While drilling extension well 3-BRSA-1022-SES (3-SES-181), Petrobras found gas, according to a company news release. The well is located in the Poço Verde Discovery Evaluation Plan area (concession BM-SEAL-4) in the ultradeep waters of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin.
The well is called Poço Verde 1 and lies 58 km (36 miles) off the coast of Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, at a depth of 2,196 m (7,205 ft).
The reservoirs found have good porosity characteristics, confirming project expectations.
The Poço Verde accumulation is being explored as part of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin deepwater development program.
With a 75% stake in BM-SEAL-4, Petrobras is the concession operator, partnered by ONGC (25%). They are to go ahead with the activities planned for the area.
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