JEF 321 - Electrical Prospection

Course Objectives

Electrical properties of the geological rocks; Dar-Zarrouk parameters. Origin and mechanism of the self-potential in the ground. Measurement techniques and field arrays. Data corrections, theoretical anomalies of simple shaped models. Interpretation methods. Resistivity methods: electrode arrays, apparent resistivity concept. Equations for the theoretical apparent resistivity of multi-layered earth model, Vertical electrical sounding and interpretation by curve matching, electrical profiling, and mapping. Induced polarization method: Origin, measurement techniques, data process, and interpretation, removing undesired noises and masking effects from data

Course Description

Electrical properties of the geological rocks; Dar-Zarrouk parameters. Origin and mechanism of the self-potential in the ground. Measurement techniques and field arrays. Data corrections, theoretical anomalies of simple shaped models. Interpretation methods. Resistivity methods: electrode arrays, apparent resistivity concept. Equations for the theoretical apparent resistivity of multi-layered earth model, Vertical electrical sounding and interpretation by curve matching, electrical profiling, and mapping. Induced polarization method: Origin, measurement techniques, data process, and interpretation, removing undesired noises and masking effects from data