Traversing the rift: A review of the evolution of the West and Central African Rift System and its economic potential

N Lenhardt, EJ Omietimi, AJ Edegbai, L Schwark… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cretaceous to recent West and Central African Rift System is a major
geological feature in Africa, extending 4000 km from the west to the east. Its formation is …

Diagenesis and reservoir quality evolution of estuarine sandstones: Insights from the Cenomanian-Turonian Yolde Formation, northern Benue Trough, NE Nigeria

AM Bello, MB Usman, AO Amao, K Al-Ramadan… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2024 - Elsevier
Estuarine sandstones often exhibit complex diagenetic pathways due to the interaction of
fluvial and shallow marine processes, resulting in significant reservoir heterogeneities. The …

Geochemistry of the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene sedimentary deposits of the SW Anambra Basin (Nigeria): Implications for provenance, tectonic conditions, and …

EJ Omietimi, N Lenhardt, R Yang, AE Götz… - Journal of African Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Anambra Basin in southwestern Nigeria is part of the West and Central Africa
Rift System (WCARS), with sedimentary successions comprising freshwater, deltaic, and …

Linking provenance and diagenesis to reservoir quality evolution of sandstones: The Paleocene-Eocene Kerri-Kerri Formation, northeastern Nigeria

AM Bello, MB Usman, AO Amao, AM Salisu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2025 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the controls on sandstone reservoir quality requires the
integration of provenance, detrital mineralogy, and diagenesis to effectively optimize their …

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) …

Mineralogic and geochemical characteristics of Duwi Formation black shale, Safaga District, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt

HM El-Desoky, IM Alsayed, EAA El Gawad… - Carbonates and …, 2024 - Springer
The varicoloured compacted black shale of the Duwi Formation at Mohamed Rabah, Wasief,
and Umm El-Huwitat mines is part of the huge black shale belt extending from the Egyptian …