Field evaluation of the hydromechanical behavior of flat-lying fractures during slug tests

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 359, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 30-45

  Svenson, Erik ^a   Schweisinger, Todd ^a   Murdoch, Lawrence C ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

Field data; Fractures; Ground water; Hydromechanics; Slug test

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TESTING;

AXIAL DISPLACEMENTS; BORE HOLE; DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENTS; DISPLACEMENT SIGNALS; ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES; FIELD DATA; FIELD EVALUATION; FRACTURED ROCKS; FRACTURES; GROUND WATER; HYDRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; HYDROMECHANICS; MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT; SLUG TEST; SLUG TESTING; WELL BORES;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE; DISPLACEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIELD METHOD; GNEISS; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROMECHANICS; PARAMETERIZATION; SLUG TEST;

EID: 49449103116     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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