Studying the occurrence of natural gas hydrates (NGHs) is of profound significance for NGH exploration. The evaluation of the NGH saturation mainly relies on the Archie equation using the electrical parameters of rocks. The key to accurately calculating the NGH saturation is to select corresponding values of rock electrical parameters for different geological environments, especially the porosity index (m) and the saturation index (n). However, it is still a challenge to select the optimal m and n values for NGH evaluation in resistivity logging. To ascertain the relevant resistivity regularity of NGHs and the determination method of rock electrical parameter values in the Archie equation, this study systematically reviewed relevant references and summarized the resistivity influencing factors of NGHs. Moreover, this study analyzed the influencing factors for the accurate evaluation of the NGH saturation based on the Archie equation. Accordingly, this study generalized the resistivity characteristics of NGH-bearing sediments and proposed the application research direction of the Archie equation.

The northeastern margin of the Linyi uplift is located at the eastern end of the Luxi Block and immediately adjacent to the Yishu fault in the east. The main structural framework of the study area is controlled by the NE-trending Tangwu-Gegou fault and the NW-trending Mengshan fault. Covered by the Cenozoic sediments, the boundaries of main tectonic units in the study area are almost all concealed, and it is necessary to further investigate the change in the strike of the eastern end of the Mengshan fault as well as the distribution of the angular unconformity along the northern boundary of the Linyi uplift. Using the latest 1:50,000 high-precision gravity data, this study mainly investigated the positions and intersection relationships of the boundaries of tectonic units based on the qualitative analysis of gravity field, the interpretation of multiple gravity potential field conversion, and the division scheme of geotectonic units in Shandong Province. The analysis results are as follows. The Mengshan fault at the junction of the Mengshan uplift and the Pingyi sag transitions from the NW trending to nearly-EW trending in the east of Bancheng Town, significantly cuts the NE-trending Tangwu-Gegou fault, and shows a NW-trending turn to the east again. The angular unconformity at the junction of the Linyi uplift and the Pingyi sag neither ends in the Mengshan fault in the north nor turns southward but extends to the Tangwu-Gegou fault in the east. This unconformity also controls the southern boundary of the Pingyi sag, making the NW-trending banded gravity anomalies of the sag turn eastward. Consequently, the boot-shaped low-value gravity anomalies were formed in the study area. Based on the high-precision gravity boundary identification, this study determined the fault system and tectonic division of the northeastern margin of the Linyi uplift, providing high-precision gravity data for the basic geological study in the study area and laying a good foundation for further mineral geological survey.

As resource exploration deepens and becomes increasingly difficult,improving the imaging precision and the reservoir prediction accuracy under a complex tectonic setting has become a top priority of research.The full waveform inversion (FWI) method developed in recent years can be applied to complex geological structures.This method can reveal structural details in a complex geological setting using the dynamic and kinematic information in the pre-stack seismic wave field.However,this method involves many research elements such as model parameterization,building of inverse error function,data preprocessing,numerical simulation of wavelengths,and wavelet estimation.Thus,its development is bound to be a long-term gradual improvement process.The FWI method has been applied to actual observation data with the development of theory and computer technology.This study introduced the principle and processing flow of the FWI method and summarized its development history and its application status in marine and onshore seismic data,and deep seismic reflection data.Accordingly, this study presented the current application bottlenecks,data processing difficulties, and challenges of deep-crustal inversion imaging for subsequent research and application of the FWI method.

This study summarized the progress and major application performance of gravity and magnetic techniques for onshore hydrocarbon exploration in China in recent years.By combining the research results of the authors,this study elucidated the new progress made in the gravity and magnetic techniques for hydrocarbon exploration from the prospect of acquisition,processing,interpretation,and application and sorted the application performance of these techniques in key fields including deep targets,complex areas,and volcanic rocks.Moreover,this study future analyzed the demand for the gravity and magnetic techniques for hydrocarbon exploration.By combining the new trends of gravity and magnetic exploration techniques at home and abroad,this study proposed the development direction and application prospect of gravity and magnetic techniques for oil and gas in deep strata and igneous rocks in complex areas.The results of this study show that significant progress has been made in gravity and magnetic exploration techniques,which play an important role in supporting the current hydrocarbon exploration.It is expected to develop high-precision and high-density gravity and magnetic exploration techniques and gravity-gravity-electricity-seismic collaborative innovation techniques.

The edge depth of geological body plays a crucial role in the semi-quantitative interpretation of gravity and magnetic potential field exploration. At present, the main inversion methods of geological body edge depth mainly include Werner deconvolution method, analytical signal amplitude method, local wave number method, Tilt-depth method, Euler deconvolution method and curvature attribute inversion method. These methods all have problems of solution selection, stability and adaptability. This paper mainly studies the adaptability of different types of data and models. Through basic principle analysis and model test, the results show that Werner deconvolution method and Euler deconvolution method are applicable to the most types of data sources, followed by curvature attribute, and Tilt-depth is the least; Werner deconvolution method, Euler deconvolution method and curvature attribute methods can adapt to many models, the Tilt-depth is least. For gravity data, the analytical signal amplitude of the first vertical derivative as the data source is applicable to all methods. For magnetic data, the analytical signal amplitude as data source is applicable to all methods. At the same time, it is suggested that other scholars should follow the following principles when using these methods to invert the edge depth of the two-dimensional body: It is recommended that Werner deconvolution is preferred, followed by curvature attribute and Euler deconvolution. The gravity data source of Werner deconvolution method and Euler deconvolution method is recommended to use the horizontal derivative of the first vertical derivative, and the magnetic data source is recommended to use the horizontal derivative. The gravity data source of curvature attribute method is recommended to use the analytical signal amplitude of the first vertical derivative, and the magnetic data source is recommended to use the analytical signal amplitude. In addition, based on the above research conclusions, some suggestions on the future research directions of the solution screening, stability and adaptability of the edge depth inversion are given.

