Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Division of Oil and Gas
Public Notice of Application to Extend the Term of the Pikka Unit
The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (Division), gives notice under 11 AAC 83.311 of an application for the expansion of the Pikka Unit (PKU) under 11 AAC 83.336(a)(2). The PKU is located on the North Slope of Alaska, between Colville and Kuparuk River Units. Oil Search Alaska. (OSA), the PKU operator, filed an application with the Division to extend the unit term on March 5, 2020. OSA’s address is 900 East Benson Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99508.
The Pikka Unit includes all or portions of the following lands:
Umiat Meridian, Alaska
T. 10 N., R. 5 E.,secs. 2 thru 5.
T. 11 N., R. 5 E., sec. 1; secs. 12 thru 15; secs. 22 thru 27; secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 11 N., R. 6 E., secs. 1 thru 12; secs. 17 thru 20.
T. 12 N., R. 5 E., secs. 24 thru 26; sec. 36.
T. 12 N., R. 6 E.
T. 13 N., R. 5 E., secs. 1 thru 3; secs. 11 thru 14; secs. 23 thru 25.
T. 13 N., R. 6 E., secs. 1 thru 2; secs. 6 thru 36.
T. 14 N., R. 5 E., secs. 24 thru 27; secs. 34 thru 36.
T. 14 N., R. 6 E., sec. 19; secs. 30 and 31.
You may review the non-confidential portions of the application on the Division’s website at http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Library/, in-person at the Division’s office, or by writing to Division of Oil & Gas, Units Section, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3560. The Division charges a photocopy fee of $.25 per sheet, per 11 AAC 05.030(a)(3)(A).
Any person may file written comments on the application. Comments must be received by 4:30 p.m., Alaska Time, April 20, 2020, and should be mailed to the Division of Oil and Gas, attention Kevin Pike, Unit Manager, at the above address, or emailed to DOG.Units@alaska.gov. The Department will consider all timely written comments and evaluate the application based on the criteria in 11 AAC 83.303 and 83.336(a)(2). After the close of the comment period, the Department will issue a written decision to approve or deny the unit term extension application. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats, please contact Lorence Williams at (907) 269-8507, or TDD (907) 269-8411 (5 days before end of comment period).
This notice also appears on the State of Alaska website at http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/pubnotfrm.
Published: March 13, 2020