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Department of energys office of scientific and technical information. Bida, nupe, or middle niger basin sedimentary basin. 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. Sedimentology of the fluvial bida sandstone cretaceous, nigeria. 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. It is roughly elliptical in ground plan and runs perpendicularly to the western margin. Bida, nupe, or middle niger basin free download as word doc. 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. It is roughly elliptical in ground plan and runs stratigraphy perpendicularly to. The format of the ijopcm, first submission science publishing. 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. It is the dominant and basal lithology of the nupe basin of the middle. It is approximately 350 km long and varies in width from 75 to 150 km. It is approxi bida basin mately 350 km long and varies in width from 75 to 150 km.

Pdf a revised stratigraphy of the bida basin, nigeria. The geology of igarra, south west nigeria adarighofua o. 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. Sedimentological and geochemical characteristics of outcrop. Detailed stratigraphic description of the succession in the southern and northern bida basin is given below. Abstractgeochemical studies of claystone deposits from the patti formation in the southern bida basin, northcentral nigeria, were carried out. River niger in niger state and around ahoko near lokoja in kogi state.

The midniger basin otherwise known as the bida basin or the nupe basin is a nwse trending intracratonic. Bida basin and to infer the hydrocarbon resource potentials of the basin. Hydrocarbon seepages have been reported in the basin around pategimuregi on the. Obaje and others published new assessment for central nigerias bida basin highlights geological prospects find, read and. Pdf stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource. Bida basin, nigeria and the surrounding basement rocks. Stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource potentials of the bida basin in northcentral nigeria. Pdf new assessment for central nigerias bida basin highlights. Geochemical assessment of claystone deposits from the patti. Petroleum geology of the southern bida basin, nigeria. 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.