Deepwater Niger Delta: Revealing the structural influence on reservoir channel deposition to highlight remaining prospectivity

The Niger Delta Basin is a classic example of a passive margin delta that has experienced extensive gravity-driven deformation facilitated by detachment on an under-compacted, over-pressured shale sequence. The offshore area can be divided into the Western and Eastern Deltaic Lobes which are separated by a remnant basement high related to the underlying Cretaceous-aged Charcot Fracture Zone. The Western Lobe has produced significant volumes of hydrocarbons throughout its prolific exploration history with large discoveries found in the offshore Bosi-1 Field and larger Bonga cluster.