Vertical electrical soundings for subsurface layers and. Application of surface geophysics to groundwater investigations. Aspects of geophysical survey using vertical electrical. Read groundwater investigation in kuala selangor using vertical electrical sounding ves surveys, environmental geology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Geoelectric investigation for groundwater exploration in. Geophysical investigation for groundwater using electrical. Application of geoelectric method for groundwater exploration from. The vertical electrical sounding ves and the seismic investigation of the study areas have provided valuable information on the nature of the subsurface layers. In the present study geoelectric resistivity field survey was carried out by applying the vertical electrical sounding ves technique which. Investigation of groundwater resources by determining the. Vertical electrical sounding ves using schlumberger array was conducted at thirteen ves stations.
The ves is a geoelectrical method for measuring vertical changes of electrical resistivity. They were implanted using a maxi mum current electrode separation of. The geophysical investigation actually entailed carrying out vertical electrical sounding techniques ves employing the field operation of six 06 points per decade in a schlumberger array with a current electrode spread of 1632m. The vertical electrical sounding with schlumberger array as a lowcost technique and veritable tool in groundwater exploration is more suitable for hydrogeological survey of sedimentary basin. The estimation is performed based on the measurement of voltage of electrical field induced by the distant grounded electrodes current electrodes. Groundwater analysis using vertical electrical sounding and. Geo investigation on groundwater control in some parts of ogun state using data from shuttle radar topography mission and vertical electrical soundings author links open overlay panel emmanuel s.
The vertical electrical sounding ves data are presented as depth sounding curve, which are obtained. Geophysical investigation of groundwater level using vertical electrical sounding with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire. The vertical electrical sounding ves has proved very popular with groundwater prospecting and engineering investigations due to simplicity of the techniques. G journal of geology l geophysics abdullahi, et al, geol. Application of vertical electrical sounding and horizontal. Vertical electrical sounding ves is a geophysical method for investigation of a geological medium. The geophysical investigation involved carrying out vertical electrical sounding ves techniques applying schlumberger configuration on the locations. Application of vertical electrical method in groundwater exploration at remo north local government in ogun state of. In the present study, a vertical electrical sounding ves was conducted using. In this study, the variation of electrical conductivity was investigated with the help of electrical resistivity soundings. This is applied through the use of the vertical electrical sounding ves technique.
A viable tool for the investigation of fresh groundwater in the saline water environment with particular reference to the communities along warri river. Vertical electrical sounding to determine fracture. To do this, the terrameter model sas 300b was used to acquire twenty four 24 vertical electrical soundings ves. The geoelectric survey comprised of ten depth soundings, with maximum. Application of resistivity sounding in groundwater. Aspects of geophysical exploration for groundwater using. Aspects of geophysical survey using vertical electrical sounding ves for groundwater exploration in parts of ahoada west lga of rivers state, southern nigeria. This study aims to investigate the aquifer in the northern part of the red sea, egypt. Hydrogeophysical investigation of groundwater potential and. Evaluation of vertical electrical sounding method for groundwater. Groundwater investigation and characterisation in marigat area, baringo county, using vertical electrical sounding resistivity surveys cherop komen hezekiah i56ce266082011 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of. This method gives the information about depth and thickness.
Jul 27, 2006 the vertical electrical sounding ves method was employed to study and map the subsurface variation of resistivity in the area. Geophysical method of investigating groundwater and sub. Electrical resistivity method of geophysical exploration happens to be the most applied method in groundwater exploration. It is therefore the authors aim at using vertical electrical sounding ves method in delineating thick overburden in the study area which yields potable groundwater. The electrical resistivity method involving vertical elec trical sounding ves technique was adopted for this survey. The surface methods of groundwater exploration include the following. The first one is the manual interpretation, which includes two. Ground water is protected from surface pollutants as the earths media composing of different subsurface layers act as natural filter to infiltrate water.
