Field development

A matrix and a mechanical stratigraphy model with discrete fracture networks was built to model the dual
porosity-permeability systems.


Operator: BP
Country: Brazil
Location: Offshore, Campos Basin
Production start: 2007
Partners: BP - 60%, Maersk Oil - 40%,
Type: Oil - 19
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Estimated Reserves: Initially 50 million barrels
Production facilities include a fixed production and drilling platform connected to a floating
production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO)
Polvo FPSO is capable of handling a daily oil production of 90,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd)
and having a storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels.

Facilities