Aurora Oil Field (Alaska, United States)

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Aurora Oil Field is an operating oil field in Alaska, United States.

Along with Borealis Oil Field (Alaska, United States), Midnight Sun Oil Field (Alaska, United States), Polaris Oil Field (Alaska, United States), and Orion Oil Field (Alaska, United States), Aurora is a part of the Prudhoe Bay Satellite Oil and Gas Complex (Alaska, United States).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Aurora Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Aurora	Operating^[1]	Hilcorp North Slope, LLC^[2]	–	1999^[1]	–	2000^[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Aurora Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	3.29	million bbl/y	2006	^[3]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Aurora Oil Field


Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Alaska, United States^[4]	70.2222, -148.4529 (approximate)^[4]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Prudhoe Bay Satellite Fields complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417054641/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-aurora-prudhoe-bay-unit-2056883/. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230428205556/https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Documents/Units/2021-03-08_ActiveStateUnits.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20090326112358/http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/us/bp_us_english/STAGING/local_assets/downloads/a/A03_prudhoe_bay_fact_sheet.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230518064606/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-alaska-factsheet-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417054641/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-aurora-prudhoe-bay-unit-2056883/. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_1-2] (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230428205556/https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Documents/Units/2021-03-08_ActiveStateUnits.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20090326112358/http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/us/bp_us_english/STAGING/local_assets/downloads/a/A03_prudhoe_bay_fact_sheet.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230518064606/https://static.conocophillips.com/files/resources/conocophillips-alaska-factsheet-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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