Field and Laboratory Training on:  THE PETROLEUM POTENTIAL OF THE ENUGU AXIS OF THE ANAMBRA BASIN

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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