Journal of
Petroleum and Gas Engineering

  • Abbreviation: J. Petroleum Gas Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2677
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPGE
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 123

Full Length Research Paper

Probabilistic approach for shale volume estimation in Bornu Basin of Nigeria

Stephen Adjei
  • Stephen Adjei
  • Petroleum Engineering Department, College of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
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Aggrey N. Wilberforce
  • Aggrey N. Wilberforce
  • Petroleum Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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Daniel Opoku
  • Daniel Opoku
  • Petroleum Engineering Department, College of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
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Isah Mohammed
  • Isah Mohammed
  • Petroleum Engineering Department, College of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 22 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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