A Petrobras group has found light oil in presalt reservoirs in the Carioca field assessment area in the deepwater Santos basin offshore Brazil.
The well, designated 3-BRSA-1023 (3-SPS-85) or Carioca Sela, sampled 27° gravity oil at an approximate depth of 5,250 m.
The well is in 2,149 m of water 4.5 km from the Carioca field discovery well and 270 km off Sao Paolo state. Petrobras is operator with 45% interest, BG Group has 30%, and Repsol Sinopec Brasil has 25%.
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Alan Petzet
Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
