Dates and Locations:

In-Situ, Inc. Headquarters
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

19 - 21 September 2023 (Tuesday - Thursday)
Registration from 7:00 - 8:00 am, September 19, 2023

Continuing Education Information:
2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
(24.0 Professional Development Hours)

Most state professional licensure programs accept CEUs for this course.

Pre-Approved CEUs:
CO REP
NY PG: Provider No. #213
NY PE: Provider No. #213
MD PE: Approved Provider
MA LSP: Course No MA LSP 1231
CT LEP: Course CT LEP 122
South Carolina PGs: SCPG 1712
IA CGWP
State of Delaware PGs: (BY TITLE)
Texas CAPM: (BY TITLE)
Other States: Do not generally require pre-approval. (Check with your license program).

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Course Completion Certificates from Midwest GeoSciences Group are distributed at the end of the course.

An optional Course Completion Certificate from Colorado School of Mines is available for a fee. Most state professional licensure programs accept CEUs for this course.

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.

What to Expect:
Expect to learn about the latest techniques of aquifer testing. A list of course attributes are listed on the following page:

What to Bring:

• Bring your laptop computer, a calculator and any field forms that you normally use for aquifer testing.
• You are also encouraged to bring your own slug and pumping test data. Instructors will QA/QC your analysis results if time permits.
• Course attendees bringing personal laptops will download and install the AQTESOLV demo from www.aqtesolv.com before arriving at the course.
• Bring high expectations. We strive to make this the premiere aquifer testing course. Plus, you can expect to have some light hearted humor and fun along the way.

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 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

Field Component:

Day Three of the aquifer testing course will include a morning field data collection and equipment training exhibition followed by an analysis laboratory using AQTESOLV in the afternoon.

This well field is an exquisite location for learning about aquifer testing. The variation in the well positions allow for different aquifer testing strategies, monitoring evaluation, and equipment training.

Background About the Field Site

Midwest GeoSciences Group characterized the sedimentary sequence at In-Situ, Inc Headquarters property. Three continuously-sampled soil borings were drilled into bedrock followed by installation of monitoring wells/piezometers. The configuration of the wells are triangulated in order to monitor precise horizontal ground water movement.

The geologic framework is a sequence of fluvial sediments overlying shale bedrock. The depositional origin of the fluvial sediments is overbank deposits from Poudre River located near the In-Situ, Inc. property. The sedimentary sequence was translated into stratigraphic units for discerning subsurface relationships which lead to deliberate design of well screen design and vertical placement.

Three monitoring wells are installed within the fluvial sedimentary sequence, with different screen lengths and position in order to take advantage of different aquifer test conditions. Water table wells are tested differently than wells with fully-submerged well screens. This well field enables course participants to perform testing under various conditions to learn what test methods work best for different formation and well configurations.

• "Highly Recommend. Very good quality and broad topics covered in a short time. Well managed."
  - Chris Alderding, Citic Pacific Mining
  
  
• "Great course! Great pace of delivery and great presentation.
  - Daniel Farrow, Aqualinc"
  
  
• "Excellent in all aspects."
  - Nathan Littlewood, Origin Energy Brisbane
  
  

Registration and payment processing for this course is managed by In-Situ, Inc.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Advanced registration is necessary for participation in this limited-enrollment short course. Pre-registration is required to reserve space and receive course materials. If you require special arrangements for diet, equipment, or handicap facilities, please indicate when registering for the course.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
Participants receive 24.0 contact hours of instruction, Course Notebook, a Field Guide for Slug Testing, continental breakfast, morning coffee break, lunch, and an afternoon break.

Participants are invited to for a personally hosted tour the In-Situ, Inc. facility and see where their equipment is developed and manufactured.

Participants are also invited to join In-Situ, Inc for an evening reception following the course segments on Day One. Details about the location of the reception are given at the course.

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.

OPTIONAL ITEMS:
The online registration allows registrants to add items to their course registration.

Item No 1:
Official Course Completion Certificate from Colorado School of Mines for $65.00. It shows your attendance is approved for 24.0 Contact Hours.


Item No 2:
Full Color Course Notebook (approx 500 pages) for $109.00. Otherwise your course book is printed in black and white (it still looks great).

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REGISTRATION FEE:

Professionals - Register Now: $1,299.00

Terms and Conditions


This is a limited enrollment event. This course reaches its maximum capacity each year. People on this year's waiting list are entitled to early notification for next year's course.