A geologic investigation begins with the collection, analysis, and hydrogeologic interpretation of. Geoelectrical survey for groundwater exploration at the asyuit. Geophysical data can be used to detect vertical andor lateral changes in physical properties. Geophysical investigation of ground water using vertical. The study was carried out with a view to determine the subsurface layer.
Hydrogeophysical investigation of groundwater potential and aquifer vulnerability prediction in basement complex terrain a case study from akure, southwestern nigeria. This method has been found to be mostly applicable for hydrogeological surveys in crystalline area for studying groundwater basins and. The field measurements technique is adjustable for the different topographic conditions and the interpretation of the data can be done with specialized software, with a primary interpretation. Vertical electrical sounding ves resistivity survey technique to explore groundwater in an arid region. Profiling is used to determine the lateral variation of resistivity from area to area, whereas ves is used to investigate the vertical variations of rock strata in a given location. Resixp, and interpex, 1993 interpretation software with users manual. Vertical electrical sounding ves is by far the most used method for geoelectric surveying, because it is one of the cheapest geophysical method and it gives very good results in many area of interest. A geophysical evaluation using electrical resistivity method for groundwater exploration at the study area was carried out which involved the. Vertical electrical resistivity soundings were conducted in order to delineate groundwater potential aquifers in akobo area, ibadan, south western, nigeria.
Surface seismic and groundpenetrating radar data are displayed as wiggletrace pro. Application of vertical electrical sounding for groundwater. For each sounding measurement, a total spread length of 300 m was obtained with a vertical depth penetration of about 60 to 75 m. Groundwater potential estimation using vertical electrical sounding. Vertical electrical sounding ddc8 ves method for geophysics resistivity survey main applications and features of geophysical resistivity meter for groundwater detection and engineering geophysical surveying application. Groundwater investigation using schlumberger vertical electrical. Twentyone vertical electrical soundings were conducted using the schlumberger configuration, covering the area. Geoelectrical investigation of groundwater resources and aquifer characteristics in some small communities in the gushiegu and karaga districts of northern ghana vandycke sarpong asare, aboagye menyeh. Groundwater investigation using combined geophysical methods.
Groundwater investigation and characterisation in marigat area, baringo county, using vertical electrical sounding resistivity surveys cherop komen hezekiah i56ce266082011 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the. Geophysical investigation of groundwater potential in. Five seismic stations were shot and six vertical electrical sounding. Subsurface investigation using vertical electrical. It is also called as vertical electrical sounding ves. Vertical electrical soundings vess in a coastal area of nw egypt are used for evaluating the hydrogeological and structural characteristics of the subsurface sequence to a depth of about 200 m below the ground surface. Vertical electrical sounding, schlumberger array, subsurface layers, resistivity, ground water investigation. Investigation of underground water at paiko using vertical electrical sounding technique in paiko, nigeria mamman h. Hydrogeophysical investigation of groundwater potential. Groundwater investigation using combined geophysical.
Use of vertical electrical sounding for delineating groundwater. The data were interpreted with the help of abaque master curve. A geophysical investigation involving the seismic refraction and the vertical electrical sounding ves electrical resistivity methods was carried. Fadele 14 also used vertical electrical sounding ves for groundwater exploration around nigerian college of aviation technology, zaria kaduna state, nigeria. The geophysical investigation involved the vertical electrical sounding ves technique using the schlumberger configuration and the horizontal profiling method. Vertical electrical soundings for groundwater investigation in northwestern egypt. Department of geology, university of benin, benin city, nigeria.
Use of vertical electrical geophysical method for spatial. Groundwater investigation in kuala selangor using vertical electrical sounding ves surveys. Introduction the use of geophysics for subsurface layers and groundwater explorations increased over the last few years due to the rapid advances in computer science associated to numerical modeling solutions. The method employed in this study was the vertical electrical sounding ves technique using the schlumberger. Vertical electrical sounding investigation of aquifer composition and its potential to yield groundwater in some selected towns in bida basin of north central. Twodimensional map of the filtered real component reveals areas of high conductivity, indicative of linear features that can serve as a reservoir or conduit for fluid. Geoelectrical investigation of groundwater resources and aquifer characteristics in some small communities in the gushiegu and karaga. The application of vertical electrical sounding ves longdom. The method is based on the estimation of the electrical conductivity or resistivity of the medium. Vertical electrical soundings for groundwater investigation. The vertical electrical sounding ves resistivity method was employed for geophysical characterisation of the basement crust of the study area. Geoelectric investigation of groundwater potential using vertical electrical sounding at the male student hostel with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire.
