Groundwater is an important source of water supply for communities in southeastern Nigeria, and reliable subsurface information is required for effective groundwater exploration and borehole siting. This study presents a geophysical investigation of Uke-Ideani and adjoining areas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3264
Structural discontinuities, including faults and fractures, can influence reservoir connectivity, fluid mobility and production response. This study evaluates how structural discontinuities relate to reservoir fluid-flow behaviour in the N5.2 reservoir of the Yowi Field, offshore...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3265
This study evaluates the influence of lithofacies variation on groundwater flow direction in Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria, using integrated electrical resistivity surveying and GIS-based spatial analysis. Three Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) stations were occupied using the Schl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3262
This study evaluated the shrinkage characteristics and shrink–swell susceptibility of soils developed from different geological parent materials in a humid tropical environment of southeastern Nigeria. Soil samples were collected from three parent materials: Coastal Plain Sand at...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3263
This study estimates depths to magnetic sources in Katsina State, north-western Nigeria, using high-resolution aeromagnetic data from eight sheets: Ruma (Sheet 33), Katsina (Sheet 34), Dutsin Ma (Sheet 55), Musawa (Sheet 65), Funtua (Sheet 78), Malumfashi (Sheet 79), Maska (Sheet...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3261
Groundwater in crystalline basement regions is mainly stored in weathered and fractured zones due to the low permeability of fresh bedrock, making its distribution highly variable and dependent on subsurface structural features. Accurate identification of these aquifer zones is t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3260
Analysis of grain size distribution has been widely used by sedimentologists to classify sedimentary environments and elucidate transport dynamics. Grain size and heavy mineral content analysis of Igbokoda beach sands, Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria was carried out to determine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3259
The Oba Akoko area, southwestern Nigeria, lies within the Precambrian Basement Complex and is characterized by complex lithological units and Pan-African structural deformation. This study delineates metallic mineralization zones using integrated aeromagnetic and geochemical data...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i3258
The transition to low-carbon energy systems has significantly increased the strategic importance of critical minerals. Technologies such as electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and energy storage solutions rely heavily on minerals including lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2256
Semi-arid peninsular India, exemplified by drought-prone Solapur District, faces increasing hydroclimatic variability, groundwater stress, and cropping pattern shifts that together undermine long-term agricultural sustainability despite expanding irrigation.This decadal study (20...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2255
Index minerals provide critical insights into the pressure–temperature (P–T) evolution of metamorphic terrains and play an increasingly important role in predictive mineral exploration. These minerals form only within specific thermodynamic conditions and therefore serve as relia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2254
The Nigerian Pan-African Orogen represents a medium pressure–temperature (Barrovian-type) collisional terrane formed during Neoproterozoic continent–continent convergence associated with the assembly of Gondwana. This study presents an integrated petrological, structural, thermob...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2253
The concentrations of Cu, Mn, Cd, Pb, and Zn in superficial sediment samples from the Wadi As-Sir area were analyzed to evaluate pollution levels. A total of seventeen samples were collected between April and July 2019, including nine from Wadi As-Sir, six from Wadi Al-Sheta, and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2252
This study investigates the depositional environments and sequence stratigraphy of the SAP-22 and SAP-23 wells in the Niger Delta to enhance reservoir characterization and hydrocarbon exploration. Gamma-ray logs were interpreted and converted into lithological profiles using Petr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2251
Precise wellbore trajectory prediction is a crucial task in subsurface engineering, dictated by nonlinear interactions among the drilling assembly and inhomogeneous geology. This study devises a mathematically well-posed framework for trajectory prediction that transitions beyond...
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Research Article10.9734/ajoger/2026/v9i2250