Chapter 1: Introduction (2 hours)
Concept of physical properties of the earth, scale of investigation, application of
geophysical exploration
Chapter 2: Gravity survey (6 hours)
Density, gravity anomaly of geological objects, gravitometer, gravity gradiometry,
correction of gravity data, gravity data modelling and inversion
Chapter 3: Magnetic survey (6 hours)
Magnetic susceptibility, induced and remnant magnetization, earth’ s magnetic field,
magnetometer, magnetic data modelling and inversion
Chapter 4: Electrical resistivity tomography (6 hours)
Electrical resistivity, electrostatic problem and solution, ERT survey method, induced
polarization, data modelling and inversion
Chapter 5: Electromagnetic exploration (10 hours)
EM induction, frequency and time domain methods, magnetotelluric, airborne EM,
surface/borehole method, marine EM, EM data modelling and inversion
Chapter 6: Geophysical well logging (6 hours)
Electrical, induction, acoustic and radioactive well logging, application of well logging
in oil/gas industry
Chapter 7: Geophysical inversion (4 hours)
Data processing, data uncertainty, numerical modelling and imaging
Chapter 8: Integrated geophysical approach (8 hours)
Case studies in groundwater exploration, mineral exploration, hydrocarbon exploration,
environment problems, joint inversion