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is 1,545 metres (5,069 ft) thick and comprises a thick interval of dark grey clayey rocks, interbedded with the clastics of the Santos and Juréia Formations. Within this formation, the Ilhabela Member includes the turbiditic sandstones occurring along the section. The sedimentary environment is
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shales and siltstones. These clastic units are thought to represent alluvial environments distributed along the western Brazilian basin margin, along the Santos Hinge Line. These alluvial environments were gradational towards the east, with the shallow marine carbonates of the Guarujá Formation, and
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is 261 metres (856 ft) thick and consists of grey shales and light grey marls interbedded with fine-grained turbiditic sandstones. This formation in places can be found cropping out at sea bottom. The depositional environment is thought to be talus and open marine basin. Biostratigraphic data
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along the Brazilian and southwestern African continental margins, a process continuing towards the north later in the Cretaceous. The deposition of the lowermost 600 metres (2,000 ft) of salt in the Aptian would have taken approximately 20,000 to 30,000 years. With the continental break-up of
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and silicified. In more distal sections, the formation consists of dark organic matter rich shales. In the well 1-RSJ-625, the formation includes 110 metres (360 ft) of radioactive shales interbedded with carbonates. These facies are thought to represent a lacustrine environment. The organic
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in the south of the basin. Within the basin, several highs are located. The Outer High, in the distal part of the Santos Basin, is the most prominent and extensive intra-basinal high with an approximate area of 12,000 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi). The Outer High is likely a segmented
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is 517 metres (1,696 ft) thick and consists of dark grey shales, silts and light grey marls, ochre-brown calcisilts and subordinated sandstones. These facies change laterally into the coarse clastics of the Florianópolis Formation. Facies analysis indicates a marine environment ranging from
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is 952 metres (3,123 ft) thick and includes a succession of clastics between the coarse facies of the Santos Formation in the west and the fine-grained clastics of the Itajai-Açu Formation in the east. The formation is characterized by dark grey to greenish and brown shales, dark grey
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Exploration in the Santos Basin started in the 1970s. Between 1970 and 1987, 59 dry wells were drilled, with one discovery in Santonian turbidites in 1979, Merluza Field. From 1988 to 1998, 45 wells were drilled in the basin providing small discoveries, with the 30 million barrels
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and sandstones, interbedded with grey shales and reddish clays. These facies are interbedded and change laterally into the Itajai-Açu and Juréia Formations. The sedimentary environment is thought to be transitional continental to marginal marine, ranging from alluvial to
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study performed in 2008 and 2009, a detailed facies model from the pre-salt section was built based on well data and conceptual models from seismic interpretation associated with previous knowledge of the tectono-sedimentary sequences of the Santos Basin. The predicted
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siltstones, fine-very fine sandstones and light ochre calcisilts. The depositional environment is thought to be of a marine platform setting. The age based on palynomorphs and calcareous nanofossils is Late Cretaceous (Santonian-Maastrichtian). Two new
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of the Campos Basin, the sandstones, stevensite-bearing siltstones and shales represent an alkaline lacustrine environment affected by volcanic activity. The shales represent deeper lacustrine waters in more distal areas. The alternation of the two
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implies a series of alluvial progradation-retractions into the Cretaceous carbonate lakes. The low textural and compositional maturity of conglomerates and sandstones implies the basin was supplied from areas close to the basin margins.
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The Ponta Aguda Formation is up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) thick and consists of conglomerates, coarse to fine-grained sandstones interbedded with siltstones and shales. The dominant facies are coarse to fine-grained
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is the uppermost formation in the Santos Basin. It has a variable thickness due to the proximal erosion of the uppermost part. The formation consists of whitish grey fine to coarse grained carbonitic sands. They are
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The Itajaí-Açu and Juréia Formations consist mainly of turbidites, formed at the base of the Brazilian marginal continental slopes. The sands of these formations have proven to be excellent reservoirs worldwide.
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Tubarão Field discovered in 1988. Eighty-one wells were drilled from 1999 to 2005, leading to the discovery of the Mexilhão Field. Exploration boomed between 2006 and 2012, with 166 wells and the giant
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The Itapema Formation is several hundreds of metres thick and consists of calcirudites (limestones) and dark shales. The calcirudite limestones consist of fragmented bivalve shells, frequently
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Beasley, Craig J.; Fiduk, Joseph Carl; Bize, Emmanuel; Boyd, Austin; Frydman, Marcelo; Zerilli, Andrea; Dribus, John R.; Moreira, Jobel L.P.; Capeleiro Pinto, Antonio C. (2010),
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The total stratigraphic thickness of the sediments in the Santos Basin has been estimated at 23,170 metres (76,020 ft) and has been described in detail by Clemente in 2013.
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formed on both sides of the South Atlantic; the Pelotas, Santos, Campos and Espírito Santo Basins in Brazil, and the Namibia, Kwanza and Congo Basins in southwestern Africa.
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with relatively uniform water depths, ranging from 600 to 950 metres (1,970 to 3,120 ft). The Late Aptian climate was arid with high evaporation rates which triggered
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further to the open basin with the siltstones of the Itanhaém Formation. Biostratigraphical data and its relations with the Guarujá Formation point towards an Albian age.
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Bryant, Ian; Herbst, Nora; Dailly, Paul; Dribus, John R.; Fainstein, Roberto; Harvey, Nick; McCoss, Angus; Montaron, Bernard; Quirk, Paul Tapponnier, David (2012),
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rocks with a basin–wide distribution. The basalts are dark green to dark grey, holocrystalline, medium grained, with an ophiolitic texture. The main components are
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clasts and bioclasts (fragmented ostracods). The carbonates frequently are partly or completely dolomitized. These facies represent a transitional continental and
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in the Campos Basin, as both are typified by laminated microbialites and stromatolites. These limestones are one of the sub-salt reservoirs in the Santos Basin.
