Dates and Locations:
Calgary, Alberta

1 & 2 June 2010
Tuesday & Wednesday
Registration from 7:00 - 8:00 am, 01 June 2010

Who should attend:
This course is designed for ground water scientists and engineers, project managers, compliance program managers and remedial design managers.

This course begins with a brief overview of hydrogeologic principles of pumping and slug testing then continues at an advanced level throughout the course to cover the range of conditions typically encountered during field investigations.

Data analysis exercises include both simple and advanced pumping and slug test analyses to match the range of conditions typically encountered during field investigations.

Continuing Education Information:

• 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
  (16.0 Professional Development Hours)
• Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and a Course Completion Certificate will be administered by the Colorado School of Mines.
• Most state professional licensure programs accept CEUs for this course.

Computer Requirements:

• You are encouraged to bring your own laptop to this course, however, computers will be available for an additional fee. If you need a computer, please let us know with your registration.
• You will be asked to download the AQTESOLV demonstration version prior to the course so that you may perform exercises especially designed for this course.

Venue:
South Alberta Institute of Technology
Main Campus
1301 16th Ave NW
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
T2M 0L4

Phone: 403.284.7248
http://sait.ca/

Introduction:
Conducting aquifer tests in complex hydrogeologic settings such as heterogeneous or fractured media often leads to suspect data or unanswered questions after the field work is complete. Even when you are confident of the geologic conditions, you may have difficulty designing effective aquifer tests, running field equipment, or selecting the best available model to analyze the test data. Where can you turn to improve your approach and skills for hydrogeologic site characterization?

Midwest GeoSciences Group with Aquatic Life, Ltd. can help! We have designed a powerful two-day training course on aquifer testing design, field methods, and data analysis techniques featuring AQTESOLV and the In-Situ Level TROLL. This course will provide you with the knowledge to master aquifer testing from beginning to end--using world-class field equipment and aquifer test analysis software.

Bring Your Computer: Analyze data from a variety of hydrogeologic conditions and well configurations using AQTESOLV. Participants are welcomed to bring their own project data for analysis for QA/QC by the instructors.

Course Topics:
Hydrogeologic Site Characterization

• Learn to design the most effective aquifer test programs for a wide range of geologic conditions (including low permeability confining units and fractured bedrock)
• Gain an advantage in your next aquifer test by mastering state-of-the-art field and data analysis procedures
• Find out how to differentiate laterally extensive sands from isolated sand bodies in a single boring
• Discover new techniques for anticipating and resolving problems that may arise in aquifer tests
• Obtain step-by-step instruction for field screening using the In-Situ Level TROLL and computerized analysis using AQTESOLV

Slug Testing:

• Learn to select and apply appropriate slug test models for different hydrogeologic settings and well configurations
• Maximize results from tests conducted in wells screened across the water tab
• Find out how to recognize and account for the effects of noninstantaneous (noisy) test initiation and wellbore skin
• Discover the latest strategies for designing, conducting and analyzing tests in high-K media including oscillatory responses
• Gain knowledge of new approaches for decreasing test duration in low-K media
• Master all aspects of data collection with the In-Situ Level TROLL
• Obtain hands-on experience with AQTESOLV analyzing data from a wide range of geologic settings

Pumping Tests:

• Learn to design, conduct and analyze pumping tests in confined, leaky, unconfined and fractured aquifers
• Master strategies for dealing with variable pumping rates, wellbore storage, partial penetration, well losses, wellbore skin and other common issues
• Discover powerful diagnostic methods including derivative analysis that help you select appropriate pumping test models
• Gain an advantage by applying Agarwal's method for analysis of recovery data
• Find out the best procedures for monitoring a pumping test with the Level TROLL
• Master tips and tricks for using AQTESOLV to analyze constant-rate, step-drawdown and recovery test.

Registration Information:
Aquatic Life, Ltd. is receiving and processing registrations for this particular course. Payments will be processed by Aquatic Life Ltd in Canadian Currency. For attendees paying outside of Canada, click here to calculate the currency conversion estimate.

Questions:
For registration and travel questions, please contact Jeff Simpson @ Aquatic Life at 204.753.5270 or jsimpson@aquaticlife.ca.

