- Kuparuk is not actually a city. It is a remote industrial camp located on the North Slope of Alaska, about 40 miles west of Prudhoe Bay. Kuparuk Camp serves as a support base for oil and gas exploration and production activities in the region, specifically for the Kuparuk Oil Field. The camp provides housing, dining facilities, and other amenities for workers in the oil industry. It is not a permanent settlement or a city in the traditional sense.