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sandstones. They range from reddish to grey, usually with calcite cements. Intercalated are reddish to light grey claystones and siltstones. They represent a
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The Barra Velha Formation is approximately 300 to 350 metres (980 to 1,150 ft) thick. In the proximal sections, the formation comprises limestones of
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Geological Origins Of Sugarloaf Mountains In Eastern Brazil And Their Environmental Significance As Refugia For The Mata Atlantica Rainforest (PhD thesis)
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The Ariri Formation, originally deposited as flat evaporite layers, has undergone extensive diapirism and canpoy formation during the Albian to Paleocene.
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sub-littoral (inner neritic) and more rarely to pelagic (outer bathyal) conditions. The age based on planktonic foraminifera and pollen is Early Albian.
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to the north by the Cabo Frio High and the Pelotas Basin in the south by the Florianópolis High and the northwestern boundary onshore is formed by the
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Alves, Tiago M.; Fetter, Marcos; Lima, Cláudio; Cartwright, Joseph A.; Cosgrove, John; Gangá, Adriana; Queiroz, Cláudia L.; Strugale, Michael (2017),
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and laminated microbialites. In the distal sections, it is composed of shales. Interbedded with the laminated microbialites there are limestones with
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of the Araçuarí Belt that formed at the western boundary of the Congo Craton. The erosion resistant metamorphic and magmatic rocks are exposed in the
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581 metres (1,906 ft) thick and may be up to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) thick in other areas of the basin. It is predominantly composed of
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The Piçarras Formation is 990 metres (3,250 ft) thick and consists of clastic and carbonate rocks. The formation includes reddish polymictic
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is 343 metres (1,125 ft) thick in the type oil well, and consists of reddish, fine to coarse-grained sandstones with a clay matrix, reddish
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Seismo-stratigraphy and numerical basin modeling of the southern Brazilian continental margin (Campos, Santos, and Pelotas basins) (PhD thesis)
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where rift shoulders were exposed and eroded, providing various sediment sources for the deposition in the lacustrine to shallow marine parts.
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Mello, Marcio R.; Azambuja Filho, Nilo C.; De Mio, Eduardo; Bender, André A.; De Jesus, Carlos Luciano C.; Schmitt, Priscila (2009),
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The break-up of Pangaea characterised the start of formation of the Santos Basin in the South Atlantic, forming at the same time the
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Kiang Chang, Hung; Assine, Mario Luis; Santos Corrêa, Fernando; Setsuo Tinen, Julio; Campane Vidal, Alexandre; Koike, Luzia (2008),
2100:, hydrocarbon generation and charge, timing of migration, oil origin, quality, and volume of petroleum in the main reservoirs. In a 1012:, Canada. These organic build-up structures are the reservoir of the giant pre-salt Tupi field, holding 8000 million barrels of oil. 597:. The basin covers an area of approximately 352,000 square kilometres (136,000 sq mi), and is bounded in the north by the 4436: 3742: 4075: 3982: 4568: 4280: 3585: 1257:
The depositional environment of the Guarujá Formation has been interpreted as a tidal flat, like this present-day example in
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One of the largest Brazilian sedimentary basins, it is the site of several recently (2007 and later) discovered giant
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environment. The age of this formation has been estimated to be Late Barremian to Aptian. It is correlative with the
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The northern edge of the basin is formed by the Cabo Frio High, extending southeastward from Cabo Frio at the coast.
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Petroleum geology of the Campos and Santos basins, Lower Cretaceous Brazilian sector of the South Atlantic margin
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matter-rich shales are one of the main source rocks of the Santos Basin. This formation is correlative with the
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is 1,103 metres (3,619 ft) thick and consists of bioclastic calcarenites and calcirudites, containing
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In 2014, the pre-salt reservoirs of the Santos Basin produced more than 250 thousand barrels per day (40
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The Guaratiba Group is characterised by the presence of microbialites, like this present-day example in
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The stratigraphy following the classifications by Vieira 2007, Kiang Chang 2008 and Contreras 2011 is:
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of the Santos Basin has revealed insights about the interplay among the elements and processes of the
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Itamambuca Group is 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) thick and includes four formations, Ponta Aguda,
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series of rift fault-block shoulders which were uplifted and eroded during the Late Barremian.
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The Camburi Group is up to 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) thick and includes three formations,
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conditions in these marginal sag basins. This resulted in the accumulation of thick layers of
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and deltas. Biostratigraphic data indicate a Late Cretaceous age (Cenomanian-Maastrichtian).
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of the pre-salt Guaratiba Group and the marine shales of the post-salt Itajaí-Açu Formation.
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is 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) thick and includes four formations, from old to young the
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potential (vertical and horizontal distribution), thermal evolution of the source rocks,
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bordering the present-day South Atlantic. The Pelotas-Namibia spreading commenced in the
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Itajaí (left) and Balneario Camboriú (right) at the southern edge of onshore Santos Basin
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Gomes, Paulo Otávio; Kilsdonk, Bill; Minken, Jon; Grow, Tim; Barragan, Roberto (2009),
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and planktonic foraminifera indicate a Late Cretaceous age (Cenomanian-Maastrichtian).
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The Frade Group is 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) thick and includes three formations:
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Brazilian Pre-Salt & Libra: Overview, Initial Results & Remaining Challenges
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Coral Field: Case History in Oil Producing Albian Carbonates in Santos Basin, Brazil
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fragments and foraminifera. The depositional environment is thought to be coastal.
