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Operator: BP Exploration Alaska, Inc.
DNR/DOG/AOGCC 2004
Discovery Well: Conoco Inc.
Badami No. 1
Permit #189-117
API No. 50-029-22017-00-00
Sec. 09, T09N, R20E, UM
Depth: 13,595’ MD / 12,911' TVD
March 7, 1990
Status: Shut-in
Location: Central Arctic Slope Area Location Map DNR Unit Map
Orders: Complete List
Summary: The Badami Oil Pool was discovered in 1990, and developed through a drilling program lasting from 1997 to
1998. The pool has now been penetrated by 19 well bores, most of which are clustered near the center of
the Badami Unit. There are 8 additional wells that lie inside of, or within 4 miles of, the unit boundaries. The
pool began regular production on August 23, 1998, and peaked at average rate of 7,450 barrels per day
during September 1998. However, production rapidly declined to 3,300 barrels per day by January 1999,
and the field was shut in from February 4 through April 30, 1999. After facilities were upgraded and
remediated, production was restarted on May 1, 1999 and jumped to an average of nearly 5,300 barrels per
day during July of 1999. However, by year-end 1999, production declined to an average of less than 3,000
barrels per day, and by July 2003 it averaged less than 1,300 barrels per day from six wells. In August,
2003, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska approved BP’s request to temporarily shut down the Badami oil
pipeline and gas products pipeline for approximately two years. BP shut-in production and placed the
facilities in “warm shutdown” that same month.
Geology: The Badami reservoir consists of a series of turbidite sandstones assigned to the Tertiary-aged Canning
Formation. These sandstones were deposited as amalgamated channel sands within mud-dominated
submarine fan systems. Published descriptions suggest the reservoirs are complex, consisting of 61
identified fans laid down during seven depositional events, with thin and discontinuous reservoir quality
sands. No single well has encountered all of the identified fan systems, but Badami #1 reportedly has the
most complete section. The Badami Oil Pool is defined as the accumulation of hydrocarbons common to and
correlating with the interval between the measured depths of 9,500 feet and 11,500 feet in the Badami No. 1
well. The reservoir sandstones are very fine-to-fine grained and moderately sorted. Porosity ranges from 15
to 21 percent, permeability ranges from 1 to 400 md, and oil gravity ranges from 21 to 30 degrees API.
Structure Map Strat Column Type Log
Orig. Oil in Place: Not Published
Production: Prod Chart Prod Report Prod Data
Oil (bbls) NGL (bbls) Gas (mcf) Water (bbls)
Cumulative 4,347,065 0 22,891,313 0
2001 Total 674,763 0 5,312,365 0
2002 Total 579,271 0 7,171,622 0
2003 Total 281,552 0 3,697,960 0
2004 Total 0 0 0 0
2003 Daily Rate 771 0 10,131 0
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EOR Injection:Disposal Injection in Field:
Chart Report Data Chart Report Data
Gas (Mcf)Water Disposed Fluids
Cumulative 20,510,696 0 Cumulative 770,701
2001 Total 4,786,466 0 2001 Total 28,233
2002 Total 6,616,561 0 2002 Total 36,468
2003 Total 3,363,093 0 2003 Total 52,942
2004 Total 0 0 2004 Total 26,987
