ABSTRACT
Groundwater is the water that exists in pore spaces and fractures in rocks and sediments
beneath the water table. The need for groundwater has increased tremendously due to the
unavailability and the contamination of surface water bodies by the intrusion of saline water and
human activities.
· The geo-electric soundings were carried out in Eleme Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers
state in order to delineate the subsurface geo-electric layers and the depth to the aquifer unit for
groundwater development.
Ten (10) vertical electrical sounding stations were occupied within the study area using
the schlumberger electrode configuration. The Pasi Earth Resistivity Meter (l 6EL Model) was
used. The sounding curves were classified into five (5) curve types: KH, HKH, QHK, HKQH
and QQ curves. The quantitative interpretation of the geo-sounding curves by partial curve
matching and computer iteration revealed 5 geo-electric layers based on characteristic resistivity
ranges. The layers are; topsoil, lateritic sand, sand, coarse sand and clay. The major aquifer units
in the area are the sand and the coarse sand formations.
Virtually all the YES points are good for groundwater development, because of the dominant sand and coarse sand formations, which is the. major aquifer unit in the study area..
OLUWATOBI, O (2021). Geo-Electric Soundings For Groundwater Exploration In Part Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-Eastern Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/geo-electric-soundings-for-groundwater-exploration-in-part-of-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-eastern-nigeria
OLUWATOBI, ONAYEMI "Geo-Electric Soundings For Groundwater Exploration In Part Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-Eastern Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/geo-electric-soundings-for-groundwater-exploration-in-part-of-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-eastern-nigeria. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
OLUWATOBI, ONAYEMI . "Geo-Electric Soundings For Groundwater Exploration In Part Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-Eastern Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/geo-electric-soundings-for-groundwater-exploration-in-part-of-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-eastern-nigeria >.
OLUWATOBI, ONAYEMI . "Geo-Electric Soundings For Groundwater Exploration In Part Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-Eastern Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 30, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/geo-electric-soundings-for-groundwater-exploration-in-part-of-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-eastern-nigeria