Oil Search using Kuparuk for first oil, hopes to bump early output to 50,000 bpd
Kay Cashman
Petroleum News
A flurry of new stakeholder documents and a filing with the state of Alaska paint a picture of continuous evolution in Oil Search's North Slope Pikka development.
Basically, it consists of three drill sites, a processing facility, an operations pad, a tie-in pad, infield pipelines, export and import pipelines, an access road, infield roads, a boat ramp and a potable water system.
The most recent major project change is that Pikka will start production early, in mid-2022, with 30,000 barrels of oil per day processed at ConocoPhillips's nearby Kuparuk River unit.
Once Oil Search's processing facility 'is operational in 2023 or 2024,' the early production phase will end and the Nanushuk export pipeline will transition from carrying sales quality oil to Kuparuk central processing facility 2 and instead begin transporting it to the Nanushuk facility, which will have a capacity of handling 120,000 barrels of oil per day.
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Note, the Pikka unit development is referred to as the Nanushuk development or project in state and federal paperwork, even though it will initially target oil deposits in both the Nanushuk and Alpine C reservoirs - two of six stacked plays in the unit that might eventually be tapped. This explains the pad names, which begin with ND, as well as the names of other project components, such as the Nanushuk processing facility, or NPF.
Data released during a Sept. 23-25 Oil Search investor tour of its Anchorage office and the North Slope reveal that the company's Alaska team through a value engineering process is looking to increase early production to 50,000 bpd, as well as increase the nameplate size of the Pikka project to 135,000 bpd. (The process of value engineering involves brainstorming ways to reduce initial or lifecycle costs while still maximizing function and maintaining safety and environmental standards. So far, the team has evaluated 86 different ideas.)
Primary changes
In the Sept. 26 modifications to the Pikka plan of exploration filed with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas, Oil Search says early production will come from the ND-B pad.'Multi-phase fluids from ND-B will be transported for processing at Kuparuk CPF2 via the 24-inch multiphase pipeline to the NPF, and the 18-inch Nanushuk export pipeline from the NPF to Kuparuk CPF2.'
The changes requested in the filing are 'based on local community input' and 'enhance engineering operational efficiency,' Oil Search says.
Other project alterations proposed by the company involve the following:
1. Modify the ND-B pad layout.
2. Relocate the tie-in pad and modify its layout.
3. Modify the water source access road and pump house pad.
4. Update road and pad footprint and fill volumes by about 0.2 acre and a net increase in total fill volume of approximately 5,000 cubic yards.
5. Relocate the boat ramp and associated boat ramp access road.
6. Implement early production.
ND-B pad modifications
Regarding the ND-B pad modifications, Oil Search wants to change its size and layout to accommodate the newly designed grind and inject facility, which will reduce the gravel footprint on the west and south sides of the pad and increase it on the east side.The modified pad will be 20.8 acres, an increase of 1.3 acres from the previously proposed 19.5-acre pad.
Oil Search originally planned to construct underground injection control, or UIC, wells at each drill site within the well row. These wells were only capable of handling waste generated from the respective well pad. In October 2018, Oil Search reduced the overall number and location of UIC wells and relocated them to ND-B. In order to maintain disposal well sustainability with the reduced number of UIC wells, the company designed the grind and inject facility at ND-B to handle all drilling and operational wastes, including waste deliveries from ND-A and ND-C; hence the changes to ND-B.
The increased gravel footprint on the east side of ND-B will allow the grind and inject facility to be moved away from drilling and production operations to separate traffic having to do with processing and fracturing equipment, pipelines, and drill rigs 'as recommended by detailed facility siting reviews and advanced engineering,' all of which will reduce overall drill site congestion and enhance safety, Oil Search says.
Tie-in pad, boat ramp changes
The tie-in pad relocation from near the Kuparuk River unit 2C pad to northeast of the Kuparuk central processing facility 2, or CPF2, is based on a request from ConocoPhillips, Oil Search says.The new location will reduce the project pipeline length by 1 mile, including re-routing the pipeline 'north of Lake K213/M8103 and eliminating two pipeline-road crossings.'
The tie-in pad size will increase from 0.8 to 0.9 acre to accommodate access to existing powerlines, a telecom tower, and space for additional equipment during project development and production.
Oil Search's proposal to move the boat ramp and its access road from the permitted location on the Kachemach River, west of ND-B, to north of ND-B on the Colville River was requested by the Nuiqsut community, who will be using both to launch and retrieve boats. The new location will give subsistence users direct access to the east channel of the Colville.
