Using DC resistivity method to characterize the geometry and the salinity of the Plioquaternary consolidated coastal aquifer of the Mamora plain,Morocco

The Direct Current resistivity method was applied to the consolidated coastal Plioquaternary aquifer of Mamora plain, located on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The aim is to determine the depth of the base of the saturated zone in the aquifer and to help in imaging lateral and vertical distribution of groundwater salinity. The geoelectric survey showed four geoelectric formations with the following electrical resistivities from top to bottom: 20–80, 200–2000, 200–300 and 5–70 Ohm m. The latter designates the basement of the aquifer constituted of marls and sandy marls. The mean resistivity of 250 Ohm m designates the aquifer formation. It decreases to less than 25% of its initial values for the soundings near the shore, reflecting the oceanic impact on the aquifer formation resistivity. The contour map shows that the basement of the saturated zone in the aquifer is deeper in the Northwest near the Sebou River estuary with values up to 70 m below sea level. This results in a larger thickness of the saturated zone of the aquifer leading to a consequent hydraulic potential. On the other hand, it has been deduced that the extent of marine intrusion inside the continent can be governed by human activities, natural properties and substratum geometry of the aquifer as well as by ecological factors. An optimal network of electrical soundings has been proposed for the monitoring of saltwater intrusion.     

The hydrogeology of Adama-Wonji basin and assessment of groundwater level changes in Wonji wetland,Main Ethiopian Rift: results from 2D tomography and electrical sounding methods

Rise of groundwater level becomes an emerging concern at Wonji irrigation field, Main Ethiopian Rift. An integrated study based on geophysical resistivity methods is conducted at Wonji wetland to understand the link between irrigation water and the shallow aquifer system as well as to confirm the current concern of groundwater rise. The study was also intended to improve the uncertainty of understanding the hydrogeology of Wonji wetland including the extent and direction of groundwater–surface water interaction. The vertical and horizontal contacts between the different geological series of the Wonji area are resolved with 2D high-resolution geophysical imaging. Results from both VES and 2D tomography show low resistivity layers under Wonji irrigation field with narrow ranges in resistivity variation which corresponds to a homogeneous saturated layer. The geoelectric sections reveal two fault systems running NW–SE and N–S directions which impede lateral groundwater flow. Furthermore, groundwater is converged towards the Wonji irrigation site strained by these fault systems. The geophysical results show strong link between irrigation water and the shallow unconfined aquifer as well as among the local and regional flow systems.     

皮克特图版在含泥质砂岩储层测井解释评价中的改进及应用

经典皮克特图版由阿尔奇公式推导而来,但无法处理泥质砂岩储层。本文以南海西部海域W油田作为研究对象,从印度尼西亚公式出发,对经典皮克特图版进行改进,开发出了泥质砂岩皮克特图版。通过对比分析经典皮克特图版与泥质砂岩皮克特图版的不同,指出在含泥质砂岩储层测井解释评价中使用泥质砂岩皮克特图版的重要性,并提出利用迭代法精确求解地层水电阻率及岩电参数的方法。研究表明：使用改进的泥质砂岩皮克特图版计算得到的地层水电阻率与纯水层的计算结果保持一致;同时,相比于经验值,使用迭代法求解出的地层水电阻率及岩电参数与实际情况更为吻合。     

Assessment of groundwater occurrence in Olomoro,Nigeria using borehole logging and electrical resistivity methods

The objective of this study was to assess the subsurface strata and groundwater situation of Olomoro, Nigeria using borehole logging and electrical resistivity techniques. The borehole logging consisting of resistivity and spontaneous potential logs were conducted by using the Johnson Keck logger on a drilled well in the study area. The electrical resistivity survey involving 17 vertical electrical soundings (VES) with a maximum current electrode spacing of 100 to 150 m was conducted using the Schlumberger electrode configuration. Analysis of the well cuttings revealed that the lithology of the subsurface consist of topsoil, clay, very fine sand, medium grain sand, coarse sand and very coarse sand. Results of the downhole logging also revealed that the mean electrical conductivity and the total dissolved solid of the groundwater was obtained as 390 μS/cm and 245 mg/cm³ respectively. These values are within the acceptable limit set by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) for drinking water. The result of the vertical electrical sounding interpreted using the computer iterative modeling revealed the presence of four to five geoelectric layers which showed a close correlation with result from the lithology and downhole logging. Results further showed that the resistivity of the subsurface aquifer ranged between 1584 and 5420 Ωm while the aquifer depths varied between 27.8 and 39.3 m. Groundwater development of the area is suggested using the depth and resistivity maps provided in this study.     