The artificial source electromagnetic method is an important technique for deep resource exploration. The key challenge is to improve the depth and precision of detection through innovative technology. The detection mode of electromagnetic methods is evolving from far-field to near-field, and the study of near-source electromagnetic methods has become an international research frontier in recent years. Building on the recent advancements in wide-field electromagnetic methods and multi-channel transient electromagnetic methods, the short-offset transient electromagnetic method (SOTEM) has been further developed and proposed. The distinguishing features of SOTEM are its stronger signals and wider bandwidth, which are advantageous for achieving the detection requirements of greater depth and higher precision. This special issue presents eight articles covering the methods, techniques, software, and applications of SOTEM, providing strong support for the growing need for high-resolution subsurface detection.

This study explored the geothermal resources in Yueliangwan, Binhai County, Jiangsu Province using the controlled source audio-frequency magnetotellurics (CSAMT) method and the wide-field electromagnetic method. Through the auxiliary correction of near-field and transition-field curves, as well as the inversion based on the CSAMT data, this study obtained the electrical structure information of underground geothermal resources in the Binhai port. Meanwhile, this study acquired the information on the underground geometric structure using the microtremor exploration method. By comprehensively analyzing the interpretation results of three kinds of geophysical data, this study obtained the geothermal model of the study area and determined the locations of the anomalies. A geothermal well with a depth of 2 919 m was drilled in the study area, obtaining water yield of 2 171 m³/d with a water temperature of 51 ℃. The high consistency between the results from the comprehensive geophysical exploration and the geological and geothermal well data indicates that the comprehensive geophysical exploration method can improve the reliability of geothermal exploration results.

Laochang, Lancang, Yunnan is one of the most important polymetallic mining areas in the southern part of Sanjiang Tethys metallogenic belt. After years of mining, the shallow resources are nearly exhausted. In recent years, granite porphyry and porphyry polymetallic mineralization have been newly discovered in the deep part of the mining area, highlighting the prospecting potential of deep polymetallic deposits. In order to trace the occurrence of deep ore-controlling strata and structures in the study area and help to make a breakthrough in deep ore prospecting, high-power induced polarization method and audio magnetotelluric method were implemented to image the deep structure situated. Results obtained from the inversion of the measured induced polarization and electromagnetic data recuperated the distribution of induced polarization anomalies and the characteristics of deep electrical structure within the study area. Combined with the available regional geological settings, the main conclusions are as follows: The low resistance and high polarization anomalies in the northwest of the survey area are deeply related to the surface ferromanganese, silver manganese, and deep polymetallic mineralization, and the high resistance and high polarization anomalies in the middle and east of the survey area are in good agreement with the deep polymetallic mineralization. The upper Carboniferous limestone and dolomite strata are thick in the west and thin in the east, with the west strata dipping to SW and the east strata overlying the Yiliu Formation of the lower Carboniferous. The concealed granite porphyry dips in NE direction, and the coupling part between its deep 2 300~2 800 m horizontal section and deep fault is a favorable area for deep polymetallic mineralization. Notably, joint interpretation yielded from the high-power induced polarization method and the audio magnetotelluric method applied improved the reliability of deep polymetallic ore detection and provided more information of positioning the subsequent drilling layout.

Ji'nan possesses highly abundant geothermal resources, which are hosted by Ordovician-Cambrian karst-fissured geothermal reservoirs and Neogene-Paleogene clastic pore-fissure geothermal reservoirs. The geothermal exploration in this study focuses on the Ordovician-Cambrian karst fissured geothermal reservoirs in Daqiao Town in northern Ji'nan. Through geophysical profile measurements, this study aims to identify the distributions of strata and fault structures and the burial depths of geothermal reservoirs, infer the attitudes and spatial morphologies of fault structures associated with heat control and conduction, delineate the target area for geothermal well construction, and conduct drilling verification in the favorable underground water-rich position. Building on the collected data, this study interpreted and inferred the fault structures in the study area and comparatively analyzed the water-bearing properties by employing direct-current sounding, controlled source audio magnetotellurics, and magnetotelluric survey. A geothermal exploration and production combined well was constructed in a favorable position of the geothermal target area, manifesting a completion depth of 1 532.06 m, a static-water burial depth of 13.03 m, a wellhead water temperature of 50.1 ℃, a water yield of 132.998 m³/h, and a dropdown depth of 18.27 m.

The Dashui gold deposit in Maqu County,Gansu Province is a typical mine of the western Qinling region.Owing to continuous mining,many mined-out areas have been formed at different depths below high and steep slopes No.5 and 9,causing local surface collapse and major safety hazards.According to the requirements for environmental protection and safety,there is an urgent need to determine the spatial distribution of concealed collapse to effectively prevent geological disasters.Using the opposing coils transient electromagnetic method (OCTEM),this study conducted the fine-scale interpretation of the anomalies on the typical sections of the exploration area.Based on this,as well as the comprehensive analysis of the hydrogeological data and basic geological data of the exploration area,this study determined the transparent and three-dimensional distribution of the concealed collapse of the Dashui gold deposit.The results of this study show that the subsurface investigation of mined-out areas using the OCTEM can effectively reveal the lithologic and electrical characteristics of concealed strata in mined-out areas.Moreover,the significantly different physical properties between mined-out areas and surrounding rocks can be used to effectively identify the locations and basic morphologies of subsurface mined-out areas.The data on the boundary characteristic points of the mined-out areas on geophysical profiles with multiple exploration lines and three-dimensional modeling allow for the three-dimensional visualization of the spatial morphology of the mined-out areas.The application performance of the OCTEM,along with three-dimensional modeling,provides a technical basis for mine restoration and safety evaluation,thus effectively serving the construction of digital mines.

