ABSTRACT
Biomarkers or geochemical fossils are organic molecules that are present in petroleum and also in plants and animals. These biomarkers can be correlated back along the above pathway to identify source beds, correlate oil families and make interpretations about depositional environments andpost-depositional histories. To describe a sample chemically meansamassing the largest amount of data possible. The particular analysesrequired must be selected, based on cost, availability and chemicalcharacteristics of the sample. Evaluation of the hydrocarbon-sourcepotential is a more standard procedure. The analyses must provide threepieces of data: quantity, type and maturity of organic matter present. HenceBiniwei well-1 of the northern Depo belt –Benin flank has been probed andthe parameters depicts that its environment of deposition, maturation indexand hydrocarbon potential to be a productive zone.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTACT……………………………………………………………………………………………
CHAPTER ONE1.1 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………
1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVE……………………………………………………………….
1.3 SCOPE OF WORK…………………………………………………………………
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 GEOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE ANAMBRA BASIN……………………………..
2.1 PHYSIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………….
2.2 GEOLOGIC SETTINGS………………………………………………………………
2.3 STRATIGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………………
3.1 PYROLYSIS…………………………………………………………………………
3.2 SAMPLE PREPARATION………………………………………………………..
3.3 TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON……………………………………………………...
3.4 MERITS AND DEMERITS OF PYROLYSIS……………………………………
3.5 INDIRECT METHODS………………………………………………………….
3.6 MERITS AND DEMERITS OF INDIRECT METHODS………………………..
3.7 COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE…………………………………
3.8 SPECTROMETRY…………………………………………………………………….
3.9 PRECAUTIONS…………………………………………………………………..
CHAPTER FOUR4.0 INTERPRETATION OF SOURCE ROCK DATA………………………………
CHAPTER FIVE5.0 RESULT INTERPRETATION………………………………………………….
5.1 COMPARING WITH UTEREMU WELL-1…………………………………………
CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………..
CHAPTER SEVEN RECOMMENDATION……………………………………………………5
