--> Abstract: Petroleum Geology of Solimoes Basin, Brazil, by J. N. P. Campos, E. M. Meister, C. A. G. Pereira, and C. Y. Murakami; #90988 (1993).

Datapages, Inc.Print this page

CAMPOS, JORGE N. P., EGON M. MEISTER, CESAR A. G. PEREIRA, and CELSO Y. MURAKAMI, Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ABSTRACT: Petroleum Geology of Solimoes Basin, Brazil

Solimoes basin is located at the northwestern portion of the South American continent, adjacent to a subandean pericratonic belt. It constitutes a Paleozoic intracratonic basin covering an area of about 600,000 sq km and displaying a maximum sedimentary

thickness of 3400 m. The tectono-sedimentary evolution can be largely related with important events that occurred at the western border of the continent. The regional flexural subsidence and tectonic deformation observed are correlated to two major phases: Pre-Andean (Paleozoic) and Andean (Mesozoic and Cenozoic). In the Andean phase, compression with shear components, of Triassic age, known as the Jurua Tectonism, became very important for oil exploration of the basin. The stratigraphic conditions considered of greatest interest for petroleum exploration comprise Devonian gas and oil sourcing shales and Carboniferous sandstones reservoirs with an evaporitic seal. The main traps are anticlines related to reverse faults. In this context, Petrobras discovered Jurua gas field in 1978 and the Rio Urucu gas and oil field in 1986. These were the first fields discovered in Brazilian Paleozoic basins. Total petroleum reserves discovered represent 400 million bbl of equivalent oil. Present migration and accumulation call for previous accumulation in intrabasinal Paleozoic highs and related stratigraphic traps. Late tectonism seems to have resulted in redistribution and/ or escape of fluids into new traps. Less disturbed areas are expected to contain original accumulations.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90988©1993 AAPG/SVG International Congress and Exhibition, Caracas, Venezuela, March 14-17, 1993.