Flowpath structure in a limestone aquifer: Multi-borehole logging investigations at the hydrogeological experimental site of Poitiers, France

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 939-950

  Audouin, O ^a,b,c   Bodin, Jacques ^a,b   Porel, Gilles ^a,b   Bourbiaux, Bernard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^c SEMM LOGGING ^*  (France)

^d IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Borehole logging; Carbonate rocks; Flowpaths; Fractured rocks; France

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BENCHMARKING; BOREHOLE LOGGING; CORE ANALYSIS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WELL LOGGING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; POITIERS; POITOU-CHARENTES; VIENNE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48449090689     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0275-4     Document Type: Article

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