Subsurface temperatures and geothermal gradients on the North Slope, Alaska
Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, (Paper) SPE
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Abstract
Geothermal gradients as interpreted from a series of high-resolution stabilized well-bore-temperature surveys from 46 North Slope, Alaska, wells vary laterally and vertically throughout the near-surface sediment (0-2,000 m). The data from these surveys have been used in conjunction with depths of ice-bearing permafrost, as interpreted from 102 well logs, to project geothermal gradients within and below the ice-bearing permafrost sequence. The geothermal gradients calculated from the projected temperature profiles are similar to the geothermal gradients measured in the temperature surveys. Measured and projected geothermal gradients in the ice-bearing permafrost sequence range from 1.5??C/100m in the Prudhoe Bay area to 5.1??C/100m in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA).
Suggested Citation
Collett, T.S., Bird, K.J., Magoon, L.B., 1989, Subsurface temperatures and geothermal gradients on the North Slope, Alaska: Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, (Paper) SPE.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Subsurface temperatures and geothermal gradients on the North Slope, Alaska |
| Series title | Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, (Paper) SPE |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, (Paper) SPE |