In geoscientific field, the essential object of all the research problems is the physical world which is derived from the crust-mantle interaction and has deeply influenced globally the environment and resources. The metallogenic geochemical theory believes that the metallogenic materials are the internal factors for the metallogenic system to influence the metallogenic process, and taking metallogenic materials as the main body to study the problems of metallogenic materials and metallogenic processes is the basic meaning of the metallogenic geochemical theory, and the core subject of the studies of metallogenic rules and theories. During the mineralization process of metallogenic system, metallogenic materials formed into metallogenic series of corresponding scale. This paper outlines several scientific topics of the metallogenic geochemical studies, among which, the topic of global metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of the series of metallogenic regions, provinces and belts formed by metallogenic materials in the context of global metallogenic process; the topic of regional metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of ore field series in the context of regional metallogenic process; the topic of ore field metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of mineral deposit series in the context of ore field metallogenic process; the topic of mineral deposit metallogenic system mainly studies the metallogenic processes and relations of ore-body series in the context of mineral deposit metallogenic process. The basic research ideas concerning above mentioned studies are discussed in this paper, including the metallogenic materials' geneses and sources, migration and evolution, differentiation and concentration, as well as the zoning relations of each level's metallogenic system and series of the world during the metallogenic processes. The purpose is to summary the metallogenic rules, explore the metallogenic mechanism and guide the mineral resources exploration. Supported by modern technologies and methods of IT(information technology), modeling and AI(artificial intelligence), the metallogenic geochemical theory uses the earth system scientific ideas to study the problems of metallogenic system and metallogenic series, construct the theoretical framework for metallogenic geochemical research, and provide a theoretical basis for the mineral resources exploration, evaluation and development technics and methods.

The Luoning area is located at the junction of the Xiaoshan Uplift and the Luoning Basin and falls into the Quaternary shallow overburden area. Large-scale silver-lead-zinc deposits such as Laoliwan and Zhonghe have been discovered in this area, and their formation is closely related to the acidic plutons controlled by fault structures. This study investigated the distribution of fault structures and acidic plutons based on the processing of 1:50000 gravity and magnetic data using the minimum curvature potential field separation technique, the normalized vertical derivative of the total horizontal derivative (NVDR-THDR) technique, the correlation analysis method, and the three-dimensional physical property inversion. The study results are as follows: (1) The Luoning area is affected by the NW-, NE-, and EW-trending structures; (2) Centering on the Laoliwan area, multiple sets of faults present a ring-shaped distribution with a radius of 6.5 km; (3) Multiple concealed plutons were discovered, and the boundaries of Laoliwan and Zhonghe plutons were re-determined; (4) The distribution of granites is controlled by ring-shaped structures and have a burial depth of about 3 km; (4) The ring-shaped structures are well correlated with magnetic anomaly gradient zones, where ores were found in many boreholes. Therefore, it is of great significance to carry out prospecting studies in these zones.

The Laiwu area in central Shandong Province, situated in the eastern North China Craton, is a significant production area of skarn iron-rich ores. Its ore deposits occur primarily in the contact zone between the mining rock mass and the Middle Ordovician carbonate formation. Based on the latest areal gravity and magnetic survey results, this study thoroughly investigated the characteristics of gravity and magnetic anomalies along the Shijiaquan-Liujiamiao area in the western periphery of the mine rock mass. Then, this study delineated the deep prospecting target combining the characteristics of gravity and magnetic fields of the known iron deposits in the Laiwu area. Large-scale gravity and magnetic profiles were arranged in the favorable mineralization area. With the known boreholes as constraints, the gravity and magnetic anomalies were qualitatively and quantitatively interpreted using the 2.5D gravity-magnetic joint inversion technique. The interpretation results provide a basis for the location and depth of the borehole to be placed, which revealed a 15.8 m-thick iron-rich ore deposit, suggesting remarkable prospecting effects. This study holds critical indicative significance for further exploration of skarn iron ore deposits in this area.

Following China's planning for ore prospecting in overburden areas, China's geochemical exploration researchers have conducted extensive research on the fundamental theories, methods, and technologies of geochemical exploration for overburden areas in the past decade. They achieved significant advances mainly in two aspects: (1) the research on the migration mechanism, occurrence state, and anomaly formation mechanism of elements in overburden areas; (2) advances in methods and technologies, including geoelectrochemistry, active state of elements, geogas, separation of micro-fine-sized soil particles, soil thermomagnetic composition, and integrated gas survey, as well as numerous experimental demonstrations. These advances represent continuous progress in the research on the fundamental theories, methods, and technologies of geochemical exploration for overburden areas, providing new geochemical methods and technologies for ore prospecting breakthroughs in overburden areas.

To improve the detection level of municipal roads for rapid and effective municipal road collapse warning and rapid search for municipal pipe network distribution, the 22^nd Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation designed and developed real-time three-dimensional ground-penetrating radar (3D GPR). With the real-time 3D GPR, which is based on the architecture of field programmable gate array and digital signal processor (FPGA&DSP), the institute achieved the design and implementation of several key technologies for the multi-channel high-speed acquisition system, enriching the road detection techniques and methods. The real-time 3D GPR enables high-speed acquisition of ten-channel radar data using the horizontally polarized antennae equipped with five transmitters and six receivers. The channels can be switched using high-speed switches, which operate in an interactive interpolation manner. The 3D GPR allows for up to 32 channels and detection speeds of above 60 km/h (channel interval: 2 cm). This is attributed to the switching of the antenna array using switches. The optimum antenna polarization design was verified by the comparison of experimental data from cavity- and metal-plate-based experimental sites. As a result, the optimal antenna scheme was determined. The measured results show that, compared to general LTD-2600 radar, the real-time 3D GPR boasts a higher acquisition speed and higher performance in terms of amplitude and phase, conducive to the improvement of road disaster detection technologies. Therefore, there is high market demand for the real-time 3D GPR.

