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Journal of Petroleum Geology

Abstract

Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.14, No.2, pp. 211-220, 1991

©Copyright 2000 Scientific Press, Ltd.

THE NIGER DELTA COMPLEX BASIN: STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURE
AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL

G. A. Chukwu*

* Dept of Petroleum Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Now: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99078, USA.

Abstract

The Agbada Formation is the major oil-producing formation in the Niger Delta Complex Basin, and overlies the Eocene Akata Formation, which is the principal hydrocarbon source rock. The Basin is deformed by large synsedimentary faults, roll-over anticlines and diapirs, hydrocarbon accumulations are largely controlled by growth faults. A review of the influence of the stratigraphic and structural features on the migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons is given in this paper.

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