September 2011

Pyrolysis behaviour and kinetics of Moroccan oil shale with polystyrene

  Pyrolysis of oil shale/polystyrene mixture was performed in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) from room temperature of 1273K, at heating rates of 2, 10, 20, 50 and 100 K/min. The global mass loss during oil shale/polystyrene pyrolysis was modelled by a combination of mass-loss events for oil shale and polystyrene volatiles. TGA results indicate that mixture pyrolysis can be identified in three phases. The...

Author(s): A. Aboulkas, K. El harfi, M. Nadifiyine and M. Benchanaa

September 2011

Reservoir characterization and evaluation of depositional trend of the Gombe sandstone, southern Chad basin Nigeria

  This study attempts a reservoir characterization and evaluation of depositional trend of sands to assess the petrophysical qualities of Gombe sandstone as a potential reservoir unit for hydrocarbon accumulation in the Chad basin. The economic viability in parts of the Chad basin outside Nigeria and other structurally related contiguous basins such as Doba, Doseo, Bongor fields, and Termit-Agadem basin in the...

Author(s): Adepelumi, A. A, Alao, O. A and Kutemi, T. F