Total organic carbon and programmed temperature pyrolysis data with calculated thermal maturity parameters for Babouri-Figuil Basin samples

The West and Central African Rift System (WCARS) refers to the series of Cretaceous rift basins where commercial hydrocarbon accumulations have been discovered. The Babouri-Figuil Basin (BFB) is an area of interest in terms of petroleum prospecting related to the WCARS. Many researchers have identified potential petroleum source rocks in the BFB. However, most of these studies have focused exclusively on the eastern part of the basin with limited outcrop samples that may not be representative of the entire basin. Hydrocarbon source rocks can vary considerably within a basin in terms of their lithology, and the quality, quantity and thermal maturity of the organic matter (OM). Understanding the distribution of source rocks in the whole BFB is thus essential for exploration purposes. An integrated facies analysis and organic and inorganic geochemical techniques were applied to the basin’s sedimentary rocks and the complete findings can be found in the larger work referenced in this data release. Here, you will find the total organic and programmed temperature pyrolysis data compiled for the study.

西非中非裂谷系（West and Central African Rift System，WCARS）指的是一系列已发现商业性油气聚集的白垩纪裂谷盆地。巴武里-菲吉尔盆地（Babouri-Figuil Basin，BFB）作为与WCARS相关的石油勘探靶区受到广泛关注。诸多研究者已在该盆地中识别出潜在石油烃源岩，但此类研究大多仅聚焦于盆地东部区域，且所用露头样品数量有限，未必能代表整个盆地的实际地质特征。盆地内烃源岩的岩性、有机质（organic matter，OM）的品质、丰度与热成熟度均可能存在显著差异，因此明确整个巴武里-菲吉尔盆地内烃源岩的分布特征，对油气勘探工作至关重要。本研究针对该盆地的沉积岩开展了综合相分析以及有机、无机地球化学测试，完整研究成果可见于本次数据发布所引用的更大体量研究工作。本数据集包含本次研究整理得到的总有机及程序升温热解相关数据。