Des dépôts offshores localisés à l’Est de la marge d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) ont fait l’objet d’analyse palynologique et palynofaciologique. Elle a porté sur des déblais de forage à partir desquels trente-deux (32) paires de lames minces palynologiques ont été confectionnées. L’objectif était de mettre en évidence les étages du Tertiaire et la limite K-Pg par les palynomorphes stratigraphiques et de déterminer les environnements de dépôt à travers le palynofaciès. Cinq étages ont ainsi été mis en évidence. Ce sont le Maastrichtien supérieur, le Paléocène inferieur, le Paléocène supérieur, l’Eocène inférieur et l’Eocène moyen sur la base des palynomorphes tels que Cerodinium granulostriatum, Andalusiella mauthei, Andalusiella rhomboïdes, Andalusiella polymorpha, Andalusiella gabonensis, Retitricolporites irregularis, Psilatricolporites sp., Laevigatosporites ovatus, Retistephanocolpites williamsii, Apectodinium homomorphum, Adnatosphaeridium multispinosum etc. Trois (3) types de palynofaciès dont le palynofaciès 1 à phytoclastes dominants dans laquelle les spores et les grains de pollen dominent évoquant un environnement littoral au Maastrichtien et au Paléocène, un palynofaciès 2 à phytoclastes et matière organique amorphe dominant à l’Eocène déposé dans un milieu marin marginal et un palynofaciès 3 à matière organique amorphe dominant au paléocène supérieur et à l’Eocène indiquant un milieu de plateau continental interne à externe. Offshore deposits located to the East of the Abidjan margin (Côte d’Ivoire) have been the subject of palynological and palynofaciological analysis. It focused on drill cuttings from which thirty-two (32) pairs of palynological thin sections were made. The objective was to highlight the Tertiary stages and the K-Pg boundary by stratigraphic palynomorphs and to determine the deposition environments by palynofacies. Five stages were thus highlighted. These are the Upper Maastrichtian, the Lower Paleocene, the Upper Paleocene, the Lower Eocene, and the Middle Eocene based on palynomorphs such as Cerodinium granulostriatum, Andalusiella mauthei, Andalusiella rhomboïdes, Andalusiella polymorpha, Andalusiella gabonensis, Retitricolporites irregularis, Psilatricolporites sp.,Laevigatosporites ovatus, Retistephanocolpites williamsii, Apectodinium homomorphum, Adnatosphaeridium multispinosum etc. Three (3) types of palynofacies including palynofacies 1 with dominant phytoclasts in which spores and pollen grains dominate, evoking a coastal environment in the Maastrichtian and Paleocene, a palynofacies 2 with phytoclasts and amorphous organic matter dominant in the Eocene deposited in a marginal marine environment and an amorphous organic dominant palynofacies 3 in the Upper Paleocene and Eocene indicating an inner to outer continental shelf environment.
