@article{eage:/content/journals/10.3997/1365-2397.2006017, author = "Costello, M.S.", title = "Experience with CSEM offshore southeast Brazil", journal= "First Break", year = "2006", volume = "24", number = "6", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.2006017", url = "https://www.earthdoc.org/content/journals/10.3997/1365-2397.2006017", publisher = "European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers", issn = "1365-2397", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "During 2004 and 2005, Shell Brasil (SBEP) purchased on a spec basis controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM or EM) datasets in the Campos, Santos, and Espirito Santo Basins of southeast Brazil (Figure 1). PGS acquired the 2004 dataset (~1600 km), while Electromagnetic Geoservices (emgs) acquired the 2005 dataset (~1200 km). Shell evaluated the CSEM data over a number of field analogues and prospects, including Shell’s 2002 O-North discovery in the Campos Basin. In the process, we obtained calibration of the technology and a successful pre-drill EM prediction prior to Shell’s Nautilus discovery. In interpreting these large surveys, we also encountered situations where CSEM technology was ineffective. With this experience, we now have a more realistic view of the technique’s strengths and limitations. As a result, we can often use CSEM in an integrated approach to influence prospect portfolio decisions. We are also evaluating new technology to increase the resolving power of EM.", }