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AGI collection of 2D resistivity imaging brochures

This is a collection of various cases where the 2D resistivity imaging method pioneered by Advanced Geosciences Inc have been successfully applied. Click on a section below and you will be shown a full 2D resistivity imaging brochure detailing the case in question.
Acknowledgement:
These cases have been submitted by satisfied customers whom we thank for permission to publish their data on the web. Each detailed broschure will have a citation for the source of the data.

Resistivity tomography

Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) for monitoring brine movement between two bore holes.
The electrical resistivity between two bore holes was measured using the AGI Sting/Swift system and its specially designed down hole electrode cables. Measurements were performed before and after injection of a brine solution into one of the two bore holes. The conductive brine clearly shows up after the injection and "high lights" the ground water flow paths between the two bore holes.

ip_resistivity

Resistivity Imaging survey with simultaneous IP imaging.
This survey shows the new AGI Sting R1 IP system in action imaging not only standard resistivity but also at the same time mapping induced polarization.

borehole

Resistivity Imaging cross-hole survey.
An example of a bore hole to bore hole dipole-dipole survey performed using our down hole cables and the Sting/Swift resistivity imaging system.

waterfracture

Locating water bearing fracture zones in bedrock.
This example shows a successful water exploration survey. A fracture zone in bedrock was located with Sting/Swift resistivity imaging. A well was drilled and it produced more than 100 gallons/minute from the fracture zone at 145-150 feet.

section_amistad

Resistivity Imaging survey for dam leakage detection at the Amistad Dam.
This case shows the successful detection of a dam leak and the subsequent repair of the dam.
The resolution obtained using the dipole-dipole, schlumberger and wenner arrays are compared.

section_clay

Using resistivity imaging to map stratigraphy.
Mapping of sand and gravel lenses in a clay environment using resistivity imaging.

contaminated_fracture

Using resistivity imaging to delineate contaminated fractures.
Mapping of hydrocarbon contamination beneath an old gas station using resistivity imaging.

french_tunnel

Using resistivity imaging for tunnel detection.
The purpose of the survey was to find a tunnel used as production site for V1 rockets during WW2.

horizontal_drilling

Using resistivity imaging for horizontal drilling site investigation.
This survey was done to find a suitable depth for installing cables and pipe lines.
AGI resistivity imaging turned out to produce the correct answers.

plume

Pollution plume mapping using high resolution resistivity imaging.
Three parallel resistivity imaging profiles show the extent of the pollution plume.

Big size brochure

Tunnel site investigation using resistivity imaging
This highway tunnel construction was hindered by a large weak zone of clay and soft limestone easily visible in the resistivity imaging profile.

magnesium

Mapping magnesium deposits using resistivity imaging.
This is an example of a survey in a low resistivity (=high conductive) environment. The total range of the resistivity is only 3-26 ohmm. The relatively "high" resistivity (15-25 ohmm) magnesium ore is covered by a low resistivity overburden (<10ohmm). In spite of the low resistivity, it is possible to delineate the magnesium ore using resistivity imaging.

marine

Marine bottom resistivity survey.
The bottom layering in a Florida strait was investigated using resistivity imaging prior to construction of a utility tunnel.

landfill

Mapping the limits of a municipal landfill using resistivity imaging.
The objective here was to map the horizontal and vertical extent of a municipal landfill. Resistivity imaging supplied the answer.

repeatability

Sting/Swift repeatability test
This test was done in order to verify the repeatability of the rseistivity imaging method as a tool to find subsurface structures.

dam

Resistivity imaging and Spontaneous Potential (SP) survey for dam investigation.
Resistivity imaging and Spontaneous Potential (SP) survey for dam investigation.

dam

Resistivity imaging survey for investigation of dam leakage.
Resistivity imaging survey for investigation of dam leakage.

cave

Cave detection using the resistivity imaging technique.
Cave detection using resistivity imaging.

Karst fracture mapping

Resistivity imaging for mapping karst fractures.
Electrical resistivity imaging showing solution-widened clay-filled fractures in an Ordovician limestone. P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, used their Sting/Swift system with 56 electrodes at 5 foot spacing to investigate the site. The profile was surveyed using the roll-along technique moving 14 electrodes at a time.

karst

Using resistivity imaging for bedrock mapping in karst terrain.
Interesting example showing how well drill logs match the resistivity images. Schnabel Engineering has drilled 30 wells along three resistivity imaging profiles. The location of the wells are plotted on the profiles and wherever the boring hit bedrock, a crossbar has been placed on the plot. This way it is easy to see how well the resistivity image correlates to the bedrock topography.

sewer_pipe

Using resistivity imaging for detection of a sewer pipe line.
A buried sewer pipe was detected using resistivity imaging.

sting_cave

Cave detection using resistivity imaging found the Sting Cave.
This is the original Sting cave survey using resistivity imaging.

The geophysical instruments used in the resistivity imaging cases described here are the AGI Sting R1 earth resistivity meter together with the AGI Swift multi electrode cables and smart switches. They make up a system with extremely fast data acquisition in the field.
The interpretation has been done in most cases using the 2D inversion program Res2DInv available from AGI. There is a detailed description page available if you want to study the 2D inversion concept.

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