Visual Kerogen Study of the Campano-Maastrichtian Nkporo Group of Anambra Basin, Southeastern Nigeria

• Authors: K. C. Chiadikobi , O. I. Chiaghanam
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this work, phytoclasts, opaques, Amorphous Organic Matter (AOM) and palynomorphs of the Nkporo group underwent Visual Kerogen analysis. Herein, the average percent counts of phytoclasts are about 42.08%, opaques are about 34.54%, Amorphous Organic Matter (AOM) is about 16.34% and Palynomorphs are about 7.08%. The highest number of percent counts produced is found in the phytoclasts (the value of 42.08% indicating Type III kerogen and Gas Prone) and Amorphous Organic Matter (AOM) (the value of which - 34.54% - indicates Oil/Gas Prone). Thus, from the results of the visual kerogen, in the Nkporo Group, the source rock is of Type III kerogen, which is gas prone, and also Type II/III, which is Oil/Gas prone.

Keywords

EN

Amorphous Organic Matter; Kerogen; Nkporo Formation; Palynmorphs; Phytoclasts

Discipline

• GEOLOGY: GEOLOGY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 19
• Pages: 142-154

Contributors

author

K. C. Chiadikobi

• Department of Geology, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, Nigeria

author

O. I. Chiaghanam

• Department of Geology, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, Nigeria

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• Document Type: article