Well Loss Estimation: Variable Pumping Replacing Step Drawdown Test

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 343-348

  Singh, Sushil K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Drawdown; Optimization; Pumping tests; Wells

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PUMPS; AQUIFERS; ESTIMATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; WELLS;

AQUIFER PARAMETERS; DRAWDOWN; GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; LOSS ESTIMATION; OPTIMISATIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PUMPING TESTS; SIMULTANEOUS ESTIMATION; VARIABLE RATE; WELL;

AQUIFERS; HYDRAULICS;

WELL LOSS PARAMETERS;

AQUIFER; DRAWDOWN; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING; WELL TESTING;

AQUIFER; DRAWDOWN; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING; WELL TESTING;

EID: 0036501419     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2002)128:3(343)     Document Type: Article

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