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Velocity control as a tool for optimal plume containment in the Equus Beds aquifer, Kansas

Water Resources Bulletin
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Abstract

A ground-water-management model was developed to investigate the best management options for the containment of an oil-field-brine plume in the Equus Beds aquifer in south-central Kansas. The main purpose of the management model was to find the optimal locations and minimum rates of pumpage of a set of plume-interception wells, to successfully reverse the velocity vectors at observation wells located along the plume front, and also to satisfy freshwater demands from supply wells. The effects of the calculated minimum withdrawals from the interception wells on the migration of contaminants throughout the ground-water system were evaluated utilizing a solute-transport model. This latter analysis was carried out to ensure the containment of the plume. Whereas application of the management model to the study area achieves the management objectives, the implementation of the results is believed to be impractical and expensive.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Velocity control as a tool for optimal plume containment in the Equus Beds aquifer, Kansas
Series title Water Resources Bulletin
Volume 23
Issue 2
Year Published 1987
Language English
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Water Resources Bulletin
First page 325
Last page 335
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