Paper Summary
The underexplored region of the northern Pelotas Basin, Southeast Brazil is gaining attention
due to a series of discoveries on the African margin. Conjugate discoveries to the Southern
Pelotas region have translated to renewed interest in the greater area. The area of Northern
Pelotas sits south of the Santos Basin salt province containing a mix of features between the
two depositional settings. Newly acquired 3D seismic data reveal volcanic basement structure
and complex overlying stratigraphy. In this study, we assess the correlation of regional events
leading to the crustal deformation and evaluate the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the
stratigraphic overburden units using available well data points and seismic facies.