Prudhoe Bay Oil Field
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Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska's North Slope. It is the largest oil field in North America, covering 213,543 acres and originally contained approximately 25 billion barrels of oil. Wikipedia
Coordinates: 70°18′24″N 148°43′57″W / 70.30667°N 148.73250°W Coordinates: 70°18′24″N 148°43′57″W / 70.30667°N 148.73250°W
Current production of oil: 319,013 barrels per day (~1.590×10^7 t/a)
Discovery: March 12, 1968 by ARCO and Exxon's Prudhoe Bay State #1 well
Estimated gas in place: 46,500×10^9 cu ft (1,320×10^9 m3)
Estimated oil in place: 25,000 million barrels (~3.4×10^9 t)
Offshore/onshore: onshore
Owners: BP, ConocoPhillips Company, and ExxonMobil