Water source road, pump house pad
Oil Search also proposes to change the permitted pump house pad location and realign the water source access road.The modification will result in an overall increase in footprint from 2.2 acres (1.1- acre pad and 1.1-acre road) to 2.5 acres (1.1-acre pad and 1.4-acre road), an increase of approximately 0.3 acre, the company says.
The new pad location, approximately 500 feet west of the original site, will 'improve access to a deeper portion of Lake MC7903 and provide more consistent access to unfrozen water during the winter,' Oil Search says.
The location and configuration of the water source access road intersection with the access road will also change; the first increasing from 24 to 32 feet surface width, which will allow the company 'to maintain consistency with all roads and pipeline/road crossings on the project.'
Oil Search says it will also 'allow for construction and maintenance equipment to gain access to the north side of the pipeline; and allow straight-line removal and replacement of pumps year-round.'
Finally, the pipelines near the pump house pad will be realigned to cross the water source access road south of the pump house pad, which will change the pipeline length but won't alter the overall estimate of total vertical support members, the company says.
Mitigation measure updates
The proposed project modifications, Oil Search says, necessitate changes to its response to DNR's mitigation measures.Regarding mitigation measure A.1.e., the updated boat ramp location and associated access road is within one-half mile of the banks of the Colville River. This location was selected based on additional community input and proximity to the river is required for the boat ramp to function as intended, the company says.
In regard to mitigation measure A.1.h.i., the 'proposed pipeline between DS2M and the tie-in pad near Kuparuk CPF2 will parallel existing pipelines and/or gravel roads associated with the Kuparuk River unit with the exception of approximately 1.75 miles where the pipeline will be re-routed north of Lake K213/M8103,' Oil Search says, reminding the agency that the realignment is being made at the request of ConocoPhillips to avoid interference with existing Kuparuk unit operations.
Next Horseshoe?
The investor tour slides also identified the exploration prospects Oil Search will be drilling this winter, Mitquq and Stirrup, to test Nanushuk analogues (see story with map in the Sept. 29 edition of Petroleum News).The Stirrup prospect is adjacent to the Horseshoe Block and 'could de-risk additional fairways to underpin a possible standalone' Horseshoe development, the company says, noting Stirrup is a direct analogue to the Horseshoe 1 Nanushuk discovery drilled by Armstrong in 2015.
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Omnium Gatherum at Rockharz Open Air 2016 in Germany | |
Background information | |
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Origin | Karhula, Finland |
Genres | Melodic death metal |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Nuclear Blast, Candlelight, Lifeforce, Century Media |
Associated acts | Insomnium |
Website | omniumgatherum.org |
Members | Markus Vanhala Aapo Koivisto Jukka Pelkonen Joonas 'Jope' Koto Tuomo Latvala |
Past members | Jarmo Pikka Erkki Silvennoinen |
Omnium Gatherum is a five-piece melodic death metal band from Finland, founded in the autumn of 1996. Although the band mainly follows the path of the melodic death metal genre, much of their work shows strong influences from progressive metal, especially their later albums.
History[edit]
After releasing four demos, they were signed to Rage of Achilles, The debut full-length album 'Spirits And August Light' was released inApril 2003 via Rage Of Achilles and gave the band someattention within the underground metal community and the press.[1]
Next in line to be was the band signing to a metal giant label NuclearBlast in the autumn of 2004 to release the second album 'Years InWaste'. More technical, more progressive, more sophisticated but atthe same time colder and moving away from the listener was the newrecipe that was completed with themes from the wasted youth,depression and soul-loss, shamanistic metaphors leading the two-foldway back in time while the moon shone stranger than ever. It is alwaysdarkest right before the morning.[1]
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In spring 2006 an era came to an end in OG and the long-time singer Antti Filppu was replaced by JukkaPelkonen aka J.[1]
'Stuck Here On Snakes Way' was the debut OG album featuring J onvocals and it was released in April 2007 after a successful UK tourand a signing to Candlelight Records. 'Snakes Way' is an endless roaddealing with the choices in our existence and the temptation withinthe mind of every soul on this third planet of ours, and unfortunatelyso many people are stuck.. The band didn't get stuck with the albumand the 'Snakes Way' conducted the band to do tours with DarkTranquillity, Caliban and Entombed, spiced with a large amount ofFinnish headlining gigs and the No. 31 position in the Finnish nationalalbum chart![1]
