Current Science

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

Estimation of Aquifer Parameters from Surfacial Resistivity Measurement in a Granitic Area in Tamil Nadu


Affiliations
1 Aquifer Mapping Group, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, India
2 Water and Environmental Division, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal 506 004, India
 

This article aims to establish an empirical relationship among geoelectrical properties of aquifer and hydrogeological parameters to estimate its hydraulic properties, and reduce the processes of pumping test, which are costly and time consuming. A total of 19 Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) data were collected using Schlumberger configuration in a granitic terrain in Tamil Nadu. The geographical parameters were analysed with IX1-D v.3 Interprex software. The pumping test conducted on nearby open wells was also used. A cross-correlation test was ascertained between hydraulic conductivity (K) and aquifer resistivity (ρ). It was found that hydraulic conductivity is best defined as an exponential function of aquifer resistivity. The field parameters, A = 20.235 and B = 0.012, of the function were optimized by using 'Solver', with the least SSQ (=7.82) and MARE (=0.816). It helped to estimate hydraulic parameters along with an empirical equation without pumping test data. The results emphasized the potential of surfacial resistivity survey in granitic area to determine aquifer properties where well information is not available.

Keywords

Field Parameters, Granitic Terrain, Geoelectrical Properties, Hydraulic Conductivity, Shallow Aquifer.
User
Notifications
Font Size

Abstract Views: 343

PDF Views: 141




  • Estimation of Aquifer Parameters from Surfacial Resistivity Measurement in a Granitic Area in Tamil Nadu

Abstract Views: 343  |  PDF Views: 141

Authors

N. C. Mondal
Aquifer Mapping Group, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, India
A. Bhuvaneswari Devi
Water and Environmental Division, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal 506 004, India
P. Anand Raj
Water and Environmental Division, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal 506 004, India
S. Ahmed
Aquifer Mapping Group, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad 500 007, India
K. V. Jayakumar
Water and Environmental Division, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal 506 004, India

Abstract


This article aims to establish an empirical relationship among geoelectrical properties of aquifer and hydrogeological parameters to estimate its hydraulic properties, and reduce the processes of pumping test, which are costly and time consuming. A total of 19 Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) data were collected using Schlumberger configuration in a granitic terrain in Tamil Nadu. The geographical parameters were analysed with IX1-D v.3 Interprex software. The pumping test conducted on nearby open wells was also used. A cross-correlation test was ascertained between hydraulic conductivity (K) and aquifer resistivity (ρ). It was found that hydraulic conductivity is best defined as an exponential function of aquifer resistivity. The field parameters, A = 20.235 and B = 0.012, of the function were optimized by using 'Solver', with the least SSQ (=7.82) and MARE (=0.816). It helped to estimate hydraulic parameters along with an empirical equation without pumping test data. The results emphasized the potential of surfacial resistivity survey in granitic area to determine aquifer properties where well information is not available.

Keywords


Field Parameters, Granitic Terrain, Geoelectrical Properties, Hydraulic Conductivity, Shallow Aquifer.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv111%2Fi3%2F524-534