Spartan 151 jack up drilling rig

Offshore in Cook Inlet, a ''silent economy'' hunts for

Just one large mobile drilling rig, the Spartan 151, still works offshore in Cook Inlet. This week, its five-dozen workers were hustling to finish

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Hilcorp Alaska LLC is advancing its plan to move the Spartan 151 jack-up rig to the Tyonek platform in the North Cook Inlet unit, approximately 40 miles west-southwest of Anchorage in

Alaska Offshore Special Report: The lure of the Cook Inlet

It''s been quite a few years since a jack-up drilling rig, with its characteristic pylon-like legs, was last seen operating in the shallow waters of Alaska''s Cook Inlet. So, with Escopeta Oil Co.

Hilcorp hires Spartan Offshore jack-up for Alaska drilling

U.S.-based independent energy company Hilcorp has hired one of Spartan Offshore Drilling''s jack-up rigs. According to data provided by Bassoe Offshore, an offshore rig

No pressure: Furie leases Hilcorp jack-up rig for 2025

Furie Operating Alaska announced Monday it has renewed its lease agreement with Hilcorp Jack-Up Rig Company, LLC, a subsidiary of

From offshore to online: Furie''s new Cook Inlet gas

Furie Operating Alaska announced it wrapped up a successful offshore drilling season with the departure of the Spartan 151 jack-up rig,

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The Spartan 151 is a 150 H class independent leg, cantilevered jack-up drill rig (jack-up rig) with a drilling depth capability of 7,620 meters (m) (25,000 feet [ft]) that can operate in maximum

Keeping the Kitchen Lights on: HEX inks AIDEA loan

The 2025 drilling program is expected to create up to 100 jobs during peak development phases and add five permanent positions post-completion. Furie

Cook Inlet Jack-Up Rig Credit

Current jack-up rig in Cook Inlet (Spartan 151) will be drilling for the foreseeable future; any new major development (Cosmopolitan, Kitchen Lights) will require the presence of a second rig.

Hilcorp plan for Tyonek Platform open to public comment

The department issued a preliminary approval for Hilcorp''s plan Oct. 5. The rig in question is a Spartan 151 jack-up rig, currently in storage in

Underwater Acoustic Measurement of the Spartan 151 Jack-up Drilling Rig

Spartan 151 is an independent leg, cantilever jack-up rig, capable of drilling in up to 150 ft (45.7 m) of water depth 12 nm northeast of Nikiski Bay, Alaska. An exploratory well was

Jack-Up Oil Rig Cleared to Move to Cook Inlet

A jack-up oil drilling rig is now moving into position to begin exploratory drilling in Cook Inlet. Steve Sutherlin, Strategic Officer for Texas-based Escopeta Oil, says the company

Enterprise Offshore awarded jackup work offshore Alaska

According to Esgian, Enterprise Offshore Drilling has been awarded a contract for the Spartan 151 with Hilcorp in Alaska. The contract is expected to get kicked off in June of

Meet Allegra Leigh: Cook Inlet''s newest (and youngest)

The platform is located in the Kitchen Lights Unit, a nearly 83,400-acre lease area between Tyonek and Nikiski. Furie has mobilized the Spartan 151 jack-up rig to the site and is

Underwater Acoustic Measurement of the Spartan 151 Jack

This report details underwater acoustic measurements in the vicinity of the Spartan 151 jack-up drilling rig in the Kitchen Lights Unit of Cook Inlet, Alaska, and the analysis of the collected data.

Hilcorp jack-up rig

Hilcorp Alaska LLC is advancing its plan to move the Spartan 151 jack-up rig to the Tyonek platform in the North Cook Inlet unit, approximately 40 miles west-southwest of Anchorage in

Hilcorp buys Spartan 151, keeping jack-up in Cook Inlet, available

Hilcorp Alaska has acquired the Spartan 151 jack-up rig. The company said in a June 3 email that the sale closed May 31, and it now owns the rig through a wholly owned subsidiary.

Hilcorp Year 2 IHA Cook Inlet Activities 90-Day Report

The Spartan 151 is a 150 H class independent leg, cantilevered jack-up drill rig (jack- up rig) with a drilling depth capability of 7,620 meters (m) (25,000 feet [ft]) that can operate in maximum

Furie signs with Hilcorp for use of Spartan 151 jack-up this year

Furie Operating Alaska said March 31 that it has renewed an agreement with Hilcorp Jack-Up Rig Co. for use of the Spartan 151 jack-up, the only jack-up in Cook Inlet, during this year''s drilling

Rig Portfolio

Drilling Vessel Designed and constructed by Baker Marine Corporation in Description 1981 (completely refurbished and upgraded in 2006), the 150'' independent leg/cantilever unit was

ALASKA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT

Furie intends, subject to jack up rig availability, to commence a sidetrack and/or grassroots drilling during the summer/ early fall of 2024 and 2025. Furie is working with

Sidebar: Hilcorp buys 151 jack-up

As reported in the June 9 issue of Petroleum News, Hilcorp Alaska has acquired the Spartan 151 jack-up rig from Enterprise Offshore Drilling. Hilcorp said in a June 3 email that the sale closed

Enterprise Offshore awarded jackup work offshore

According to Esgian, Enterprise Offshore Drilling has been awarded a contract for the Spartan 151 with Hilcorp in Alaska. The contract is

USA: Foss Tugs Complete Tow of Spartan 151 Jackup Drilling Rig

Foss Maritime Co. tugs Justine Foss and Jeffrey Foss have completed a successful tow of a jackup drilling rig to its winter harbor in Port Graham, Alaska. The Spartan 151 jackup

Kitchen Lights Unit (KLU) Project, Cook Inlet, Alaska, US

The Spartan 151 jack-up rig is the first rig to operate in the Cook inlet in more than 20 years. The Kitchen Lights Unit (KLU), covering an area of

Preliminary Decision to Approve Furie Operating Alaska's

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has made a preliminary decision to approve Furie Operating Alaska''s application for Air Quality Control Minor Permit

Violating the Jones Act?

On March 17, 2011, Escopeta loaded the Spartan 151 jack-up rig on the M/V KANG SHENG KOU, a Chinese bulker, which is currently in transit around South America to

Hilcorp Year 1 IHA Cook Inlet Activities 90-Day Report

The Spartan 151 is a 150 H class independent leg, cantilevered jack-up drill rig (jack-up rig) with a drilling depth capability of 7,620 meters (m) (25,000 feet [ft]) that can operate in maximum

Furie announces new lease to use Hilcorp rig, will drill

Drilling is expected to begin as early as mid-April in the Kitchen Lights Unit, located in Cook Inlet directly north of Nikiski. A jack-up rig is a mobile platform

Oil company fined $10 million for illegally transporting

Tugs pull the Spartan 151 jack-up drilling platform up Cook Inlet in August 2011. The rig will be operated by Furie Operating Alaska, formerly

Escopeta Slammed with $15 Million Fine for Jones Act Violation

Escopeta Oil Co. is facing a federal fine of $15 million stemming from the company violating the Jones Act as they transported a jack-up oil rig to Alaska''s Cook Inlet from Texas,

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