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...-related materials have been held in the past, the OCS Mining Program, Norton Sound Lease Sale will be the first competitive lease sale (offering) for nonenergy minerals conducted under new regulations promulgated in 1989. These regulations cover leasing and operations for minerals other than oil, gas...

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... ABSTRACT Off-bottom liner cementing operations in horizontal wells on Alaska's North Slope led to the development of a unique and patented crosslinked polymer/borate/salt (PBS) plug material. Functioning to temporarily plug back the horizontal wellbore while the gas isolation liner...

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... were used to reasonably model the recorded floor heave and rates. At Jim River, 25-50% of the heave recorded since mid-1987 may be associated with redistribution of unfrozen water under influence of thermal gradients established during operation of the SCS. The results suggest this phenomenon should...