Inverse slope method for interpreting vertical electrical soundings in sedimentary phosphatic environments in the Al-Sharquieh mine, Syria

CIM Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Asfahani
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Slope ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
Slope Method ◽  
Electrical Soundings

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY METHOD APPLIED TO STUDY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AROUND THE ALAGOINHAS CEMETERY, BAHIA, BRAZIL

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo M.S. Amarante ◽  
Olivar A.L. de Lima ◽  
Susana S. Cavalcanti
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Groundwater Contamination ◽  
Electrode Array ◽  
Hydrological Conditions ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
Resistivity Method ◽  
Electrical Soundings ◽  
Electrical Resistivity Method

ABSTRACT. To investigate the subsurface geological and hydrological conditions around the area of the Alagoinhas county cemetery – Bahia State, Brazil, 38 vertical electrical soundings using Schlumberger electrode array were performed to a maximum AB/2 spacing... RESUMO. Para investigar as condições geológicas e hidrológicas da subsuperfície na área do entorno do Cemitério Municipal de Alagoinhas, Bahia, foram realizadas 38 sondagens elétricas verticais centradas em pontos acessíveis da área. As sondagens foram...

On: “Effect of tropical weathering on electrical and electromagnetic measurements” by G. J. Palacky and K. Kadekaru (GEOPHYSICS, January 1979, p. 69–88).

Geophysics ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 1205-1208
Author(s):  
B. B. Bhattacharya ◽  
P. K. Hazra
Keyword(s):  
Host Rock ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
Electromagnetic Measurements ◽  
Tropical Weathering ◽  
Electrical Soundings

In this paper, the authors showed a series of electromagnetic (EM) profiles (Figure 20, p. 86) obtained from the ground follow‐up using a slingram system with a frequency of 1600 Hz and coil separation of 120 m. Measurements along all the profiles (A to E) show considerable in‐phase and quadrature anomaly. The host rock in this case is amphibolite. The vertical electrical soundings over the amphibolite (Figure 16, p. 82) indicate that the weathered amphibolite has mean thickness and resistivity of 8.5 ± 2.1 m and 29.7 ± 6.5 Ω-m, respectively. It would, therefore, be reasonable to assume that the in‐phase and quadrature anomalies have been influenced due to the presence of conducting overburden, and the response of the target in such a situation can be altogether different compared to the anomaly of the target in the presence of an insulating or highly resistive overburden.

GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION USING DC RESISTIVITY TECHNIQUE AT THE MALE HOSTEL OF ISA KAITA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-560
Author(s):  
Aniefiok Akpaneno ◽  
S. Abdulwahab
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Contamination ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Signal Averaging ◽  
Geophysical Investigation ◽  
Dumping Site ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
Electrical Conductivities ◽  
Electrical Sounding ◽  
Electrical Soundings ◽  
Sas Model

A geophysical investigation involving Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) using the Schlumberger array was carried out at the Isa Kaita College of Education specifically at the Male Hostel. The aim of the investigation is to explore the groundwater contamination of the area with the objectives: to determine the depth to basement of the study area, to determine the aquifer thickness, to determine the depth to aquifer, to determine the conductivity of the aquifer and to determine the thickness of topsoil and its variation in resistivity. A total of four (4) vertical electrical soundings were carried out using Schlumberger configuration. Terrameter signal averaging system (SAS) model 300 was the instrument used. The survey area is dominated by mainly four layers, namely: Topsoil, Weathered basement, fractured basement. The value of VES 03 and VES 04 have high electrical conductivities which likely shows they are contaminated, The topsoil resistivity along the profile ranges from approximately 1 to 154, The depth to basement (basement topography) Varies from 4.94 m to 7.59 m, The thickness of aquifer range from  1 m to 6.8 m.  Therefore VES 02 has high Potential for groundwater because it has retaining capacity and good aquifer thickness and is therefore recommended for borehole establishment. It is recommended that the management of Isa Kaita College of Education should provide a concrete dumping site to avoid leaching of waste in ground thereby contaminating the groundwater.

scholarly journals Applicability of the dipole-dipole method for structural studies: examples from the Northern Apennines

1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Giudici ◽  
L. Alfano
Keyword(s):  
Northern Apennines ◽  
Structural Studies ◽  
Geological Structures ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
North East ◽  
Field Activity ◽  
Electrical Soundings ◽  
Surrounding Areas

We present some results of a geoelectrical investigation program conducted in the Northern Apennines, namely in the Val d'Aveto and Bobbio window and surrounding areas. Field activity included the execution of more than 50 vertical electrical soundings with continuous polar dipole-dipole spread. We image the geometries of some deep geological structures; in particular we found a resistive background, whose resistivity is different along the geoelectrical profiles. In our interpretation the resistive background consists of subligurid and tuscan units underlying the alloctone Ligurid units in the area surrounding the Val d'Aveto and Bobbio window. The resistive background was not found, at least at the same depths, toward north-east. Therefore, the geoelectrical survey revealed the position of the front of the subligurid and Tuscan nappes toward the plain for a depth of about one kilometer.