Omnium Gatherum's fourth album 'The Redshift' was nailed and furled at Sound Supreme and SouthEastSounds Studios during the spring days of 2008 and it was mixed and mastered at Unisound Studio in Sweden by the legendary metal-mastermind Dan Swanö, who commented the album with his nice words: 'I hate bands like Omnium Gatherum, they are so good it pisses me off!!! Their fine blend of melody and aggression is so good I actually thought about stealing the record and releasing it as my own :) You won´t find a better album in years.' [1]Their 2008 album The Redshift had generally positive reviews, inked band to do long European tours with Nile/Grave in 2008 and Swallow The Sun/Insomnium in 2009 and even charting in Finnish official album chart to position No. 24.[2][3][4]
In the summer of 2008 Bassist Eerik Purdon announced that he will be leaving Omnium Gatherum, and In 2009 Toni Mäki Officially joined Omnium Gatherum as their new Bassist.[1][5]
In August 2010, Omnium Gatherum announced that they had inked a deal with Lifeforce Records for their next release, and that their longtime rhythm guitarist Harri Pikka had left the band. Their official statement read 'We're really sorry to announce also that Harri Pikka has silently decided to flee the OG crew after 13 years of solid service. We don't know his exact reasons for this but maybe someday mr. Mystery Man tells us… :) At the moment we've decided to finish the new album as a 5-piece unit, but we have the best possible live guitar unit called Joonas Koto (Malpractice / Ex-To/Die/For / Ex-Hateframe) filling the second guitar live duties at the moment and it rocks!' Omnium Gatherum entered the studio to record their fifth studio album for an early 2011 release. Barcode maker 2 24 – barcode font ean13 match. Lead guitarist Markus Vanhala handled all guitar parts for the recording. Mixing and mastering were handled by Dan Swano.[1][6][7]
'New World Shadows', the fifth album was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on February 4. 2011, Finland, Sweden and Hungary on February 9, the rest of Europe on February 7. and North America on March 1. 'New World Shadows' topped the Finnish album charts and was on the 5th position on official national album chart and was on the 1st position in Finnish Rumba indie chart![1]The album was the band's first to be released via Lifeforce Records. It was recorded during the period August 2010 - October 2010. After the album release, Omnium Gatherum toured Europe with Rotting Christ in April/May 2011.[1]
New World Shadows is critically acclaimed, and is considered to be one of the best melodic death metal albums in Finnish metal.[8] It is renowned for the mixture of harmonizing melodies along with typical death/heavy metal guitars and drumming. The vocal styles vary from deep death growls to clean vocals. The sound of the album is epic and progressive. Omnium Gatherum's music is influenced by Gothenburg-style bands such as At The Gates, In Flames, Dissection, Dark Tranquillity, but also Iron Maiden, Death, Anathema and Megadeth among others.[9]
On June 17 it was announced that Joonas 'Jope' Koto has joined Omnium Gatherum as their new full-time second guitarist, replacing Harri Pikka.[10]
On July 10, 2015, the band announced that they had almost finished the recordings for a new album.[11]
Members[edit]
Current members[edit]
- Markus Vanhala – lead guitar(1996–present)
- Aapo Koivisto – keyboards, backing vocals(2005–present)
- Jukka Pelkonen – lead vocals(2006–present)
- Tuomo Latvala – drums(2016–present)
- Mikko Kivistö – bass(2020–present)
Former members[edit]
- Olli Lappalainen – lead vocals (1996–2000), rhythm guitar (1996–1997)
- Ville Salonen - drums (1996–1999)
- Mikko Nykänen – keyboards (1996–1999)
- Olli Mikkonen – bass (1996–1997)
- Harri Pikka – rhythm guitar (1997–2010)
- Jari Kuusisto – bass (1997–1998)
- Janne Markkanen – bass (1998–2007)
- Jarmo Pikka – drums (1999–2016)
- Tomi Pekkola – keyboards (1999–2001)
- Antti Filppu – lead vocals (2000–2006)
- Mikko Pennanen – keyboards (2001–2003)
- Jukka Perälä – keyboards (2003–2005)
- Eerik Purdon – bass (2007–2008)
- Toni 'Tsygä' Mäki – bass (2009–2012)
- Joonas 'Jope' Koto – rhythm guitar, backing and clean vocals (2010–2020)
- Erkki Silvennoinen – bass (2012–2019)
- Pyry Hanski – bass (2019–2020)
Timeline[edit]
Discography[edit]
- Spirits and August Light (2003)
- Years in Waste (2004)
- Stuck Here on Snakes Way (2007)
- The Redshift (2008)
- New World Shadows (2011)
- Beyond (2013)
- Grey Heavens (2016)
- The Burning Cold (2018)
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