It is roughly elliptical in ground plan and runs stratigraphy perpendicularly to. The format of the ijopcm, first submission science publishing. Pdf stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource. It is the dominant and basal lithology of the nupe basin of the middle. Bida basin, nigeria and the surrounding basement rocks.
Department of energys office of scientific and technical information. The midniger basin otherwise known as the bida basin or the nupe basin is a nwse trending intracratonic sedimentary basin extending from kontagora in niger state of nigeria to areas slightly. Hydrocarbon seepages have been reported in the basin around pategimuregi on the. It is approxi bida basin mately 350 km long and varies in width from 75 to 150 km. Bida basin and to infer the hydrocarbon resource potentials of the basin. The midniger basin otherwise known as the bida basin or the nupe basin is a nwse trending intracratonic sedimentary basin extending from kontagora in niger state of nigeria to areas slightly beyond lokoja in the south. Pdf sedimentary facies relationships and depositional. Greater attention has been given to the southern bida.
The bida basin is a nwse trending intracratonic basin that extends northwestwards from the confluence of the niger and benue rivers at the lokojadekina axis to the basement complex that separates it from the basal continental early cretaceous to late jurassic illo and gundumi formations kogbe, 1989 of the sokoto basin at shegwa nw in the kainji dam area. Detailed stratigraphic description of the succession in the southern and northern bida basin is given below. The midniger basin otherwise known as the bida basin or the nupe basin is a nwse trending intracratonic. Sedimentological and geochemical characteristics of outcrop. Pdf new assessment for central nigerias bida basin highlights. Pdf a revised stratigraphy of the bida basin, nigeria. Obaje and others published new assessment for central nigerias bida basin highlights geological prospects find, read and. The bida sandstone is a flatlying formation of probably campanian maastrichtian age. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Petroleum geology of the southern bida basin, nigeria. Stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource potentials of the bida basin in northcentral nigeria. Bida, nupe, or middle niger basin free download as word doc. It is roughly elliptical in ground plan and runs perpendicularly to the western margin. Geological map of study area showing locations of studied sections with inset map of nigeria showing nwse trending bida basin modified after agyingi, 1991 nton and adamolekun.
Bida basin and their relationship to those in the anambra basin is shown in figure 4 while figure 5 shows the wholly bida basin stratigraphy. Sedimentology and depositional environments of the upper african. Bida, nupe, or middle niger basin sedimentary basin. Sedimentology of the fluvial bida sandstone cretaceous, nigeria. Provenance and weathering history of the maastrichtian shale member of the patti formation, southern bida basin, nigeria. River niger in niger state and around ahoko near lokoja in kogi state. It is approximately 350 km long and varies in width from 75 to 150 km. The bida basin the bida basin is a nwse trending intracratonic structure extending from kontagora in niger state in the north to the area slightly beyond lokoja in the south figure. Sedimentary facies relationships and depositional environments of the maastrichtian enagi formation, northern bida basin, nigeria ojo olusola j. The geology of igarra, south west nigeria adarighofua o. Geochemical assessment of claystone deposits from the patti.
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