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Crude Oil
Basic conversions
- 1 bbl. = 42 gallons
- bbl. per ton = 7.07
Definition
A fluid made up of various hydrocarbon
components, natural gas liquids and fixed gases.
Gravity
29.4° API at 60° F
Linefill, total
9,059,057 bbl.
Recoverable reserves, at discovery
(estimated)
- Sadlerochit - 9.6 billion
bbl. (largest Prudhoe Bay Pool)
- Kuparuk - 2.2 billion bbl.
- Lisburne - 300 million bbl.
- Milne Point - 200 million + bbl.
- Endicott - 350 million bbl.
- Pt. McIntyre - 300 million bbl.
- Niakuk - 75 million bbl.
- Badami - 120 million
bbl.
- Alpine - 400 million
bbl.
- Northstar - 130 million
bbl.
Temperature - (2002)
- At Pump Station 1 - 114 ° F at injection
into pipeline
- At Terminal - 65 ° F approx.
Total travel time, PS 1 to Valdez
9 days
Velocity
3.7 mph.
Weight
310.9 lb./bbl.
Throughput, average (2002)
1
million bbl./day or 41,705 bbl./hr. or 29,194
gal./min.
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Travel time at 1.05
million bbl./day and miles and
line fill between stations |
| From
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Hours
|
Miles
|
Linefill
(bbl.) |
PS 1-2
PS 2-3
PS 3-4
PS 4-5
PS 5-6
PS 6-7
PS 7-8
PS 8-9
PS 9-10
PS 10-11
PS 11-12
PS 12- Valdez |
15.71
12.65
10.82
35.56
21.81
16.09
20.42
16.17
10.09
27.24
13.36
17.74 |
57.76
46.51
39.78
130.77
80.18
59.18
75.10
59.46
37.09
100.16
49.11
65.22 |
653,862
526,508
450,322
1,480,358
907,663
669,937
850,156
673,106
419,871
1,133,843
555,941
738,311 |
|
217.65 |
800.32 |
9,059,879 |
Last updated June 23, 2004
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