2003 Rate (per day) 9,214 0 2003 Rate (per day) 145
2004 Rate (per day) 0 0 2004 Rate (per day) 74
Change (%) 0 0 Change (%) -51
Field Development Information:
Wells In Field
Type Well Status 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Producer Oil Producer 10 10 10 7 7
Injector Water Injector 0 0 0 0 0
Gas Injector 2 2 2 2 2
WAG Injector 0 0 0 0 0
Water Supply 0 0 0 0 0
Disposal 1 1 1 1 1
Non-Operating Suspended 0 0 0 0 0
Abandoned 2 2 2 2 2
Total 15 15 15 12 12
Active Completions in Pool (Month of December):
Type Well Status 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Oil Producer Flowing 0 2 2 2 2
Gas Lift 0 4 4 4 4
Pump 0 0 0 0 0
Shut-In 7 1 1 1 1
Service Well Water Injector 0 0 0 0 0
Gas Injector 0 2 2 2 2
WAG Injector 0 0 0 0 0
Water Supply 0 0 0 0 0
Shut-In 2 0 0 0 0
Disposal Undef.Disposal 1 1 1 1 1
Shut-In 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 10 10 10 10
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Permitted Wells in Field:Chart Report Data
Type Well Status 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Development New 0 0 0 0 0
Sidetrack 0 0 0 0 0
Multilateral 0 0 0 0 0
Service New 0 0 0 0 0
Sidetrack 0 0 0 0 0
Multilateral 0 0 0 0 0
Exploration New 0 0 0 0 0
Sidetrack 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Reservoir Properties:
Description 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Reference Datum - ft. below sea level 9900 9900 9900 9900 9900
Temperature - ° F 180 180 180 180 180
Porosity - % 15-21 15 - 21 15 - 21 15 - 21 15 - 21
Permeability - md 1-400 1 - 400 1 - 400 1 - 400 1 - 400
Swi - % 1.5-9.6 1.5 - 9.6 1.5 - 9.6 1.5 - 9.6 1.5 - 9.6
Oil Viscosity @ Orig. Press. cp - - - - -
Oil Viscosity @ Sat. Press. cp -----
Orig. Press. - psi 6300 6300 6300 6300 6300
Bubble Point - psi -----
Current Reservoir Press. - psi 5300 5300 5300 5300 -
Oil Gravity - ° API 21-30 21 - 30 21 - 30 21 - 30 21 - 30
Gas Specific Gravity (Air = 1.0)-----
Gross Pay - ft.40-220 40-220 40-220 40-220 40-220
Net Pay - ft.-----
Orig. FVF - RB/STB 1.1-1.35 1.1-1.35 1.1-1.35 1.1-1.35 1.1-1.35
Bubble Point FVF - RB/STB -----
Orig. GOR - SCF/STB 340-664 340-664 340-664 340-664 340-664
GOR (current yr.) - SCF/STB -*13134 12380 7873 4897
* Method of operation & GOR rate taken from July 2003, last full month of production.
References / Summary
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Production History for:
Month Oil (BBL)Gas (MCF)Water (BBLDaysProd Wells
Producing
BADAMI, BADAMI OIL Pool
Jan 1958 Dec 2004
Aug 1998 83152 53413 020 3
Sep 1998 223455 149206 0118 6
Oct 1998 132002 91850 0176 7
Nov 1998 152083 88738 0177 7
Dec 1998 140198 76219 0147 5
730890 459426 0Year Total
Jan 1999 102653 65230 0155 5
Feb 1999 9776 5966 020 5
May 1999 142367 77660 0142 5
Jun 1999 153123 101425 0151 6
Jul 1999 164239 128054 0168 6
Aug 1999 148483 193901 0179 6
Sep 1999 113868 241058 0149 6
Oct 1999 120339 339680 0138 5
Nov 1999 103933 282049 0122 5
Dec 1999 91448 258348 0125 6
1150229 1693371 0Year Total
Jan 2000 90991 264336 0155 6
Feb 2000 81664 322062 0149 6
Mar 2000 80276 229855 0154 6
Apr 2000 78155 394672 0151 6
May 2000 81159 312509 0158 6
Jun 2000 76931 431619 0124 6
Jul 2000 81529 335241 0140 6
Aug 2000 80903 533425 0150 6
