Exploration for groundwater aquifers, using vertical electrical sounding (VES)‎ method, in Wad Hamid area-River Nile State, Sudan

الملخص EN

Geo-electrical measurements using the Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) method was utilized in determining aquifer characteristics of Wad Hamid area.

Three geologic units wererecognized in the area; Quaternary deposits, CretaceousSandstoneFormation and the Basement Complex rocks.

122 VES using the Schlumberger configuration were acquired for the study area.

A maximum half electrode spacing of 900 m was utilized for data acquisition.

All these soundings were processed using IX1Dsoftware.

Geo-electric sections were constructedfrom which the aquiferous layers were delineated.Hydraulic parameters (hydraulic conductivity and transmissibility) were computed at the existing borehole and VES sites.