Petrobras has chalked up another discovery of good quality oil with its exploration well drilled in the Sul de Tupi (Tupi South) area in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
Well 4-BRSA-1047-RJS (4-RJS-698), informally known as the Sul de Tupi, is located south of the Lula field, at a water depth of 2,188m and 302km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
Petrobras said the well has confirmed the presence of reservoirs of excellent quality in carbonate rocks below the salt layer.
Preliminary assessments indicate that there is communication between the Transfer of Rights reservoirs of Sul de Tupi and the Lula field, where oil of some 28 degrees API has been verified.