Abstract
The Camamu-Almada basin is located at the South Atlantic Margin and, despite the availability of seismic data and the evidence of its hydrocarbon potential, is still considered a new exploratory frontier. In this study, the authors used fifty 2D seismic lines and twelve wells to: a) present a seismic stratigraphic interpretation of the transitional phase (i.e., the strata between the rift and the drift stages; b) investigate the distribution of evaporite deposits at the study area; b) verify the impacts of salt tectonics in the deep-water region, using basins situated in the same geotectonic context as reference. The development of the South Atlantic margin resulted in the formation of several rift basins - including the Camamu-Almada basin – and occurred through four tectonic phases: pre-rift, rift, transitional and drift. The regional deposition of evaporites marks the transitional phase, with occurrences both in Brazil and West Africa that increases in thickness and width southwardly. This work details that in the study area, the salt moved laterally and vertically, forming a highly deformed deposit that marks salt deflation and salt inflation zones, directly associated respectively with diapirs and mini-basins. Features related to salt tectonics that can be directly related to processes of migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in the study area are also described.
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