Play 8 – Thin-skinned Thrust-Belt Play

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, The Oil and Gas Resource Potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Area, Alaska, 1998

Location:
Area: 1 005 494 acres 
Area within the 1002 area: 858 220 acres
Area beneath KIC lands: 83 582 acres 
Area beneath state water: 63 691 acres


Vertical Structure:
Trap depth (thousands of feet): 1.5(95), 4(50), 9.5(5)
Average surface elevation (feet): 500
Net reservoir thickness (feet): 100(95), 225(50), 600(5)
Area of closure (thousands of acres): 2(95), 6(50), 17(5) 


Mean total volume of oil(millions of barrels): 2 883.88(standard deviation: 2 585.47)
Mean total volume of all gas(billions of cubic feet): 2 749.66(standard deviation: 2 489.87)
Mean total volume of all natural gas liquids (millions of barrels): 28.51(standard deviation: 35.57)


Porosity (percent): 10(95), 15(50), 24(5)
Water saturation (percent) : 60.0(95), 40.0(50), 25.0(5)
Correlation between porosity and water saturation: -1