M124: The Supergiant Lower Cretaceous Pre-Salt Petroleum Systems of the Santos Basin, Brazil
Edited by
Marcio Rocha Mello, Pinar Oya Yilmaz, and Barry J. Katz
Chapter 1: The Santos Basin Pre-Salt Super Giant Petroleum System: An Incredible Journey from
Failure to Success
M. R. Mello, W. Peres, S. P. Rostirolla, O. A. Pedrosa Jr., A. Piquet, S. Becker, and P. O. Yilmaz
Chapter 2: Lacustrine Source Rocks and Oil Systems Present in the Lower Cretaceous Pre-Salt
Section of the Santos Basin, Brazil
M. R. Mello, S. P. Rostirolla, V. Elias, M. Ferreira, A. P. Ahualli, S. Becker, J. E. Dahl, and
J. M. Moldowan
Chapter 3: Hopane Isotope Ratios and Large-Diamondoid Arrays Distinguish Lacustrine Oil Types
and Their Mixtures in Oilfields of the Santos Basin, Brazil
J. M. (Mike) Moldowan, S. M. Barbanti, S. M. Moldowan, J. E. Dahl, and M. R. Mello
Chapter 4: Diamondoid Nanotechnology Reveals Migration Pathways and Mixing in Santos Basin
Pre-Salt Oils
J. E. Dahl, J. M. Moldowan, and M. R. Mello
Chapter 5: Pre-Salt Depositional System: Sedimentology, Diagenesis, and Reservoir Quality
of the Barra Velha Formation, as a Result of the Santos Basin Tectono-Stratigraphic Development
M. D. de Carvalho and F. L. Fernandes
Chapter 6: Origin and Significance of Thick Carbonate Grainstone Packages in Nonmarine
Successions: A Case Study from the Barra Velha Formation, Santos Basin, Brazil
A. J. Barnett, M. Obermaier, J. Amthor, M. Sharafodin, M. Bolton, D. Clarke, and R. Camara
Chapter 7: Challenges for Reservoir Management and Field Development in the Pre-Salt, Santos
Basin, Brazil
O. A. Pedrosa Jr., W. Peres, M. R. Mello, S. P. Rostirolla, G. Carmo Jr., and V. Branco
Chapter 8: A Discussion on South Atlantic Pre-Salt Continental Carbonates: A Mosaic of
Sedimentary Facies and Processes
A. Virgone, E. Gaucher, P.-A. Teboul, C. Kolodka, and E. Poli
Chapter 9: Tectono-Magmatic Development of the Santos and Campos Basins, Offshore Brazil
G. D. Karner, C. Johnson, J. Shoffner, M. Lawson, M. Sullivan, J. Sitgreaves, J. McHarge, J. Stewart, and P. Figueredo
Chapter 10: Seismic, Magnetic, and Gravity Evidence of Marine Incursions in the Santos Basin During
the Early Aptian
L. A. P. Gamboa, A. E. P. P. D. Ferraz, L. H. Drehmer, and L. S. Demercian
Chapter 11: Origin and Petroleum System of the Cabo Frio High Between the Santos and Campos
Basins: Reviewed Integration of Structural and Paleogeographic Reconstruction with the Oil and Gas Systems
W. U. Mohriak, A. C. Gordon, and M. R. Mello
Chapter 12: Workflows and Interpretation of Regional 3-D Petroleum Systems Modeling: An Example
from the Deep-Water Pre-Salt Realm of the Santos Basin, Brazil
H. A. Kemna, M. R. Mello, W. Peres, S. P. Rostirolla, and D. Palmowski
Chapter 13: The Giant Mero Oil Field: Geological and Petrophysical Settings of One of the Largest
Pre-Salt Fields of the Santos Basin, Southern Brazil
E. Petersohn, R. Morelatto, C. M. A. Batista, and J. C. S. Vital
Chapter 14: Búzios Field: Geological Setting of the Largest Pre-Salt Field, Santos Basin, Brazil
P. Tavares dos Santos and A. C. Gordon
Chapter 15: Tupi Field: The Largest Oil Producer in the South Atlantic Realm, Santos Basin, Brazil
M. R. Mello, S. P. Rostirolla, W. Peres, O. A. Pedrosa Jr., M. D. Carvalho, and A. Cardoso Netto
Chapter 16: Unravelling the Pre-Salt Province of Santos and Campos Basins: Exploration Risks of
Selected Key Elements of the Petroleum Systems
S. P. Rostirolla, M. R. Mello, W. Peres, O. A. Pedrosa Jr., H. A. Kemna, G. Carmo Jr., and A. Cardoso Netto
Chapter 17: The Use of Radarsat-1 and Sentinel-1 Images for Seepage Slick Detection in Support of Deep-Water Petroleum Exploration in the Santos Basin, Brazil
C. H. Beisl, M. R. Mello, V. Elias, S. Becker, and G. Carmo Jr.
Chapter 18: The Role of Megaregional Seismic Data in Santos Basin Pre-Salt Exploration and
Development
J. A. Deckelman, S. Chi, A. K. Hartwig, K. R. Reuber, and J. Fruehn
Chapter 19: The Procedure for Unitization in the Pre-Salt Polygon, Southeast Brazil
H. T. F. Silva, C. M. Kuyven, and R. O Loureiro
Chapter 20: ANP’s Technical E&P Database: The Pathway for the Brazilian Petroleum Industry
Success
I. P. Bastos, R. L. Silveira, F. Kury, C. J. M. de Souza, L. Lobo, and L. Leal