Petroleum source rock evaluation of organic black shales in the Paleogene N'kapa Formation, Douala Basin, Cameroon

Petroleum source rock evaluation of organic black shales in the Paleogene N'kapa Formation, Douala Basin, Cameroon

Black shales outcropping in the Douala Basin were studied using organic petrography and Rock-Eval pyrolysis. The goal of this study was to use organic petrography and bulk geochemical analysis to evaluate N'kapa Formation shales in terms of organic matter (macerals) composition and its relation...

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Main Authors: Ligbwah Victor Wotanie, Christopher M. Agyingi, Ndip Edwin Ayuk, Ngong Roger Ngia, D-Lordon Anatole, Cortland F. Eble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific African
Subjects:
Black Shale
Macerals
Kerogen type
Rock-Eval
Organic petrography
N'kapa Formation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227622003428

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