Discovered in 1969, production at Kuparuk began in 1981, increasing to a record rate of 322,000 barrels per day in 1992. Kuparuk reached a milestone in July 2005 when cumulative production reached 2 billion barrels, and has produced over 2.5 billion barrels to date.

The Kuparuk Field is one of the largest onshore producing fields in the United States, with more than 500 active producing wells. Rotary-drilled wells and sidetracks from existing wellbores utilizing coiled-tubing drilling are
the primary means for development drilling at Kuparuk.

In 2020, ConocoPhillips’ net crude oil production at Kuparuk averaged 52 MBOED. Production is processed through the Kuparuk facilities.

The Kuparuk satellites consist of the Meltwater, Tabasco, Tarn and West Sak fields. In 2020, they averaged 22 MBOED of net crude oil production. All the satellite fields produce through the Kuparuk production facilities.