Dec 31, 2010 · Maps showing the Benin Fracture Zone to the South and some thrust fold structures of the deepwater Western Niger Delta to the North Structural Style in the Outer Fold and Thrust Belt

Nigeria’s oil production is hampered by instability and supply disruptions, while its natural gas sector is restricted by the lack of infrastructure to commercialize natural gas that is currently flared (burned off).

Oct 9, 2023 · This West-East full-stack PSTM (prestack time migrated) seismic line is taken from the northern area of the Nigeria MegaSurveyPlus and shows the transition from the proximal Translational Zone in the east to the distal Outer Fold and Thrust Belt in the west.

The region holds several giant oil accumulations and large gas fields with a lot of unexplored opportunities trapped in a variety of structural styles spanning through the continental shelf to the continental slope within the Nigerian Offshore depobelt.

Jan 1, 2016 · The deep-water Niger Delta includes two large fold and thrust belts, products of contraction caused by gravity-driven extension on the shelf that exhibit complex styles of thrusting.

Dec 7, 2014 · Based on the seismic reflection patterns, five seismic stratigraphic units (I, II, III, IV and V) were identified in the distal parts of the outer fold and thrust belt of southern Niger Delta, Nigeria.

Resolving the Structural Complexities in the Deepwater Niger-Delta Fold and Thrust Belt: A Case Study from the Western Lobe Nigerian Offshore Depobelt Search and Discovery. Author(s): Olabode S, Matthew J, Won George, Udoekong O, Ibilola O, et al. Abstract

Oil and gas exploration in fold and thrust belts is risky due to the complexity in tectonic style, structural architecture and petroleum system survival potential during the growth of fold and thrust belts.

Apr 5, 2017 · This study identifies deeply buried Eze-Aku Shale (Abakaliki Fold Belt) and Ekenkpon Formation (Calabar Flank) as exploration targets that could hold huge amount of shale gas and shale oil in...

Passive-margin deep-water fold-and-thrust belts (DWFTBs) are geological structures that have been the focus of many studies in the recent decades, since many oil and gas fields have been discovered in traps associated with DWFTBs.