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The uppermost sedimentary layer is formed by coquinas (similar to this sample from
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thought to be marine talus to open basin. Biostratigraphic data from palynomorphs,
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South Atlantic Pre-Salt Play Elements, Play Potential and Continental Margin Types
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8,000–12,000 million bbl (1,300–1,900 million m) (recoverable)
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Outline of the Serra do Mar coastal forest ecoregion, bordering the Santos Basin
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Piovesan, Enelise Katia; Trescastro Bergue, Cristianini; Fauth, Gerson (2010),
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in the Campos Basin. The age of the Itapema Formation is Barremian to Aptian.
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for hydrocarbon accumulation in the Brazilian and southwest African offshore.
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The syn-rift stage of the Santos Basin was characterised by the formation of
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The Santos Basin formed with the rifting of Brazil and Africa splitting the
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is located at the coastal edge of the Santos Basin in the northern portion,
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The conglomerates and sandstones of the formation are representative of an
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Brazil Draws Auctions Calendar, Confirms Santos Basin Most Attractive Area
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commonly used to identify paleo-environments and for age dating formations
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and open carbonate platform depositional environment. The age based on
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Schematic diagram of the formation of a passive margin on a rift basin
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is the most iconic. The ancient rocks consist of a Neoproterozoic to
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IV - Frade Group (Turonian-Maastrichtian, middle post-salt sequence)
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are the onshore representatives of the basement of the Santos Basin.
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in a clay-sandy matrix. It also includes white, reddish lacustrine
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Five tectonic stages have been identified in the Brazilian basins:
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The Santos Basin is a mostly offshore sedimentary basin across the
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III - Camburi Group (Albian-Cenomanian, lower post-salt sequence)
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Ribeiro da Silva, Suzana Faria Chula; Pereira, Egberto (2017),
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1,100–2,000 million bbl (170–320 million m)
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3,000–4,000 million bbl (480–640 million m)
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is 1,275 metres (4,183 ft) thick and consists of reddish
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0.074 trillion cu ft (2.1 billion m)
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0.173 trillion cu ft (4.9 billion m)
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The climate of the onshore stretch of the basin ranges from
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The Petroleum Potential of the Brazilian Sedimentary Basins
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in Europe); carbonitic sandstones composed of broken shells
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I - Guaratiba Group (Hauterivian-Aptian, pre-salt sequence)
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The Santos Basin, Brazil: Unlocking the Pre-Salt Potential
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Petrobras BS-400 gas find confirms E&P expansion plans
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2.5 trillion cu ft (71 billion m)
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3.4 trillion cu ft (96 billion m)
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1.6 trillion cu ft (45 billion m)
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17 trillion cu ft (480 billion m)
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coastal range. The basin is known for its thick layers of
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V - Itamambuca Group (Cenozoic, upper post-salt sequence)
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During the phases of halokinesis, dated to the Albian to
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consisting of hard and resistant rocks and partly on the
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1 trillion cu ft (28 billion m)
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212.8 million bbl (33.83 million m)
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532.23 million bbl (84.6 million m)
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231.16 million bbl (36.8 million m)
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174.27 million bbl (27.7 million m)
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8,000 million bbl (1,300 million m)
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of wells drilled into the Santonian-Campanian section,
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The sag phase in the Santos Basin was characterised by
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Along the Brazilian coast, the basin is bounded by the
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15.16 million bbl (2.41 million m)
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22.57 million bbl (3.59 million m)
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48.81 million bbl (7.76 million m)
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92.64 million bbl (14.7 million m)
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54.24 million bbl (8.62 million m)
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25.04 million bbl (3.98 million m)
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63.52 million bbl (10.1 million m)
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95.76 million bbl (15.2 million m)
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158.4 million bbl (25.2 million m)
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321.4 million bbl (51.1 million m)
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Souza Lima, Wagner; Hamsi Junior, Gilvan Pio (2003).
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1,600 million bbl (250 million m)
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3,058 million bbl (486 million m)
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and various salt-related structures produced several
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that have formed structures in the subsurface due to
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Oil, natural gas and biofuels - Statistical Yearbook
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459 million bbl (73.0 million m)
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113 million bbl (18.0 million m)
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176 million bbl (28.0 million m)
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is 832 metres (2,730 ft) thick and consists of
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The Santos Basin is named after the coastal city of
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83 million bbl (13.2 million m)
832:, starting to break-up, resulting in a sequence of 802:, have been found underlying the Santos Basin. The 730:
from the Araçuaí Belt, shown as a thin brown strip.
