Pdf a gravity study of the goulfeytourba basin, southeastern chad lake, northern cameroon. The nigerian national petroleum corporation nnpc has said it may well be on the verge of a significant oil find in the lake chad area, which has been blighted by boko haramrelated violence. It is delimited in the northeast and southwest by the basement complex while it merges with anambra and sokoto basins in sedimentary fill comprising post orogenic molasse facies and few thin unfolded marine sediments. Map of southern nigeria sedimentary province showing sample locations after. It occupies the centraleasternnorthern part of ghana. Basement geology in the sedimentary basins of nigeria. It was also revealed that the basins attracted potential petroliferous sedimentary piles 2000 5000 m thick which were deposited on basement rocks of precambrian age and later got covered by basaltic flows of mainly miocene age. The structure of the goulfeytourba sedimentary basin chad. Heavy minerals and geochemical characteristics of sandstones as indices of provenance and source area tectonics of the ogwashiasaba formation, niger delta basin. Jan 18, 2018 the nigeria national petroleum corporation nnpc has confirmed the presence of adequate hydrocarbon in the sokoto basin, urging governments of sokoto, kebbi, zamfara and katsina states to prepare. Neoproterozoic, paleozoic and cretaceous sedimentary basins in ghana gerald wemazenu adda1. This overview of the potential of the niger rivers water resources. The present study examines the stratigraphic succession of benin and western nigeria offshore basins and attempts to compare these stratigraphic nomenclatures.
Leeder sedimentology and sedimentary basins pdf results 1 30 of sedimentology and sedimentary basins, 2e pb exclusive by leeder and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. The niger delta basin is an extensional basin surrounded by many other basins in the area that all formed from similar processes. Umunya section, niger delta basin, nigeria adaeze i. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada volume 5 sedimentary basins of the world volume 5 miall, andrew on. Sedimentary basins of africa introduction and acknowledgements. Pdf on jun 1, 2018, ibe stephen and others published hydrocarbon potential of nigeria s inland basin. Sedimentary basins of the w o r l d an introduction to the seriesetymology reveals much about the essence of a word. The osun drainage basin in the western lithoral hydrological. Dahomey basin, in the west and the anambra it is now obvious that the. African basins, volume 3 sedimentary basins of the world. The sedimentary basins of the united states and canada.
On the geological survey map of nigeria, the area is expressed as being covered by the nkporo shale fig. Message today india imports around 75% of its oil requirements. Following on from the first 2 books in the series, sedimentary basins of the world, which covered chinese sedimentary basins volume 1 and south pacific sedimentary basins volume 2, comes volume 3, on african basins. The niger basin is the largest river basin of western africa. P4and itiowe k5 1,5department of geology, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria 2 dept. Evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of the inland basins of nigeria. Heat flow estimates in the western niger delta basin, nigeria. Combine different data sets to understand tectosedimentary processes controlling the evolution of sedimentary basins. Pdf sequence stratigraphic studies have been carried out using subsurface. The drill core lithologs were available pertaining to wells. Depositional environments, organic richness, and petroleum. Sedimentary and petrofacies analyses of the amasiri sandstone, southern benue trough, nigeria. The nigerian inland basins have not seen any drilling activities since.
Th is present study adopt ed the remote sensing and gis techniques to correct the trend of misinformation on drainage basins in nigeria. The inland voltaian basin is the largest sedimentary basin in ghana. The sedimentary succession in the bida basin, central nigeria, has the potential to include an active petroleum system with the generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in commercial quantities. A magnetic basement low thick sedimentary section traverses the southwest and northwest sectors of the study area with a maximum sedimentary thickness of 11,736m. Distribution of sedimentary formations in the bornu basin, nigeria article pdf available in shiyou kantan yu kaifapetroleum exploration and development 425. Nnpc confirms adequate hydrocarbon in the sokoto basin. Implications for depositional environment and tectonic provenance. The presence of libycoceras dandense howarth in marine facies of the nkporo shale about 35 m below the nkporomamu contact in the lokpaukwuleru section demonstrates that in this area the.
