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Díaz-Curiel JCorresponding AuthorArévalo-Lomas LAuthorBiosca BAuthor

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June 5, 2023
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Correlation of Boreholes through Well Logs: Application to the Western Sector of Madrid

Publicated to: SENSORS. 23 (10): 4718- - 2023-05-12 23(10), DOI: 10.3390/s23104718

Authors:

Díaz-Curiel, J; Arévalo-Lomas, L; Biosca, B; Miguel, MJ; Caparrini, N
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Affiliations

Minist Ciencia & Innovac Espana, Paseo Castellana 162, Madrid 28046, Spain - Author
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sch Mines & Energy, Dept Energy & Fuels, C Rios Rosas 21, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
Univ Vigo, Sch Min Engn, Dept Nat Resources & Environm Engn, C Maxwell Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Pontevedra, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Universidade de Vigo - Author
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Abstract

This study correlates the results obtained from the resistivity and spontaneous potential well logs in six boreholes for water extraction, located in the multilayer siliciclastic basin in the Madrid region, in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. Given the small lateral continuity that the layers considered in isolation show in this type of multilayer aquifer, geophysical stretches, with their corresponding average lithological assignments, have been established to achieve this objective from the well logs. These stretches allow for mapping the internal lithology in the studied area, obtaining a correlation of greater geological scope than that provided by the correlation between layers. Subsequently, the possible correlation of the lithological stretches selected in each of the boreholes was analyzed, verifying their lateral continuity and establishing an NNW-SSE section in the study area. In this work, the transcendence of the correlation of wells up to great distances (about 8 km in total, and average distance of 1.5 km between wells) is focused on the fact that, if there is a presence of pollutant in certain aquifer stretches in a part of the studied area, overexploitation in the Madrid basin will cause the mobilization of this pollutant to the whole basin, with a possible impact on non-polluted areas.
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Keywords

aquiferboreholegeophysical stretchesgroundwatermadrid siliciclastic basinmultilayer aquifertexaswell logBoreholeClean water and sanitationCorrelationGeophysical stretchesGroundwaterMadrid siliciclastic basinMultilayer aquiferStratigraphic correlationWell log

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal SENSORS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Instrumentation.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-24:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 3.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/84979/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 120
  • Downloads: 23
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 6 - Clean water and sanitation, with a probability of 57% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (DIAZ CURIEL, JESUS MARIA) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DIAZ CURIEL, JESUS MARIA.

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Project objectives

El presente estudio persigue los siguientes objetivos: analizar los registros de resistividad y potencial espontáneo en seis sondeos para extracción de agua en el sector occidental de Madrid; establecer tramos geofísicos con asignaciones litológicas promedio para superar la limitada continuidad lateral de capas aisladas; mapear la litología interna del área mediante la correlación de estos tramos; evaluar la continuidad lateral de los tramos litológicos seleccionados en cada sondeo; y determinar una sección NNW-SSE que permita comprender la extensión geológica y los posibles impactos ambientales derivados de la movilización de contaminantes en el acuífero multilayer, considerando distancias de hasta 8 km entre sondeos.
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Most relevant results

El estudio presenta una correlación detallada de registros de resistividad y potencial espontáneo en seis sondeos para extracción de agua en un acuífero siliciclástico multilayer de Madrid. Se establecieron tramos geofísicos con asignaciones litológicas promedio para mapear la litología interna, superando la correlación basada en capas aisladas. Se verificó la continuidad lateral de estos tramos, permitiendo la creación de un perfil NNO-SSE en el área de estudio. La correlación abarca distancias de hasta 8 km, con una separación promedio entre sondeos de 1,5 km. Este enfoque facilita la evaluación del riesgo de movilización de contaminantes en el acuífero debido a la sobreexplotación.
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