Cross-well slug interference tests: An effective characterization method for resolving aquifer heterogeneity

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 33-45

  Brauchler, R ^a   Hu, R ^a   Vogt, T ^a   Al Halbouni, D ^a   Heinrichs, T ^a   Ptak, T ^a   Sauter, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross well slug interference tests; Highly permeable aquifers; Hydraulic tomography; Inversion theory; Wellbore storage

Indexed keywords

CROSS-WELL; HIGHLY PERMEABLE AQUIFERS; INTERFERENCE TESTS; INVERSION THEORY; WELL BORE STORAGE;

AQUIFERS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY;

WELL LOGGING;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CLAY; CORE ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; REFRACTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SILT; SLUG FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY; WELL LOGGING;

GERMANY; GOTTINGEN; LOWER SAXONY;

EID: 77649181583     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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