Volume 6, Issue 1 (2016) | Current Research in Geoscience

Could Geometry Demystify Patterns of Earth Quakes and Aftershocks? An Answer is Yes

Ramalingam Shanmugam — 2016-04-30

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 30 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.1.9

In this article, a pioneering (geometric) approach based on a new what is named here Glued Bivariate Poisson (GBP) distribution is constructed to demystify the 21st century incidences of earthquakes a...

Geobody Architecture and Petroleum Potential of the Yowi Field, Offshore Eastern Niger Delta, Nigeria

Prince Suka Momta — 2015-12-16

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 16 December 2015; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.10.23

A study on geobody architecture and petroleum potential of the Yowi Field has been carried out by integrating well logs and 3D seismic data. The objectives of this study include: The determination of ...

Reconstruction of the Depositional Setting of Tortonian Sediments in the Yowi Field, Shallow Offshore Niger Delta, Using Wireline Logs

Prince Suka Momta — 2016-02-08

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 8 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.24.35

Well logs and ditch-cuttings information was used to study the subsurface of the Yowi oilfields, shallow offshore, in the eastern Niger Delta sedimentary basin. The essence of the study was to determi...

Short Period Spectral Acceleration Zonation of Tehran a Comparison between Slip and Activity Rates Data’s

Hadi Jarahi — 2016-02-18

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 18 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.36.46

This study presents seismic hazard analysis and provides spectral iso acceleration maps based on slip rate (SR) and also activity rate (AR) of the faults. Nowadays modern seismic design of structures ...

Heterogeneities and Intra Sand-Body Compartmentalization in Late Oligocene Delta-Front Deposit, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Raphael Oaikhena Oyanyan — 2016-03-28

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 28 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.47.64

This paper presents the study of the heterogeneity in lithofacies, porosity, permeability, mineral grain density, pore-throats sizes and hydraulic rock types and the intra sand-body compartmentalizati...

Homogenization of Earthquake Catalogue in Terms of Magnitude in Iran and Adjoining Region

Noushin Naraghiaraghi — 2016-04-11

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 11 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.65.70

In any seismic hazard assessment a uniform earthquake catalogue is an essential parameter. In this research, an earthquake catalogue of Iran and adjacent areas was studied, using national and internat...

Contribution of Remote Sensing in the Estimation of the Populations Living in Areas with Risk of Gully Erosion in Kinshasa (D.R. Congo). Case of Selembao Township

Kayembe wa Kayembe Matthieu — 2016-06-06

Current Research in Geoscience, Published online: 6 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajgsp.2016.71.79

This paper proposes a methodology combining very high spatial resolution satellite image, GIS and field surveys to estimate the number of people living in areas at (high) risk of landslides or gully e...