Title
Joint application of geophysical methods and Direct Push-soil gas surveys for the improved delineation of buried fault zones
Date Issued
01 July 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Schütze C.
Vienken T.
Werban U.
Dietrich P.
Leven C.
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris,
Abstract
This study provides an example of fault structure delineation using both geophysical measurements and soil-gas surveys. Seismic refraction and electrical resistivity tomography investigations were performed in combination with Direct Push (DP) soil gas concentration measurements, with the main objective being the characterization of an assumed permeable fault structure which is covered by sediments that are over 20m thick. Geophysical methods were used to locate a potential fault zone and to provide an insight into the structural features of the covering sediments. Methods for quantifying the soil-gas concentration were applied to evaluate the permeability of the fault zone. The positioning of gas sampling points was based on results of a geophysical survey undertaken beforehand. Gas sampling was performed using DP-technology to obtain concentration profiles for the inert gas Radon-222 and its carrier gas CO 2 along the profile at different depths. Joint interpretation of the spatial distribution of geogenic gases and results from the geophysical survey allowed us to produce a representative model image of the fault structure consisting of two fault branches. Based on this image, it was possible to interpret the observed gas concentration patterns. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Start page
129
End page
136
Volume
82
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84861526529
Source
Journal of Applied Geophysics
ISSN of the container
09269851
Sponsor(s)
This research was carried out within the frame of the joint research project “EGS Technology Development” — support code 0325040B. Financial support provided by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) is gratefully acknowledged. We would like to offer special thanks to all who gave technical assistance during the field work and to Christopher Higgins for proof reading. Furthermore, we would like to thank Dr. Heiko Woith and one anonymous reviewer for their helpful and invaluable comments.
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