An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes
The study of groundwater potentials of the Owutu-Ogbu area, Southeastern Nigeria, has been carried out to delineate its availability of water. A geological study revealed that two main rock types, sandstone and shale, characterize the study area. The shale does not yield enough water, while the sand...
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| author | Casmir C.Z. Akaolisa Okechukwu Agbasi Osita C. Okeke Stephen Okechukwu |
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| description | The study of groundwater potentials of the Owutu-Ogbu area, Southeastern Nigeria, has been carried out to delineate its availability of water. A geological study revealed that two main rock types, sandstone and shale, characterize the study area. The shale does not yield enough water, while the sandy area is the water-bearing zone. The sandstone outcrop trends N 55°E, dipping 160°SE with a dip of 60°, which facilitates the downward water motion by gravity. The presence of highly fractured and jointed sandstone is another attribute of the porous Afikpo sandstone in the Owutu-Amaigbo area. All the sample sizes are moderately sorted and moderately well sorted, with the exception of the sample at 120 ft. that is poorly sorted. At 90 ft., the sample is strongly positively skewed at 30 ft., 120 ft., 180 ft., and at the surface. At 60 ft., 150 ft., and 210 ft., they are nearly symmetrical. The samples are very coarse sand, except at 30 ft. and 210 ft. From the VES data, the aquifers were delineated between layers 3 and 4, ranging in depth from 50 to 60 m. Proper grain size analysis and VES interpretation show that a feasible borehole can be drilled at the southern end of the N 55°E trending sandy ridge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41acee43c9fe4232b371f11a49e996a82022-12-22T04:41:31ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.HydroResearch2589-75782022-01-0158598An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholesCasmir C.Z. Akaolisa0Okechukwu Agbasi1Osita C. Okeke2Stephen Okechukwu3Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, NigeriaDepartment of Physics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria; Corresponding author.Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, NigeriaDepartment of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, NigeriaThe study of groundwater potentials of the Owutu-Ogbu area, Southeastern Nigeria, has been carried out to delineate its availability of water. A geological study revealed that two main rock types, sandstone and shale, characterize the study area. The shale does not yield enough water, while the sandy area is the water-bearing zone. The sandstone outcrop trends N 55°E, dipping 160°SE with a dip of 60°, which facilitates the downward water motion by gravity. The presence of highly fractured and jointed sandstone is another attribute of the porous Afikpo sandstone in the Owutu-Amaigbo area. All the sample sizes are moderately sorted and moderately well sorted, with the exception of the sample at 120 ft. that is poorly sorted. At 90 ft., the sample is strongly positively skewed at 30 ft., 120 ft., 180 ft., and at the surface. At 60 ft., 150 ft., and 210 ft., they are nearly symmetrical. The samples are very coarse sand, except at 30 ft. and 210 ft. From the VES data, the aquifers were delineated between layers 3 and 4, ranging in depth from 50 to 60 m. Proper grain size analysis and VES interpretation show that a feasible borehole can be drilled at the southern end of the N 55°E trending sandy ridge.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589757822000075AquiferOutcrops trendsParticle sizeSandstone |
| spellingShingle | Casmir C.Z. Akaolisa Okechukwu Agbasi Osita C. Okeke Stephen Okechukwu An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes HydroResearch Aquifer Outcrops trends Particle size Sandstone |
| title | An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes |
| title_full | An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes |
| title_short | An assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes |
| title_sort | assessment of the groundwater potentials of the farm with preliminary geophysical method and grain size analysis prior to the drilling of boreholes |
| topic | Aquifer Outcrops trends Particle size Sandstone |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589757822000075 |
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