Application of electrical resistivity method in estimating geohydraulic properties of a sandy hydrolithofacies: a case study of Ajali Sandstone in Ninth Mile,Enugu State,Nigeria

Geoelectric investigation using vertical electrical sounding (VES) (Schlumberger electrode configuration) was carried out in 14 locations at Ninth Mile area, southeastern Nigeria to determine the variations and interrelationship of some geoelectric and geohydraulic parameters of a sandstone hydrolithofacies. The measured resistivity data were interpreted using manual and computer software packages, which gave the resistivity, depth, and thickness for each layer within the maximum current electrodes separation. The aquifer resistivity values range from 86.56 to 4753.0 Ωm with 1669.40 Ωm average value. The values of water resistivity from borehole locations close to the sounding points range from 79.49 to 454 .55 Ωm and averaging about 264.7 Ωm. Porosity values of the sandy aquifer range from 30.19 to 34.20%. Fractional porosity values range from 0.3019 to 0.3292, while the tortuosity values vary between 2.91 and 22.85. The geohydraulic parameters estimated vary across the study area. Formation factor ranges from 0.28 to 15.29, hydraulic conductivity ranges from 1.21 to 66.54 m/day which, however, influences the natural flow of water in the aquifer while tortuosity values range from 2.91 to 23.27. The contour maps clearly show the variation of these parameters in the subsurface and the plots show their relationship and high correlation coefficients with one another. The results of this study have revealed the geological characteristics of the subsurface aquifer, established the influence on the amount of groundwater, and proposed a strategy for the management and exploitation of groundwater resources in the area and other aquiferous formations.     

基于地电场响应的矿井顶板突水模拟实验

建立渗流一电测模型,利用粗砂、中砂、细砂三种含水层介质模拟矿井顶板突水,采用网络并行电法仪实时监测地电场参数的瞬态响应特征。通过分析自然电位、一次场电位、激励电流随时问变化图及视电阻率断面图,发现三种不同含水层介质实验的地电场参数都有明显响应,响应规律基本一致。在突水阶段,粗砂和中砂的自然电位明显低于突水前、后的两个阶段,细砂自然电位持续上升,在突水点有显著变化;一次场电位和激励电流变化一致,与突水前、后的两个阶段相比,一次场电位出现大幅降低,激励电流出现大幅升高;视电阻率断面图可以表征渗流、突水、突水后三个阶段的变化过程,可用于定性判定含水层水量大小。此次研究,对矿井水害的防治研究具有现实意义。     

Hydrogeology of a buried channel,village Shenoli,District Satara,Maharashtra

A buried channel has been located, in the basaltic terrain, near village Shenoli, District Satara, Maharashtra. It is composed of a gritty mass formed of a semi-consolidated material. The resistivity value of the semi-consolidated formation is 6.30 Ohm — m whereas the resistivity values of the vesicular basalts range between 18 and 32 Ohm-m. The specific capacity, unit area specific capacity, specific capacity index, transmissivity and hydraulic conductivity, with respect of the buried channel, are 609.07 LPM/m of drawdown, 12.12 LPM/m³, 95.47 LPM/m², 353.26 m²/day and 55.37 m/day, respectively whereas the values of these parameters for basalt aquifers range from 67 to 117 LPM/m of drawdown, 0.7 to 4.27 LPM/m³, 14.08 to 31.04 LPM/m², 33.5 to 73.71 m²/day and 9.44 to 18.32 m/day, respectively. A comparison of the well characteristics and aquifer parameters reveal that the buried channel with semi-consolidated formation has distinctly better groundwater yielding properties.     

