The survey provides subsurface coverage across the North-West Hub of the South Prudhoe acreage, adjacent to the largest onshore oilfield in the US – the Prudhoe Bay Unit.
The survey provides subsurface coverage across the North-West Hub of the South Prudhoe acreage, adjacent to the largest onshore oilfield in the US – the Prudhoe Bay Unit.
The dataset will support the maturation of multiple prospects, inform an internal update to resource estimation and assist in the identification of future well locations adjacent to established producing fields and existing infrastructure.
The Schrader Bluff 3D is expected to enhance 88 Energy’s ability to refine structural and stratigraphic interpretation across the South Prudhoe leases, while improving correlation of key horizons and reservoir intervals with regional fields and discoveries to 88E prospects, strengthening confidence in both existing and emerging prospectivity.
The dataset will advance prospect definition within key Ivishak, Kuparuk, plus the additional Brookian, intervals, which represent stacked, high-potential reservoirs; and de-risk multiple low-to-moderate risk structures identified on 3D datasets already held by 88 Energy and supported by offset well data, including the historical Hemi Springs State-1.
This data is to be incorporated into 88 Energy’s internal exploration database and will support investment for the drilling programme, scheduled for Q1 2027. It will be closely followed by purchase of the Kad River 3D Survey release in March 2026 which covers the new Kad River East leases secured by 88 Energy in the 2025 North Slope Bid Round.
88 Energy leveraged the State of Alaska’s Tax Credit Seismic 3D program, which makes historic 3D seismic datasets publicly available at a small fraction of their original acquisition cost in order to encourage exploration investment.
88 Energy will release updated internal prospective resource estimates for the South Prudhoe acreage position in Q1 CY2026. These estimates will follow detailed interpretation of the Schrader Bluff 3D in conjunction with Storms 3D and other licensed datasets.
The updated internal estimates will cover the Ivishak and Kuparuk reservoirs, as well as the shallower Brookian formations.
