Elemental geochemistry of Cretaceous deposits in the Dahomey Basin (Nigeria): Implications for paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions

TD Johnson, OA Oluwajana, EJ Omietimi… - Journal of African Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Dahomey Basin, located in southwestern Nigeria, is an energy-rich frontier
basin with sedimentary successions consisting of both (onshore) terrestrial and (offshore) …

Evaluation of groundwater suitability in the Cretaceous Abeokuta Formation, Nigeria: Implications for water supply and public health

AO Bankole, G Oluwasanya, EE Odjegba - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The health implications of exposure to chemicals like cadmium and lead through the
consumption of polluted groundwater have made monitoring groundwater sources …

Geochemistry and paleoecology of shales from the Cenomanian-Turonian Afowo formation Dahomey Basin, Nigeria: Implication for provenance and …

JA Adeoye, SO Akande, OA Adekeye… - Journal of African Earth …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Cenomanian–Turonian (CT) Afowo shales selected from offshore X, and coastline
Orimedu-1 and Ise-2 exploratory wells in the Dahomey Basin, southwestern Nigeria, were …

Geochemical evidences linking the Lower Cretaceous source rocks to the biodegraded bitumen seeps and tar sands in the Gulf of Guinea Basin

A Toyin, N Zhong, FO Idris, O Adekeye, S Shi - Organic Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The source of biodegraded bitumen seeps and tar sands in the Nigerian axis of the Gulf of
Guinea province has been a contentious issue for decades. The most prevalent opinion is …

The major Late Albian transgressive event recorded in the epeiric platform of the Langshan Formation in central Tibet

Y Xu, X Hu, MK BouDagher-Fadel, G Sun, W Lai, J Li… - 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Global sea-level changes strongly impact within-basin depositional patterns and the
evolution of palaeoclimate, palaeogeography and palaeoecology. During the long …

Source rock maturity and petroleum generation in the Dahomey Basin SW Nigeria: Insights from geologic and geochemical modelling

JA Adeoye, SO Akande, OA Adekeye… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sedimentology, foraminifera paleoecology, geochemical and petroleum system modelling
studies were performed on Cretaceous shales from onshore Orimedu-1 and offshore X (at a …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of groundwater vulnerability using GOD index and Dar Zarrouk parameters: A case study of OAUSTECH main campus, Okitipupa, Ondo State

AI Aladeboyeje, TT Adenoye, OE Agbasi - Results in Earth Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater is essential for efficient management of groundwater to prevent the
deterioration of its quality. The objective of this study is to evaluate the vulnerability of the …

Pore structure and seal capacity of Ilaro formation shales in the eastern Dahomey Basin: implications from mercury injection capillary pressure and spontaneous …

CF Ukaomah, L Zhang, Y Xu, M Sun, B Yang… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A petrophysical evaluation of caprock pore characteristics and seal capacity is critical for
geologic storage of CO2. In this study, integration of X-ray diffraction, mercury injection …

Morphotype analysis and paleoecological implications of Maastrichtian-Paleogene benthic foraminifera from RCCG BH4 Borehole, Eastern Dahomey (Benin) Basin

BA Adebambo, OA Oluwajana, OO Adeyemo - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Maastrichtian-Eocene paleoecological conditions of eastern Dahomey (Benin)
Basin were investigated using benthic foraminiferal morphotypes from the RCCG BH-4 …

Biostratigraphy and palaeoecological studies of the late cretaceous-tertiary sediments in the Dahomey Basin, Nigeria

MB Saadu, AY Jimoh, OA Adekeye… - European Journal of …, 2022 - ej-geo.org
ABSTRACT The Maastrichtian–Eocene sediments (mainly shales and limestones)
penetrated by the Itori borehole and Ilaro boreholes in the Dahomey Basin were …