The western Zhen'an area enjoys superior ore-forming conditions of tungsten-molybdenum polymetallic deposits. A batch of large and medium-scale tungsten-molybdenum deposits such as Dongyang, Qipangou, Guilingou, Yueheping, and Hetaoping, have been discovered in this area, and they are related to intrusions. To explore tungsten-molybdenum ore bodies, it is necessary to carry out studies on intrusions related to mineralization, especially concealed intrusions. Based on high-precision gravity anomalies, this study extracted the gravity anomaly data of concealed plutons using the minimum curvature potential field separation method. Moreover, it investigated the plane positions of the concealed plutons in the western Zhen'an area by combining the geophysical characteristics of the exposed plutons, identifying five concealed plutons, namely Lanbandeng, Shapingcun, Yuehetai, Dongchuanjie, and Huangjinmei, through investigation. Moreover, this study conducted the 3D gravity anomaly inversion for typical concealed plutons, determining the spatial distribution characteristics of the concealed plutons. The Yuehetai and eastern Lanbandeng concealed plutons have been verified through boreholes, with high-grade wolframite being discovered. The method proposed in this study can provide technical support for the study of concealed plutons in the Zhen'an area and other areas, as well as important data for the study of the tectonic-magmatic-metallogenic evolution of the southern Qinling metallogenic belt.

The detection of landslide deposits is frequently required in the infrastructure construction of the Western China Development. However, it is difficult to distinguish the landslide deposits using conventional electromagnetic methods because of the small differences in the resistivity between the sliding surface of the sliding bed and the Quaternary overburden. Therefore, this study proposed a scheme that detected the landslide deposits using opposing-coils transient electromagnetics (OCTEM) and then traced the mountain dislocation surface reversely. Accordingly, this study established a geoelectric structure model of the landslide deposits, investigated the transient electromagnetic response patterns of landslide deposits through forward calculation, and theoretically analyzed the transient electromagnetic response patterns of landslide deposits with different thicknesses and those of landslide deposits under different thicknesses of the Quaternary overburden. As verified by the detection results of known landslides, the method proposed in this study is correct and that OCTEM is valid in detecting landslide deposits in mountainous areas.

Magmatic rock areas suffer poor water yield property and lack groundwater overall, encounter great difficulties with water exploration, and generally face the problem that available water resources fail to meet the demand. Targeting different types of water exploration targets and combining the geological and physical property characteristics, hydrogeological conditions, and field survey of the exploration target areas, this study comprehensively analyzed the electric structure characteristics, well completion modes, and water yield mechanisms of the strata around Xiaoshuicha and Wawu villages in Laiyang City through interpretation and analysis using comprehensive geophysical exploration method consisting of apparent resistivity profiles and apparent resistivity-based vertical sounding. After determining water exploration targets, conducting interpretation and analysis of geophysical prospecting, and locating wells through comprehensive analysis, this study successfully drilled two wells in the two villages, obtaining maximum water yield of 247.56 m³/d and 620.64 m³/d each. Finally, this study analyzed the water yield mechanisms in detail based on the intrusion-contact zone types and water-storage structural models with dykes conducting water. This study not only solves the difficulty with water use of local people but also provides a certain reference for future water exploration and well locating in similar areas.

China's complicated geological background and metallogenic environment have decided that the regional geochemical exploration can play an important role in the field of China's mineral resources prospecting. This is the strategic selection under special metallogenic conditions. The first round of regional geochemical exploration of China was carried out during mid-1950s. Since then, we carried out the second and third round of regional geochemical exploration. Until now, China's regional geochemical exploration has gone through a history of 70 years, and showed unique functions in fields of the exploration and development of nonferrous metals, precious metals as well as the rare minerals, rare earth and scattered minerals. According to incomplete statistics, during 36 years (1979~2015) of the second and third round of regional geochemical exploration, totally 182 different kinds of large to super-large scale deposits were discovered in China mainly by means of regional geochemical exploration. Of which, 61 deposits have nonferrous metals, 93 deposits have precious metals, 24 deposits have critical and scarce minerals, and 4 deposits have other kinds of minerals. On average, 5.06 large to super-large deposits were discovered each year, and one large to super-large deposit was discovered within every 37,000 square kilometers-Calculated on the basis that the second and third round of regional geochemical exploration covered 6.68 million square kilometers' area of China. Regional geochemical exploration has achieved outstanding results in the field of mineral prospecting, and made great contributions in terms of ensuring and promoting China's economic development. As our country's basic, public good and strategic geological work, regional geochemical exploration comes into the 21^st century marked by big data and earth system science. Based on high precision and good quality big data, guided by metallogenic geochemical theories, and supported by modern science and technology, the regional geochemical exploration will start a new period of development. In the future, we'll continue to carry out the high technical standard and high quality regional geochemical exploration, achieve our goal of complete covering the whole area of mainland China with regional geochemical exploration, and provide more strategic prospective areas for our country's mineral resources exploration. On the basis of high-precision big data, metallogenic theories and modern science and technology, we'll establish AI and IT application system, so as to push forward the exploration and utilization of deep minerals, buried deposits as well as the critical and scarce minerals which are difficult to identify, and achieve greater breakthroughs in the geological exploration of mineral resources. By using big data technics, China's regional geochemical exploration team will continuously solve the mineral resources exploration and evaluation problems, and in this process, our geochemical exploration system will be gradually integrated into our country's science and technology advancement.

Many karst fracture-vug reservoirs have been found in the Ordovician carbonate paleo-buried hills in the Lungu area,Tarim Basin.Hydrocarbons are mainly enriched in these fracture-vug reservoirs,which are mainly related to the paleo-underground river system in carbonate paleo-buried hills.The paleo-underground river system is well developed,especially in the western Lungu area.The fracture-vug reservoirs related to the paleo-underground river system have strong longitudinal and lateral heterogeneity,and ascertaining the seismic and geological characteristics of the paleo-underground river system in this area is the key to the efficient development of fracture-vug reservoirs in this area.Based on the characteristics of modern karst underground rivers and the log and drilling data of this area,this study established a geological model of underground rivers for forward modeling.The study results are as follows.The underground river system developing under the tight limestone setting showed continuously linear strong reflections on the seismic profile.The seismic amplitude decreased as the height and width of underground rivers decreased,and higher seismic amplitude corresponded to larger underground river caves and lower filling velocity.The amplitude can accurately characterize the horizontal range of the underground river on the seismic profile.Meanwhile,the frequency and phase can describe the outline of the underground river on the seismic profile,but the outline described was larger than that of the real underground river.The main channels of the underground river system were prone to be filled with mud.By contrast,the branch channels had a low filling probability and thus serve as the main areas for both the occurrence of underground river reservoirs and the hydrocarbon accumulation.

