Research Catalog

Title

Electrical methods in geophysical prospecting, by George V. Keller and Frank C. Frischknecht.

Author

Keller, George V. (George Vernon), 1927-

Publication

Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press [1966]

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Details

Additional Authors

Frischknecht, Frank C.

Description

vii, 519 pages illustrations, maps; 23 cm.

Series Statement

International series of monographs in electromagnetic waves, v. 10

Uniform Title

International series of monographs on electromagnetic waves ; v. 10.

Subject

• Electric prospecting
• Geophysik
• Metodos Eletrostaticos

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Contents

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIALS: Conductivity of metals -- Conductivity of electronic semiconductors -- Solid electrolytes -- Solid conduction in rocks -- Conduction in water bearing rocks -- Description of a geoelectric section -- Resistivity summary -- Dielectric constant and electric polarization -- Magnetic permeability -- ELECTRICAL WELL LOGGING: Single electrode resistance logs -- Spacing logs -- Focussed current logs -- Micrologging -- Induction logging -- Calculation of geoelectric parameters from electric logs -- GALVANIC RESISTIVITY METHODS: Instrumentation -- Apparent resistivity -- Homogeneous anisotropic earth Potential -- The single overburden problem -- Logarithmic curve matching -- Interpretation of two layer curves by asymptotes -- Accuracy of two layer curve matching -- Interpretation of resistivity soundings when there are more than two horizontal boundaries -- Summary interpretation of sounding curves -- Resistivity profiling -- Apparent resistivity about structures of arbitrary shape -- Summary resistivity profiling -- MAGNETO TELLURIC RESISTIVITY METHOD: The magneto telluric field -- Behavior of plane wave electromagnetic fields in the earth -- Instrumentation used in measuring the magneto telluric field -- Interpretation of magneto telluric data -- TELLURIC CURRENT METHODS: Theory for the telluric current method -- Analysis of telluric current measurements -- INDUCTION METHODS: Instrumentation -- Primary fields -- Model studies -- Depth sounding methods -- Horizontal profiling -- Airborne methods -- RADIO WAVE METHODS: INDUCED POLARIZATION: Electrode polarization and overvoltage -- Electrolytic polarization -- Electrokinetic polarization -- Measurement of induced polarization on rock samples -- Induced polarization measurements in drill holes -- Induced polarization field surveys -- Interpretation of induced polarization surveys.

ISBN

• 008011525X
• 9780080115252
• 008011528X (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

66012653

OCLC

• ocm00840776
• 840776
• SCSB-308228

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library