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Pseudostatic Spontaneous Potential, PSP

The pseudostatic spontaneous potential (PSP) is the ideal spontaneous potential that would be observed opposite a shaly, permeable bed if the SP currents were prevented from flowing. In the middle of a thick, permeable bed whose resistivity is not too high, the SP reads close to the pseudostatic spontaneous potential (PSP).