TITLE:
Mapping of Productive Aquifer Horizons in the Crystalline Bedrock Environment of the Bounkani Region (Northeastern Ivory Coast)
AUTHORS:
Rock Armand Michel Bouadou, Kouamé Auguste Kouassi, Adama Coulibaly, Gountôh Aristide Douagui, Théophile Gnagne
KEYWORDS:
Useful Fractured Horizon, Bedrock Aquifer, Productivity, Bounkani Region, Ivory Coast
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.15 No.10,
October
17,
2025
ABSTRACT: Existing drilling data was used to map the thickness of the fractured horizon beneath the alteration profile in order to optimize drilling locations in the Bounkani region. The useful fractured horizon, rich in fractures, was determined in four (4) areas, the most productive of which is estimated to be at a depth of 35 m below the base of the altered zone, with an estimated flow rate and linear flow rate of approximately 8.15 m3/h and 0.23 m3/h/m, respectively. Validation of the conceptual model allowed the method used to locate the thickness of the bedrock to be drilled to be judged relevant and satisfactory for improving drilling productivity.