Analysis of Slug Tests in Formations of High Hydraulic Conductivity
Ground Water
By: J.J. Butler Jr., E.J. Garnett, and J.M. Healey
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Abstract
A new procedure is presented for the analysis of slug tests performed in partially penetrating wells in formations of high hydraulic conductivity. This approach is a simple, spreadsheet-based implementation of existing models that can be used for analysis of tests from confined or unconfined aquifers. Field examples of tests exhibiting oscillatory and nonoscillatory behavior are used to illustrate the procedure and to compare results with estimates obtained using alternative approaches. The procedure is considerably simpler than recently proposed methods for this hydrogeologic setting. Although the simplifications required by the approach can introduce error into hydraulic-conductivity estimates, this additional error becomes negligible when appropriate measures are taken in the field. These measures are summarized in a set of practical field guidelines for slug tests in highly permeable aquifers.
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Butler, J., Garnett, E., and Healey, J., 2003, Analysis of Slug Tests in Formations of High Hydraulic Conductivity: Ground Water, v. 41, no. 5, p. 620-630, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2003.tb02400.x.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Analysis of Slug Tests in Formations of High Hydraulic Conductivity |
| Series title | Ground Water |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2003.tb02400.x |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication Date | December 13, 2005 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Ground Water |
| First page | 620 |
| Last page | 630 |