Cause and prevention of well bore clogging by particles

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1877-1886

  Van Beek, C G E M ^a   Breedveld, R J M ^b   Juhasz Holterman M ^c   Oosterhof, A ^d   Stuyfzand, P J ^a,e  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Water Utility Vitens Midden Nederland   (Netherlands)

^c Water Utility Water Company Limburg   (Netherlands)

^d Water Utility Vitens Friesland   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drilling; Particles; The Netherlands; Water supply; Well enhancement; Well operation

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; GROUNDWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 71049156747     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0537-9     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. IM Blackwell P Howsam MJ Walker 1995 Borehole performance in alluvial aquifers: particulate damage Q J Eng Geol 28 151 162 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1995.028. S2.06
2. IM Blackwell P Howsam MJ Walker 1995 Permeability impairment around boreholes in micaceous aquifers Q J Eng Geol 28 163 175 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1995. 028.S2.07
3. SA Bradford J Simunek M Bettahar YF Tadassa MT van Genuchten SR Yates 2005 Straining of colloids at textural interfaces Water Resour Res 41 W10404 10.1029/2004WR003675 (Pubitemid 41705689)
4. R Breedveld K van Beek G Doedens 2007 Towards a clogging free well field Tull en 't Waal (Vitens MN), I: Abstraction wells of the future? H2O 40 2 48 50 in Dutch
5. de Zwart AH (2007) Investigation of clogging processes in unconsolidated aquifers near water supply wells. PhD Thesis, Tech. Univ. Delft, The Netherlands
6. C Deelder 1977 The skin effect H2O 10 23 522 525 in Dutch
7. Driscoll FG (1986) Groundwater and wells. Johnson, St. Paul, MN
8. Dudgeon CR, Cox RJ (1976) Drilling mud invasion of unconsolidated aquifer materials. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, Australia
9. DVGW (2002) Development of wells by desanding: requirements, methods, final sand content (in German). Merkblatt W 119, DVGW, Bonn, Germany
10. F Hermann M Tholen 2005 Contracting of drilling and well construction works BBR 56 10 40 45 in German
11. Houben G, Treskatis C (2007) Water well rehabilitation and reconstruction. McGraw-Hill, New York
12. P Howsam R Hollamby 1990 Drilling fluid invasion and permeability impairment in granular formations Q J Eng Geol 23 161 168 10.1144/GSL.QJEG.1990. 023.02.05
13. J Hoogendoorn J van Paassen J Timmer 2005 How a well producing well field may topple over H2O 38 22 35 37 in Dutch
14. M Juhász M Balemans C Jansen 2004 Better understanding in well clogging by flow measurements and high frequent potential measurements H2O 37 17 29 31 in Dutch
15. TN Olsthoorn S van Harlingen 1994 Recharge wells: clean drilling by scraping the well bore H2O 27 21 636 639 in Dutch
16. Roscoe Moss Co (1990) Handbook of ground water development. Wiley, New York
17. H Timmer JD Verdel AG Jongmans 2003 Well clogging by particles in Dutch well fields J Am Water Works Assoc 95 8 112 118
18. CGEM van Beek 1984 Restoring well yield in the Netherlands J Am Water Works Assoc 76 10 66 72
19. CGEM van Beek CJG Janssen MHA Juhász-Holterman JH Peters 1998 Clogging of water abstraction wells by particles H2O 31 17 18 20 in Dutch
20. C van Beek E Schrama M Eck J Verstraelen 1999 Clogging of deep wells by particles H2O 32 16/17 21 24 in Dutch
21. K van Beek A Oosterhof R Breedveld B-R de Zwart 2004 Self rehabilitating wells, frequent switching prevents well bore clogging H2O 37 18 36 38 in Dutch
22. K van Beek H Timmer B-R de Zwart 2005 Presence of particles in abstracted groundwater Stromingen 11 3 13 23 in Dutch
23. K van Beek R Breedveld P Stuyfzand 2009 Prevention of two types of well clogging J Am Water Works Assoc 101 4 125 134
24. N van der Wurf K van Beek R Breedveld G Doedens 2007 Towards a well field Tull en 't Waal free of clogging (2): carrousel well operation design H2O 40 2 51 53 in Dutch