JPT

Vol. 58 No. 10

October 2006

Field Development Projects

Albacora Leste Field Development: Reservoir Aspects and Development Strategy

Albacora Leste, one of the largest Campos basin deepwater oil fields, comprises Miocene sandstones with high porosity and permeability. Net thickness ranges from 5 to 35 m, suggesting horizontal wells. After the deposition stage, erosive channels introduced flow barriers that generated different reservoir compartments. The full-length paper presents the key aspects of the reservoirs as well as the strategy adopted during project implementation.

Synopsis of OTC 18056  (646K)

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18056, "Albacora Leste Field Development: Reservoir Aspects and Development Strategy," by W.P. Lemos, M.R. Baião de Castro, C.M. Soares, J.F. Rosalba, and A.A.G. Meira, Petrobras, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1-4 May.