Vertical electrical sounding ves resistivity survey technique to explore groundwater in an arid region, southeast iran. Mukherjee 15 used the magnetic and resistivity surveys can further confirm subsurface aquifer configuration. The merits of ves method over other geophysical methods were explicitly reported by lowrie 1997, ezomo and ifedili 2004 and re. Geoelectrical investigation of groundwater potential of dawakin tofa local government area of kano state nigeria abubakar yusuf ismail auwal lawal yola department of geology ahmadu bello university zaria, nigeria abstract over forty vertical electrical sounding survey were carried out in dawakin tofa local government area of kano state. The vertical electrical sounding data were presented in. The electrical resistivity methods give fairly accurate results in groundwater investigation. This research evaluated the vertical electrical sounding ves method of groundwater. The handbook of groundwater engineering editorinchief jacques w.
Ten vlfem reconnaissance survey traverses, with lengths ranging from 55 m to 75 m, at 10 m station separation, and 12 vertical electrical sounding ves stations were occupied. The application of vertical electrical sounding ves for. This method has been found to be mostly applicable for hydrogeological surveys in crystalline area for studying groundwater basins and tracing potential groundwater. This study revealed the existence of unconfined aquifer in the area which can be exploited to. The pasi earth resistivity meter 16e l model was used. Vertical electrical sounding ves has been put to effective use in many earlier groundwater studies and found to be extremely successful. Previous hydrogeological borehole investigation showed that this aquifer contains several. A total of 25 ves points were conducted of which thirteen were test drilled. Geoelectric investigation of groundwater potential using. Srtmand vertical electrical sounding ves were used to detectthe. The use of vertical electrical sounding ves for subsurface. Pdf vertical electrical sounding investigation of aquifer. Due to the heterogeneity of aquifer materials, it is essential to take a. The geoelectrical section of the study areas shows five to six layered earths and the water bearing formation, aquifer.
Groundwater investigation around nabajyotivihar, jatni. Vertical electrical sounding data for stations s1 to s12. Abstract this research purpose to find out groundwater quality and environmental pollution that has occurred in aquifer of sukolilo, surabaya, east java. This was aimed at evaluating the subsoil conditions and groundwater quality of the area three years after the postspill cleanup exercise. Application of vertical electrical method in groundwater. Application of resistivity sounding in groundwater investigation. Vertical electrical soundings vess in a coastal area of nw egypt are used for evaluating the hydrogeological and structural characteristics of the subsurface sequence to a depth of about 200 m below the ground. International journal of science and research ijsr is published as a monthly journal with 12 issues per year. Investigation of underground water at paiko using vertical. Geoinvestigation on groundwater control in some parts of. Their investigation involved the utilization of vertical electrical sounding ves technique with schlumberger array system. This method is regularly used to solve a wide variety of groundwater problems. In the present study, the vertical electrical sounding ves using schlumberger array were carried out at six 6 ves stations.
The geo electrical section of the study areas shows five to six layered earths and the water bearing formation, aquifer. John department of science technology, federal polytechnic, adoekiti, ekiti state, nigeria email. Vertical electrical sounding ves investigation were carried out in balkh university, nahri shahi district of balkh province. Vertical electrical sounding has been found suitable for groundwater exploration in the basement complex areas of nigeria 3,4 5,6,7, and 8. Geophysical and hydrogeologic investigation of groundwater in. Geophysical interpretation for groundwater exploration. Ten vertical electical sounding ves points along the two profile lines and a total of two horizontal profiling ep. Electrical resistivity methods assumed considerable importance in the. Geoinvestigation on groundwater control in some parts of ogun state using data from shuttle radar topography mission and vertical electrical soundings. Notably, it is a referred, highly indexed, online international journal with high impact factor. Groundwater investigation in kuala selangor using vertical. K international journal of civil and structural engineering volume 2 issue 2 2011 691 november to february when the climate is cool and comfortable with the temperature going down to 18 0c.
