SEGJ Technical Conference


Three-dimensional survey at the oil contaminated field


Abstract
Oil contamination originated from mineral oil spill causes serious problems such as ground water contamination. When we consider the problem of environmental assessment and the environmental risk evaluation, it is essential to grasp the area of contamination and concentration of contaminants. For such objectives, geophysical survey method could be useful especially because of its nondestructive characteristics. However, in our country, geophysical surveys have not been applied to the area so frequently. In the present paper, we then describe results of the ground penetrating radar survey applied to a field contaminated by mineral oil spill. We then compare the results with the direct measurement results obtained by cancers built in a direct push type penetrating probe.