For technical questions about the course, contact Dan Kelleher at either 763.607.0092 or dan@midwestgeo.com.

What you will receive:
You will receive 16.0 contact hours of instruction, a Course Notebook, a Field Guide for Slug Testing by Midwest GeoSciences Group, and a course completion certificate.

Continental breakfast, morning coffee break, lunch, and an afternoon break will be served with the course. Recording devices are not permitted during classroom sessions.

With your registration, you will receive a discount voucher good toward the purchase of a special aquifer testing bundle featuring the In-Situ Level TROLL and AQTESOLV.

Cancellations:
Cancellations may be made until 15 May 2010, however, 25 percent of the course fee will be charged. Cancellations made after two weeks before the course will be charged $700 CAD. No refunds. One substitute is allowed for each registrant who is unable to attend.

Cost:
Register by May 15, 2010 - $980.00 CAD
Late Registration - $1,195.00 CAD
Optional computer rental - $350.00 CAD

Please note: ALL receipts will include a 5% Canadian Tax. However, if you are NOT a Canadian resident, you will NOT be charged this tax.

• James Butler Ph.D., P.G. is the 2007 NGWA Darcy Lecturer and author of "The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests" (Lewis Pub., 1998). For the last 20 years, he has worked as a research scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey. He holds a B.S. in Geology from the College of William and Mary, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Hydrogeology from Stanford University. Jim also serves as a consulting hydrogeologist to federal agencies and private industry, and is currently an associate editor of both Ground Water and the Hydrological Sciences Journal.
  
  
• Glenn Duffield is a hydrogeologist and the president of HydroSOLVE, Inc., with over 23 years of consulting experience in groundwater flow and transport modeling, software development and aquifer test analysis. He is currently an associate editor of Ground Water and the author of AQTESOLV, which for over 18 years has been the world's leading software for the analysis of aquifer tests.
  
  
• Chris Neville, P.E. is Vice President and Senior Hydrologist with S.S.Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. in Waterloo, Ontario. He has eighteen years of experience in quantitative groundwater hydrology, with specialization in the interpretation of hydrologic data and the analysis of groundwater problems in complex granular and fractured porous media.
  
  

• There aren’t people in this field who are more appropriate to teach this subject.
  - Ken Nogeire, Bureau Veritas
  
  
• This is the best course I’ve ever taken. Almost everything was relavant. The instructors were superb.
  - Richard Somerville, ERM
  
  
• This course has a good degree of difficulty, but was easy to follow.
  - Lauren Helm, SKM
  
  
• Great course in every respect.
  - Eva Sari, URS Australia
  
  
• Excellent knowledge and communication from the instructors. Excellent format, I don’t think I would change a thing. Great value for the money. I thoroughly enjoyed the course.
  - Desiree Craig, AECOM Australia
  
  
• Very thorough presentation of course material and highly relavant to work (regionally).
  - Dana Windle, URS Australia
  
  
• It was good coverage of (both) introductory material and advanced material. God job.
  - Liam Murphy, Southern Rural Water
  
  
• Fantastic overview and introduction into course components and great course content. This advanced course was well classed for intermediate to advanced (hydrogeologists).
  - Katy Kijek, EES
  
  
• Great Course
  - Darren Edwards, Black and Veatch
  
  
• Excellent all round course pitched at the right (advanced) level for this group. Good range of material covered and excellent enthusiasm by instructors.
  - Sarah Sawyer, ERM
  
  
• The practical application….on techniques and curve (shapes) and diagnostics was (most valuable to me). Also valuable was the opportunity to discuss unusual (data analysis) situations with the instructors. I thoroughly enjoyed the course, it was well worth the money, and will soon look for an advanced level course.
  - Mike Hawthorne, H2A Environmental, Inc.
  
  
• Fantastic course. Very well Delivered.
  - Blake Hamer, Matrix Solutions
  
  
• Excellent course bringing together two top leaders in the industry (In-Situ, Inc. and AQTESOLV) to (teach) the most leading-edge technology for aquifer testing.
  - Frank Morris, CDM
  
  
• These are the guys who literally wrote the book - excellent course, very helpful, and cutting edge.
  - Paul Blubaugh, Michael Pisani & Associates, Inc.
  