scholarly journals Detecção de um aquífero fraturado por múltiplas sondagens elétricas verticais e por caminhamento elétrico multinível

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Juliana Targino Batista ◽  
José Agnelo Soares
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Fracture Zone ◽  
Crystalline Basement ◽  
Electric Resistivity ◽  
Vertical Fracture ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
Resistivity Method ◽  
Fractured Aquifers ◽  
Electrical Soundings ◽  
Schlumberger Array

RESUMO O presente trabalho analisa o efeito da adoção de diferentes configurações do método da eletrorresistividade para investigar a ocorrência de potenciais aquíferos fissurais. Em uma área onde reconhecidamente existe uma zona de fraturas subverticais no embasamento cristalino foram aplicadas as técnicas de múltiplas sondagens elétricas verticais (SEVs), utilizando o arranjo Schlumberger, e o caminhamento elétrico utilizando o arranjo gradiente multinível. Três diferentes configurações foram testadas em uma mesma linha cuja direção é aproximadamente perpendicular aos planos das fraturas. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o caminhamento elétrico multinível pelo arranjo gradiente apresentou maior clareza na detecção da zona de fraturas em relação às configurações utilizando sondagens elétricas verticais. No entanto, tais estruturas subverticais ainda poderiam ser detectadas por sondagem elétrica, desde que adotado um afastamento adequado entre os centros das SEVs. As seções geoelétricas obtidas pelas configurações testadas indicam a presença de uma estrutura acumuladora de água subterrânea do tipo riacho-fenda. Adicionalmente, o caminhamento elétrico pelo arranjo gradiente apresenta vantagens operacionais em relação às demais configurações, sendo mais prático e rápido nos trabalhos de aquisição de dados no campo.Palavras-Chaves: Hidrogeofísica, eletrorresistividade, embasamento cristalino. ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the effect of adoption of different configurations of electric resistivity method to investigate the occurrence of potential fractured aquifers. In an area where there is a sub vertical fracture zone in the crystalline basement the techniques of multiple vertical electrical soundings (VES), using the Schlumberger array, and electrical profiling using the multilevel gradient array, were applied. Three different configurations were tested in a same line whose direction is approximately perpendicular to the fracture plan. The results show that the multilevel gradient array presented better clarity in detecting fracture zone than the settings using vertical electrical soundings. However, such sub vertical structures could still be detected by VES, since it is adopted a proper separation between the VES centers. Obtained geoelectric sections indicate the presence of a groundwater accumulating structure composed by a crack-induced stream. Additionally, the electric gradient profiling presents operational advantages in relation to other arrays, being more practical and fast for data acquisition in the field.Keywords: Hydrogeophysics, electric resistivity, crystalline basement.

A methodology for converting traditional vertical electrical soundings into 2D resistivity models: Application to the Saïss basin, Morocco

Geophysics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. B225-B236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joëlle Riss ◽  
Juan Luis Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Colette Sirieix ◽  
Ouassima Harmouzi ◽  
Antoine Marache ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Spatial Correlations ◽  
Electrical Tomography ◽  
Vertical Electrical Soundings ◽  
Survey Length ◽  
Deep Layers ◽  
Electrical Soundings ◽  
2D Resistivity ◽  
Schlumberger Array

We demonstrated a simple methodology for the reinterpretation of sets of electrical vertical soundings and the production of 2D resistivity models. The method is applied to the northern central part of the subsiding Saïss basin (Morocco) where a series of vertical electrical soundings (VES) were acquired in 1982 and 1984, using the Schlumberger array with current electrodes semispacings between 3 and 3000 m. We describe a methodology used to estimate and sample apparent resistivities collected from traditional single soundings acquired by using a Schlumberger configuration. We then construct a resistivity pseudosection in a format compatible with a Wenner-Schlumberger array to perform 2D electrical tomography. The methodology takes into account the lateral and vertical spatial correlations shown by the apparent resistivities. The tomographic inversions are performed using a commercial inversion software commonly used in industry. Geostatistical tools are used to quantify the spatial correlation between apparent resistivity data. The result is a series of estimated pseudosections that are inverted to produce 2D resistivity models of the basin along geophysical profiles. We focus our attention on one of these profiles (i.e., one 2D resistivity model). The inverted geoelectrical model allows us to propose a geologic model of the basin. Our methodology allows historical and current data carried out using the Schlumberger configuration, to be rapidly reinterpreted in countries where only low-cost methods, such as VES soundings, can be used due to technology and economic constraints. It can also be applied to cases where continuous or pulled-array continuous vertical soundings method, where a tail of electrodes is towed behind a small vehicle while continuously and simultaneously measuring several electrode configurations, is inoperative due to field conditions (survey length, deep layers, and local environmental conditions).

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