Alaska To Study Gas Production’s Effect On Oil Extraction

North Slope oil field regulators will study how tapping Alaska’s natural gas bonanza could hurt oil production.

Siphoning off large volumes of gas, used now to maintain pressure in fields and force out oil trapped in porous rocks, could result in millions of barrels of oil being stranded in the ground.

Gov. Frank Murkowski is in negotiations for possible construction of a $20 billion pipeline to deliver North Slope gas to Lower 48 consumers. Oil field regulators want to know how much gas can be removed without leaving too much oil behind.
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