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hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc. designs surveys to suit the characteristics of the site and target. Some specialty surveys have required the design, manufacture, and use of specialized equipment that is not commercially available.
Not sure which service? Try our service spreadsheets comparing typical problems and possible geophysical solutions:
Geology 
- Lithologic mapping (shallow covered areas)
- Bedrock mapping
- Precious metals exploration
- Fault and fracture detection and delineation
- Photogeologic interpretation
- Image processing
Exploration
- Minerals exploration (massive and disseminated sulfides, precious metals)
- Geothermal exploration
- Chain-of-custody (sampling, sample preparation)
- Treasure hunting (grave/burial detection, void detection, metal detection, old mine workings)
- Archaeological studies (grave/burial detection, void detection, site characterization, foundation mapping)
Geotechnical Projects
- Structure evaluation (concrete thickness determination, rebar/remesh detection, utilities detection)
- Embankment dam evaluation, characterization
- Runway, road, and pavement evaluation
- Seismic hazard evaluation
- Surveying (GPS, Total Station)
Environmental Projects
- Landfill characterization (boundary thickness delineation, liner leak detection, sub-liner monitoring)
- Leak detection (pipeline, concrete ditch/canal, underground storage tanks, single and double liners, dams)
- Leachfield evaluation
- Underground/buried utility detection (utility tracing, storage tanks, solid waste, metals, ordnance detection, septic systems)
- Plume detection and remediation monitoring
- Well characterization (casing integrity, depth, screened interval, aquifer evaluation, lithologic section, flow measurements, depth to water, sinkhole evaluation)
- Void detection (caves, subsidence, sinkhole evaluation, old mine workings)
Hydrology
- Ground water exploration (aquifer evaluation, ground water resource estimation, flow direction, aquifer boundary)
- Well siting (residential, commercial, land development)
- Certification and permitting (100 year assured water supply, erosion hazard setback analysis)
- Paleochannel delineation
- Fracture and fissure location and mapping (subsidence effects, ground water source)
- Well characterization (flow measurement, sampling)
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