Facies distribution, paleoenvironment and hydrocarbon potential of Kanawa Member of Pindiga Formation, Gongola Basin, Northern Benue Trough, Nigeria

Abstract The Gongola sub-basin is a frontier inland sedimentary basin consisting of Cretaceous to Tertiary sediments, believed to have been deposited in continental to coastal shallow marine complex. The Kanawa Member of Pindiga Formation is a sequence of limestone and shale. Sedimentology, facies a...

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Published in:Discover Geoscience 2024-08, Vol.2 (1), p.1-18, Article 46
Main Authors: Hamis, Muhammad Bello, Yandoka, Babangida M. Sarki, Usman, Musa Bappah
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Language:English
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Facies
Kanawa Member
Kerogen type
Paleoenvironment
Thermal matuity
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Summary:Abstract The Gongola sub-basin is a frontier inland sedimentary basin consisting of Cretaceous to Tertiary sediments, believed to have been deposited in continental to coastal shallow marine complex. The Kanawa Member of Pindiga Formation is a sequence of limestone and shale. Sedimentology, facies analysis, biostratigraphy, thermal maturity assessment and kerogen typing were conducted on these strata to determine the facies, facies associations, facies successions, paleoenvironment, age, and hydrocarbon generation potential. The studied sequences are of Turonian–Santonian age, deposited due to a major transgression of the basal part of the Pindiga Formation. The shale-limestone series of the Kanawa Member is interpreted as lagoon-to-shallow marine deposits of a carbonate ramp depositional system. The sediments consist of mainly wackestone and packstone facies and shallow marine foraminiferal, suggesting that the Kanawa Member was deposited under low-energy condition. The presence of Ammobaculites subcretacea, Haplophragmoides bauchensis, Haplophragmoides pindigensis, Haplophragmoides excavata, Ammobaulites pindigensis, Ammobaculites bauchensis, Ammobaculites gombensis, Ammobaculites benuensis Ammoastuta nigeriana, Reophax guineana and Miliammina pindigensis foraminiferal assemblages, indicating Late Cretaceous age. Hydrocarbon potential is interpreted to be gas prone although, minor oil could be expected. These correspond to temperature range (TAI values) of 60 to 75 indicating thermally matured for both oil and gas generation.
ISSN:2948-1589
2948-1589
DOI:10.1007/s44288-024-00052-y