| Abstract: | A simple procedure is presented for correcting hydraulic conductivity (K) estimates obtained from slug tests performed in small-diameter installations screened in highly permeable aquifers. Previously reported discrepancies between results from slug tests in small-diameter installations and those from tests in nearby larger-diameter wells are primarily a product of frictional losses within the small-diameter pipe. These frictional losses are readily incorporated into existing models for slug tests in high-K aquifers, which then serve as the basis of a straightforward procedure for correcting previously obtained K estimates. A demonstration of the proposed procedure using data from a series of slug tests performed in a controlled field setting confirms the validity of the approach. The results of this demonstration also reveal the detailed view of spatial variations in K that can be obtained using slug tests in small-diameter installations. |
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| Citation Author: | Butler, Jr. , J. J. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Ground Water |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A simple correction for slug tests in small-diameter wells; 2002; Article; Journal; Ground Water; Butler, Jr. , J. J. |
| Citation Start Page: | 303 |
| Citation Volume: | 40 |
| Citation Year: | 2002 |
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| Text: | A simple correction for slug tests in small-diameter wells; 2002; Article; Journal; Ground Water; Butler, Jr. , J. J. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00 -0600 |
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