Online Certification Course

Electrical Resistivity Imaging

With recent advances in ERI technology and software, practitioners are faced with numerous
choices in selecting acquisition and inversion parameters, some of which can affect results
substantially. Mistakes in field surveys and interpretation are common in ERT surveys.

The proposed certification course includes a review of the resistivity method followed by
instrumentation, survey techniques, data processing and interpretation methods. This course
covers the ERT method for practicing field surveyors that are currently involved in resistivity
surveys as well as in academic research.

Do you face any of the following challenges?

1. Inability to choose right data acquisition parameters
2. Failing to obtain data in difficult field conditions
3. Unable to get best results out of acquired data
4. Not able to bring RMS error within acceptable limits
5. Not able to process the data in 3D
6. Not able to interpret the resistivity section & translate it to geology

This course addresses all the above and more….

Topics:

1. Basics of Electrical Resistivity Method

a. Basic resistivity theory 1
b. Electrical properties of earth materials
c. 1-D resistivity surveys and inversion – applications, limitations and pitfalls
d. Basic inverse theory
e. 2-D model discretisation methods
 2. Designing a field survey
a. 2D Survey
b. 3D Survey
c. Depth of Investigation & Spread Length
d. Electrode Spacing & Resolution
3. Data Collection in Difficult Field Conditions
a. Stoney ground
b. Forest Area
c. Desert
d. Loose Top Soil
4. Survey Parameters
a. Electrode Contact Resistance
b. Stacking
c. Reciprocal Measurements
d. Pulse Duration
5. Forward Modelling
a. Basics of forward modelling
b. Practical training on RES2DMOD
6. Data Acquisition
a. 2D data acquisition
b. 3D data acquisition
7. Data processing
a. Setting inversion parameters
b. Sensitivity & Depth of Investigation
c. Removing outlier data
d. Reducing 2D RMS error
e. Practical training on RES2DMOD
f. Practical training on RES3DMOD
8. Data Interpretation
a. Converting resistivity model to geological model
b. Assigning geological layers in output model
9. Case Studies & Special Topics
a. 4D Electrical Resistivity Imaging
b. ERI across water bodies
c. ERI between boreholes

Above is a tentative list of topics to be covered. More topics will be added as per requirement
of attending participants.

Course Delivery:
1. LMS based course delivery. Convenience to go through course videos and course
material at a time of your choice, and at your own pace (for LMS registered
participants).
2. Live sessions also available. Recording of all live sessions will be available on your LMS
(for LMS registered participants).
3. Training Videos & Training Modules (Reading material) on LMS
 4. Membership of a member’s only Facebook group for interaction within the group
members on various aspects of ERI.
5. Email/ online support
6. Certificate from AF Academy on completion of course

Who Should Attend?

This will help professionals, engineers and geo-scientists dealing with sub-surface
investigation. The program is designed for new as well as experienced users of geophysics.
The program will also help project owners hiring services of geophysical surveys, enabling
them understand capabilities and limitations of the method and derive maximum return on
their investment on a geophysical survey.

Course Facilitators
Course will be conducted by a team lead by Dr Sanjay Rana.

Dr Rana a professional geophysicist, with 31 years of work

experience. He graduated in 1990 as Gold Medallist from
University of Roorkee (Now IIT-Roorkee) completing M.
Tech. (Applied Geophysics). Since then, he has carried out
geophysical investigations for more than 2000 projects
including projects in India, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Singapore,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Bhutan, Kuwait, etc.

Dr Rana has the privilege of pioneering use of near-surface

geophysics in India (private sector) in 1995.

He is invited regularly to training geophysicists on the latest techniques by various

departments and organizations. Also invited as a trainer for geophysics applications by
companies located abroad, and has conducted training in Singapore, Saudi Arab, Bahrain,
Kuwait, UAE, etc.

Investment
Option-1: A nominal fee of INR 6,000 or USD 120 (plus GST) is applicable. The fee includes
access to complete course through LMS (Learning Management System), participation in live
sessions (optional), email support, and certification by AF Academy on course completion.
Registration is online at https://hmz.io/AFAERT

Option-2: A nominal fee of INR 1,000 or USD 20 (plus GST) is applicable for LIVE only sessions.
This course can be attended during the live sessions only. Session recordings will not be
available for viewing. Session presentations and notes shall be available to download.
Registration is online at https://hmz.io/ERTLIVE

For bulk registrations, please email at info@aquafoundation.in or WhatsApp at +91-

9818568825
 Session Plan

(Start date is tentatively July 2, 2021 and final date will be communicated to registered
participants)

• Session-1 Basics of Electrical Resistivity Method

• Session-2 Designing a field survey
• Session-3 Data Collection in Difficult Field Conditions
• Session-4 Survey Parameters
• Session-5 Forward Modelling
• Session-6 Data Acquisition
• Session-7 Data processing
• Session-8 Data Interpretation
• Session-9 Case Studies & Special Topics

Other sessions will be added based on requests of course participants.

Notes:
• For LIVE delivery, one or more sessions can be clubbed together
• LIVE sessions will be spaced at 2-week interval
• All the sessions videos, reading material and notes will be available at LMS which
course participant can go through at a time of their convenience (for LMS based
registrations only)
• It’s not mandatory to attend the LIVE sessions for LMS based registrations.
Participants can send their questions by email after going through lectures on LMS