As a karst reservoir with the highest altitude in Wenshan City,the Xiaohewei reservoir has been suffering from severe water seepage since its completion.Despite several seepage control treatments,the seepage of the reservoir is still not effectively controlled.To determine the locations of underground karst seepage pathways of the reservoir and guide the later seepage control project,this study detected the seepage pathways in the project area combining the high-density resistivity method and the audio magnetotelluric method.The 2D inversion trial calculation of geophysical testing data indicates the feasibility of combining the two methods.The methods show highly consistent geophysical anomaly positions and can accurately reflect the geological conditions at different burial depths.Thus,their detection results can be referenced for later design and construction.Based on the inversion of measured data,the surface geological data,and the drilling verification means,it is speculated that the reservoir mainly has two NNE-directed karst water-bearing seepage pathways with an elevation of more than 1 800 m.These two karst seepage pathways (No.1 and No.2) are located near the contact zone between limestones and siliceous rocks,and in the karst fissures inside limestones,respectively.Based on the geophysical exploration results,this study also puts forward some suggestions on the deployment of the curtain grouting project for later seepage control of the Xiaohewei reservoir.

Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology, one of the most advanced sound field detection technologies, can achieve distributed, long-distance, and high-precision real-time detection of the ambient vibration and sound field information interacting with optical fiber. The optical fiber exploration system of the DAS technology solves the problems of high cost and deployment difficulty of conventional geophones in complex geological environments. In recent years, the DAS technology has experienced rapid development, especially in monitoring application scenarios that require long-term and large-scale deployment. However, its systematic understanding is insufficient due to divergent research results. To further understand the research advances of the DAS technology in geophysical exploration for more effective subsequent research, this study systematically classified and summarized the development history of the DAS technology and its recent research results in geophysical exploration based on the oil and gas, marine, and environmental engineering application scenarios through literature research. This study focused on the development process of the DAS technology in different directions, the research advances in data processing, and relevant literature with specific results. Finally, this study generalized the development trend and urgent problems of the DAS acquisition system, analyzing the DAS development prospect.

The area around Maduqiao Village, Langqiao Town, Jing County has great potential for the development of high-quality mineral water. However, due to the geological conditions and the inhomogeneity of water-bearing media, the investigation of the distribution range of the mineral water in the area and the quantitative evaluation of the water quantity and quality have always been challenges to the development and utilization of mineral water in the area. With the Langqiao area of Jing County as the target area, an application study on the comprehensive geophysical prospecting method that comprehensive ground geophysical prospecting with hydrogeological logs was conducted, achieving important progress. The major results are as follows: (1) The fault structures in granodiorites were precisely located through comprehensive ground geophysical prospecting, and the horizon of tectonic fissure water was precisely identified based on hydrogeological logs; (2) The metasilicate natural mineral water for drinking with a single well water yield of 50~80 m³/d was identified; (3) The water-rich fault structures in the study area have a medium to shallow burial depths of about 75~140 m and primarily have a NW strike. These results reveal the spatial distribution characteristics of the mineral water-bearing structures in the study area and are of great significance to the subsequent investigation of the mineral water range. Moreover, the systematic research philosophy and technical methods used for the Langqiao area of Jing County in this study can guide the mineral water exploration in similar areas.

In recent years,surface karst collapse has frequently occurred in Beihuan New Village,Guigang City,Guangxi,severely threatening the life and property safety of local residents.This study analyzed the distribution of karst in the study area using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and delineated zones with strong groundwater runoff,aiming to guide the prevention and control of karst collapse.First,this study conducted numerical simulations to guide the preparation of the field exploration scheme and provide a reference for the analysis of the results measured in the field.Then,it explored the zones with shallow groundwater runoff in Beihuan New Village,delineating 11 zones with potential karst collapse and inferring one major runoff zone and three minor runoff zones.Finally,this study compared the exploration profiles with borehole logs.The comparison and verification results show that ERT has high precision and reliability and can play a significant role in the exploration of urban surface karst collapse.

As an important part of urban infrastructure, underground water supply pipelines frequently leak or break due to disrepair,corrosion,and poor construction quality.It is of great significance to identify the leakage locations and affected areas of underground water supply pipelines using a non-destructive testing method for the purpose of early warning and follow-up treatment.This study conducted simulated detection experiments and analysis of underground water supply pipeline leakage using the ground penetrating radar (GPR) method.Firstly,this study established the leakage model of water supply pipelines in sandy soil using the SEEP/W module in the GeoStudio software and calculated the volumetric water content of different leakage locations and leakage times.Then,it established the relative dielectric constant and conductivity model for water supply pipeline leakage using the Topp equation and the empirical equations of electrical conductivity and water content.On this basis,this study conducted the GPR simulated detection of the water supply pipeline leakage model with different leakage locations and different leakage times using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method and analyzed the simulation results.Finally,this study conducted the GPR-based physical simulated detection tests of water supply pipeline leakage and compared the test results with the numerical simulation results.The study results are as follows.Compared with the hyperbolic diffracted wave of the water supply pipelines without leakage,that of the water supply pipelines with leakage at different locations are stated as follows.For the leakage on the upper side,a longer leakage area and a larger leakage area were associated with an earlier present hyperbolic diffracted wave with weaker energy,while the horizontal position of the hyperbolic diffracted wave's vertex remained unchanged.For the leakage on the lower side,two hyperbolic diffracted waves appeared,which moved up and down individually.Moreover,a longer leakage time corresponded to two weaker and more separated hyperbolic diffracted waves.The horizontal positions of the hyperbolic diffracted waves' vertexes remained unchanged.For the leakage on the left (right) side,a longer leakage time was associated with a weaker hyperbolic diffracted wave,whose vertex deviated farther toward the upper left (right).The simulated detection results of this study can provide a reliable basis for early warning and follow-up treatment of water supply pipeline leakage.