Groundwater resources evaluation in calcareous limestone using geoelectrical and VLF-EM surveys (El Salloum Basin,Egypt)

Understanding and developing groundwater resources in arid regions such as El Salloum basin, along the northwestern coast of Egypt, remains a challenging issue. One-dimensional (1D) electrical sounding (ES), two-dimensional (2D) electrical resistivity imaging (ERI), and very low frequency electromagnetic (VLF-EM) measurements were used to investigate the hydrogeological framework of El Salloum basin with the aim of determining the potential for extraction of potable water. 1D resistivity sounding models were used to delineate geoelectric sections and water-bearing layers. 2D ERI highlighted decreases in resistivity with depth, attributed to clay-rich limestone combined with seawater intrusion towards the coast. A depth of investigation (DOI) index was used to constrain the information content of the images at depths up to 100 m. The VLF-EM survey identified likely faults/fractured zones across the study area. A combined analysis of the datasets of the 1D ES, 2D ERI, and VLF-EM methods identified potential zones of groundwater, the extent of seawater intrusion, and major hydrogeological structures (fracture zones) in El Salloum basin. The equivalent geologic layers suggest that the main aquifer in the basin is the fractured chalky limestone middle Miocene) south of the coastal plain of the study area. Sites likely to provide significant volumes of potable water were identified based on relatively high resistivity and thickness of laterally extensive layers. The most promising locations for drilling productive wells are in the south and southeastern parts of the region, where the potential for potable groundwater increases substantially.

     

基于ArcGIS的洛河组含水层富水性评价

含水层富水性评价是矿井涌水量预测与水害防治的重要基础。选取彬长文家坡煤矿41盘区4号煤层顶板白垩系洛河组含水层的厚度、孔隙度、含水率、上段视电阻率、下段视电阻率和冲洗液消耗量6个主控因素,利用层次分析法（AHP）确定各主控因素的权重。在ArcGIS数值可视化软件上对各影响因素的矢量图进行归一化处理和叠加分析,构建了基于多因素融合的含水层富水性评价模型,并对41盘区富水性进行了分区评价。利用钻孔单位涌水量和4101工作面涌水量变化数据对洛河组富水性评价结果进行了验证分析,结果表明该模型的分区评价结果与实际符合,为彬长矿区洛河组含水层富水性评价提供了重要依据。      

基于全卷积神经网络的钻孔瞬变电磁法岩层富水性预测研究

巷道掘进前方采用钻探或地球物理方法进行超前探测含水层的位置及富水性,提前做好防治水工作对煤矿安全生产至关重要。利用钻孔瞬变电磁法(BTEM)进行超前探测优势明显,目前解释方法是根据计算的电阻率进行岩层富水性的定性分析,还无法实现对含水层富水性等级进行预测。提出利用钻孔瞬变电磁法探测,采用全卷积神经网络(FCNN)方法进行钻孔外围含水层富水性等级的准确预测。首先,依据阿尔奇公式、Kozeny–Carman公式、导水系数公式和单位涌水量公式,建立砂岩含水层单位厚度的电阻率与按钻孔单位涌水量划分的含水层富水性4个等级的对应关系;其次,建立全空间条件下不同富水性岩层的地质–地球物理模型,采用三维时域有限差分法(FDTD)进行全空间瞬变电磁场数值模拟;为了接近实际情况,在正演结果中加入了5%～15%的随机噪声,提取与岩层富水性等级关联的特征参数,采用全卷积神经网络(FCNN)进行了岩层富水性等级预测的训练和仿真测试,测试集预测的富水性等级平均准确率为91.8%;最后,利用某矿煤层水力压裂后的钻孔瞬变电磁法实测数据进行煤岩层富水性等级预测,检验FCNN方法预测效果。研究结果表明:采用全卷积神经网络...     

充水溶洞特征的高密度电阻率法反演分析研究

在高密度电法勘探中,不同性质的溶洞其反演电阻率特征有差异,溶洞为空洞时反演电阻率表现为高阻,充满水时表现则为低阻,而充水溶洞的电阻率反演特征很难判断。文章通过构建不同充水程度的溶洞模型进行正演模拟,利用最小二乘法对模型的地电断面进行反演,对比不同反演成像模型的地电响应特征。结果表明,充水溶洞的电阻率随溶洞充水量的增加而减小,低阻的范围随着水量的增加而不断扩大,其可分辨性强。野外探查资料进一步验证了模拟结果,所获得的认识对地下溶洞的电法探测分析具有一定的指导意义。      

Role of some salient geophysical, geochemical, and hydrogeological parameters in the exploration of fresh groundwater in a brackish terrain

. Geophysical, geochemical, and hydrogeological parameters, for example longitudinal unit conductance (S), transverse unit resistance (T), total dissolved solids (TDS) and thickness of the weathered zone (Wz), have been compared for 25 sites of Navalgund taluk in Dharwar District of Karnataka State, India. Interrelation among these parameters has been analyzed quantitatively by the standard statistical technique leading to a suitable mathematical model. The contrasting geophysical, geochemical, and hydrogeological characteristics of the fresh water pockets in the regionally brackish aquifers are compared and illustrated. The study explains the significant bearing of these parameters on exploration, development, and exploitation of fresh groundwater sources in the areas affected by the occurrence of a brackish water aquifer. The importance of such a comparison in raising the confidence to identify a fresh groundwater aquifer in the brackish terrain by quantitative interpretation of resistivity data has been demonstrated.     

