DST confirms productivity of Alto de Cabo Frio oil discovery offshore Brazil

Offshore staff

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Petrobras has completed a drillstem test (DST) on its recent 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS discovery (Alto de Cabo Frio Central Noroeste) in the presalt southern Campos Basin off Brazil.

The find is 230 km offshore Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of 1,833 m.

The DST assessed a thick interval of presalt carbonate reservoir rocks, confirming strong productivity. Collected oil samples will undergo laboratory analyses.

Petrobras credited the discovery on the strategy, adopted by the company and partner bp, to apply new solutions and to maximize the use of the data, including real-time processing during acquisition.

The partners plan further appraisal of the accumulation.

The Alto de Cabo Frio Central Block was awarded in October 2017, under the ANP’s third bidding round production sharing regime.

07.12.2022