The Matou gold deposit is located in the Mianning-Yanyuan strike-slip orogenic belt and is part of the deeply cut Quaternary coverage area and, thus, has limited surface prospecting clues. In this prospecting stage, a comprehensive anomaly area was delineated through the 1:10 000 soil geochemical survey. Then, gold ore bodies were discovered through trenching engineering, indicating excellent prospecting performance. Moreover, this study established a geological-geochemical prospecting model dominated by the HT³ anomaly area by combining the geological and geochemical anomalies in the work area. Finally, the next prospecting direction was proposed.

To remove the effect of terrain mass on observed gravity values, it is necessary to conduct terrain correction in gravity exploration. Terrains have the greatest impact on gravity values because they are the closest to observation points. However, the complex topographic relief makes it difficult to precisely determine the variation of topographic relief. Therefore, terrain correction is the most critical factor in the improvement of the precision of gravity exploration. The grid size of terrain data and the terrain correction radius are the key factors affecting the calculation precision of terrain correction. This study collected the DEM data with resolutions of 5 m, 10 m, 25 m, 50 m, and 100 m for plains, hills, and mountains. Based on these data, this study calculated conventional and generalized terrain correction values under different grid spacings and correction ranges and analyzed the influence of different grid spacings and correction radii on terrain correction in gravity exploration. The results are as follows: the gravity effect of the terrain mass above the geoid on the observation points was mainly concentrated in the range of 0~5 000 m and accounted for about 90% of the influence value of the total terrain mass. Attention should be paid to the correction of the middle and far areas during the terrain correction of hills and mountains, and it is necessary to appropriately increase the correction range of the middle areas; Different types of terrains had different requirements for grid spacings, and greater variations in topographic relief imposed higher requirements for the resolution DEM data. Based on the results of the comparative analysis, this study proposed some suggestions on the selection of DEM grid spacings and correction radii for different types of terrains. This study provides an important reference for the theoretical study and specification refinement of gravity terrain correction and has a great prospect for applications.

To evaluate the fracturing performance of two horizontal wells of well Anye-2,this study explored the layout of the fracturing monitoring network and data acquisition and processing using the fracturing monitoring technique combined with the wide field electromagnetic method.Through the qualitative and semi-quantitative difference analysis of the pre-,in-,and post-fracturing monitoring data,this study preliminarily determined the propagation direction of induced fractures and semi-quantitatively calculated the parameters such as fracture length and height.For each fracturing interval,the parameters such as fracture height and length were quantitatively determined through fine-scale inversion with depth as constraints and difference calculation.The fracturing monitoring results show that the fractures at two horizontal wells had lengths of 100~125 m and heights of 20~25 m.The fracturing production was guided by evaluating the fracturing performance of each fracturing interval.The fracturing results of the previous interval were used to guide the fracturing of the subsequent interval.Finally,the fracturing performance of all fracturing intervals was evaluated.The application results show that the wide field electromagnetic method can effectively predict the spread direction and range(e.g.,fracture length) of fracturing fluids,achieving encouraging performance.

To investigate the water yield properties of the aquifers in the hanging and foot walls of coal seams under the extremely-thick low-resistivity layer, this study conducted the hydrogeological exploration using the wide-field electromagnetic method (WFEM) targeting a coal mine in the Huainan area, Anhui Province. The geological results obtained through multiple means, such as test analysis and data acquisition and interpretation, agree well with the downhole conditions. As indicated by the successful WFEM application in the hydrogeological exploration of the coal mine, the WFEM features strong penetrability, large investigation depth, and high accuracy. Therefore, the WFEM can be used as a new geophysical exploration method for the hydrological survey of large-depth coal fields.

Vanadium (V) is an essential trace element required by organisms for maintaining their normal life activities. It is also a harmful element listed as a priority environmental pollutant by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The study of the migration and enrichment patterns of V in the soil and plant system is of great practical significance for further understanding the ecological geochemical behavior of V and ensuring the safety of agricultural products and human health. This study systematically sampled the soil and plants in some ordinary farmland in Linyi City, Shandong Province and analyzed and tested the contents of V and its associated elements in the soil and plant samples. Moreover, this study conducted the source analysis and pollution assessment of V and investigated the migration and transformation patterns of V in the soil-plant system using statistical methods such as descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and cluster analysis, as well as the single factor pollution index method, the potential ecological risk index method, and the biological enrichment coefficient method. The results are as follows: V is relatively concentrated in the study area, and its content increases with an increase in the Fe and Ti contents and decreases with an increase in the SiO₂, Na₂O, Sr, and CaO contents; The V in the study area mainly originates from the weathering of parent rocks, and the parts with a high V content is related to magnetite; As shown by the results of the single factor index method and the potential ecological risk index method, V is relatively clean in the soils of the study area, but attention should be paid to the pollution of the associated Cd; V is enriched primarily in the roots of plants, and plants' absorption capacity of V is generally negatively correlated with the contents of Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Cd, and especially Cr in soils and is positively correlated with the As content in soils. This study enriches the ecological geochemical theory of V and provides a scientific basis for regional agricultural production, environmental quality assessment, and ecological pollution control.

