On the relationship between induced polarization and surface conductivity: Implications for petrophysical interpretation of electrical measurements

Geophysics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Weller, Andreas ^a   Slater, Lee ^b   Nordsiek, Sven ^c  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; IONS; PETROPHYSICS; POLARIZATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; INTERCONNECTED PORES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PETROPHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

INDUCED POLARIZATION LOGGING;

DATA INTERPRETATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; INDUCED POLARIZATION; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SALINITY; SANDSTONE; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

EID: 84887699415     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/GEO2013-0076.1     Document Type: Article

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