Sep 2000 60737 470216 0124 6
Oct 2000 83020 466802 0138 6
Nov 2000 67447 457256 0123 6
Dec 2000 67548 338576 0126 6
930360 4556569 0Year Total
Jan 2001 65435 276254 0112 6
Feb 2001 54737 451935 0127 6
Mar 2001 62065 354435 0109 6
Apr 2001 55354 461671 0138 6
May 2001 62750 454002 0161 6
Jun 2001 57517 390544 0150 6
Jul 2001 61151 373240 0158 6
Aug 2001 49046 413751 0149 6
Sep 2001 52672 582139 0149 6
Oct 2001 54968 357387 0155 6
Nov 2001 53837 630730 0162 6
Dec 2001 45231 566277 0134 6
674763 5312365 0Year Total
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State of Alaska, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Production History for:
Month Oil (BBL)Gas (MCF)Water (BBLDaysProd Wells
Producing
BADAMI, BADAMI OIL Pool
Jan 1958 Dec 2004
Jan 2002 44340 542474 0149 5
Feb 2002 42159 497986 0131 5
Mar 2002 61010 638394 0144 5
Apr 2002 61089 635016 0147 5
May 2002 55861 607965 0155 5
Jun 2002 50883 645723 0150 5
Jul 2002 42716 662790 0155 5
Aug 2002 42126 589621 0151 5
Sep 2002 45251 581058 0148 5
Oct 2002 46033 641078 0155 5
Nov 2002 40999 519565 0146 5
Dec 2002 46804 609952 0179 6
579271 7171622 0Year Total
Jan 2003 38936 375059 0159 6
Feb 2003 39183 138549 0148 6
Mar 2003 42163 604378 0186 6
Apr 2003 42212 621518 0180 6
May 2003 40641 627476 0186 6
Jun 2003 38766 632755 0180 6
Jul 2003 35523 606492 0168 6
Aug 2003 4128 91733 09 2
281552 3697960 0Year Total
4,347,065 22,891,313 0Pool Total
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Badami UnitBadami Oil PoolPermitted WellsYearTotalsNew Sidetrack Multilateral New Sidetrack Multilateral New Sidetrack200300 0 0 0 0 000200200 0 0 0 0 000200100 0 0 0 0 000200000 0 0 0 0 000199900 0 0 0 0 000199810 0 5 1 6 0013199730 0 0 0 0 003199600 0 0 0 0 000199500 0 0 0 0 000199400 0 0 0 0 303199300 0 0 0 0 000199200 0 0 0 0 000199100 0 0 0 0 101199000 0 0 0 0 000198900 0 0 0 0 101Totals 0 00 000 0 021ServiceExploratoryDevelopment
State of Alaska, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Injection History for:
Month Liquid (BBL)Gas (MCF)DaysInj Wells
Injecting
BADAMI, BADAMI OIL Pool
Sep 1998 0 1691
Nov 1998 0 3011
Dec 1998 0 537581
Year Total 0 5421
Jan 1999 0 285524 1
Apr 1999 0 96021
May 1999 0 6284438 2
Jun 1999 0 7633334 2
Jul 1999 0 13078937 2
Aug 1999 0 27218055 2
Sep 1999 0 29247260 2
Oct 1999 0 37615262 2
Nov 1999 0 29290940 2
Dec 1999 0 21178161 2
Year Total 0 1719275
Jan 2000 0 21962654 2
Feb 2000 0 27763857 2
Mar 2000 0 18452751 2
Apr 2000 0 34791260 2
May 2000 0 26741658 2
Jun 2000 0 38941857 2
Jul 2000 0 29421162 2
Aug 2000 0 48399562 2
Sep 2000 0 42699331 2
Oct 2000 0 41828557 2
Nov 2000 0 40765260 2
Dec 2000 0 30220756 2
Year Total 0 4019880
Jan 2001 0 24243062 2
Feb 2001 0 41003256 2
Mar 2001 0 30893062 2
Apr 2001 0 41715860 2
May 2001 0 40766262 2
Jun 2001 0 35004760 2
Jul 2001 0 33354962 2
Aug 2001 0 37424858 2
Sep 2001 0 53648360 2
Oct 2001 0 31009051 2
Nov 2001 0 58439753 2
Dec 2001 0 51144056 2
Year Total 0 4786466
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State of Alaska, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Injection History for:
Month Liquid (BBL)Gas (MCF)DaysInj Wells
Injecting
BADAMI, BADAMI OIL Pool
Jan 2002 0 49042331 1
Feb 2002 0 45674728 1
