Eletroresistividade aplicada à caracterização hidrogeológica para o abastecimento da cidade de São Domingos do Araguaia-Pará

Abstract

The use of geophysical methods (electrical, eletromagnetics and well logging) for groundwater exploration in many areas in the State of Pará has been possible due to a program of cooperation between the Fundação Nacional de Saúde and the Universidade Federal do Pará, in which the Department of Geophysics and the Graduate Programe in Geophysics are respossible for the research and techinical work. This thesis has been conducted under such program. Our objective in this work is to find geoelectrical criterious for caracterization of the subsurface geology for hydrogeological exploration, based on apparent resistivity, data observed in cristaline rock environment. First, we analysed the influence of some 2D structures on resistivity data using vertical electrical sounding with Schlumberger array. This study was carried out with the computer program SEV2D, developed in the Departament of Geophysics, based on the finites elements technique. The results show clearly the ambiguities which are obtained when 1D interpretation is used for two-dimentional geological environment. The pratical aspect of the thesis is concerned with the processing and interpretation of resistivity data obtained in São Domingos do Araguaia in the southeset of the State of Pará. The Schlumberger array was used in the vertical electrical sounding survey. By correlating the geophysical results with geological informations it was possible to define the best zones for groundwater exploration in the prospected area.