Hydraulic testing using a versatile straddle packer system for improved transmissivity estimation in fractured-rock boreholes;Essais hydrauliques au moyen d'un système polyvalent de double packer pour une estimation améliorée de la transmissivité dans les forages en roches fracturées

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1529-1547

  Quinn, Patryk ^a   Cherry, John A ^a   Parker, Beth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Error reduction; Fractured rocks; Hydraulic testing; Packer test; Transmissivity

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE LOGGING; DARCY LAW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSIVITY; WELL TESTING;

EID: 84870674477     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0893-8     Document Type: Article

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