Field Trip #1 SOLD OUT
Paleozoic Amazon Basin Field Trip Along the Tapajós River, Northern Brazil
Dates: Tuesday, 10 November, 19:00 – Friday, 13 November, 21:00
Location: Departs from and returns to Manaus, Amazon
Leaders: Nilo Siguehiko Matsuda (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), Wilson Rubem Winter (Petrobras Macaé RJ, Brazil and Joaquim Wanderley Filho (Petrobras, Manaus, AM, Brazil)
Fee: Professional: US$1,650; Student: US$825 (limited)
Includes: Round-trip flight between Manaus and Itaituba, two nights lodging in Manaus based on single occupancy (Tuesday and Friday), lodging in Itaituba based on double occupancy, boat trip, all lunches, four breakfasts, three group dinners, refreshments and guidebook.
Limit: 14 people (minimum of 9 people)
Note: Weather is very humid and warm in November. Participants should bring hats and sunglasses. Sunscreen is advisable. Outcrops are mostly on the river margins and generally of easy access but we recommend tennis shoes. Swim suits are recommended.
In this field trip we will visit rare Paleozoic outcrops in the Amazon rain forest. One consists of a section of the Silurian Pitinga Formation (grey shale considered a subordinated hydrocarbon source rock in the basin). The Devonian strata begin with coarse-grained fluvial deposits of the Maecuru Formation that form a good reservoir unit. The main outcrop to be visited is the Devonian black shale named Barrerinha Formation that holds very high TOC content (up to 12%). Within the Carboniferous section the main reservoir facies are eolian sandstones of the Monte Alegre Formation. They show typical tangential cross stratification. These sandstones are comparable to reservoirs found in the Urucu oil and gas province in the Solimões basin.
Capping this sandstone we can also examine the first fossiliferous carbonate section of Pennsylvanian age. This thick carbonate succession is considered a very good reservoir unit because of its porous dolomitized horizons. In addition to the geological discoveries, participants will experience beautiful Amazonian sunsets (that most likely will be interrupted by sudden rain storms) as well as wild animals, exotic fish and birds.
We will meet the evening of Tuesday, 10 November, at 19:00 at the hotel in Manaus for a brief introduction, to review trip logistics and to distribute guidebooks. Trip departs at 04:30 Wednesday, 11 November, from the lobby of the hotel to the airport where we will board a flight to Itaituba, Pará. We will use a boat for field work during three days. On Friday, 13 November, the group will depart around 19:30 from the hotel in Itaituba to return to Manaus. We will arrive late in Manaus and provide transportation from the airport to the hotel in Manaus.
Participants planning to return to Rio are also responsible for booking their own accommodation for Saturday evening. Participants are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements to Manaus, Amazon, and from Manaus to Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Flights to consider are listed below. Consult with your travel agent for latest offerings.
From Miami (MIA) to Manaus (MAO):
• 10 November: TAM JJ8077 06:10– 12:25 (non-stop)
From Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Manaus (MAO):
• 10 November: GOL 1866 09:50–14:10 (1 stop)
• 10 November: GOL 1996 11:00–17:30 (1 stop)
From Sao Paulo (GRU) to Manaus (MAO):
• 10 November: GOL 1640 10:30–13:20 (non-stop)
• 10 November: TAM JJ3748 09:30–11:20 (non-stop)
• 10 November: GOL 1774 14:40–17:30 (non-stop)
From Manaus (MAO) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG):
• 14 November: TAM JJ8051 11:50–18:20 (1 stop)
• 14 November: GOL 1867 14:40–21:05 (1 stop)
• 14 November: GOL 1641 15:45–00:45 (1 stop)
• 14 November: GOL 1633 04:10–09:05 (non-stop)
Immunization requirements: Participants are required to have a yellow fever shot (or vaccination) at least 10 days prior to their arrival in Manaus on 10 November.
