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A PROPOSED GAS POOL IN THE PLEISTOCENE BOSUMTWI IMPACT CRATER, GHANA
Author(s) -
Jones W. B.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of petroleum geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1747-5457
pISSN - 0141-6421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1983.tb00575.x
Subject(s) - breccia , geology , impact crater , basement , geochemistry , pleistocene , trap (plumbing) , paleontology , geomorphology , earth science , archaeology , astrobiology , environmental science , geography , physics , environmental engineering
It is believed that the sediments of Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana are underlain by a body of fallback breccia and a highly fractured basement uplift which could form a significant trap. The lake sediments wouldprovide a rich source of biogenicgas and also seal the reservoir. Reserves of 7 cu km (250 billion cubic feet) of gas are estimated.