To know the petrophysical characteristics associated with sedimentary facies gammay ray logs providing information on the natural radioactivity of sedimentary rocks and the sonic logs which document on facies and petrophysical variations rocks were studied. This study focused on three (3) wells (BH-X, DH-X and MR-X) bored in the offshore basin of Abidjan margin (Côte d'Ivoire) for which the lithogy is constituted of clay alternating with sand an sandstone at the base surmounted by limestone and European Scientific Journal November 2016 edition vol.12, No.33 ISSN: 1857 -7881 (Print) e -ISSN 1857 392 marls which are covered by clay series. It reveals that two deposits phases occurred during the carbonate sedimentation. Through the gamma ray logs, it appears that the clay phases have low radioactivity, which often progress to average values. This radioactivity recorded in clays would be linked to the low organic matter content and leaching reworked elements. In marl phases radioactivity is medium to high indicating a high content of uranium, thorium and potassium deriving from clay minerals. The gamma ray log varies significantly in limestone phases reflecting the heterogeneity of deposits. Strong radioactivity values in some limestone layers are related to their homogeneity and the present of organic matter. Fluctuations result from long-term changes in submarine hydrothermal flow and may indicate significant variations in facies (crystalline limestone, marl and clay). There are more or less dolomitised layers alternating with more homogeneous chemical limestone benches, biogenic limestone debris of organisms and past clay. The sonic log has two phases in the marl and limestone interval. In the marl phase, the acoustic wave velocity is almost constant, but in the limestone phase velocities fluctuate. Indeed, marl interval contains heterogeneous deposits. Generally the velocity is still low in impermeable and little porous clay. In marls, relatively high propagation velocity implies that they are less penetrable as clays because of the presence of fluid. The sonic log fluctuations in the limestone stage reflect the heterogeneity of deposits. Calcareous layers generally have a shorter time of wave propagation, suggesting that they are indurated, recrystallized and homogeneous. By against certain layers are poorly penetrable and show the presence of fluid. The limestone is fractured, so more porous than clay and marl. The porosity may be related to diagenesis after being dessoluted.Keywords : Diagraphy, gamma ray log, sonic log, Côte d'Ivoire RésuméPour connaitre les caractères pétrophysiques en rapport avec les faciès sédimentaires, les logs gammay ray fournissant des informations sur la radioactivité naturelle des formations ainsi que les logs sonic qui renseignent sur les variations faciologiques et pétrophysiques des roches ont été étudiés. Cette étude a porté sur trois (3) sondages (BH-X, DH-X et MR-X) effectués dans le bassin immergé de la marge d'Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) pour lesquels la lithologie est ...
Des dépôts offshores localisés à l’Est de la marge d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) ont fait l’objet d’analyse palynologique et palynofaciologique. Elle à porté sur des déblais de forage à partir desquels trente-deux (32) paires de lames minces palynologiques ont été confectionnées. L’objectif était de mettre en évidence les étages du Tertiaire et la limite K-Pg par les palynomorphes stratigraphiques et de déterminer les environnements de dépôt à travers le palynofaciès. Cinq étages ont ainsi été mis en évidence. Ce sont le Maastrichtien supérieur, le Paléocène inferieur, le Paléocène supérieur, l’Eocène inférieur et l’Eocène moyen sur la base des palynomorphes tels que Cerodinium granulostriatum, Andalusiella mauthei, Andalusiella rhomboïdes, Andalusiella polymorpha, Andalusiella gabonensis, Retitricolporites irregularis, Psilatricolporites sp., Laevigatosporites ovatus, Retistephanocolpites williamsii, Apectodinium homomorphum, Adnatosphaeridium multispinosum etc. Trois (3) types de palynofaciès dont le palynofaciès 1 à phytoclastes dominants dans laquelle les spores et les grains de pollen dominent évoquant un environnement littoral au Maastrichtien et au Paléocène, un palynofaciès 2 à phytoclastes et matière organique amorphe dominant à l’Eocène déposé dans un milieu marin marginal et un palynofaciès 3 à matière organique amorphe dominant au paléocène supérieur et à l’Eocène indiquant un milieu de plateau continental interne à externe.
The Ouladine lagoon has an irregular bottom lined with different substrates. The lithological characteristics make it possible to observe sediments ranging from silts to sands and mixed sediments of variable color. These different fractions have varying proportions. The coarse fraction (>63 μm) has percentages ranging from 0 to 77% and the fine fraction (<63 μm) from 22.46 to 100% in the different sediments collected. The minority fraction of fine sands occupies the northern banks where the greatest depths of the section parallel to the coastal strip are observed. On the other hand, the sandy fractions occupy the southern shore up to the vicinity of the Azuretti mangrove island. This sandy fraction is also present on almost the entire section from the Comoé-Ebrié lagoon confluence to the closed mouth. The grain size characters of the sediments, such as the diagram of the classification coefficient So and the mean Mz, show well-classified sands. These sediments are deposited in a slightly agitated environment coming mainly from dunes and rivers. The sands of the estuarine complex were emplaced by saltation for most samples and by rotation.
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