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The coquinas represent a shallow 4382: 4354:Lyrra, Gustavsyn Alpherline (November 2007). 3405: 3403: 3401: 3399: 3397: 3395: 3393: 3391: 3389: 3387: 495:(1.6 billion barrels and 17 tcf of gas), and 16:Sedimentary basin in the south Atlantic Ocean 8: 4115:: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2024 ( 3482:Ribeiro da Silva & Pereira, 2017, p.136 2193:Reserves (in place unless otherwise noted) 4406: 4389: 4375: 4367: 3684: 3682: 3608:Brazil Confirms Massive Offshore Oil Field 2173: 261:~352,000 km (136,000 sq mi) 60: 4288:, KIVI Engineering Society, pp. 1–80 1205:, ochre greyish calcilutites, shales and 1415:species were identified in the drilling 754:mobile belts composed of less resistant 3052: 2195: 1580: 1096:assemblages, is Hauterivian to Aptian. 945:combined stratigraphic-structural traps 613:, separating the Santos Basin from the 4108: 2170:Oil and gas fields in the Santos Basin 2016: 18: 4035:Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg 1954: 1937: 1932: 1906: 1901: 1896: 1651: 1642: 1624: 66:Location of the basin offshore Brazil 7: 1084:(shelly limestones) and sandstones, 46: 4191:Journal of Sedimentary Environments 4159:Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 2130:(4.8 million cubic metres) of 1092:composition. Its age, based on the 746:margin developed on Archean stable 448:Santos Basin is separated from the 2143:of 6,150 metres (20,180 ft). 14: 4974:"Bacias sedimentares brasileiras" 4084:Revista Brasileira de Geociências 357: 5011: 5000: 4999: 4871: 4862: 4853: 4844: 4835: 4826: 4817: 4808: 4799: 4790: 4781: 4772: 4763: 4754: 4745: 4736: 4727: 4718: 4709: 4700: 4691: 4682: 4673: 4664: 4655: 4646: 4637: 4628: 4619: 4610: 4601: 4592: 4583: 4574: 4567: 1525:Sepetiba Formation (Pleistocene) 601:, separating the basin from the 253:Brazilian Atlantic margin basins 149: 45: 38: 4097:10.25249/0375-7536.2008382S2946 3969:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.10.015 3846:from the original on 2021-12-21 3059:Constantino et el., 2016, p.200 1468:to shallow marine environment. 778:high-grade metamorphic core of 3907:"The Paraná-Etendeka Province" 3299:Kiang Chang et al., 2008, p.34 3290:Kiang Chang et al., 2008, p.32 1341:. They predominantly comprise 1052:, usually fresh, non-altered. 875:Sag stage - Late Barremian to 702:) has its restricted habitat. 632:in the southwest. The city of 1: 4326:Brazil Round 9 - Santos Basin 3983:Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 3881:Owen, Sarah Caroline (2014), 3868:Brazilian Geophysical Society 2125:Location of the Tupi prospect 1956:~1,500 m (4,900 ft) 887:Drift stage - Late Albian to 798:, exposed to the west in the 684:biome. On the islands of the 421:. It is located in the south 4397:Sedimentary basins of Brazil 4229:Juarez Feijó, Fávio (2013), 3948:Marine and Petroleum Geology 3870:& EXPOGEf, pp. 1–44 1908:2,500 m (8,200 ft) 1884:2,500 m (8,200 ft) 1855:1,500 m (4,900 ft) 1764:2,000 m (6,600 ft) 1759:2,000 m (6,600 ft) 1754:2,700 m (8,900 ft) 1658:2,700 m (8,900 ft) 1653:2,200 m (7,200 ft) 1076:, with clasts of basalt and 770:of Rio de Janeiro, of which 678:Serra do Mar coastal forests 4279:Moczydlower, Bruno (2014), 848:, at approximately 112 Ma. 670:tropical rainforest climate 5054: 4302:Brazil Bidding Rounds 2017 4299:Petersohn, Eliane (2017), 4024:Contreras, Jorham (2011), 3134:Beasley et al., 2010, p.31 1602:570 m (1,870 ft) 4997: 4562: 3633:Baúna and Piracaba Fields 3164:Bryant et al., 2012, p.51 2205:"Paleocene-Maastrichtian" 2066: 2057: 2052: 2001: 1996: 1991: 1972: 1959: 1916: 1911: 1882: 1877: 1872: 1867: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1838: 1833: 1786: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1743: 1738: 1729: 1724: 1719: 1714: 1674: 1661: 1656: 1629: 1619: 1600: 1595: 1590: 1572: 1567: 1562: 1521:indicate a Tertiary age. 898:and generated restricted 796:Paraná and Etendeka traps 794:. Basalts similar to the 688:in the Santos Basin, the 674:humid subtropical climate 59: 33: 26: 4918:Pernambuco-Paraíba Basin 4468:Parecis-Alto Xingu Basin 4323:Vieira, Juliana (2007), 4210:Santos Basin exploration 3975:Clemente, Pilar (2013), 3782:"Brazil's Pre-Salt Play" 3722:ANP Yearbook, 2014, p.30 3381:Mello et al., 2009, p.47 3173:Alves et al, 2017, p.319 1422:?Afrocytheridea cretacea 1201:, associated with white 666:tropical monsoon climate 662:tropical savanna climate 648:in the central area and 4255:Mann, Jaswiner (2013), 4006:Geofísica