A dual-well step drawdown method for the estimation of linear and non-linear flow parameters and wellbore skin factor in confined aquifer systems

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Sethi, Rajandrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquifer test; Forchheimer; Non Darcy flow; Non linear flow

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER PARAMETERS; AQUIFER TESTS; CONFINED AQUIFER SYSTEM; CONFINED AQUIFERS; FINITE-THICKNESS SKIN; FORCHHEIMER; GAS WELL; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; LOGARITHMIC APPROXIMATION; NON-DARCY FLOW; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR FLOW; NUMERIC CODES; PUMPING TESTS; PUMPING WELL; SKIN FACTORS; STORAGE COEFFICIENT; SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE; WELL BORE STORAGE; WELL PERFORMANCE; WELL TEST; WELLBORE;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PUMPS; WELL TESTING;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LINEARITY; NONLINEARITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79952484169     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.01.043     Document Type: Article

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