  
• This (is) the best course that I've ever attended and I look forward to future course offerings. Excellent!
  - Mark Larson, Larson & Associates
  
  
• I enjoyed the course. Excellent insight and feedback with informative discussions.
  - Jason Whitman, Shaw Environmental
  
  
• Great Course! Would highly recommend it to any hydrogeologist.
  - Dan Weber, Errol L. Montgomery & Associates
  
  
• All-in-all, one of the best courses I've ever taken.
  - Cynthia Gefvert, South Florida Water Management District
  
  
• The course was extremely helpful in identifying potential sources of error in our slug testing design and performance techniques. The guided software exercises by Glenn easily walked us through practical applications.
  - Jason LaRoche, Southwest Florida Water Management District
  
  
• The class clarified how pumping and slug test equations are applied using AQTESOLV. I especially enjoyed learning to match oscillatory data from High-K aquifers and techniques for improving site characterization of my projects.
  - Brian Hennings, Natural Resource Technology, Inc.
  
  
• The combination of lectures and computer lab make this an excellent course which I would recommend to anyone.
  - Chuck Ahrens, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
  
  
• The course was very helpful and I will apply the information using the different models available in AQTESOLV. The sessions for slug testing shed light on input parameters and will enable us to use our data to obtain more reliable results!
  - Tonya McGowan, GES, Inc.
  
  
• The diagnostic / derivative plots for pumping test analysis was most valuable to me.
  - Larry Cook, Larry Cook & Associates of Australia
  
  
• Great course - I learned a lot! (I will) put it into practice as soon as I get back to the office.
  - Dan Matlock, Pacific Groundwater Group
  
  
• The instructors enthusiasm made for a great atmosphere and it transferred over to the overall enthusiasm of the attendees. This is a great course...and is a must for geologists and engineers alike! I look forward to attending future courses! Kudos!
  - Peter Wilson, Wright-Pierce
  
  
• Awesome Course!
  - Jennifer Thompson; ERM, Inc.
  
  
• Excellent course, well organized and full of practical information for anyone who uses analytical techniques to estimate hydraulic parameters. Great Class!
  - Jon Benedict, Washoe County Water Resources
  
  
• All presentations were helpful and well covered.
  - Joe Vickers, Wellspec
  
  
• The course was excellent! The instructors were fantastic. Both the slug testing and pumping test analysis portions were valuable. Data analysis (during my on-going aquifer testing projects) will be better now with the information I have obtained from this course.
  - Monica Westlake, AMEC Calgary
  
  
• I really enjoyed the course!
  - Linda Aller, Bennett and Williams
  
  
• A very professionally conducted course. The personal care that was also put into the handouts, computer exercises, and even lunch was an asset to this 3-day course.
  - Darla Latham, Petroleum Services
  
  
• I'd be willing to take this course a third time...
  - Mark Larson, Larson & Associates
  
  
• I had little experience designing and conducting slug tests and pumping tests .. before this course, so this course was a great experience for me.
  - Anonymous
  
  
• As a geologist, I have performed dozens - if not hundreds - of slug tests and aquifer pumping tests... This course has tied together a lot of loose ends for me and I have gained valuable insight and knowledge. The (course session) about the set up of slug tests and aquifer tests and common problems and considerations was extremely helpful for me.
  - Britt Callahan
  
  
• One-on-one interaction with the instructors to discuss my (specific) project questions was most valuable to me. The course provided me with powerful tools for current and future ground water projects.
  - Rocco Fiori, Fiori GeoSciences, Inc.
  
  
• Having my questions answered by the guys who develop the software (and wrote the book on slug testing) was most valuable to me. The tour was awesome and meeting the people who handle technical support.
  - Thai Hubbard, ARCADIS
  
  
• Good introduction to (aquifer testing) with most practical information for running tests. Good information for using software (applied) to a large variety of solutions.
  - Ted VanHolland, Rendezvous Engineering, Inc.
  
  
• The entire course was extremely helpful. I learned more about aquifer testing in two days than in (many) years of practice. Excellent course. Excellent Instructors, Great Presentations, Engaging Speakers.
  - Anthony Harding, Schnabel Engineering
  
  
• got what I wanted and more from the class and instructors. And I am recommending 'MidwestGeo' classes to friends.
  - Chris Palmer
  
  

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