Cross-borehole flow analysis to characterize fracture connections in the Melechov Granite, Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Czech Republic

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-154

  Paillet, Frederick L ^a   Williams, John H ^b   Urik, Joseph ^c,d   Lukes, Joseph ^c   Kobr, Miroslav ^d   Mares, Stanislav ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c AQUATEST as   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Flowmeter logging; Fractured rocks; Hydraulic testing

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BEDROCK; BOREHOLE; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; TRANSIENT FLOW;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CZECH REPUBLIC; MORAVIA;

EID: 84922686100     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0787-1     Document Type: Article

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