Mapping depths of groundwater level architecture: implications on modest groundwater level declines and failures of boreholes in sedimentary environs

• Autorzy: George N. J. , Ekanem A. M. , Thomas J. E. , Ekong S. A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s11600-021-00663-w

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Due to financial wherewithal, only shallow wells, which are extremely prone to seasonal groundwater decline, are constructed in the study area. Generally, new groundwater wells are designed to follow the criteria of the old wells, which may be vulnerable to substantial groundwater depletion through water-level decline. Going by this, newer groundwater wells constructed near older ones are 100% susceptible to the uninvestigated depletion associated with the older ones. The method used integrates vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique employing the Schlumberger electrode configuration, which measured the resistivity of geologic layers, depths and thickness with hydrogeological information, which constrained the VES interpretation. The aim was to check the spread of groundwater depth–water table ratios for the shallow aquifers. The 1-D resistivity analysis shows that the topsoil/motley topsoil has resistivity ranging from 71.8 to 1964.1 Ωm and mean 586.9 Ωm, while its depth ranges between 0.5 and 11.3 m with mean value of 2.8 m. In layer 2, while the resistivity spans between 71.3 and 1488.6 Ωm with mean value 444.6 Ωm, the depth and thickness, respectively, have a range and mean value of 2.0–170.4 m and 41.9 m and 3.4–112.2 m and 41.0 m. The third layer resistivity ranges from 7.5 to 2332.5 Ωm with mean value of 797.2 m. The depth of burial and the thickness of the third layer, respectively, have mean of 63.0 m and 74.6 m and range of 40.3–106.3 m and 50.1–115.6 m. The fourth layer penetrated by current at 150 m half of current electrode separation has undefined thickness and depth with respective resistivity range and mean of 25.3–2385.3 Ωm and 508.4 Ωm. Based on the resistivity results and nearby borehole data, sizeable numbers of borehole in the area have depths (between 40 and 80 m) that are remarkably greater than the water table depths (1.4–37.6 m). A few boreholes have depths that are sparingly greater than water levels and by the present climate change; they are not likely to be depleted by virtue of water-level declines as the well depth–water table depth ratios are still sustainable to ward of the depletion associated with water-level decline. The results indicate the spatial spread of shallow hydrogeological units as well as the water-level architecture, which is believed to provide useful information that will complement lithological logs while planning for newer groundwater well development in the area.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

water table; water depth; water column; groundwater-level architecture; lithological units

PL

zwierciadło wody; głębokość wody

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 69, no. 5
• Strony: 1919--1932
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz.

Twórcy

autor

George N. J.

• Department of Physics (Geophysics Research Group), Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat Enin LGA, Uyo PMB 1162, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-9771

autor

Ekanem A. M.

• Department of Physics (Geophysics Research Group), Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat Enin LGA, Uyo PMB 1162, Nigeria

autor

Thomas J. E.

• Department of Physics (Geophysics Research Group), Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat Enin LGA, Uyo PMB 1162, Nigeria

autor

Ekong S. A.

• Department of Physics (Geophysics Research Group), Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat Enin LGA, Uyo PMB 1162, Nigeria

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