Nicole Shivers
Literature
Previous work done in the Reno area
Electrical Resistivity Studies to Delimit Zones of Acceptable Ground Water Quality, Ringstad,
Clyde A., Bugenig, Dole C., https://info.ngwa.org/GWOL/pdf/842432740.PDF
This paper covered a resistivity study in the Spanish Springs Valley area in Reno Nevada looking
for ground water, the method used was the Schlumberger electrode configuration. Four
possible drill sites were found.
Shallow Geophysical Investigations on the Redfield Campus,
Steamboat Hills, Nevada—Phase One Results
L. Huebner, G. Oppliger, T. Van Gundy, N. Mankhemthong, J. McDonald,
W. Robertson, J. Shoffner, G. Johnson, and A. Murtagh
The University of Nevada, Reno
While this study is not directly related to the exact area of our study I thought it was worth a
read. The study was conducted in the Redfield campus of UNR and was also interested in
finding and mapping faults.
http://www.unr.edu/geothermal/pdffiles/2007GRCHuebnerOppligerVanGundyetal.pdf
Induced polarization (resistivity) and magnetic surveys of altered Tertiary volcanic rocks near Reno,
Nevada, by John W. Erwin, 1975.
I need to read this one
Methods:
The resistivity study was conduct by a primary team of four individuals Katie Ryan, Aimee,
Justin and Nicole Shivers over a four day period. The area where the survey was conducted was
preselected by Dr, John Louie professor of geophysics at University of Nevada, Reno. Dr, Louie
selected the areas to coincide with seismic surveys being conducted simultaneously. The area
of interest was along the river on either side of a known fault as well as along Manzanita lane;
in attrition one resistivity study was done in Hidden Valley Nevada. The setting along the river
was not ideal to conduct resistive studies due to the numerous power lines running over head
as well as several city access panels for piping along the transect route along the river. The
Werner array was the primary method used with an “A” spacing of 6.18meters, in order to
obtain the correct “A” spacing the first day of the field study was used to determine which
spacing would be best for an accurate sounding. In order to determine the correct “A” spacing
along the length of the transect several different spacing’s were used then graphed with the
6.18 meter spacing showing the best detail. Along with the primary team conducting the
survey other teams from the applied geophysics class ran the survey at different times. The
secondary teams used both the Werner array and the Schlumberger array along the river. The
secondary team lead by Josh Michaels reported the Schlumberger array was not effect in
creating the necessary data for an accurate reading.