Internacional 3905:Peate, David W (1997), 3892:University of Leicester 3543:Moczydlower, 2014, p.52 3534:Moczydlower, 2014, p.42 3461:Moczydlower, 2014, p.34 3086:Gomes et al., 2009, p.3 2212:Karoon Energy Australia 2117:Oil and gas exploration 1384:calcareous nannofossils 1243:Florianópolis Formation 1237:Florianópolis Formation 923:; salt movement in the 824:, the former continent 700:Leontopithecus caissara 686:Superagüi National Park 3857:Oddone, Décio (2017), 2812:Florianópolis Fm. 2126: 1835:Florianópolis Fm. 1508: 1398: 1326: 1262: 1182: 1064: 1013: 978: 883:Early to Middle Albian 828:, as southern part of 739: 731: 719: 696:Superagüi lion tamarin 574: 441:, where a sequence of 414: 402: 394: 4923:Sergipe-Alagoas Basin 4893:Foz do Amazonas Basin 4478:São Luís-Grajaú Basin 4458:Alto do Tapajós Basin 4172:10.4072/rbp.2010.3.02 4099:(inactive 2024-07-19) 3914:Geophysical Monograph 3502:Petersohn, 2017, p.18 3429:"Santos Basin Fields" 3351:Contreras, 2011, p.77 3321:Contreras, 2011, p.22 3248:Piovesan, 2010, p.177 2124: 1502: 1455:Ponta Aguda Formation 1428:Pelecocythere dinglei 1392: 1324: 1256: 1180: 1141:Barra Velha Formation 1058: 1028:of the Campos Basin. 1007: 965: 737: 725: 713: 693:critically endangered 572: 491:(8 billion barrels), 400: 392: 227:Both, mostly offshore 95:26.10611°S 43.72917°W 5038:Oil fields of Brazil 4943:Espírito Santo Basin 4238:Search and Discovery 4057:Search and Discovery 3932:Santos Basin geology 3836:Love, Frank (2013), 3264:Clemente, 2013, p.24 3239:Clemente, 2013, p.23 3221:Clemente, 2013, p.22 3205:Clemente, 2013, p.21 3189:Clemente, 2013, p.20 3155:Contreras, 2011, p.8 3143:Contreras, 2011, p.7 3077:Contreras, 2011, p.1 3068:Clemente, 2013, p.18 2098:transformation ratio 1778:(Itajaí-Açu, Juréia) 1393:Ostracods are small 1379:Itajaí-Açu Formation 1373:Itajaí-Açu Formation 1157:textures made up of 628:in the northeast to 478:South Atlantic Ocean 330:Break-up of Gondwana 275:South Atlantic Ocean 100:-26.10611; -43.72917 4933:Jequitinhonha Basin 4928:Camamu-Almada Basin 4898:Pará-Maranhão Basin 4483:São Francisco Basin 4422:Madre de Deus Basin 3961:2017MarPG..79..300A 3104:Clemente, 2013, p.3 2837:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2787:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2716:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2691:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2668:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2620:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2355:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2332:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 2220:(11.9 million 2141:true vertical depth 1726:Itajaí-Açu Fm. 1518:Marambaia Formation 1512:Marambaia Formation 1494:Marambaia Formation 1135:Coqueiros Formation 644:and the islands of 624:and stretches from 579:Tropic of Capricorn 240:Florianópolis Highs 91: /  4938:Cumuruxatiba Basin 4903:Barreirinhas Basin 3753:Juarez, 2013, p.11 3704:Juarez, 2013, p.14 3643:Juarez, 2013, p.24 3525:Juarez, 2013, p.44 3372:Vieira, 2007, p.24 3363:Vieira, 2007, p.18 3337:Vieira, 2007, p.19 3125:Peate, 1997, p.220 3042:Geology of Namibia 2860:Marambaia Fm. 2739:Marambaia Fm. 2577:Guaratiba Gp. 2550:Guaratiba Gp. 2483:Guaratiba Gp. 2454:Guaratiba Gp. 2428:Guaratiba Gp. 2401:Guaratiba Gp. 2290:Guaratiba Gp. 2263:Guaratiba Gp. 2237:Guaratiba Gp. 2127: 1934:Guaratiba Gp. 1626:Marambaia Fm. 1573:Maximum thickness 1531:Sepetiba Formation 1509: 1399: 1327: 1310:Itanhaém Formation 1304:Itanhaém Formation 1263: 1183: 1068:Piçarras Formation 1065: 1038:Camboriú Formation 1032:Camboriú Formation 1014: 979: 967:Sugarloaf Mountain 896:thermal subsidence 881:Post-rift stage - 792:Brasiliano orogeny 772:Sugarloaf Mountain 740: 732: 720: 654:Balneário Camboriú 607:Florianópolis High 575: 515:are formed by the 485:oil and gas fields 403: 395: 209:Balneário Camboriú 5020: 5019: 4560: 4559: 3762:Juarez, 2013, p.7 3713:Vieira, 2007, p.8 3676:Vieira, 2007, p.9 3564:Iracema Sul Field 3470:Oddone, 2017, p.5 3452:Juarez, 2013, p.1 3095:Love, 2015, 16:16 3018: 3017: 2643:Itanhaém Fm. 2077: 2076: 1993:Camboriú Fm. 1840:Itanhaém Fm. 1592:Sepetiba Fm. 1577:Petroleum geology 1300:is Early Albian. 1272:Guarujá Formation 1266:Guarujá Formation 1124:Itapema Formation 1112:Atafona Formation 1110:. Similar to the 865:Syn-rift stage - 855:Pre-rift stage - 756:metamorphic rocks 680:ecoregion of the 419:sedimentary basin 387: 386: 285:Ribeira de Iguape 5045: 5015: 5003: 5002: 4992: 4990: 4989: 4875: 4866: 4857: 4848: 4839: 4830: 4821: 4812: 4803: 4794: 4785: 4776: 4767: 4758: 4749: 4740: 4731: 4722: 4713: 4704: 4695: 4686: 4677: 4668: 4659: 4650: 4641: 4632: 4623: 4614: 4605: 4596: 4587: 4578: 4571: 4407: 4391: 4384: 4377: 4368: 4363: 4358:. Archived from 4343: 4342: 4341: 4331: 4319: 4318: 4317: 4307: 4295: 4294: 4293: 4287: 4275: 4274: 4273: 4263: 4251: 4250: 4249: 4235: 4225: 4205: 4204: 4203: 4180: 4179: 4178: 4155: 4145: 4144: 4143: 4120: 4114: 4106: 4105: 4104: 4080: 4070: 4069: 4068: 4054: 4044: 4043: 4042: 4037:, pp. 1–171 4032: 4020: 4019: 4018: 4002: 3992: 3991: 3990: 3971: 3944: 3927: 3926: 3925: 3911: 3901: 3900: 3899: 3894:, pp. 1–337 3889: 3877: 3876: 3875: 3865: 3853: 3852: 3851: 3832: 3831: 3830: 3814: 3804: 3803: 3802: 3786: 3763: 3760: 3754: 3751: 3745: 3740: 3734: 3729: 3723: 3720: 3714: 3711: 3705: 3702: 3691: 3686: 3677: 3674: 3655: 3650: 3644: 3641: 3635: 3630: 3621: 3616: 3610: 3605: 3599: 3594: 3588: 3583: 3577: 3572: 3566: 3561: 3555: 3550: 3544: 3541: 3535: 3532: 3526: 3523: 3514: 3509: 3503: 3500: 3494: 3489: 3483: 3480: 3471: 3468: 3462: 3459: 3453: 3450: 3444: 3443: 3441: 3440: 3431:. Archived from 3425: 3382: 3379: 3373: 3370: 3364: 3361: 3352: 3349: 3338: 3335: 3322: 3319: 3300: 3297: 3291: 3288: 3265: 3262: 3249: 3246: 3240: 3237: 3222: 3219: 3206: 3203: 3190: 3187: 3174: 3171: 3165: 3162: 3156: 3153: 3144: 3141: 3135: 3132: 3126: 3123: 3117: 3116:Owen, 2014, p.36 3114: 3105: 3102: 3096: 3093: 3087: 3084: 3078: 3075: 3069: 3066: 3060: 3057: 2975:Guarujá Fm. 2952:Guarujá Fm. 2929:Guarujá Fm. 2906:Guarujá Fm. 2883:Guarujá Fm. 2762:Guarujá Fm. 2216:75 million 2181: 2180:bold is pre-salt 2174: 2162: 2161: 2152: 2151: 2090:petroleum system 2043: 2034: 2025: 2014: 1874:Guarujá Fm. 1555: 1478:Iguape Formation 1472:Iguape Formation 1408:Juréia Formation 1402:Juréia Formation 1355:Santos Formation 1349:Santos Formation 1261:, United States. 1192: 1167:Macabu Formation 1026:Lagoa Feia Group 927:. The resulting 822:Early Cretaceous 804:Tristan da Cunha 706:Tectonic history 557:in the state of 541: 540: 439:Early Cretaceous 155: 153: 152: 106: 105: 103: 102: 101: 96: 92: 89: 88: 87: 84: 64: 49: 48: 42: 19: 5053: 5052: 5048: 5047: 5046: 5044: 5043: 5042: 5023: 5022: 5021: 5016: 4993: 4987: 4985: 4971: 4962: 4881: 4880: 4879: 4878: 4877: 4876: 4868: 4867: 4859: 4858: 4850: 4849: 4841: 4840: 4832: 4831: 4823: 4822: 4814: 4813: 4805: 4804: 4796: 4795: 4787: 4786: 4778: 4777: 4769: 4768: 4760: 4759: 4751: 4750: 4742: 4741: 4733: 4732: 4724: 4723: 4715: 4714: 4706: 4705: 4697: 4696: 4688: 4687: 4679: 4678: 4670: 4669: 4661: 4660: 4652: 4651: 4643: 4642: 4634: 4633: 4625: 4624: 4616: 4615: 4607: 4606: 4598: 4597: 4589: 4588: 4580: 4579: 4556: 4518: 4509:Recôncavo Basin 4487: 4446: 4398: 4395: 4353: 4350: 4339: 4337: 4336:, pp. 1–73 4329: 4322: 4315: 4313: 4312:, pp. 1–45 4305: 4298: 4291: 4289: 4285: 4278: 4271: 4269: 4261: 4254: 4247: 4245: 4233: 4228: 4224:, pp. 1–73 4215: 4212: 4201: 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3133: 3129: 3124: 3120: 3115: 3108: 3103: 3099: 3094: 3090: 3085: 3081: 3076: 3072: 3067: 3063: 3058: 3054: 3050: 3023: 3000:Juréia Fm. 2825: 2800: 2704: 2467: 2196: 2179: 2178: 2172: 2159: 2157: 2149: 2147: 2119: 2082: 2039: 2030: 2021: 2010: 1975: 1974: 1957: 1909: 1885: 1856: 1789: 1788: 1783: 1779: 1777: 1773: 1771: 1765: 1760: 1755: 1721:Juréia Fm. 1716:Santos Fm. 1677: 1676: 1671: 1667: 1665: 1659: 1654: 1621:Iguape Fm. 1603: 1437: 1319: 1219: 1190: 1187:Ariri Formation 1175: 1018:Guaratiba Group 1002: 960: 811:Tristan hotspot 809:, known as the 708: 682:Atlantic Forest 567: 551: 538: 536: 513:Reservoir rocks 415:Bacia de Santos 219:Characteristics 150: 148: 99: 97: 93: 90: 85: 82: 80: 78: 77: 67: 55: 54: 53: 52: 51: 50: 28:Bacia de Santos 17: 12: 11: 5: 5051: 5049: 5041: 5040: 5035: 5025: 5024: 5018: 5017: 4998: 4995: 4994: 4970: 4968: 4964: 4963: 4961: 4960: 4955: 4950: 4945: 4940: 4935: 4930: 4925: 4920: 4915: 4913:Potiguar Basin 4910: 4905: 4900: 4895: 4889: 4887: 4883: 4882: 4870: 4869: 4861: 4860: 4852: 4851: 4843: 4842: 4834: 4833: 4825: 4824: 4816: 4815: 4807: 4806: 4798: 4797: 4789: 4788: 4780: 4779: 4771: 4770: 4762: 4761: 4753: 4752: 4744: 4743: 4735: 4734: 4726: 4725: 4717: 4716: 4708: 4707: 4699: 4698: 4690: 4689: 4681: 4680: 4672: 4671: 4663: 4662: 4654: 4653: 4645: 4644: 4636: 4635: 4627: 4626: 4618: 4617: 4609: 4608: 4600: 4599: 4591: 4590: 4582: 4581: 4573: 4572: 4566: 4565: 4564: 4563: 4561: 4558: 4557: 4555: 4554: 4549: 4548: 4547: 4537: 4535:Pantanal Basin 4532: 4530:Itaboraí Basin 4526: 4524: 4520: 4519: 4517: 4516: 4511: 4506: 4501: 4495: 4493: 4489: 4488: 4486: 4485: 4480: 4475: 4473:Parnaíba Basin 4470: 4465: 4460: 4454: 4452: 4448: 4447: 4445: 4444: 4439: 4434: 4429: 4427:Solimões Basin 4424: 4419: 4413: 4411: 4404: 4400: 4399: 4396: 4394: 4393: 4386: 4379: 4371: 4365: 4364: 4362:on 2013-10-24. 