The midniger basin otherwise known as the bida basin or the nupe basin is a nwse trending intracratonic. Bida, nupe, or middle niger basin sedimentary basin. The geology of igarra, south west nigeria adarighofua o. 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. Sedimentary facies relationships and depositional environments of the maastrichtian enagi formation, northern bida basin, nigeria ojo olusola j. Pdf a revised stratigraphy of the bida basin, nigeria. Bida basin, nigeria and the surrounding basement rocks.
It is the dominant and basal lithology of the nupe basin of the middle. Pdf stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource. Sedimentology and depositional environments of the upper african. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Bida basin and to infer the hydrocarbon resource potentials of the basin. 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.
River niger in niger state and around ahoko near lokoja in kogi state. Stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource potentials of the bida basin in northcentral nigeria. It is roughly elliptical in ground plan and runs stratigraphy perpendicularly to. 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. Pdf new assessment for central nigerias bida basin highlights. 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. Geochemical assessment of claystone deposits from the patti. Pdf a revised stratigraphy of the bida basin, nigeria gabriel ojo. 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.
The bida sandstone is a flatlying formation of probably campanian maastrichtian age. Department of energys office of scientific and technical information. Hydrocarbon seepages have been reported in the basin around pategimuregi on the. 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. Detailed stratigraphic description of the succession in the southern and northern bida basin is given below. The format of the ijopcm, first submission science publishing. Abstractgeochemical studies of claystone deposits from the patti formation in the southern bida basin, northcentral nigeria, were carried out. 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. Provenance and weathering history of the maastrichtian shale member of the patti formation, southern bida basin, nigeria. Petroleum geology of the southern bida basin, nigeria.
Pdf sedimentary facies relationships and depositional. It is approximately 350 km long and varies in width from 75 to 150 km. Greater attention has been given to the southern bida. Obaje and others published new assessment for central nigerias bida basin highlights geological prospects find, read and.
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