Formation | Member | Age | Thickness | Deposit Environment | Lithology | Prospectivity | Comment | |||
Bed rock | Reservoir | seal | trap | |||||||
BENIN | / | Pliocene to recent | 450 to 1200 m in the whole basin | Continental (higher deltaic plain): Thick sand banks with some rare clayey intercalations especially at the base (which is marked by the appearance of the first levels with marine animal-life) | Ø Sand with coarse grain and badly classified Ø Clay | Unknown | Sand invaded soft water | Unknown | unknown | Without proven oil interest |