Geochemical Techniques for the Analysis of Geochemical Data and its Application in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industries

Abstract

This paper dwells on the general applications of geochemical techniques in coastal and urban environments; it enumerated the application of geochemical techniques in geological media, such as: groundwater resources, natural and marine water resources, sediments, soils, particulates and rocks. The latter part dwells on the application of geochemical techniques in oil and gas; and Nigeria, a country in West Africa was used as case histories. This paper aims at revising the application of geochemistry on a global perspective; it further aims at comparing the approach of the geochemical techniques in Nigerian oil and gas industries with the current global trends and methodologies. It has further deduced the needs for effective integration of geochemical and geophysical techniques for a result-oriented scientific research in oil and gas.