THE NIGER DELTA COMPLEX BASIN: STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURE AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL |
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| Authors: | G. A. Chukwu |
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| Affiliation: | *Dept of Petroleum Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Now: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99078, USA |
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| 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 synsedimentaty 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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