How To Test My Land For Crude Oil?

Land Test For Crude Oil Deposite

NAIRALANDERS, Please I really need serious advice here. my dad has this big piece of land in the village in Delta state. of late I  have been having this strong feelings that there is oil deposite in the land and my instincts hardly fail me. I need to know how to go about seismic test on the land and what it will cost.  what companies can I contact? looking forward to sound advices

you have to tell us where your village is before we consider your dreams. you will not come from sokoto and expect crude oil then people from rivers will expect what? healthy cows??

@poster

the only way to test your land for oil is to shoot seismic. This you cannot afford  and just naming the locality doesnt necessarily mean oil can be found. The seismic will definately tell you if there are structures capable of holding oil. even if there is oil seeping to the surface of your land doesn't in itself make it a viable option to drill.

Try to find other minerals in your land. Like gold, sulphites or barites. they have strong economic value and are cheaper to prospect for.

  some one sang a song, and it goes, dreeeeeammmmmmmmm, dream, dream dreammmm you don't need answers from us you have the world wide web at your disposal, better shut your traps and go do some reading on your own,  we have alot on our minds, speaking for myself. and let not any 'he who can't be called' like in Harry Potter :)know the location of your papa's land, crude oil or no crude , wands would be thrown at you. and finally    if i where your papa, i would smack the shit out of your butts for not taking to your books .bbbbutttttt shit happens. advice?www.google.com as of the last time i checked, the have alot of infors on virtually anything u want tto know. best wishes, no hard feelings.

@poster
I got a drill, can we use it 
But what about ND militants, i fear for my head oooooo 

Ok,  Let me see if this can help,

The way i usually see how the engineers at SHELL  do it is, 
they will first dig a hole on the land  about 150 meter deep, and load a massive amount of dynamite inside,
And also they have special Cameras that will capture the explosion with the soil samples immediately the dynamites goes off,   

This is how i have seen SHELL check  land to see if there is crud,


I GUESS THIS SOLUTION WILL HELP

Poster, It is possible to get oil on your land so far its located within the Niger Delta Basin.The cost of carrying out seismic survey is very high, you can't afford it.The only alternative is to contact an oil firm which will carry out thorough research before embarking on any major survey.
Guy if the oil is real, your family don't hit am be that ooo.

Thanks Omoge,  i would look them up, and for liquidmind,  did you just post 150m ? mennnn!!! that is like having 5 storey building below sea level,  Poster are still there? do you really want to wreck your Papa's hard earned money for something that needs tsunami kind of disaster? Ok! lets put it this way, buy another land for your Papa with same size and buy that land from him don't think of inheriting it man. , then you go call up shell with loads of dianamite, that can cause niger militants No go call niger militants to come do the blowing up the sure wouldnt mind causing harvoc without pay  but be ready to share 50 - 50.  and i want to think there are better options than blowing up, on a serious note.take to the books,  Sorry, am too busy to do any reading   and honey poster! hope you ve not being hallucinating barrels of crude oil of late?  just wanted to know.

taste the soil. . .

Guys , don't be too harsh on the poster.

We need such posts on nairaland for comic relief.  

Imagine looking here at around midday after  being frustrated by some peeps and seeing this topic?  

Instant relief.

so please lets not scare people with such questions away by being too harsh.

add some petting with the smacking  

use the back of your tongue to taste the soil.
if its salty---------silver
if its sugary---------gold
if its sour-----------------coal.
it its bitter-------------throw a party.its oil

@poster,
don't let all these nairaland people stop your dream abi na instincts ,

do whatever you can do now before it expires, 

my advice is for you to taste the soil, as doyin13 also suggested.

what it looks like a crude oil drilling on land?

Somebody really needs to smack the senses into your skull

That was hilarious, abi crudeoilious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Men, the tears are still running, Am all ova laffing and every is thinking somthing's wrong with me.

Gash!!!!!!!! what a flurry of advices. Please pick at least one for your own good. I wish you luck wit ya prospecting.