The University of British Columbia

Course Description

Using geophysics to characterize the Earth's subsurface for resource exploration, engineering, environmental, and other tasks. Data acquisition, processing, inversion, and interpretation of individual and multiple surveys, including electrical, electromagnetic, seismic, gravity, and magnetic methods.

UBC Calendar

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Learning Goals

under development

Instructors

Dr. Felix J. Herrmann

Textbook

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Course Content

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• Course syllabus

 

Background Mathematics

• Math Background 1.0 Delta functions
• Math Background 1.1 Green's Functions

Gravity Notes

• Gravity 1.0 forward modelling 
• Gravity 2.0 data reduction
• Gravity 2.1 survey errors

Inverse Theory

• Inverson Basics 1.0
• Overview 1.0
• Discretization 2.0

 

Magnetics

• Dipole fields
• Magnetization
• Measurements
• Inversion
• Self-demagnetization

Potential Fields Processing

• Processing Potential Fields Data 

 

DC Resistivity and IP

• Ward Review Paper
• Zonge Review Paper

 

Electromagnetics

• Fundamentals
• Some Notes for 1D EM induction
• Tutorial Paper West and Macnae
• Response Functions
• Power Point EM Presentation
• Study Guidance for EM 

Tutorial Papers

• Inversion Tutorial
• Applied Geophysical Inversion for Mineral Exploration 

 

Case History for Gravity Surveys

•  Time-Lapse Gravity for acquifer storage Davis Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• 4D Volcano Gravimetry Battaglia Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• Geothermal reservoir monitoring Sugihara Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• Gravity for aquifer wells Pool Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• Gravity Monitor CO2 sequestration Gasperikova Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• Herring_Dynamic Gravity TLE March 2006.pdf
• Microgravity for mine cavities StylesFirst Break May 2006.pdf
• Monitoring Acquifer recharge Chapman Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• Monitoring gas production time lapse gravimetry Alnes Geophysics Nov 2008.pdf
• Pawlowski Gravity Continental Edge 2008 TLE.pdf
• Relative Bougue anomaly TLE Sept 2004.pdf

 

Case Histories for Magnetics

• Borehole Magnetic Navigation
• Constrained Inversion (Gravity/Magnetics)
• Data Processing for Archeology
• Magnetic derivatives for structural mapping
• Magnetic Gradiometer Tensor
• Magnetic Map of the World
• Magnetic Remanence Constraints on Inversion
• Processing Gradient Data using tensors

 

Case Histories for DC Resistivity and Induced Polarization

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Laboratory Exercises 

• Mesh tutorial
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Lecture Topics

Topics:

• Gravity surveys, processing, inversion and interpretation
• Magnetic surveys, processing, inversion and interpretation
• Physical properties and geology
• Fourier processing of potential field data
• DC resistivity and IP methods
• Frequency domain electromagnetics for applied geophysics
• Time domain electromagnetic for applied geophysics

 

Labs

Laboratory Topics

• 3D modelling of gravity fields
• 3D inversion of gravity data
• Modelling and inverion of magnetic data
• Fourier processing of potential field data
• 2D modelling and inversion of DC resistivity data
• 2D modelling and inversion of IP data
• 3D forward modelling of frequency domain EM data
• 3D forward modellling of time domain EM data
• Unexploded ordnance discrimination
• Multi-survey interpretation for mineral exploration