CONTRIBUTION OF PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE KIPALA SHALE (CENTRAL BASIN, DRC) TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL AS A HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK

Authors

  • DJONIVE MUNENE ASIDI
  • FLEURY SIMBUNGU ANGBOKO
  • THOMAS KANIKA MAYENA
  • RUTH ILUNGA MULAJI
  • ANGE THIJENIRA LOKETO
  • FREDERIC MAKOKA MWANZA
  • LEVESQUE MAKUKU MBO
  • RACHIDI OPULUKU
  • JEAN IYOLO LUNGEMBO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v29i4.003

Keywords:

shale, evaluation, hydrocarbon source, Cuvette Centrale, lagoon, total organic carbone, depositional paleo-environment

Abstract

A geological study of the Kipala region, in the "Cuvette Centrale" of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has identified two groups of shales: the dark greasy facies, interbedded with the brownish-gray facies. Their high Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content (11 % TOC on average for the dark greasy shales, compared with 8 % for the second group) classifies them as very good hydrocarbon source rocks, according to the criteria of Epistalie et al. Field and laboratory data suggest that the rocks studied were deposited in a lagoon connected to the sea by an intermittently closing channel.

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Author Biographies

  • DJONIVE MUNENE ASIDI

    Faculty of Oil, Gas and New Energies, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • FLEURY SIMBUNGU ANGBOKO

    Center for Geological and Mining Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • THOMAS KANIKA MAYENA

    Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • RUTH ILUNGA MULAJI

    Faculty of Oil, Gas and New Energies, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • ANGE THIJENIRA LOKETO

    Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • FREDERIC MAKOKA MWANZA

    Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • LEVESQUE MAKUKU MBO

    Faculty of Oil, Gas and New Energies, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • RACHIDI OPULUKU

    Faculty of Oil, Gas and New Energies, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • JEAN IYOLO LUNGEMBO

    Faculty of Oil, Gas and New Energies, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Published

2024-03-07

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2023): Journal of Engineering Studies and Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

CONTRIBUTION OF PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THE KIPALA SHALE (CENTRAL BASIN, DRC) TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL AS A HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCK. (2024). Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 29(4), 24-30. https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v29i4.003