Field and Laboratory Training on:
THE PETROLEUM POTENTIAL OF THE ENUGU AXIS OF THE ANAMBRA BASIN
Elvee School of Geoscience and Mining Training: 28 July to 31 July 2025 / Physical: 9am to 5pm daily, in Enugu
Scope:
INTRODUCTION TO FIELD WORK AND REGIONAL CONTEXT
Regional Context of the Cretaceous Basins
- Cretaceous Inland Anambra Basin
- Regional Depositional Environments
- Data and Methodology
Structural Geology and Field Mapping
- Data Collection & Field Sampling
- Itinerary and Map Interpretation
- Field Equipment and PPE / HSE
Logging and Use of Software for Lithocolumn
- Data Preparation and Labelling
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
Description of Drill Cuttings Under the Microscope
- Percentage Lithologies
- Plotting of Corresponding Log Responses
Use of HCL To Check Calcareous Rocks
- Comparison with Calcimetry results
- Differentiating Between Limestone and Marl
Identification of Hydrocarbon Shows
- Use of Fluoroscope for Direct and Cut Fluorescence
- Plotting Shows Beside Reservoirs Units
Density and Porosity Measurement
- Establishing NCT and LOT / Fracture Gradients
- OBG Computation and Pore Pressure Prediction
Other Tests
- Cement and Metal Tests
- Flame Tests, Coal Identification
- Stress Tests
And more…
ENUGU AXIS OF THE ANAMBRA BASIN CASE STUDY
Integration of Field and Laboratory Results – Data Interpretation
Basin Structure and Hydrocarbon Trapping Dynamics
- Structural Deformation – Gravity Tectonics
- Tectono-sedimentary Relationships
- Paleo Shelf Evolution and Hydrocarbon Trapping
Synthesis and Conclusion
- The Full Inland Story –Implication of the Enugu Axis
- Cretaceous to Cenozoic Stratigraphy – Oil Seeps and Gas Flares
- Genetic Inheritance of the Enugu Axis
Training Fee: N60,000
Optional: Accommodation & Feeding.
To participate, follow the instructions on the flyer and register on or before Friday, 25 July, 2025.
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