Ground-water temperature of the with application to ground-water-source heat pumps
Water-Resources Investigations Report
82-53
By: Arthur L. Hodges Jr.
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Abstract
Ground-water temperature was measured during a one-year period (1980-81) in 20 wells in the Wyoming Quadrangle in central Delaware. Data from thermistors set at fixed depths in two wells were collected twice each week, and vertical temperature profiles of the remaining 18 wells were made monthly. Ground-water temperature at 8 feet below land surface in well Jc55-1 ranged from 45.0 degrees F in February to 70.1 degrees F in September. Temperature at 35 feet below land surface in the same well reached a minimum of 56.0 degrees F in August, and a maximum of 57.8 degrees F in February. Average annual temperature of ground water at 25 feet below land surface in all wells ranged from 54.6 degrees F to 57.8 degrees F. Variations of average temperature probably reflect the presence or absence of forestation in the recharge areas of the wells. Ground-water-source heat pumps supplied with water from wells 30 or more feet below land surface will operate more efficiently in both heating and cooling modes than those supplied with water from shallower depths. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
Hodges, A.L., 1982, Ground-water temperature of the with application to ground-water-source heat pumps: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-53, vi, 29 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri8253.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Ground-water temperature of the with application to ground-water-source heat pumps |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 82-53 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri8253 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | vi, 29 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |