Deepwater Technology: Heavy crude production successful in Brazil's deep water

In the deep waters off Brazil, Petrobras and Frontier Drilling do Brasil have carried out early production of heavy crude since October 2002 at Jubarte field, offshore Espirito Santo state. The objectives with an early production system are to reduce the time from discovery to first production, and...

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Published in:World Oil 2006-03, p.1
Main Author: M. Rosengren and A. Svendsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquifers
Cash flow
Deep water
Deepwater drilling
Deepwater exploration & production
Offshore
Oil fields
Petroleum production
Temperature
Viscosity
Water
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Summary:In the deep waters off Brazil, Petrobras and Frontier Drilling do Brasil have carried out early production of heavy crude since October 2002 at Jubarte field, offshore Espirito Santo state. The objectives with an early production system are to reduce the time from discovery to first production, and to determine well-stream properties and reservoir characteristics to allow the operator to declare the field commercial.
ISSN:0043-8790