Terrestrial heat flow has a high reference value for the evaluation of geothermal resources since it can directly indicate the Earth's internal heat on the surface.However,no high-quality and high-resolution terrestrial heat flow measurements have been conducted in the Songliao Basin due to costly and difficult conventional heat flow measurements based on the drilling technology.Machine learning,as a technology for data analysis,can identify patterns in data and utilize these patterns to automatically calculate unknown data.This study calculated the regional terrestrial heat flow using the machine learning method.Based on the measured data of global terrestrial heat flow and the geological structure data,both the Kriging regression algorithm and the machine learning algorithm were used to calculate the terrestrial heat flow in a known heat flow distribution area,as well as the root mean square error and the correlation coefficient.The machine learning algorithm yielded results with a smaller error and a higher correlation.Then,the terrestrial heat flow in the Songliao Basin was calculated using the machine learning method.As revealed by the calculation results,the terrestrial heat flow is the highest (more than 80 mWm^-2) in the Songliao basin and gradually decreases outward in a circular pattern centered on the area between Daqing and Songyuan.The results are highly consistent with the measured results of the regional geothermal gradient,providing a reference for further analysis of the distribution patterns of geothermal resources in the Songliao Basin.Finally,the sensitivity of geological characteristics was analyzed using the Sobol method to quantify the effects of various parameters.This study verifies that the machine learning method has a high research and application value in the calculation of terrestrial heat flow.

Geothermal resources are significant clean energy and tourism mineral resources. The Rucheng Basin, a carbonate basin in the southeastern mountainous area of Hunan Province, possesses favorable conditions for the formation of convective geothermal energy. However, the basin is enclosed on three sides by the giant Zhuguangshan rock mass, and its basement is subjected to the intrusion and destruction by the rock mass, resulting in severely deformed formations, crisscrossing faults, and significantly different eastern and western structures. The understanding of the basin's water- and heat-conducting pathways and deep reservoir structures remains elusive, thus restricting the investigation of the basin's geothermal potential. Hence, this study probed the basin's deep structures through gravity survey and audio magnetotellurics (AMT), obtaining the following insights: (1) The Rucheng Basin has developed into a bidirectional ramp structure due to east-west differentiation. The synclinorium in the east experienced compression and clockwise rotation due to the emplacement of the Yanshanian rock mass, rocks were fragmented in the core zone, and strike-slip fracture zones were found at the boundary. The faults have vertical cutting depths exceeding 4 km, widths ranging from 300~600 m, and dip angles between 80°~90°. (2) The basin's basement anticlinal axis hosts several NWW-directed concealed rock masses, with diameters from 3~4 km and buried depths from 0.5~1.5 km. Hot springs reside in the fracture zones crossing the boundaries of the concealed rock masses. (3) The basin boasts favorable conditions for the formation of convective geothermal energy. Folds, fault zones, and concealed rock masses match each other to form a unified spatial combination of heat-controlling elements, manifesting heat accumulation characterized by east-west recharge and intermediate discharge. With more thriving deep geothermal reservoirs in the east, the basin has high potential for geothermal resources.

As shown by the geochemical survey of national land quality, the land with excess fluorine in China covers an area of about 315 000 km². As an element closely related to human health, fluorine has received wide attention and has been studied. Especially in recent years, the high-fluorine fertilizers used in agricultural activities have become a potential source of fluorine in soils. Moreover, the circulation and migration patterns of fluorine in soils, animals, and plants are yet to be further investigated. To prepare for a new round of national soil survey and modern health-related geological survey, it is necessary to develop a method to accurately determine the fluorine content in chemical fertilizers. Through experiments, this study compared four methods for sample decomposition, namely the extraction methods based on HCl boiling, NaOH molten water, and the Na₂O₂ molten water and the HCl ultrasonic extraction method at room temperature. The results show that the optimal method for sample pretreatment is to extract and decompose samples using ultrasound and HCl at room temperature, adjust the acidity using NaOH-H₂SO₄, and take sodium citrate as the ion buffering agent. Through investigation, the ultrasonic extraction time and temperature were determined to be 20 min and 20 ℃, respectively. The main quality parameters of the method were determined under the optimal sample pretreatment conditions, including the limit of detection of 1.63×10^-6, the precision of 0.98%, and the recovery rate of 91%~108%. The results of this study show that the pretreatment of this method is simple, fast, and easy to operate. With the mode of establishing standard curves in sections, the quality parameters determined can fully meet the requirements for the analysis of chemical fertilizers.

To investigate and assess the characteristics of cadmium, lead, and zinc in the soil and crops in the farmland around the old industrial area in the south of Baotou City, this study analyzed and tested the heavy metal content in soil, crop root soil, and seeds, assess the pollution according to relevant standards, and conducted the risk assessment and source analysis of heavy metals using the pollution index, the bioconcentration factor, and human health risk index. The results are as follows:Regarding the soil environmental quality, the soils in the study area are dominated by clean soils, with the polluted soils distributed primarily on both sides of the old sewage canals.The sites of over-limit root soils are also primarily distributed around the old sewage canals.Among the heavy metal morphologies, carbonate-bound, Fe-Mn-bound, and residue heavy metals account for relatively high proportions, while exchangeable heavy metals (water-soluble and ion-exchange) account for relatively low proportions. Most of the seed samples exhibited normal and low enrichment of heavy metals. Compared with other crops, sunflower seeds showed super adsorptivity of cadmium, lead, and zinc, posing significant non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks to children and adults.

Determining the boundary between shallow saline water and freshwater in areas containing (brackish) saline water can guide the exploitation and utilization of local shallow water resources. This study analyzed the characteristics of underground shallow electrical structure through inversion based on the frequency-domain airborne electromagnetic data. Then, it inferred the boundary between the shallow (brackish) saline water and freshwater in the study area. By comparison with the boundaries between saline water and freshwater obtained from two hydrological surveys in 1998 and 1999 and by combining the surface hydrogeological data, this study revealed that the shallow groundwater cones of depression affect saline water intrusion trends in the Xiong’an New Area, and the details are as follows: The (brackish) saline water intrusion in the Zangang-Mijiawu-Shuangtang area in the northeast of Xiongxian County tends to be stable due to the presence of the Zangang groundwater cone of depression. However, this cone has also intensified the (brackish) saline water intrusion in southern Zangang Town. Compared to 1999, the (brackish) saline water range on the west side of Anxin County has continuously decreased due to the rise in the water level of the Rongcheng groundwater cone of depression. The continuous decrease in the water level of the Gaoyang groundwater cone of depression determines that the (brackish) saline water range in the Luzhuang-Gaoyang direction will continuously expand. These predicted (brackish) saline water intrusion trends will provide data support for the rational exploitation and utilization of water resources in the construction of the Xiong'an New Area.

