Hydromechanical behavior during constant-rate pumping tests in fractured gneiss

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 963-980

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

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystalline rock; Fractured rock; Hydraulic testing; Inverse modeling; USA

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DEFORMATION; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE; GNEISS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROMECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; PUMPING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961021064     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0728-z     Document Type: Article

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