Mar 2002 0 59051731 1
Apr 2002 0 59312960 2
May 2002 0 56056242 2
Jun 2002 0 59835730 1
Jul 2002 0 61451931 1
Aug 2002 0 54110139 2
Sep 2002 0 53420331 2
Oct 2002 0 59041532 2
Nov 2002 0 47908631 2
Dec 2002 0 56750236 2
Year Total 0 6616561
Jan 2003 0 33359044 2
Feb 2003 0 10446232 2
Mar 2003 0 55436162 2
Apr 2003 0 57277360 2
May 2003 0 57617862 2
Jun 2003 0 58475860 2
Jul 2003 0 55610862 2
Aug 2003 0 8086312 2
Year Total 0 3363093
Pool Total 0 20,510,696
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Injection History for:
Month Liquid (BBL)Gas (MCF)DaysInj Wells
Injecting
BADAMI, UNDEFINED WDSP Pool
Nov 1997 14581 030 1
Dec 1997 19391 031 1
Year Total 33972 0
Jan 1998 36032 031 1
Feb 1998 19464 028 1
Mar 1998 36815 031 1
Apr 1998 36313 030 1
May 1998 48922 031 1
Jun 1998 39341 030 1
Jul 1998 49985 031 1
Aug 1998 37905 031 1
Sep 1998 20221 030 1
Oct 1998 24256 031 1
Nov 1998 30884 030 1
Dec 1998 19298 031 1
Year Total 399436 0
Jan 1999 25895 031 1
Feb 1999 30268 028 1
Mar 1999 19041 031 1
Apr 1999 31949 030 1
May 1999 19722 031 1
Jun 1999 7508 020 1
Jul 1999 6492 018 1
Aug 1999 2356 012 1
Sep 1999 2340 012 1
Oct 1999 967 071
Nov 1999 1273 091
Dec 1999 2845 012 1
Year Total 150656 0
Jan 2000 3282 011 1
Feb 2000 877 071
Mar 2000 1694 091
Apr 2000 2247 011 1
May 2000 1371 010 1
Jun 2000 19533 027 1
Jul 2000 6917 015 1
Aug 2000 1644 010 1
Sep 2000 1220 071
Oct 2000 840 071
Nov 2000 1231 081
Dec 2000 1151 081
Year Total 42007 0
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State of Alaska, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Injection History for:
Month Liquid (BBL)Gas (MCF)DaysInj Wells
Injecting
BADAMI, UNDEFINED WDSP Pool
Jan 2001 1191 081
Feb 2001 860 071
Mar 2001 1421 010 1
Apr 2001 2076 010 1
May 2001 1313 010 1
Jun 2001 13803 020 1
Aug 2001 2039 013 1
Sep 2001 1429 013 1
Oct 2001 1226 091
Nov 2001 1591 091
Dec 2001 1284 081
Year Total 28233 0
Jan 2002 1460 091
Feb 2002 1048 091
Mar 2002 2234 011 1
Apr 2002 1403 091
May 2002 943 081
Jun 2002 10678 019 1
Jul 2002 8967 019 1
Aug 2002 2875 015 1
Sep 2002 2325 015 1
Oct 2002 1877 013 1
Nov 2002 1191 012 1
Dec 2002 1467 011 1
Year Total 36468 0
Jan 2003 1945 015 1
Feb 2003 1129 014 1
Mar 2003 1404 013 1
Apr 2003 1371 013 1
May 2003 3124 014 1
Jun 2003 12960 019 1
Jul 2003 13513 022 1
Aug 2003 2151 017 1
Sep 2003 13367 024 1
Oct 2003 943 010 1
Nov 2003 459 051
Dec 2003 576 071
Year Total 52942 0
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State of Alaska, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Injection History for:
Month Liquid (BBL)Gas (MCF)DaysInj Wells
Injecting
BADAMI, UNDEFINED WDSP Pool
Jan 2004 491 081
Feb 2004 166 051
Mar 2004 346 071
Apr 2004 372 071
May 2004 337 051
Jun 2004 11230 017 1
Jul 2004 8655 017 1
Aug 2004 2675 025 1
Sep 2004 1278 020 1
Oct 2004 803 017 1
Nov 2004 372 061
Dec 2004 262 071
Year Total 26987 0
Pool Total 770,701 0
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Beaufort SeaN
AOGCC
Colville River Unit
LOCATION MAP
0 3
miles
FIORD 2
BERGSCHRUND 1
BERGSCHRUND 2
BERGSCHRUND 2A
TEMPTATION 1
NANUK 1
NUIQSUT 1
FIORD 3
FIORD 3A
NECHELIK 1
NANUK 2
CD2-33
CD2-33A
Nanuq 3
Bottom hole locations of confidential development
wells are shown in red.