The study of sedimentary basins as a specific entity in themselves is often referred to as basin modelling or sedimentary basin analysis. Nigeriaworld feature article on unconventional gas in nigeria. The mapped area falls within the benue trough the oldest sedimentary rocks in nigeria is in this trough and they are of lower cretaceous age. Exploration boreholes in these regions provide a potential source of data on crustal stress if suitable calliper logs records are kept. Jul 09, 2009 contains details on the geological units of nigeria and the associated mineral resources. Geology and mineral resources of nigeria springerlink. Pdf sedimentary and petrofacies analyses of the amasiri. Divided into four series population, land, economy, environment, the atlas chapters are being pro. Abstract in nigeria, the dominant type of basement rock intersected by wells drilled for hydrocarbons, limestone, or water is granite. The niger river, which rises in the mountains of guinea and enters the sea through its delta in. Part 3 presents the mineral resources of nigeria, their geological environment, mode of occurrence, localities and where possible their estimated reserves. The other side of the basin is bounded by the cameroon volcanic line and the transform passive continental. Part 1 discusses the geology of the crystalline rocks and their regional distribution while the sedimentary basins constitute the subject of part 2.
Nigeria would need to build its own capabilities and critical knowledge base towards the development of unconventional gas resources from its sedimentary basins through a combination of. The three sedimentary basins in nigeria are underlain by continental crust except in the niger delta, where the basement rock is interpreted to be oceanic crust. The petroleum geology and prospectivity of the neo. Therefore, the aim of this study is to beam a light on osun dr ainage basin, with a view. Pdf distribution of sedimentary formations in the bornu.
The onshorecoastal expressions of the tano and keta basins, respectively, located at the southwestern and southeastern corner of ghana, have a total size of about 4,000 sq. For a better understanding of the geological history of the sedimentary basins within and. The structure of the goulfeytourba sedimentary basin chadcameroon. Jul 19, 2017 nnpc, halliburton intensify oil search in inland basin. The areas highlighted in grey roughly indicate the extent of offshore basins and sub basins, currently explored or exploited for petroleum products.
Pdf the structure of the goulfeytourba sedimentary basin chad. Evaluation of the hydrocarbon maturity level of oil well in sedimentary basin of the northern niger delta, nigeria. Case study of afikpo basin find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The need to understand the processes of basin formation and evolution are not restricted to the purely academic. In the present study, heat flow estimates are calculated for twentyone petroleum wells in the western niger delta basin, following the relative heat flow model of houbolt and wells 1980. The benue trough is one of the seven main sedimentary structural features in the sene nigeria.
The anambra basin, located in the southern benue trough is a post santonian synclinal. Africa covers a larger land area than the usa, europe, india and the asean nations put together. Some aspects of the geology and stratigraphy of nigerian sedimentary basins. Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the nkporo group. Niger delta province, nigeria, cameroon, and equatorial guinea, africa by michele l. The niger delta basin lies in the south westernmost part of a larger tectonic structure, the benue trough. Hydrocarbon seepages have been reported in the basin around pategimuregi on the. Geology and mineral resources of nigeria nuhu george obaje. Pdf petroleum system elements within the late cretaceous and. Older sedimentary deposits were not preserved, probably because during the paleozoic early mesozoic, what is now nigeria was a broad regional basement uplift, with no major basin subsi dence for sediment accumulation.
Evaluation of the hydrocarbon maturity level of oil well. African basins, volume 3 sedimentary basins of the world pdf. Sedimentary basins range in size from as small as hundreds of meters to large parts of ocean. The digitized magnetic data was merged and contoured using surfer 9. Radiogenic heat production from well logs in part of niger. The niger river, which rises in the mountains of guinea and enters the sea through its delta in southern nigeria, is about 2,600 miles in length. Thus, it is important to understand how the river and its resources are used in order to avoid conflict and promote cooperation. Pdf hydrocarbon potential of nigerias inland basin. V, iii, 100 i was very badly brought up as a boy, being allowed to read extensively from the currently politically incorrect works of rudyard kipling and rider haggard. Nnpc, halliburton intensify oil search in inland basin.
Establishment of river basins development authorities. Sedimentological attributes and stratigraphic of nanka formation, anambra basin, nigeria acra 2e. Nnpc, halliburton intensify oil search in inland basin the. Revised manuscript received and accepted october 24, 20. It seems that these two relative gravity highs would merge towards the middle part. Palynomorphs of the first downhole shale occurrence in.
Sedimentary succes sions in these basins are of middle mesozoic to recent age. Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the nkporo group campanianmaastrichtian, anambra basin, nigeria sandstones obi, 2000. Sedimentary basins of africa introduction and acknowledgements i speak of africa and golden joys w. Pdf an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. An overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. Selley department of geology imperial college of science, technology and medicine. The hydrocarbon maturation level of oben1 well in the northern niger delta sedimentary basin was evaluated using the lopatin time temperature index tti. Evaluation of the hydrocarbon maturity level of oil well in. The existence of oil seepages onshore and oil slicks offshore which have been found to be associated with subsea seepage are all indications of a working mature source.
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