A geophysical survey using vertical electrical sounding ves was undertaken within the university of benin ugbowo campus in an attempt to ascertain aspects of the hydrogeological parameters for groundwater exploitation. Groundwater investigation in kuala selangor using vertical electrical sounding ves surveys article pdf available in environmental geology 518. Results of the vertical electrical soundings as well as the hydrochemistry of the groundwater samples show that the soil and groundwater in the study area can be grouped into fresh and brackish water zones. Brousse 1963 cited the effectiveness of the electrical resistivity method in the investigation for groundwater in complex granite areas. Groundwater investigation using schlumberger vertical electrical sounding ves in baturraden geothermal working area gwa, central. The focus of this study is to delineate groundwater bearing zones for the drilling of boreholes to ensure sustainable water supply in the cape coast municipality using the vertical electrical sounding ves technique.
Groundwater investigation using geoelectrical method. A geophysical investigation involving the vertical electrical sounding ves electrical resistivity methods was carried out around pydibhimavaram industrial area srikakulam district andhra pradesh. For evaluating the groundwater exploration in the investigated of the study area, the vertical electrical sounding ves data of 45 figure2 locations conducted with the help of crm20 computerized resistivity meter20 was adopted. Adagunodo a maxwell omeje a ifeanyi oha c marvel l. Subsurface investigation using vertical electrical sounding. The sounding curves were classified into five 5 curve types.
By utilizing the apparent resistivity parameters, it is widely used in hydrology, environmental protection, engineering geophysical exploration, metal and nonmetal mineral. The electrical geophysical survey method is the detection of the surface effects produced by the flow of electric current inside the earth. It involves the measurement of apparent resistiv ity of subsurface as a function of depth or position by changing the electrode spacing interval while maintain ing a fixed location for the center of the electrode spread 1. Geophysical investigation for groundwater using electrical resistivity method a case study of. A geophysical investigation was carried out in oleh, nigeria to assess the groundwater condition of the area. Geophysical investigation of groundwater level using vertical. The method is based on the estimation of the electrical. In groundwater exploration, various geophysical methods. Groundwater investigation around nabajyotivihar, jatni, bhubaneswar by vertical electrical sounding lohani t. Site description the survey site is annunciation grammar school in ikereekiti. Vertical electrical sounding ves method measurement of rock resistivity from the surface to determine the subsurface rocked layer 1. A geophysical investigation involving the seismic refraction and the vertical electrical sounding ves electrical resistivity methods was carried out around ajebandele quarters, ileife, osun state, southwest nigeria.
This investigation has utilized the different parameters generated andor calculated to produce geoelectric sections which were then qualitatively interpreted for an estimate of the groundwater potential. The ves survey was conducted using the abem sas terrameter with the schlumberger. Geophysical investigation of groundwater level using. Pdf groundwater investigation in kuala selangor using. Vertical electrical sounding ves methods to delineate. The focus of this study is to delineate groundwaterbearing zones for the drilling of boreholes to ensure sustainable water supply in the cape coast municipality using the vertical electrical sounding ves technique. Aspects of geophysical survey using vertical electrical sounding ves for groundwater exploration in parts of. Ten 10 vertical electrical sounding stations were occupied within the study area using the schlumberger electrode configuration. Integrated geoelectrical and hydrochemical surveys were used to investigate and delineate different types of groundwater in the kuala selangor alluvial aquifer. The interpretation was done by matching the ves curves segment by segment.
The electrical resistivity method involving vertical elec trical sounding ves technique was adopted for. Vertical electrical sounding ves resistivity survey. A geophysical investigation of the earths interior involves taking measurements at or near the earths surface. Geoelectrical investigation of groundwater potential of.