The Nanjinshan gold deposit is a typical epithermal deposit in Beishan metallogenic belt, which extends in a N-E direction to the peripheral shallow cover zone. In order to further achieve the breakthrough of prospecting in the peripheral shallow overburden area, the pilot work of motorized shallow drilling geochemical survey carried out. Based on the nature and thickness of the overburden, 126 motorized shallow drilling geochemical exploration samples are taken in the shallow overburden area using the vehicle mounted air positive circulation and three wing alloy scraper drilling or pneumatic DTH hammer drilling technology, with a sampling density of 16.8 points per square kilometer. The shallow drilling geochemical exploration methods and technologies in the shallow overburden area are further discussed, including the selection of drilling technology, sampling network, sampling materials, sample collection, etc. Soil survey was carried out in sporadic bedrock areas, and 278 samples were collected, and the sampling density was 48.77 points per square kilometer. Fifteen elements including Au, Ag, as, Sb, Hg, Cu, Pb, Zn, W, Sn, Mo, Bi, Cr, Co and Ni were analyzed. Through the above work, seven comprehensive geochemical anomalies were delineated. After anomaly investigation, six gold deposit bodies and one silver deposit body were found in the new circle in the bedrock area, and two concealed gold deposits and one silver deposit body were found in the shallow overburden area. The results show that shallow drilling geochemical survey is effective and feasible in the shallow overburden area of arid Gobi landscape in Beishan.

Airborne geophysical surveys, characteristic of being green, economical, efficient, and subjected to less influence by surface factors, serve as the one of most effective means of basic surveys and scientific research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This study reviewed the progress in the airborne geophysical surveys in the Qiangtang Basin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the past thirty years, systematically summarizing the progress and geological interpretation results of comprehensive airborne geophysical surveys in the basin. Furthermore, this study presented research progress and understanding of major basic geological issues of the basin, such as the basin's boundaries, central uplift zone, basement properties, deep structures, and cover characteristics, as well as the identification of favorable structural areas for oil and gas exploration. Finally, based on an analysis of the developmental trends of airborne geophysical surveys in the Qiangtang Basin, this study proposed opinions and suggestions for key research directions in the future.

Regularized joint inversion based on Gramian constraints is a hot research topic in the field of geophysical joint inversion. Given the difficulty in selecting weighted factors of the regularization and constraint items, it is necessary to introduce inequality constraints into the regularized joint inversion. To investigate the regularized joint inversion of magnetotelluric (MT) and gravity data based on Gramian constraints, this study compared the application effects of the penalty function method and the transform function method in the joint inversion and processed the measured data of a survey line in Xiangshan, Jiangxi Province. According to the results from model experiments, both methods can effectively constrain petrophysical parameters, and the penalty function method has higher flexibility but requires the artificial setting of the weighted factors. Moreover, the processing of the measured data shows that the joint inversion based on inequality and Gramian constraints is highly practical and can improve the precision of geophysical interpretation.

Xiong'an New Area has great potential for geothermal resources. Carbonate rocks are favorable reservoirs for deep geothermal resources in this area. The integrated geophysical exploration technology is an effective way to ascertain the deep structures and the characteristic stratigraphic structure of carbonate geothermal reservoirs. Aiming at the exploration target of deep carbonate geothermal reservoirs, this study put forward a surface-line-point hierarchical and progressive geophysical exploration model. Using the high-precision gravity and aeromagnetic data, this model first investigated the distribution range of carbonate rocks, the thickness of carbonate strata, the distribution of deep-seated faults, and the fluctuation of bedrocks. Then, it analyzed the low-resistivity anomalies of geothermal reservoir strata using the magnetotelluric method. Finally, this model finely characterized the geothermal reservoir strata using two-dimensional seismic profiles and analyzed the velocity structure and regional structural characteristics of anomaly zones in the geothermal field. Based on the exploration precision and reliability of gravity, aeromagnetic, magnetotelluric, and seismic geophysical methods in the geothermal resource exploration of different stages, as well as other factors such as construction cost and efficiency, this study analyzed the economic applicability of geophysical methods in the exploration of deep karst geothermal reservoirs and suggested that the carbonate geothermal resources should be explored using the geophysical exploration technology combination of gravity, magnetic, and magnetotelluric methods.

Given the particularity of biological samples, this study employed microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) for the simultaneous determination of 12 elements in biological samples, including aluminum (Al), ferrum (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), potassium (K), manganese (Mn), phosphorus (P), titanium (Ti), barium (Ba), strontium (Sr), and zinc (Zn). By optimizing the pretreatment conditions of microwave digestion samples, this study selected the mixed reagent of reverse aqua regia (10 mL) and hydrogen peroxide (1 mL) as the digestion reagent, and an appropriate experimental procedure for the microwave digestion system to ensure complete decomposition of samples. Moreover, this study selected the optimal plasma excitation conditions, analytical spectral lines of elements, and background subtraction position to ensure high determination sensitivity of elements and interference-free spectral lines. This study plotted the calibration curve with the national primary reference materials for biological components as the calibration series, making the calibration series consistent with the sample matrix as much as possible. The simultaneous determination method had a total dilution multiple of 100, eliminating the interference of the matrix effect. The results show that this method had a detection limit of (0.04~4.93)×10^-6 and a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.41%~5.13%, showing high precision. As verified by the national primary reference materials, this method had a relative error (RE) within ±10% and determined values consistent with standard values. Therefore, this method is accurate and reliable, meeting the analysis requirements of biological samples.