I understand the difference between delineation and production, and exploration wells sir.  I`m glad you agree they have been harvesting Alaska.. and that they will continue to until all the easy oil is gone.. and BP estimates (internal court-ordered BP documents) that will be around 2065.  I`m talking about recoverable oil..

"The oil in the Spraberry, however, proved difficult to recover. After about three years of enthusiastic drilling, during which most of the initially promising wells showed precipitous and mysterious production declines, the area was dubbed "the world's largest unrecoverable oil reserve".  Enjoy paying taxes in your new state.  I hope your carpetbag full of Alaska tax-free money serves you well back home in Texas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spraberry_Trend