Alaska Reported Oil Slips 0.4% in August as Ptu 19 Leads at 112K Barrels
Ptu 19, listed under Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, led Alaska's August oil standings at 112K barrels a month as reported output slipped 0.4% month over month, according to Strata9 data.
Ptu 19, a well in the Pt Thomson field in North Slope Borough, ranked first in Alaska's oil standings for August 2026, the state's latest reported month, at 112K barrels a month, according to Strata9 data. State filings compiled by Strata9 list Hilcorp Alaska, LLC as the operator of record. Output from the well fell 27.9% month over month.
Statewide, 1,716 wells reported 13.23M barrels of oil for the month. Among the 1,621 reporting in both of the last two reported months, output slipped 0.4% month over month. Decliners outnumbered advancers 701 to 690 among those producing at least 1,000 barrels a month with three or more months reported.
For buyers, sellers and investors, the standings show where Alaska's largest reported volumes sit and which names are listed on them. All of the top 10 are in the North Slope, and the top three are active horizontal oil wells, each a single completion according to the state status shown in the app.
A new well on top
Ptu 19 was spud on 2025-11-16, completed on 2026-06-01 and first produced in June 2026. Its reported output went from 29,719 barrels in June to 155,267 barrels in July and 111,950 barrels in August. The well reached a total depth of 15,790 feet in the Thomson Oil formation.
Kuparuk Riv Unit 3t-609 in the Kuparuk River field, listed under Conocophillips Alaska, Inc., climbed eight places to second at 106.9K barrels, up 27.3% month over month, matching its 12-month high. The well, completed on 2026-05-18, has a lateral of 18,109 feet in the Torok Oil formation.
Kuparuk Riv U Wsak 1h-107, also in the Kuparuk River field and listed under Conocophillips Alaska, Inc., rose two places to third at 100K barrels, up 2.6%.
Pikka wells climb
Three wells listed under Oil Search (Alaska), LLC placed fourth through sixth. Pikka Ndb-037 rose 21 places to fourth at 96.6K barrels, up 105.5%, and Pikka Ndb-048 jumped 48 places to fifth at 94.4K barrels, up 181.3%. Pikka Ndb-010 placed sixth at 85.5K barrels. Conocophillips Alaska, Inc. is the operator of record on five of the top 10, including Colville Riv Unit Cd2-43, which climbed 276 places to eighth at 74K barrels.
Alaska reports oil production by well rather than by lease. Figures are as reported to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for August 2026. The operator of record is the name on the state filing.