A Multiclient Project Success Story
BPS is a leader in multiclient projects that provide valuable geological insights to the oil and gas industry. Our commitment to delivering top-tier geological expertise through collaborative multiclient projects sets us apart. We invite you to explore how our innovative approaches and industry knowledge can help you succeed in your oil and gas endeavors
Although the Santos Basin is Brazil’s most prolific offshore producing basin, its southern ultra-deepwater sector remained largely underexplored, characterized by sparse well control, high geological uncertainty, and elevated drilling risk. Traditional exploration methods offered a limited ability to directly confirm active petroleum systems prior to drilling.
BPS and its partners developed and deployed an integrated, data-driven exploration workflow designed to directly assess subsurface hydrocarbon presence before drilling. The program combines remote sensing, geochemistry, seismic interpretation, basin modeling, and AI-based risk assessment into a single predictive framework.
Key technologies included:
This approach enables direct insight into charge, migration pathways, oil quality, and petroleum system maturity—before committing to costly exploration wells.
Although the Santos Basin is Brazil’s most prolific offshore producing basin, its southern ultra-deepwater sector remained largely underexplored, characterized by sparse well control, high geological uncertainty, and elevated drilling risk. Traditional exploration methods offered a limited ability to directly confirm active petroleum systems prior to drilling.
Focus on key ANP Production Sharing blocks, including Ametista, Esmeralda, Aram, Bumerangue, and others scheduled for upcoming bid rounds
The methodology was tested and validated in the Santos Basin, where its predictions aligned with subsequent discoveries, including BP’s Bumerangue discovery and Petrobras/CNODC’s Aram discovery. These results confirmed the presence of active petroleum systems and demonstrated the workflow’s predictive power in frontier settings.
For decades, exploration teams have searched for reliable ways to detect hydrocarbons before drilling in deepwater frontier basins. This project demonstrates that integrated surface-to-subsurface data science can materially change exploration outcomes, transforming uncertainty into opportunity.
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Potential of the Southern Santos Basin