4349: 4348:External links 4346: 4345: 4344: 4320: 4296: 4276: 4268:, pp. 1–2 4252: 4226: 4211: 4208: 4207: 4206: 4181: 4166:(3): 175–180, 4146: 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2239: 2234: 2228: 2227: 2225: 2214: 2209: 2206: 2203: 2199: 2198: 2194: 2191: 2188: 2185: 2182: 2171: 2168: 2132:oil equivalent 2118: 2115: 2102:basin modeling 2086:Basin analysis 2081: 2080:Basin analysis 2078: 2075: 2074: 2072: 2067: 2065: 2056: 2051: 2045: 2044: 2036: 2035: 2027: 2026: 2018: 2017: 2015: 2007: 2006: 2004: 2002: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1984: 1983: 1977: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1936: 1931: 1925: 1924: 1918: 1917: 1915: 1910: 1907: 1905: 1900: 1898:Ariri Fm. 1894: 1893: 1891: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1876: 1871: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1857: 1854: 1852: 1847: 1842: 1837: 1832: 1826: 1825: 1819: 1818: 1812: 1811: 1805: 1804: 1798: 1797: 1791: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1753: 1751: 1742: 1737: 1728: 1723: 1718: 1713: 1707: 1706: 1700: 1699: 1693: 1692: 1686: 1685: 1679: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1650: 1641: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1612: 1611: 1609: 1604: 1601: 1599: 1594: 1589: 1583: 1582: 1579: 1574: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1545:consisting of 1527: 1526: 1514: 1513: 1474: 1473: 1457: 1456: 1436: 1433: 1404: 1403: 1375: 1374: 1367:braided rivers 1351: 1350: 1318: 1315: 1306: 1305: 1268: 1267: 1239: 1238: 1218: 1215: 1174: 1171: 1163:shallow marine 1143: 1142: 1126: 1125: 1088:and shales of 1070: 1069: 1034: 1033: 1001: 998: 975:Rio de Janeiro 969:and the other 959: 956: 892: 891: 885: 879: 873: 871:Late Barremian 863: 752:Neoproterozoic 744:South Atlantic 707: 704: 634:Rio de Janeiro 599:Cabo Frio High 595:Santa Catarina 583:Rio de Janeiro 566: 563: 550: 547: 423:Atlantic Ocean 385: 384: 367: 361: 360: 355: 349: 348: 339: 333: 332: 327: 321: 320: 318:South American 315: 309: 308: 302:Passive margin 299: 293: 292: 288: 287: 282: 278: 277: 272: 268: 267: 263: 262: 259: 255: 254: 251: 247: 246: 233: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 216: 215: 193:Rio de Janeiro 186: 182: 181: 179:Santa Catarina 167:Rio de Janeiro 164: 160: 159: 146: 142: 141: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 75: 69: 68: 65: 57: 56: 44: 43: 37: 36: 35: 34: 31: 30: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5050: 5039: 5036: 5034: 5031: 5030: 5028: 5014: 5010: 5006: 4996: 4983: 4979: 4975: 4969: 4965: 4959: 4958:Pelotas Basin 4956: 4954: 4951: 4949: 4946: 4944: 4941: 4939: 4936: 4934: 4931: 4929: 4926: 4924: 4921: 4919: 4916: 4914: 4911: 4909: 4906: 4904: 4901: 4899: 4896: 4894: 4891: 4890: 4888: 4884: 4874: 4865: 4856: 4847: 4838: 4829: 4820: 4811: 4802: 4793: 4784: 4775: 4766: 4757: 4748: 4739: 4730: 4721: 4712: 4703: 4694: 4685: 4676: 4667: 4658: 4649: 4640: 4631: 4622: 4613: 4604: 4595: 4586: 4577: 4570: 4553: 4552:Taubaté Basin 4550: 4546: 4543: 4542: 4541: 4538: 4536: 4533: 4531: 4528: 4527: 4525: 4521: 4515: 4512: 4510: 4507: 4505: 4502: 4500: 4499:Araripe Basin 4497: 4496: 4494: 4490: 4484: 4481: 4479: 4476: 4474: 4471: 4469: 4466: 4464: 4463:Bananal Basin 4461: 4459: 4456: 4455: 4453: 4449: 4443: 4440: 4438: 4435: 4433: 4430: 4428: 4425: 4423: 4420: 4418: 4415: 4414: 4412: 4408: 4405: 4401: 4392: 4387: 4385: 4380: 4378: 4373: 4372: 4369: 4361: 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3582: 3579: 3576: 3571: 3568: 3565: 3560: 3557: 3554: 3549: 3546: 3540: 3537: 3531: 3528: 3522: 3520: 3516: 3513: 3512:Echidna Field 3508: 3505: 3499: 3496: 3493: 3488: 3485: 3479: 3477: 3473: 3467: 3464: 3458: 3455: 3449: 3446: 3435:on 2017-09-07 3434: 3430: 3424: 3422: 3420: 3418: 3416: 3414: 3412: 3410: 3408: 3406: 3404: 3402: 3400: 3398: 3396: 3394: 3392: 3390: 3388: 3384: 3378: 3375: 3369: 3366: 3360: 3358: 3354: 3348: 3346: 3344: 3340: 3334: 3332: 3330: 3328: 3324: 3318: 3316: 3314: 3312: 3310: 3308: 3306: 3302: 3296: 3293: 3287: 3285: 3283: 3281: 3279: 3277: 3275: 3273: 3271: 3267: 3261: 3259: 3257: 3255: 3251: 3245: 3242: 3236: 3234: 3232: 3230: 3228: 3224: 3218: 