Since 2012 this is the seventh oil well drilled by Petrobras in the SEAL-M-424 block and the third in the Sergipe basin this year
Evidence of oil was found in the Sergipe Basin, Alagoas by Petrobras. The oil is located in well 3-BRSA-1371-SES belonging to block SEAL-M-424. Last month, the Government of Sergipe announced the start of drilling in the block – acquired in the 6th ANP bidding round.
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The drilling of the well started in November with the Petrobras 10.000 rig, from transoceanic, in a water depth of 2,696 m. The asset is part of the BM-SEAL-10 concession.
Since 2012, this is the seventh well drilled by Petrobras in the SEAL-M-424 block and the third drilled by the state-owned company in the Sergipe basin this year. The first well (3-BRSA-1367-SES) was drilled in March, resulting in the discovery of oil and gas, and the second well (3-BRSA-1368-SES) in June.
The SEAL-M-424 well operated by Petrobras with 100% participation, had its first exploratory period expired in 2010, and the second, in 2013, and the discovery assessment plan (PAD) for the area expires in December 2020 .
BM-SEAL-10 is included in Petrobras' divestment program, along with three other concessions in Sergipe-Alagoas: BM-SEAL-4, BM-SEAL-4A and BM-SEAL-11, where the Barra discoveries were made , Farfan, Muriú, Moita Bonita, Poço Verde and Cumbe – all in deep water.
Petrobras foresees in its 2019-2023 Business Plan the installation of a platform in the basin, in addition to the construction of a gas treatment unit in the state of Sergipe to enable the flow and processing of gas from the deep water fields discovered in the region.