CANCELLATIONS:

Cancellations may be made up to August 15, however, 35 percent of the course fee will be charged. No refunds. One substitute is allowed for each registrant who is unable to attend.

QUESTIONS:

Technical Questions: For registration and technical questions about the course, contact Dan Kelleher at either 763.607.0092 or dan@midwestgeo.com


Travel and Payment Question: Please contact Heather Risatti at In-Situ, Inc. at 970-498-1650 or hrisatti@in-situ.com

	Jim Butler is the author of "The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests" (Second Edition). He currently is a Senior Scientist in the Geohydrology Section of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, where he has worked for over 30 years. His research interests include aquifer testing, assessment of aquifers that support irrigated agriculture, high-resolution subsurface characterization, well responses to natural and anthropogenic stimuli, and the role of phreatophytes in stream-aquifer systems. Jim 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 was the 2007 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), the 2009 Pioneers in Groundwater Award honoree by the American Society of Civil Engineers - Environmental and Water Resources Institute, and, most recently, the 2020 recipient of NGWA's M. King Hubbert Award. Jim helps advance the environmental and engineering industry through teaching professionals about both slug testing and pumping tests. Jim has taught more than 40 courses with Midwest GeoSciences Group. This webinar is another step toward that advancement and we are grateful to have Jim Butler teach this purposeful and applied webinar.
	Glenn M. Duffield is the author of AQTESOLV and the founder and president of HydroSOLVE, Inc., a groundwater services firm headquartered in Reston, Virginia, USA. He is a senior quantitative hydrogeologist with over 30 years of professional consulting experience and the author of AQTESOLV, the world's leading software for aquifer test analysis since 1989. Glenn holds a bachelor's degree in geology from Juniata College and a master's degree in geology/hydrogeology from Penn State.

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• "These are the guys who literally wrote the book - excellent course, very helpful, and cutting edge."
  - Paul Blubaugh, Michael Pisani & Associates, Inc.
  
  

• "In-Situ, Inc did an amazing job hosting this training."
  - Kristin Brown
  
  
• "In-Situ facility was good and I like that they gave a tour of their facility."
  - Ed Bertch
  
  
• "I like the applied knowledge and experience conveyed by the instructors."
  - Jaron Andrews
  
  
• "Course notebook and handouts are amazing..."
  - Ben Paras
  
  
• "This course took (my aquifer testing) experience to the next level."
  - Jake McDermott
  
  
• "This course was ... what I hoped it would be."
  - Tim Daniluk
  
  
• "(The instructors) are each extremely knowledgable and capable teachers."
  - Scott Sigler
  
  
• "Good communicating of material and good range of content level; easy to follow; very welcoming environment."
  - Justan Bell
  
  
• "Jim Butler and Glenn Duffield are great teachers and knowledgeable experts."
  - Jay Mednick
  
  
• "Well presented content and enthusiastic (instructors)."
  - Trevor Branch
  
  

Venue:

In-Situ Inc. Headquarters
211 East Lincoln Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 USA

Main: 970.498.1500
We chose the In-Situ, Inc, headquarters for this course location so you can see and experience the place where the most widely used aquifer testing field equipment is developed and manufactured.

In-Situ, Inc. Headquarters is located in Ft. Collins, CO which is approximately 55 miles north of Denver and 35 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park.

Accommodations:

TBD

Airport Transportation:

Shuttle options from DIA to Fort Collins: SuperShuttle and Green Ride.


Colorado Rocky Mountains:

Horsetooth Mountain Park is a scenic 2,500 acre park, located west of Horsetooth Reservoir, with 27 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Elevations climb to 7,255 feet at the top of Horsetooth Rock, one of the more outstanding features in the park and a very familiar landmark in Fort Collins.

Just 35 miles away, the peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park soar to more than 13,000 feet and form the Continental Divide. The town of Estes Park sits at the eastern edge of the park. Rocky Mountain National Park covers 410 square miles with 18 peaks above 13,000 feet. The park is open year-round and provides a myriad of opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast.

Colorado Highway 14 along the Cache La Poudre River is one of Colorado's premier scenic highways. Enjoy spectacular scenery as you drive west into the Poudre Canyon. This area is especially popular with rafters and kayakers.