GP 414: Electrical methods

Syllabus​

Electrical properties of rocks; Introduction to Electrical methods of geophysical prospecting, Principles of Resistivity methods, Instruments for Resistivity methods; Resistivity field surveys in different array configurations (Wenner, Schlumberger, dipole-dipole, pole-pole, pole-dipole), Profiling and Sounding techniques, Resistivity imaging, Resistivity Data analysis and Interpretation; Induced Polarization and Self-potential methods, Concepts of groundwater accumulation, geology of groundwater occurrence, types of aquifers and their characteristics, resistivity methods for groundwater exploration and some case histories.

Texts/References

  • W.M. Telford, L.P.Geldart, and R.E.Sheriff, Applied geophysics, Cambridge, 1990
  • M.B.Dobrin, and C.H. Savit, Introduction to geophysical prospecting, McGraw Hill, 1988
  • G. V. Keller, Electrical Methods of Geophysical Prospecting, Pergamon Press, 1980
  • Fetter, C.W., 2001. Applied Hydrogeology, Fourth ed. Prentice Hall, NJ, USA