Radiowave and gas-emanation control of objects in the fuel and energy sector in the zones of natural and anthropogenic risks

Abstract

Radiowave and gas-emanation geophysical methods have long been used to study the upper segment of a geological section, i.e., at the depths of the first tens of meters. This work deals with the improvement of these methods and the accuracy of the results of works due to the use of the new techniques and technology of other electrical prospecting methods. A complex of geophysical and geochemical methods based on studying the Earth’s radio fields (the ERF method) and the emanation fields of radon or other gases in the soil (EM) has been developed and widely tested. The proposed methods were tested during the study of the zones of natural and anthropogenic risks (landslides, karsts, etc.) at fuel and energy-sector objects (pipelines, their construction sites, etc.). They can be used to solve other engineering and hydrogeological tasks related to the upper segment of a geological section.