REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS AT IKOT NAKANDA, AKPABUYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

24 PAGES (4392 WORDS) Applied Geophysics Paper

Geophysical field school is an annual academic camping exercise that is aimed at exposing students to the practical aspects of geophysics. It is a three (3) credit hour course for third year students of applied geophysics aimed at educating students on the handling of geophysical equipment and the rudiments of data acquisition, processing and interpretation.

This year’s field school was held at Ikot Nakanda and its environs, in Akpabuyo locall government area of Cross River State. It was held between 18th and 24th of May, 2014. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DAY


1:
Reconnaissance


Survey of the study Area

DAY


2:
Seismic


Mapping of the subsurface using the ES-3000 24 channel Seismograph.

Coordinating


Lecturer:
Dr. Victor I. Obianwu


DAY


3:
Investigation


of subsurface anomalies using an optical module GPR with 1m separation.

Coordinating


lecturer:
Dr. Anthony M. George

DAY


4:

SURVEY 1: Operation


of the proton precision magnetometer using the simple loop method

SURVEY 2: Operation


of the Gamma-Ray spectrometer

Coordinating lecturers: Dr.


Anthony A. Okiwelu; Mr. Ibor

DAY


5:



Geoelectric mapping of Akwa Ikot Idem Community using the VES and ERT


techniques

Coordinating



lecturers:
Dr. Anthony Akpan; Mr. Stephen Ekwok