Prudhoe Bay Alaska

Editors note:

I know this area very well! I was working when they drilled the First Producing Oil Well here called Put1 and Put2. I continued working in this Oil Field off and on for 20 year. After the Oil discovery the Oil Companies spent millions of Dollars try to find a way to move the Oil to Market, I got to see a Custom Oil Tanker, and many other wild ideas. The winning Ideas ended up being a combo of bull dozers with sleds used to haul supplies from Fairbanks, and an Oil Pipeline. I even helped unload half the pipe that was used to build the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline. I also got to see the First Barrow of Oil Drilled in Alaska back in 1962, that First Oil Filed in Alaska, that was an Oil Field near Sterling Alaska called the Swanson River Oil Field. A wild cat Oil well Drilling company by the name of Coastal Drilling brought that well in.

Pre-arranged tours are available through various tour companies.

Current Population:	2 (2006 Estimated Population (not Certified))
Incorporation Type:	Unincorporated
Borough Located In:	North Slope Borough
Taxes:	Sales: None, Property: 18.5 mills (Borough), Special: None

Location and Climate

Prudhoe Bay lies offshore in the Beaufort Sea, east of Nuiqsut, in the northern waters of Alaska.

The community lies at approximately 70.255280° North Latitude and -148.337220° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 08, T010N, R015E, Umiat Meridian.)

Prudhoe Bay is located in the Barrow Recording District.

The area encompasses 416.3 sq. miles of land and 141.8 sq. miles of water.

The climate of the North Slope is arctic.

Temperatures range from -56 to 78.

Precipitation is light, averaging 5 inches, with snowfall of 20 inches.

Regional Organizations

Borough - North Slope Borough

P.O. Box 69

Barrow, AK 99723

Phone 907-852-2611

Fax 907-852-0337

E-mail bertha.panigeo@north-slope.org

Web http://www.north-slope.org

Regional Native Non-Profit - Arctic Slope Native Assoc., Ltd.

P.O. Box 1232

Barrow, AK 99723

Phone 907-852-2762

Fax 907-852-2763

E-mail ebenh@barrow.com

Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care

Modern sanitation facilities are available at the group quarters facilities.

The North Slope Borough provides a Class 1 landfill 6 miles northwest of Deadhorse, on Oxbow Road.

There are also numerous other oil field facilities.

Electricity is provided by TDX Power.

There are no state operated schools located in the community.

Local hospitals or health clinics include Private staff.

Prudhoe Bay is classified as an isolated town/Sub-Regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 6A in the North Slope Region.

Emergency Services

Emergency Services have limited highway, coastal and airport access.

Emergency service is provided by paid EMS Service Auxiliary health care is provided by Oil company medical staff; Greater Prudhoe Bay Fire Dept. (659-5646).

Economy and Transportation

The Prudhoe Bay oil fields provide some 20% of the nation's domestic oil supply, and employ over 5,000 individuals in drilling, pipeline operations, cargo transportation and a variety of support positions. U.S. Census population and employment figures reflect only permanent residents of Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay -- most oil field workers travel home to Anchorage or the lower 48 states when off duty.

Pre-arranged tours are available through various tour companies.

The airport at nearby Deadhorse is the primary means of public transportation to the North Slope. The State-owned asphalt airstrip at Deadhorse is 6'500' long by 150' wide. A 5,000' by 100' wide private gravel airstrip is owned and maintained by Arco Alaska, Inc. A State-owned heliport is located at Prudhoe Bay. The Dalton Highway is used year-round by trucks to haul cargo to the Slope, although it is restricted to the public north of Wiseman. There are no services beyond this point, and the highway is hazardous during winter months.

History, Culture and Demographics

The Bay was named in 1828.

The site was extensively developed for oil drilling operations in the 1970s.

An 800-mile pipeline was constructed to transport crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, where it is shipped in marine tankers to terminals throughout the U.S.

The pipeline has 12 pump stations and a maximum capacity of 2 million barrels of crude oil per day.

The population of the community consists of 80% Alaska Native or part Native.

As a work site, oil is the focus of the local culture.

All residents are employees of oil drilling or oil-support companies, and work long consecutive shifts.

Living quarters and food are provided to the workforce, and there are a number of recreational facilities.

During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 1, and vacant housing units numbered 0. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 2 residents as employed.

The unemployment rate at that time was 0 percent, although 33.33 percent of all adults were not in the work force.

The median household income was $90,957, per capita income was $19,880, and 0 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.

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