Organic geochemical and palynological studies of the Maastrichtian source rock intervals in Bida Basin, Nigeria: implications for hydrocarbon prospectivity
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-020-00989-z
Abstract: The Patti Formation which consists of sandstone and shale offers the best potential source beds in the Bida Basin. This inland basin is one of the basins currently being tested for hydrocarbon prospectivity in Nigeria.… read more here.
Keywords: source rock; source; bida basin; rock ... See more keywords
A revised stratigraphy of the Bida Basin, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.11.016
Abstract: Abstract The Bida Basin is a NW-SE trending inland basin, stretching from Shegwa (NW) to Dekina (SE). It is approximately 350 km long and varies in width from 75 to 150 km. It is roughly elliptical in… read more here.
Keywords: formation; bida basin; revised stratigraphy; basin ... See more keywords
Genesis and paleoenvironmental analysis of the ironstone facies of the Maastrichtian Patti Formation, Bida Basin, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2020.104058
Abstract: Abstract The recently constructed Lokoja-Abuja highway and a quarry which cut through the Patti Formation, provided opportunity for the field study and sampling of the exposed ironstone interbeds within the carbonaceous shales and clays in… read more here.
Keywords: ironstone; basin nigeria; ironstone facies; bida basin ... See more keywords