Borehole cylindrical noise during hole-surface and hole-hole resistivity measurements

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 289, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 78-94

  Osiensky, James L ^a   Nimmer, Robin ^a   Binley, Andrew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borehole effects; Electrical potentials; Fractured basalt aquifer; Ground water; Mise la masse; Model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SEDIMENTS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

BOREHOLE GEOMETRY; DRILLED BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLES;

AQUIFER; BASALT; BOREHOLE LOGGING; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FRACTURED MEDIUM;

EID: 1642401480     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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