3 E 12 N5 E4 E 6 E 11 N13 N
Alpine
Badami Oil Pool
Cascade
Endicott
Fiord
Hammerhead
Hemi
Springs
Kalubik
Kuparuk Lisburne
Mikkelson
Milne Pt.
Niakuk
NorthstarNuiqsut
Prudhoe Bay
Pt. McIntyre
Pt. Thomson
Sag
River
Sandpiper
Sourdough
StinsonTarn
Tern Is./Liberty
Thetis
West Beach
West
Sak
West
Sak
Kuvlum
Sag Delta North
Flaxman Island
EiderNorth Prudhoe Bay
Midnight SunAurora
PBU-SB
Tabasco
Gwydyr
Bay
Meltwater
Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge
(ANWR)
Harrison Bay
B e a u f o r t S e a
Nuiqsut
Modified from AK DNR Div. Oil & Gas 2005
BADAMI
UNIT
COLVILLE RIVER
UNIT
DUCK ISLAND UNIT
KUPARUK RIVER
UNIT
MILNE POINT
UNIT
NORTHSTAR UNIT
PT. THOMSON UNIT
PRUDHOE BAY UNIT
McCOVEY UNIT
SLUGGER UNIT
SAKONOWYAK
RIVER
UNIT
North Slope, Alaska
Reference List
Badami Unit, Badami Oil Pool
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 1997, Conservation Order No. 402,
Badami Oil Field, Badami Oil Pool;
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/ogc/orders/co/co400_499/co402.htm
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2004, Production Database
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2004, Well and Production Information
System, available online at
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/ogc/publicdb.htm
BP, 2003, Reservoir Properties supplied by Operator for Alaska Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission 2003 Annual Report.
Bredar, W., 1997, Testimony before the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
in support of the Badami Oil Pool, July 16, 1997, Conservation Order 402 File, p. 8 - 31.
Cashman, K., 2003, BP to mothball Badami, Petroleum News, Vol. 8, No. 25, June 22,
2003, http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/638153503.shtml
EXLOG, 1990, Mudlog Sample Descriptions, Badami No. 1 Well; Alaska Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission Well File No. 189-117.
Nelson, K., 1999, Aggressive work aimed at making Badami productive, Petroleum
News, Vol. 4, No. 6, http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/829909748.shtml
Nelson, K., 1999, BP Suspends Badami Production, Petroleum News, Vol. 4, No. 2,
February 28, 1999; http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/171276921.shtml
Nelson, K., 1999, BP’s Badami production at half expected rate, Petroleum News, Vol.
3, No. 10, October 28, 1998, http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/656633186.shtml
Nelson, K., 2000, BP plans to continue Badami production through part of winter,
Petroleum News, Vol. 5, No. 1, January 28, 2000,
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/177887817.shtml
Petroleum News, 1998, Badami oil flowing - August 25, 1998, Petroleum News, Vol. 4,
No. 43.
Petroleum News, 2003, Badami pipeline shutdown approved, Petroleum News, Vol. 8,
No. 32, August 10, 2003, http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/232460769.shtml
Repp, S.A., 1999, Badami Development, 1999, SPE Paper 54604, SPE Western
Regional Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, 26-28 May 1999.