3216: 3214: 3212: 3208: 3202: 3200: 3198: 3196: 3192: 3186: 3184: 3182: 3180: 3176: 3170: 3167: 3161: 3158: 3152: 3150: 3146: 3140: 3137: 3131: 3128: 3122: 3119: 3113: 3111: 3107: 3101: 3098: 3092: 3089: 3083: 3080: 3074: 3071: 3065: 3062: 3056: 3053: 3047: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3030: 3028: 3025: 3024: 3020: 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2167: 2165: 2155: 2144: 2142: 2138: 2133: 2123: 2116: 2114: 2112: 2108: 2107:vitrinite map 2103: 2099: 2095: 2091: 2087: 2079: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2064: 2060: 2055: 2054:Araçuarí Belt 2050: 2047: 2046: 2042: 2038: 2037: 2033: 2029: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2019: 2013: 2009: 2008: 2005: 2003: 1999: 1994: 1989: 1986: 1985: 1982: 1979: 1978: 1970: 1966: 1962: 1952: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1927: 1926: 1923: 1920: 1919: 1914: 1904: 1899: 1895: 1892: 1890: 1887: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1851: 1846: 1841: 1836: 1831: 1828: 1827: 1824: 1821: 1820: 1817: 1814: 1813: 1810: 1807: 1806: 1803: 1800: 1799: 1796: 1793: 1792: 1782: 1776: 1770: 1750: 1746: 1741: 1736: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1711:Maastrichtian 1709: 1708: 1705: 1702: 1701: 1698: 1695: 1694: 1691: 1688: 1687: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1670: 1664: 1649: 1645: 1640: 1636: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1617: 1614: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1585: 1584: 1578: 1575: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1557: 1556: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1544: 1541: 1537: 1532: 1524: 1523: 1522: 1519: 1511: 1510: 1506: 1501: 1497: 1495: 1491: 1487: 1483: 1479: 1471: 1470: 1469: 1467: 1463: 1454: 1453: 1452: 1450: 1446: 1442: 1434: 1432: 1430: 1429: 1424: 1423: 1418: 1414: 1409: 1401: 1400: 1396: 1391: 1387: 1385: 1380: 1372: 1371: 1370: 1368: 1363: 1362:conglomerates 1360: 1356: 1348: 1347: 1346: 1344: 1340: 1336: 1332: 1323: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1303: 1302: 1301: 1299: 1295: 1292: 1288: 1284: 1280: 1277: 1273: 1265: 1264: 1260: 1255: 1251: 1248: 1244: 1236: 1235: 1234: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1223:Florianópolis 1216: 1214: 1212: 1208: 1204: 1200: 1196: 1191:type oil well 1188: 1179: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1164: 1160: 1156: 1152: 1148: 1147:stromatolites 1140: 1139: 1138: 1136: 1131: 1123: 1122: 1121: 1118: 1113: 1109: 1106: 1102: 1097: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1083: 1079: 1075: 1074:conglomerates 1067: 1066: 1062: 1057: 1053: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1031: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1011: 1010:Pavilion Lake 1006: 999: 997: 994: 992: 988: 984: 976: 972: 968: 964: 957: 955: 953: 948: 946: 942: 941:stratigraphic 938: 937:thrust faults 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 917:Kwanza Basins 914: 909: 905: 901: 897: 890: 886: 884: 880: 878: 874: 872: 868: 864: 862: 858: 854: 853: 852: 849: 847: 843: 839: 835: 831: 827: 823: 818: 816: 815:flood basalts 812: 808: 805: 801: 797: 793: 789: 785: 781: 777: 773: 769: 765: 761: 757: 753: 749: 745: 736: 729: 724: 717: 712: 705: 703: 701: 697: 694: 691: 687: 683: 679: 675: 671: 667: 663: 658: 655: 651: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 630:Florianópolis 627: 623: 618: 616: 615:Pelotas Basin 612: 611:Fracture Zone 608: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 580: 571: 564: 562: 560: 556: 548: 546: 544: 534: 530: 529:microbialites 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 490: 486: 481: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 451: 446: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 399: 391: 383: 379: 375: 371: 368: 366: 362: 359: 356: 354: 350: 347: 343: 340: 338: 334: 331: 328: 326: 322: 319: 316: 314: 310: 307: 303: 300: 298: 294: 289: 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Index

Map showing the location of Santos Basin

Coordinates
26°6′22″S 43°43′45″W / 26.10611°S 43.72917°W / -26.10611; -43.72917
Santos
South America
Southeast
South
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Paraná
Santa Catarina
Cabo Frio
Rio de Janeiro
Guarujá
Santos
Itajaí
Balneário Camboriú
Florianópolis
Cabo Frio
Florianópolis Highs
Serra do Mar
South Atlantic Ocean
Ribeira de Iguape
Basin type
Passive margin
rift basin
Plate
South American

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