Interpretation of transient borehole flow metering data in a fissured granite formation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 327, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 462-471

  Székely, Ferenc ^a   Galsa, Attila ^b  

^a HYGECON Ltd   (Hungary)

^b GeoLog Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Borehole flow meter; Finite difference method; Fissured rock; Parameter estimation; Phreatic formation; Radial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); GRANITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BOREHOLE FLOW METER; FISSURED ROCK; PHREATIC FORMATION; RADIAL HETEROGENEITY;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); GRANITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BOREHOLE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FISSURE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLOWMETER; GRANITE; PARAMETERIZATION; PHREATIC ZONE;

EID: 33746256864     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.033     Document Type: Article

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