start-up of the Liberty Rig located on the Endicott satellite drilling island, 15 miles