Published 2007
Online Only

BAT³ Analyzer: Real-Time Data Display and Interpretation Software for the Multifunction Bedrock-Aquifer Transportable Testing Tool (BAT³)

By Richard B. Winston and Allen M. Shapiro

Abstract

The BAT³ Analyzer provides real-time display and interpretation of fluid pressure responses and flow rates measured during geochemical sampling, hydraulic testing, or tracer testing conducted with the Multifunction Bedrock-Aquifer Transportable Testing Tool (BAT³) (Shapiro, 2007). Real-time display of the data collected with the Multifunction BAT³ allows the user to ensure that the downhole apparatus is operating properly, and that test procedures can be modified to correct for unanticipated hydraulic responses during testing. The BAT³ Analyzer can apply calibrations to the pressure transducer and flow meter data to display physically meaningful values. Plots of the time-varying data can be formatted for a specified time interval, and either saved to files, or printed. Libraries of calibrations for the pressure transducers and flow meters can be created, updated and reloaded to facilitate the rapid set up of the software to display data collected during testing with the Multifunction BAT³. The BAT³ Analyzer also has the functionality to estimate calibrations for pressure transducers and flow meters using data collected with the Multifunction BAT³ in conjunction with corroborating check measurements. During testing with the Multifunction BAT³, and also after testing has been completed, hydraulic properties of the test interval can be estimated by comparing fluid pressure responses with model results; a variety of hydrogeologic conceptual models of the formation are available for interpreting fluid-withdrawal, fluid-injection, and slug tests.

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Suggested Citation

Winston, R. B., and Shapiro, A. M., 2007, BAT³ Analyzer: Real-time data display and interpretation software for the multifunction Bedrock-Aquifer Transportable Testing Tool (BAT³): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1105, 65 p.

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