Technical guidance manual for ground water investigations. Keywords characteristic curve pumping test equipmentfield techniques. The methods described assume a fullypenetrating pumped well and shallow observation wells, except in the case of a very deep aquifer. One conventional pumping test was performed to aid in evaluating the manual method. Walton 1970 presented data and results from an eightday pumping test conducted in a buried sandandgravel channel aquifer near estevan, saskatchewan, canada q 457 to 464 imperial gallonsperminute b 30 to 90 ft typical width of channel 3,000 to 12,000 ft typical. Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data hydrology. American society for testing and materials astm pumping test. Most of pumping tests will initially require a minimum of three qualified people. Pdf evaluation of the pumping test data for the water. Enable javascript in your browsers settings to view menus and other features on this site. The analysis and evaluation of pumping test data is adequately covered by numerous texts on the subject. It also presents a more modern method of analyzing pumping tests in unconfined aquifers with delayed yield, and includes the stepdrawdown test, the slug test, and the oscillation test. Evaluation of methods of pumping test analyses for application to hawaiian aquifers by john a.
Program pdf this course focuses on the practical application of pumping test theory to developing understandings of groundwater systems. American society for testing and materials astm pumping test 1. An aquifer test or a pumping test is conducted to evaluate an aquifer by stimulating the. Anomalies which result from wellknown methods of analysis, based on a constant coefficient of storage, are thus avoided. Water division, drinking water and groundwater bureau new hampshire department of environmental services 29 hazen drive. Pwrrping test data from eight locations including the islands of oahu. An example is given which illustrates some of the problems which arise with the existing method and which shows the advantages of the proposed method. Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data uga hydrology. The attached document is about the evaluation of pumping test. Determination of aquifer hydraulic parameters from pumping. Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data, 2nd revised edition by kruseman, g.
A collection of field data collection forms for pumping tests and slug tests. An improved method is proposed for the analysis of pumping test data from large. Mlu multilayer unsteady state can be used for drawdown calculations and inverse modeling of transient well flow pumping tests analysis in layered aquifer systems and stratified aquifers. Residual drawdown data can be more reliable than drawdown data because the recovery occurs at a constant rate, whereas constant discharge pumping is often difficult to achieve in the field. The next chapter describes how to conduct a pumping test. Pumping test analysis in a fractured crystalline bedrock h. Therefore, fcbc undertook a constant rate pumping test crt in the sandstone unit close to echline corner in may 2012, with a view of applying the results to the thiemdepuit equation see section 3. Suggested operating procedures for aquifer pumping tests epa. The material in this report is designed to meet the present needs of engineers who deal with groundwater in illinois.
Daly environmental resources management, boston, ma abstract groundwater flow in fractured bedrock is controlled by the location, orientation and aperture of individual. A pumping test is a field experiment in which a well is pumped at a controlled rate and waterlevel response is measured in one or more surrounding observation wells and optionally in the pumped well control well itself. The remaining chapters deal with the analysis and evaluation of pumping test data from a variety of aquifer types or aquifer systems, and from tests conducted under particular technical conditions. Standard guide for selection of aquifer test method in determining hydraulic properties by well techniques. Interpretation of pumping tests in a mixed flow karst system hal. Using data from three pumping tests performed under various. Pumping test analysis in a fractured crystalline bedrock. A new type curve method for the analysis of pumping tests in.
This is the second edition of analysis and evaluation ofpumping test data. During the pumping test and after the test, data were collated and analysed to determine the following hydraulic parameters. The project is located approximately 12 miles northnorthwest of edgemont, south dakota and spans northern fall. The discussion and analysis are illustrated by pumping test data reported by wenzel. Bulletin 49 state of illinois department of registration and education selected analytical methods for well and aquifer evaluation by william c. With mlu one can estimate selected aquifer parameters based on a best fit analytical solution to measured timedistancedrawdown data.
The attached document is about the evaluation of pumping test data by neumans approach, but result sy is not correct. Technical guidance manual for ground water investigations chapter 4 pumping and slug tests december 2006 revision 1 ohio environmental protection agency. Evaluation of the streambed leakage concept in analytical models using data from three pumping tests. Aquifer performance test report table of contents v p. Interpreting pumping test data from fractured aquifers the dual porosity model. Kruseman senior hydrogeologist, tno institute of applied geoscience, delft n. Evaluation of the pumping test data for the water pressure relief system of an underground ventilation building conference paper pdf available september 2015 with 1,1 reads how we measure. Analysis of data from pumping tests in unconfined anisotropic. Theis analysis of both the drawdown and recovery data in the pumping well. Pumping tests aquifer performance tests are used in groundwater hydrology to. Introduction to pumping test analysis national centre for. Analysis of the test data would also allow a bulk transmissivity. Interpreting pumping test data from fractured aquifers the.
It should continue for the full period of the pumping and recovery test. Drawdown curves plotted on loglog diagram for three screens of hackett property. On simulation and analysis of variablerate pumping tests. Selected analytical methods for well and aquifer evaluation. Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data kruseman, g. The pumping test was performed a minimum of 33 times in three wells over an eightmonth period in a small. So far as possible the details of theories involved have been omitted. Buy analysis and evaluation of pumping test data, 2nd revised edition on free shipping on qualified orders. The first chapter summarizes the basic concepts and definitions of terms. The project team must have an accurate wrist watch or stop watch. Mlu aquifer test analysis mlu pumping test analysis. Standard test method field procedure for instantaneous change in head slug tests for determining hydraulic properties of aquifiers.
All watches must be synchronized prior to starting pumping test. Evaluation of the streambed leakage concept in analytical. For modelling at a local scale, values of hydraulic conductivity may be determined by pumping tests if volumeaveraged values are required or by slugtests if point values are desired. Noiseless and moderately noisy drawdown data from observation points located less than two saturated thicknesses of the aquifer from the pumping well produced a set of parameters that agrees very well with piezometer test data when the diameter of the pumping well was included in the analysis.
Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data second edition completely revised g. Here we present the results of an actual stepdrawdown test carried out on a well. In this type of hydrogeological context, the pumping tests data might. Constantdischarge pumping test easiest to data to evaluate because only wls change constant flow during duration of test jun 10, 2015 if the pumping rate was not constantif the pumping rate was not constant throughout the pumping test, recoverythroughout the pumping test, recovery test data are more reliable than drawdowntest data are more reliable than drawdown data because the water table recovers at adata because the water table recovers at a constant nstant rate. Analysis and evaluation of pumping test data pdf second ed. We hope that this revised and updated edition of analysis and evaluation of pumping test data will serve its readers as the first edition did.
It will teach you very important background information to allow defendable interpretations of aquifer testing data using traditional methods and stateoftheart software. Values of transmissivity and storage coefficient are usually obtained from data generated during pumping tests and subsequent data processing. Analysis of drawdown and recovery data using theis 1935. This second edition incorporates many changes, including three chapters on pumping tests in fractured rocks. Water level data should be recorded on aquifer test data sheet. Recovery test measurements allow the transmissivity of the aquifer to be calculated, thereby providing an independent check on the results of the pumping test. This four part webinar series is designed to give consulting scientists and engineers and regulators the information they need to get reliable information from aquifer pumping tests. The pumping test is one of the most useful tools avail able in the evaluation of groundwater producing forma tions.
Part two of a comprehensive 4part webinar series on aquifer pumping tests. Lower tuscan aq uifer inv\report deliverables\aquifer performance testing\final\final aquifer tests report. Pdf analysis and evaluation of pumping test data second. Readers familiar with the first edition and its subsequent impressions will note a. Results of pumping test evaluation and statistical analysis of.