激发极化法在准噶尔盆地含水区测定中的应用

采用激发极化法对准噶尔盆地盆五井区进行了含水区定位研究,通过分析视电阻率单点曲线和视极化率单点曲线,对研究区范围内的地质及地层的含水情况进行初步判断,识别了含水层及水层的顶界埋深;在这一基础上用二维直流电法反演软件对视电阻率资料进行了二维反演,使之更接近地层真电阻率。视极化率剖面图的分析表明盆五井区存在一定的地下水资源,其中P200201、P200202、P200207线所经过的区域的含水性较好。第三系上新统上独山子组（N₂d₂）地层为强含水层,第三系上新统下独山子组（N₂d₁）为弱含水层。盆五井区含水层的特点是高阻含水、低阻不含水,这反映出该区的砂岩沉积较为疏松,地下水的矿化度偏低。推测该研究区地下水的水质较好。     

A geoelectrical and hydrogeological study for the assessment of groundwater resources in Wadi Al Bih, UAE

Drilling information, historical water table levels, groundwater salinity records of the existing water wells in Wadi Al Bih area, United Arab Emirates, were stored in a geodatabase and used to characterize the geological and hydrogeological settings of this area. A 2D earth resistivity imaging survey was conducted for the first time in the Northern UAE to determine the potential of the Quaternary aquifer and its groundwater quality in the areas where there are no monitoring wells. The results of the chemical analyses of the collected groundwater samples together with the inversion results of the resistivity data were used to draw a total salinity map and determine the spatial variations in groundwater quality. The inversion results of the 2D earth resistivity imaging data indicated that the Quaternary aquifer in the study area is in a good connection with the underlying carbonate aquifer. It also indicated that the carbonate aquifer is of major regional and vertical extension and it contains the fresh water in this area. The data stored in the developed database were used to produce different types of geopotential maps.     

Deciphering Geothermal resources in Deccan trap region using electrical resistivity tomography technique

Exploration of Geothermal resources is important from energy point of view. Western margin of volcanic Deccan traps, also known as Western Ghats, is characterized with the presence of numerous hot springs. The resistivity contrast for the geothermal reservoir rock and the surrounding host rock is significantly high in volcanic terrain which is the case of present study. In such cases the resistivity associated with geothermal reservoirs usually varies from <5 to 15 Ohm-m regardless of how high resistivity is outside the reservoir zone. Direct current (DC) resitivity method is proved to be more suitable method for delineation of groundwater reservoirs. The present work describes the results of electrical resistivity tomography survey carried out at four hot spring sites located at Unhavare (Khed), Tural, Rajwadi and Aravali villages of Chiplun taluk in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra for delineation of the geothermal reservoirs and associated geological features like faults and fractures responsible for vertical movement of geothermal water with the sole purpose of harnessing geothermal energy. In addition to this, the present study is also aimed to delineate the groundwater reservoirs with normal temperature for exploration purpose to meet the local water supply demand. The interpreted results of the field data suggest the presence of two potential geothermal reservoirs at Unhavare (Khed) and one each at Tural and Aravali. Potential groundwater zones with normal temperature are also delineated for groundwater exploration at Rajwadi and Aravali sites.     

Depth of the base of the Jackson aquifer, based on geophysical exploration, southern Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

 A geophysical survey was conducted to determine the depth of the base of the water-table aquifer in the southern part of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA. Audio-magnetotellurics (AMT) measurements at 77 sites in the study area yielded electrical-resistivity logs of the subsurface, and these were used to infer lithologic changes with depth. A 100–600 ohm-m geoelectric layer, designated the Jackson aquifer, was used to represent surficial saturated, unconsolidated deposits of Quaternary age. The median depth of the base of the Jackson aquifer is estimated to be 200 ft (61 m), based on 62 sites that had sufficient resistivity data. AMT-measured values were kriged to predict the depth to the base of the aquifer throughout the southern part of Jackson Hole. Contour maps of the kriging predictions indicate that the depth of the base of the Jackson aquifer is shallow in the central part of the study area near the East and West Gros Ventre Buttes, deeper in the west near the Teton fault system, and shallow at the southern edge of Jackson Hole. Predicted, contoured depths range from 100 ft (30 m) in the south, near the confluences of Spring Creek and Flat Creek with the Snake River, to 700 ft (210 m) in the west, near the town of Wilson, Wyoming. Received, May 1997 · Revised, February 1998 · Accepted, April 1998     