Field Trip #2 CANCELED
Meso and Neoproterozoic of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil
Dates: Tuesday, 10 November, 20:00 – Saturday, 14 November, 21:00
Location: Departs from and returns to Salvador, BA,
Leaders: Carlos Emanoel de Souza-Cruz (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil), Ricardo Defeo (Petrobras, Salvador, BA, Brazil) and and Cícero da Paixão Pereira (UFBA/CPGG, Salvador, BA, Brazil)
Fee: Professional: US$1,000; Student: US$500 (limited)
Field Trip #3 SOLD OUT
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Petroleum Systems of the Pre-Rift/Rift/Post-Rift Systems in the Sergipe-Alagoas Passive Margin Basin, Northeastern Brazil
Dates: Tuesday, 10 November, 19:00 – Saturday, 14 November, 14:00
Location: Departs from Aracaju, Sergipe, and returns to Recife, Pernambuco
Leaders: James V. Ferreira (Petrobras, Aracaju, SE, Brazil) and Francisco Eduardo G Cruz (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil)
Fee: Professional: US$1,000; Student: US$500 (limited)
Includes: Field transportation, four nights lodging based on single occupancy (including Tuesday night), boat trip, lunches, four breakfasts, two group dinners (Wednesday and Friday), refreshments and guidebook
Limit: 20 people
Note: Weather is very warm in November. Participants should bring hats and sunglasses. Sunscreen is advisable. Outcrops are generally of easy access. We may have a chance to swim in the Sao Francisco River and at some clear water beaches in Alagoas, so swim suits are recommended.
The Sergipe-Alagoas basin has outcrops of rocks representing the sedimentary records of Paleozoic, pre-rift Jurassic, Lower Cretaceous rift rocks and younger drift successions. These exposures provide an excellent opportunity to study some aspects of the evolution of the South Atlantic margin. The ones that you will see are representative of the most important tectono-sedimentary phases of the Eastern Brazilian Atlantic Margin. Besides the outcrops, this basin has a wealth of subsurface data, including exploratory and developing wells, as well as a vast seismic data set. The primary objective of this field trip is to recognize the stratigraphy, sedimentology and reservoir elements of the petroleum systems in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin.
On the first day, emphasis will be given to the post-rift carbonates and to the pre-rift to rift fluvial-deltaic deposits. They constitute important petroleum reservoirs in the basin. On the second day, we will visit outcrops from fluvial and deltaic environments, travel by boat to examine modern fluvial deposits along the margins of the Sao Francisco River and then visit a Paleozoic strata outcropping around the village of Igreja Nova, Alagoas. Next we drive to Sao Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, to visit exposures of lacustrine coquinas.
On the third day we will visit outcrops from the late rift phase at the Morro do Camaragibe beach and gravity flow deposits on road cuts. Finally, coarsegrained sand deposits exposed at cliffs along the beach are examples from the rift stage of the basin that will be examined in the last day. We hope you will enjoy both the geology and the full spirit of this part of Brazil and its many attractions.
This field trip departs from Aracaju, Sergipe, and returns to Recife, Pernambuco. We will meet the evening of Tuesday, 10 November at 19:00 at the hotel in Aracaju for a brief introduction, to review trip logistics and to distribute guidebooks. Trip departs Wednesday, 11 November, 07:30 from the lobby of the hotel. On Saturday, 14 November, we will depart around 14:00 from the hotel to the Recife airport.
Participants are also responsible for booking their own accommodation on Saturday evening in Rio de Janeiro. Some may wish to overnight in Recife and depart the next day. In this case, participants are also responsible for booking their own accommodation in the city. Participants are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements to Aracaju and from Recife to Rio de Janeiro.
Flights to consider are listed below. Consult with your travel agent for latest offerings.
From Miami (MIA) to Salvador (SSA)
• 09 November: AA980 21:10–07:10 (+1 day)
From Salvador (SSA) to Aracaju (AJU):
• 10 November: TAM JJ3566 12:35–13:20 (non-stop)
From Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Aracaju (AJU):
• 10 November: GOL 1844 13:20–15:35 (non-stop)
From Sao Paulo (GRU) to Aracaju (AJU):
• 10 November: TAM JJ3511 12:30– 15:40 (1 stop)
From Recife (REC) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG):
• 14 November: GOL 1819 17:20–20:15 (non-stop)
• 14 November: GOL 1661 19:30–22:30 (non-stop)
Post-Conference
Field Trip #4 SOLD OUT
Petroleum Systems of the Recôncavo Basin
Dates: Wednesday, 18 November 20:30 – Saturday, 21 November late afternoon
Location: Departs from and returns to Salvador, Bahia
Leaders: Luciano P. Magnavita (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil) and Roberto R. Silva (Petrobras, Salvador, BA, Brazil)
Fee: Professional: US$1,000; Student: US$500 (limited)
Includes: Field transportation, four nights lodging based on single occupancy (including Saturday night), boat trip, lunches, four breakfasts, two dinners, refreshments and guidebook
Limit: 20 people
Note: Weather is very warm in November. Participants should bring hats and sunglasses. Sunscreen is advisable. Outcrops are generally of easy access.
