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.

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; -149.8472889

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.[citation needed]

History

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In March 1997 oil was found in the Tarn Prospect and plans for Tarn Oil Field Development were announced.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ J. Lynne Davison, Bill R. Morris, Alfred James III (n.d.). "Development of the Tarn Field Geochemistry Analog and Subsequent North Slope Basin Reconnaissance Permafrost Cores and Gas-Sieve Methods". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2023-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)