ISSN:
1745-6584
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
,
Geosciences
Notes:
Step-testing of wells penetrating a jointed, fractured, sometimes cavernous limestone-dolomite artesian aquifer showed characteristic patterns of extreme variation in specific capacity at different discharge rates. The application of principles developed by Jacob for well-loss determinations, and subsequent modifications by others, did not yield meaningful results. It was found that a log-log relationship between discharge and drawdown, through a large number of steps, could be used to evaluate the degree of nonlinear head losses in and near the well bore and make possible the extrapolation of drawdowns at higher discharge rates. This technique also has been used to estimate transmissivity which, in at least one instance, was confirmed by the subsequent evaluation of observation-well data by both straight-line and type-curve methods. The easy use and rapid initial evaluation of test data afforded by this method gave rise to the name “Cheat Sheet.”
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1980.tb03403.x
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