The Lower Cretaceous Recôncavo basin is the oldest producing basin in Brazil. Commercial oil production began in the early 1940s. Massive investment led to the discovery of more than 85 oil and gas fields with a proven volume of oil equivalent to around 5 billion barrels. Pre-rift reservoirs are aeolian and fluvial sandstones and traps are horsts and tilted blocks. Synrift reservoirs are lacustrine turbidites that form stratigraphic and combined traps, and deltaic sandstones trapped in rollover anticlines. The primary objective of this field trip is to recognize the stratigraphic and structural elements that constitute the petroleum systems of the Recôncavo Basin.
During three days the participants will visit a large variety of outcrops of pre-, syn- and post-rift deposits. On the first day, emphasis will be given to the pre-rift strata since it contains most of the basin petroleum reserves. Rollover geometry and fault trap, as well as the basin’s source rock, also will be examined. Lacustrine turbidites and debris-flow deposits of massive, gas-prone tight sandstones will be visited in islands located in the scenic Todos os Santos Bay. Finally, fluvial-deltaic sandstones, a shale diapir and post-rift deposits will be examined. We will meet the evening of 18 November at 20:30 for a brief introduction, to review trip logistics and to distribute guidebooks.
Trip departs Thursday, 19 November, 08:00 from the lobby of the hotel, which will serve as base for the duration of the field trip. Participants must arrange their own travel to Salvador. Flights to consider are listed below. Consult with your travel agent for latest offerings.
From Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Salvador (SSA):
• 18 November: GOL 1602 16:10–18:10
• 18 November: GOL 1395 15:00–17:05
• 18 November: TAM JJ3190 15:25–16:20 (non-stop)
• 18 November: TAM JJ3152 18:25–19:25 (non-stop)
Field Trip #5 ALMOST SOLD OUT
Paleozoic Petroleum Systems of the Intracratonic Paraná Basin
Dates: Wednesday, 18 November, 20:30 – Sunday, 22 November, noon
Location: Departs from Curitiba, Paraná, and returns to Foz de Iguacu, Paraná
Leaders: Almerio B. França and Fernando F. Vesely (Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil)
Fee: Professional: US$1,000; Student: US$500 (limited)
Includes: Field transportation, four nights lodging based on single occupancy (including Wednesday 18th), four breakfasts, lunches, refreshments and guidebook
Limit: 20 people
The Intracratonic Paraná Basin is filled with more than 1 km thick Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic successions. Oil and gas shows — and one gas field record — that at least two petroleum systems operate in the basin. Source rocks of Devonian and Permian ages provided HC to Carboniferous and Permian siliciclastic reservoirs. Dykes and sills related to the Cretaceous Serra Geral magmatism played an important role as a source of heat to generate oil and acted as seal-rocks for the hydrocarbon accumulations.
The objective of this field trip is to visit the main elements that constitute the two petroleum systems, with emphasis on the stratigraphy and sedimentology of the source rocks and reservoirs units. Of particular interest are the glacially related marine sandstone reservoirs of the Itararé Group (Lapa and Vila Velha sandstones), which form thick channelized and lobelike dense flow deposits, as well as the Mesosaur-bearing shale of the Irati Formation. During the last day the participants will also visit the famous Iguaçu Waterfalls, where the rushing water of the Iguaçu River flows down cliffs of Cretaceous basalts of the Serra Geral Formation.
Participants are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements to Curitiba, Paraná, and from Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, to Rio de Janeiro. Flights to consider are listed below. Consult with your travel agent for latest offerings.
From Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Curitiba (CWB):
• 18 November: GOL 1962 17:15–18:30 (non-stop)
From Foz do Iguaçu (IGU) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG):
• 22 November: GOL 1757 16:00–18:00 (non-stop)
• 22 November: TAM JJ3152 15:45–17:45 (non-stop)
