Gamma-ray spectrometry in geothermal exploration: State of the art techniques

AT McCay, TL Harley, PL Younger, DCW Sanderson… - Energies, 2014 - mdpi.com
Gamma-ray spectrometry is a surveying technique that allows the calculation of the heat
produced during radioactive decay of potassium, uranium, and thorium within rock …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of high-resolution airborne-magnetic data for hydrocarbon generation and preservation potential evaluation of Yola sub-basins, northern Benue …

OO Osinowo, Y Abdulmumin, TV Faweya - Energy Geoscience, 2023 - Elsevier
High-resolution airborne-magnetic data acquired over the Yola extension of the northern
Benue Trough, northeastern Nigeria, were analyzed to delineate rock distribution, define …

[HTML][HTML] Radiogenic heat production in the coastal plain sands of Ipokia, Dahomey Basin, Nigeria

TA Adagunodo, OG Bayowa, MR Usikalu, AI Ojoawo - MethodsX, 2019 - Elsevier
This study is aimed at establishing the radiogenic heat production in the Benin Formation of
Dahomey Basin using in-situ measurements of elemental concentrations of uranium …

[PDF][PDF] Pattern of radiogenic heat production in rock samples of Southwestern Nigeria

EO Joshua, OO Alabi - Journal of Earth Sciences and Geotechnical …, 2012 - academia.edu
Survey for radiometric minerals has become important over the last few decades because of
the demand for alternative to present common source of energy. Radiometric survey is one …

Radiogenic heat production from natural radionuclides in sediments of the Tigris river in Mosul City, Iraq

LA Najam, ST Al-Dbag, TY Wais… - … Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
In this paper, the concentration of the activity of natural radionuclides is represented by
238U, 232Th and 40K. This concentration was measured by gamma spectroscopy, which …

Radiogenic heat production in crustal quarry rocks of Ogun State, south-western, Nigeria

FO Ogunsanwo, JO Adepitan, JD Ayanda… - Environmental Earth …, 2021 - Springer
Radiometric survey has been used extensively in quite a lot of fields of science, majorly for
geological mapping and mineral exploration. It is used to quantify the proportion of …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of radiogenic heat production in soil samples around Ife steel rolling mill site in Southwestern Nigeria

SO Sedara, A Adelowo - Int. J. Innov. Sci. Res, 2015 - academia.edu
In this study, the analysis of soil samples was carried out to determine the concentrations,
distribution and the pattern of Radiogenic Heat Production of some heavy elements in soil …

Radiogenic heat production due to natural radionuclides in the sediments of Bonny River, Nigeria

A Bubu, CP Ononugbo - Journal of Scientific Research …, 2018 - eprints.go4mailburst.com
In this study, the analysis of sediment samples was carried out to determine the
concentrations, distribution and the pattern of Radiogenic Heat Production of radioactive …

[PDF][PDF] Modification of radiogenic heat production equation due to radioactive disequilibrium in rock samples from Gamma-Ray spectrometry

OO Alabi, SO Sedara, DT Ajah, IA Akanni - J. Ind. Geophys. Union, 2024 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT Accurate Radioactive Heat Production (RHP) estimation is essential for
determining geothermal potential and exploration. However, a mass defect due to Uranium …

[PDF][PDF] Thermal conductivity, radiogenic heat production and heat flow of some upper cretaceous rock units, North Western Desert, Egypt

AF Maky, MAM Ramadan - J Appl Sci Res, 2010 - academia.edu
The estimation of thermal conductivity is of great importance for all studies on thermal
evolution of sedimentary basins. Due to the paucity of core samples, the approach proposed …