Considering the high carbon preference indices (CPI) value greater than 1, the preponderance of vitrinite organic macerals and other favourable aforementioned petrophysical parameters, the non-marine Npkoro Shale Basin has significant potential to generate and expel natural gas apart from the current marine basins. The low concentrations of extractable organic matter (EOM) present in form of isoprenoid and aliphatic hydrocarbon indicated little or no bitumen extract from the studied shale. The presence of Oleanane content in the Cretaceous shale sediments indicated the contribution of cell wall and woody plant tissues from the terrestrial higher plant. The gas-prone nature of Nkporo shale showed a thermal evolution of a Type III kerogen with initial HI value between 650 and 800 mgHC/gTOC, S2/S3 3) of pristane/phytane ratio in both wells indicated that the organic matter belongs to terrigenous source deposited under anoxic condition which is typical of non-marine shale. In response, the petrophysical parameters of the carbonaceous shale samples from two deep boreholes of Anambra Basin were evaluated. The rise in demand for natural gas has spurred the need to investigate the inland sedimentary basin for more potential sources.
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