Geoelectric resistivity sounding of riverside alluvial aquifer in an agricultural area at Buyeo,Geum River watershed,Korea: an application to groundwater contamination study

Twenty profiles of vertical electric soundings (VES) were obtained in a riverside alluvium at the Buyeo area, South Korea, to examine the variations of subsurface geology and associated groundwater chemistry. The combination of the VES data with the borehole data provided useful information on subsurface hydrogeologic conditions. The vestige of an ancient river channel (e.g. oxbow lake) was identified on the resistivity profiles by the lateral continuation of a near-surface perched aquifer parallel to the river. Such a perched aquifer is typically developed in the area with a clay-rich silty surface alluvium which prohibits the infiltration of oxygen. Therefore, groundwater below the oxbow lake shows a very low nitrate concentration and Eh values under the strong anoxic condition. The distribution of water resistivity is correlated with that of measured total dissolved solids concentration in groundwater, while the earth resistivity of the aquifer shows a significant spatial variation. It is interpreted that the earth resistivity of the aquifer is mainly controlled by the soil type rather than by the water chemistry in the study area.     

Hydrogeological framework and estimation of aquifer hydraulic parameters using geoelectrical data: a case study from West Iran

Detailed local geological, geophysical, and hydrogeological investigations were carried out for the alluvial aquifer in the Kangavar basin, West Iran to delineate the architecture of different subsurface geological horizons using lithologs and generated vertical electrical sounding (VES) data. An attempt has also been made to estimate aquifer transmissivity from resistivity data. Forty VESs were recorded with the Schlumberger electrode configuration in the study area; 28 of these were selected for evaluation. The maximum current electrode spacing was 400–500 m. The data obtained were interpreted by computer iterative modeling with curve matching for calibration purposes. In order to ascertain the subsurface geological framework, the general distribution of resistivity responses of the geological formations was obtained and geoelectrical sections along a number of lines were prepared. Probable aquifer horizons from these sections were identified. The transmissivity of the unconfined aquifer was computed by determining the Dar-Zarrouk parameters (longitudinal unit conductance and transverse unit resistance) and were compared with the actual field transmissivity. The results showed a direct relation between aquifer transmissivity and modified transverse resistance.     

The interference of a deep thermal system with a shallow aquifer: the case of Sodere and Gergedi thermal springs, Main Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia

An integrated survey program involving geological, hydrogeological and geophysical techniques has been employed to characterize the aquifer geometry, recharge and circulation dynamics of thermal springs within a shallow aquifer system in Ethiopia. The selected springs for the case study are Sodere and Gergedi, which are situated within the tectonically active Main Ethiopian Rift (MER). Geologically, the studied springs are located on Plio-Quaternary volcanic rocks. The geophysical results indicate the presence of subsurface weak zones represented by extensional tectonics and weathering zones which are responsible for thermal water circulation and facilitate recharge from the adjacent surface-water bodies. The structures inferred by the resistivity survey, both sounding and electrical tomography, present contrasts in rock resistivity response. The anomalous zones in the magnetic data are in good agreement with the zones that are revealed by geological mapping and surface manifestation of the thermal water discharge zones. The shallow aquifer of the central MER is under the influence of thermal water, which increases the groundwater temperature and mineral content.     

Significant resistivity changes in the fault zone associated with the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, west-central Taiwan

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the possible influence of an earthquake on the resistivity distribution in a fault zone. We collected resistivity image profiles across a proposed fault trace prior to the 7.3 magnitude 1999 shallow earthquake in the Chi-Chi area of Taiwan. Significant positive resistivity anomalies were observed in the hanging wall after the earthquake. However, there were negligible resistivity changes in the footwall. From an examination of geoelectric phenomena and surface rupture in the fault zone, it is believed that geoelectric anomalies are associated with abrupt displacement along the active Chelungpu fault. This result indicates a potential for resistivity methods to provide a basis for the monitoring of an active fault.