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Badami Oil Pool
Summary
The Badami Oil Pool was discovered in 1990, and developed through a drilling program lasting
from 1997 to 1998.1 The pool has now been penetrated by 19 well bores, most of which are
clustered near the center of the Badami Unit. There are 8 additional wells that lie inside of, or
within 4 miles of, the unit boundaries. The pool began regular production on August 23, 1998,2
and peaked at average rate of 7,450 barrels per day during September 1998.3 However,
production rapidly declined to 3,300 barrels per day by January 1999, and the field was shut in
from February 44 through April 30, 1999. After facilities were upgraded and remediated,
production was restarted on May 1, 1999,5 and jumped to an average of nearly 5,300 barrels per
day during July of 1999. However, by year-end 1999, it declined to an average of less than 3,000
barrels per day,6 and by July 2003 field production averaged less than 1,300 barrels per day from
six wells.7 In August 2003, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska approved BP’s request to
temporarily shut down the Badami oil pipeline and gas products pipeline for approximately two
years.8 BP shut-in production and placed the facilities in “warm shutdown” that same month.9
SFD
Revised November 30, 2004
1 Bredar, W., 1997, Testimony before the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in support of the Application
of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. to Define the Badami Oil Pool and Establish Well Spacing for Development, July 16,
1997, Conservation Order 402 File, p. 9. 2 Repp, S.A., 1999, Badami Development, 1999, SPE Paper 54604, SPE Western Regional Meeting, Anchorage,
Alaska, 26-28 May 1999. 3 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2004, Production Database 4 Nelson, K., 1999, BP suspends Badami production, Petroleum News, Vol. 4, No. 2, February 28, 1999,
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/171276921.shtml 5 Nelson, K., 1999, Aggressive work aimed at making Badami productive, Petroleum News, Vol. 4, No. 6,
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/829909748.shtml 6 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2004, Production Database 7 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2004, Production Database 8 Petroleum News, 2003, Badami pipeline shutdown approved, Petroleum News, Vol. 8, No. 32, August 10, 2003,
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/232460769.shtml 9 Kay Cashman, 2003, BP to mothball Badami, Petroleum News, Vol. 8, No. 25, June 22, 2003,
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/638153503.shtml
Badami Oil Pool
Geology
The Badami reservoir consists of a series of turbidite sandstones assigned to the
Tertiary-aged Canning Formation. These sandstones were deposited as amalgamated
channel sands1 within mud-dominated submarine fan systems.2 Published descriptions
suggest the reservoirs are complex, comprising 61 identified fans laid down during
seven depositional events, with thin3 and discontinuous4 reservoir quality sands. No
well has encountered all of the identified fan systems. The Badami #1 reportedly has
the most complete section.5 The Badami Oil Pool is defined as the accumulation of
hydrocarbons common to and correlating with the interval between the measured
depths of 9,500 feet and 11,500 feet in the Badami No. 1 well.6 The reservoir
sandstone is very fine-to-fine grained and moderately sorted.7 Porosity ranges from 15
to 21 percent, permeability ranges from 1 to 400 md,8 and oil gravity ranges from 19 to
29 degrees API.9 (21 to 30 degrees according to operator supplied reservoir
statistics10).
Initially production rates were expected to reach 35,000 barrels per day,11 but production
rates for the apparently complex and compartmentalized pool peaked at 7,450 barrels
per day during September 1998, declined to less than 3,000 barrels per day by
December 1999, and averaged less than 1,200 barrels per day during July 2003, just
before the pool was shut in.12
1 Nelson, K., 1999, BP’s Badami production at half expected rate, Petroleum News, Vol. 3, No. 10,
October 28, 1998, http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/656633186.shtml 2 Bredar, W., 1997, Testimony before the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in support of the
Application of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. to Define the Badami Oil Pool and Establish Well Spacing for
Development, July 16, 1997, Conservation Order 402 File, p. 8 - 9. 3 Nelson, K., 1999, Aggressive work aimed at making Badami productive, Petroleum News, Vol. 4, No. 6,
http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/829909748.shtml 4 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 1997, Conservation Order No. 402, Badami Oil Field,
Badami Oil Pool; http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/ogc/orders/co/co400_499/co402.htm 5 Bredar, W., 1997, Testimony before the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in support of the
Application of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. to Define the Badami Oil Pool and Establish Well Spacing for
Development, July 16, 1997 Conservation Order 402 File, p. 31. 6 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 1997, Conservation Order No. 402, Badami Oil Field,
Badami Oil Pool; http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/ogc/orders/co/co400_499/co402.htm 7 EXLOG, 1990, Mudlog Sample Descriptions, Badami No. 1 Well; Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission Well File No. 189-117. 8 BP, 2003, Reservoir Properties supplied by Operator for Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
2003 Annual Report. 9 Nelson, K., 1999, BP’s Badami production at half expected rate, Petroleum News, Vol. 3, No. 10,
October 28, 1998, http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnads/656633186.shtml 10 BP, 2003, Reservoir Properties supplied by Operator for Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
2003 Annual Report. 11 Kay Cashman, 2003, BP to mothball Badami, Petroleum News, Vol. 8, No. 25, June 22, 2003 12 Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2004, Production Database
AAOrder No.DateOperator Description Current
BADAMI FIELD
BADAMI OIL POOL
Current Orders
500 0CO 16-Oct-03BP EXPLORATI Rules regulating sustained casing pressures in development wells
within the Badami Field.
