On January 21, 2008, Petrobras announced the discovery of the Júpiter Field, a huge natural gas and condensate (very light oil) field which could equal the Tupi oil field in size (5-8 billion BOE). It is located in the Santos Basin, 37 km (23 mi) east of Tupi, 5,100 m (16,730 ft) below the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in a water depth of 2,187 m (7,175 ft), 290 km (180 mi) from Rio de Janeiro.[1]
| Júpiter | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Santos Basin |
| Block | BM-S-24 |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Coordinates | 25°40′15″S 41°10′20″W / 25.67083°S 41.17222°W |
| Operator | Petrobras |
| Partners | Galp Energia |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | Jan 2008 |
| Production | |
| Estimated oil in place | 1,600 million barrels (~2.2×108 t) |
| Estimated gas in place | 17,000×109 cu ft (480×109 m3) |
| Producing formations | Barremian-Lower Aptian Guaratiba Group |
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The main reservoir of Júpiter is the pre-salt Guaratiba Group. The field is estimated to contain 1,600 million barrels (250 million cubic metres) of oil and 17 trillion cubic feet (480 billion cubic metres) of gas.[citation needed]
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Bibliography edit
- Juarez Feijó, Fávio. 2013. Santos Basin: 40 Years from Shallow to Deep to Ultra-Deep Water. Search and Discovery 10553. 1–49. Accessed 2017-09-04.
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