Estimation of Crustal Thickness

An estimation of crustal thickness of some part of Sokoto basin were carried out, a Bouguer anomaly map of the study area was produced showing the gravity anomaly values of the area. A post map was embedded in the Bouguer anomaly Data showing different locations in the study area using Surfer 13.0 software. Moho and Conrad depth were estimated from (x) and (xx) from the Bouguer gravity anomaly data to be 35-37km, and 19-21km respectively. Birnin kebbi, Jega, Sokoto were identified as the region of hydrocarbon potential with an estimate of 35km thickness within the crustal region which is referred to as crustal thickening as a result of its low but sufficient geothermal energy