Evaluation of thermomagnetic properties and geothermal energy potential in parts of Bida Basin, Nigeria, using spectral analysis

Year 2021, Volume: 165 Issue: 165, 13 - 30, 19.08.2021

Churchill Chukwunonso Okonkwo Augustine Ifeanyi Chınwuko Ajana Godwin Onwuemesı Emmanuel Kenechukwu Anakwuba Sunday Okechukwu Okeke Ayatu Ojonugwa Usman

https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.796381

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Thermomagnetic properties and geothermal energy potential in parts of Bida Basin, Nigeria have been evaluated using spectral analysis of integrated nine aeromagnetic data. The study area covering 27.225 km2 of aeromagnetic data was examined and construed in order to delineate the thermal properties of the country-rock in the area. The result of the visual inception of the residual map reveals that the area comprises an extremely irregular pattern of magnetic intensities that range from 220 to 240 nT. Two structural features of folding evidence were also delineated in the area namely; uplift and depression. The result of the lineament structures from the shaded relief map and Rose diagram depicts NE-SW as the major trend with the minor trend is NW - SE. Two depths to magnetic sources were distinguished in the area: the shallower bodies which vary from 1.27 to 1.96 km and the deeper bodies that vary from 2.01 to 4.27 km. The result also shows an average depth to the centroid as 12.97 km in the area. The thermomagnetic properties analysis show average values of 23.12 km Curie isotherm, 25.27 °C/km geothermal gradients and 63.17 mWm2 heat flow in the area. The study concludes that the study area possesses good potential quality for geothermal energy generation and exploration.

Keywords

Lineament, Rose Diagram, Magnetic Sources, Curie Isotherm, Thermal Properties.

Thanks

The researchers are grateful to the National Geological Survey Agency, Abuja Nigeria, for their kind consent and endorsement to utilize the acquired nine aeromagnetic data for this research. In addition, we acknowledged the management of Federal College of Education Umunze, Nigeria for their permission and motivation during entire period of in this work.

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