Helium prospectivity of the East African Rift System, with a focus on reservoir and seal potential, and fluid migration

Helium prospectivity of the East African Rift System, with a focus on reservoir and seal potential, and fluid migration

Advisor/s

Professor Eric Roberts

College or Research Centre

College of Science & Engineering

Summary of Project

Helium has rapidly become one of the most important natural gases used for multiple fields, from lifting to supercooling applications, in advanced manufacturing, technology, medical imaging, and green energy industries. However, helium exploration and discovery has lagged significantly behind other critical resources.  With increasing demand, attention has shifted to identifying geologically favourable regions with old bedrock overlain by thick sedimentary cover sequences capable of trapping and storing helium reserves.  This project will investigate helium prospectivity in a number of basins associated with the East African Rift System. A focus will be on reservoir and seal characteristics of these basins, as well as modelling fluid migration pathways.

Key Words

Helium; critical resources

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Updated: 22 Mar 2022