Y
402 0ACO 27-Aug-98BP Pool rules amended exempt the Badami Oil Pool. The gas-oil ratio
limitations of 20 AAC 25.240.
Y
17 0AIO 26-Aug-98BP Authorize underground injection for Enhanced oil recovery in the
Badami Oil Pool.
Y
AAOrder No.DateOperator Description Current
BADAMI FIELD
*No Pool*
Current Orders
12 1DIO 21-Apr-03BP EXPLORATI Amendment to Rule 4 of Disposal Injection Order 12.Y
12 0DIO 05-Aug-97BP Disposal Class II oil field waste by underground injection in Badami
Unit wells WD-1 and WD-2.
Y
AAOrder No.DateOperator Description Current
BADAMI FIELD
*No Pool*
Spacing Exception Orders
352 0CO 06-Jan-95BP Spacing exception to provide for the drilling of Badami No. 4
exploratory oil well.
Y
327 0CO 05-Jan-94BP Spacing exception to Badami #3 exploratory oil well.Y
286 0CO 03-Jan-92CONOCO INC Spacing exception to the Badami #2 well.Y
AAOrder No.DateOperator Description Current
BADAMI FIELD
BADAMI OIL POOL
Obsolete Orders
402 0CO 22-Aug-97BP Defines Badami oil pool and establishes well spacing for initial
development. Amended by CO 500.
N
0246810Producing Oil WellsBADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL020406080100Water Cut ( % )BADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL0.010.050.10.5151050100Cum Oil Prod ( MMbbl )Cum Water Prod ( MMbbl )Cum Gas Prod ( MMMcf )BADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL1998992000010203040.10.5151050100Oil Rate (CD) ( Mbbl/d )Water Rate (CD) ( Mbbl/d )Gas Rate (CD) ( MMcf/d )Gas / Oil Ratio ( Mcf/bbl )BADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL
Badami Oil Pool - Permitted Wells024681012142003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989YearDev-MultilatDev-StDev-NewService-StService-NewExpl-StExpl-NewPermitted Wells
0.01.02.03.0Wells on Gas InjectionWells on Water InjectionBADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL - EOR INJECTION151050100Cum Gas Inj ( MMMcf )Cum Water Inj ( MMbbl )BADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL - EOR INJECTION1998992000010203151050100Gas Inj Rate (CD) ( MMcf/d )Water Inj Rate (CD) ( Mbbl/d )BADAMI FIELD, BADAMI OIL POOL - EOR INJECTION
0.01.02.0Disposal WellsBADAMI FIELD, UNDEFINED WASTE DISPOSAL10501005001000Cum Water Disp ( Mbbl )BADAMI FIELD, UNDEFINED WASTE DISPOSAL19979899200001020304110100100010000Waste Disposal Rate ( bbl/d )BADAMI FIELD, UNDEFINED WASTE DISPOSAL
Colville River UnitAlpine Oil PoolReservoir PropertiesProperty2003 2002 2001 2000 1999Reference Datum - feet below sea level 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000Temperature - ° F160 160 160 160 160Porosity - %19 19 19 19 19Permeability - md15 15 15 15 15Swi - %20 20 20 20 20Oil Viscosity @ Original Pressure cp0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46Oil Viscosity @ Saturation Pressure cp0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4Original Pressure - psia3215 3215 3215 3215 3215Bubble Point - psia2454 2454 2454 2454 2454Current Reservoir Pressure - psia2900 2900 2800 3215 3215Oil Gravity - ° API40 40 40 40 40Gas Specific Gravity (Air = 1.0)0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72Gross Pay - feet50 50 50 50 50Net Pay - feet48 48 48 48 48Original FVF - RB/STB1.44 1.44 1.44 1.469 1.469Bubble Point FVF - RB/STB1.461 1.461 1.461 1.54 1.54Original Gas/Oil Ratio - SCF/STB840 840 840 940 850Gas/Oil Ratio (avg. December) - SCF/STB 1263 1263 1015 953 0