Table 6. Summary of Basic Assumptions Regarding Lower Cook Inlet Oil 

 and Gas Production (Source: BLM Lower Cook Inlet Draft EIS) 



Activity 



This Proposed Sale 



Sale acreage offering 

 Anticipated sale 

 Recoverable oil (maximum) 

 Recoverable gas (maximum) 

 Peak production oil 



Peak production gas 



Plat; orms 

 Wells 



Pipelines 



Pipeline burial excavation 



volume 

 Onshore pipeline acreage required 



Onshore oil terminal facilities 

 number and acreage required 



Support/supply facilities 

 number and acreage required 



LNG plant and terminal 



Production treatment facilities 



Total direct land requirements 

 Petroleum refineries 

 Platform fabrication 

 Supply and support boats 

 Annual crude shipped by tanker 



865,000 acres (350,000 hectares) 



692,000 acres (280,000 hectares) 



2.6 billion barrels 1/ 



3.3 trillion cubic ft. 1/ 



930,000 bbls/day 1/ 



340 million bbls/year 1/ 



465 million cf/day 1/ 



170 billion cf/year 1/ 



23 (21 oil; 2 gas) 1/ 



604 (84 exploratory; 80 service; 



440 production) 

 300 miles (200 miles offshore; 

 100 miles onshore 1/ 

 3000 to 8000 yards/mile 1/ 



630 acres (255 hectares) permanent 



right-of-way 



2; 240 acres (97 hectares); 120 acres 



(49 hectares) each 1/ 



3; 120-240 acres (49-97 hectares); 40-80 



(16-32 hectares) each 1/ 



1; 60-120 acres (24-49 hectares) 



2; 160 acres (65 hectares) ; 80 acres 



(32 hectares) each 



1339-1519 acres (542-615 hectares) 



1/ 



1/ 



6-24 



Up to 340 million bbls/year 1/ 



y 



USDI 1976 



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