Aquifer Testing Course
Course References and and Study Notes

Selected Slug Test Reference List from Jim Butler (2026):

• Selected Slug Test References
  
  

Session Slides from Chris Neville (Sept 2026):

• CJN20260921_01_Introduction
  
  
• CJN20260921_02_Foundations of pumping test interpretation_1
  
  
• CJN20260921_03_Foundations of pumping test interpretation_2
  
  
• CJN20260921_04_Pumping tests in aquifers with linear boundaries
  
  
• CJN20260921_05_Interpretation of pumping well drawdowns
  
  
• CJN20260921_06_Significance and interpretation of recovery data
  
  
• CJN20260921_07_Success factors for pumping test designers and interpreters
  
  

Slug Test Data Files for Analysis Exercises:

• DP43C test 3
  
  
• PR36 well 4 test 2
  
  
• MW-7 Slug Test Data from Jim Butler
  
  

Pumping Test Data Files for Analysis Exercises:

• ProductionWell
  
  
• ObsWell1
  
  
• ObsWell2
  
  
• ObsWell3
  
  
• Gridley
  
  

Pumping Test Study Notes:

• 01_Basic concepts in groundwater hydraulics
  
  
• 02_Checklist for the execution of pumping tests
  
  
• 03_What do hydrogeologists do when they interpret pumping test data
  
  
• 04_Foundations of pumping test interpretation_1
  
  
• 05_Foundations of pumping test interpretation_2
  
  
• 06_Interpretation of pumping tests in aquifers with linear boundaries
  
  
• 07_Interpretation of pumping well drawdowns
  
  
• 08_Significance and interpretation of recovery data
  
  

Additional Materials:

• Additional materials_2_Guidance materials for aquifer test interpreters
  
  
• Additional materials_3_Reference lists
  
  

Dan Kelleher talks about
"How Geology Impacts Design Considerations of Pumping Tests"

Professional Papers:

• Bierschenk_1964
  
  
• Bradbury-Rothschild_1985
  
  
• Butler 2009 Technical Commentary final print version
  
  
• Butler GW 2014 Slug tests in wells screened across the water table
  
  
• Ferris_1962_Image well theory_excerpt from WSP_1536-E
  
  
• Hantush_1964_Hydraulics of Wells
  
  
• Jacob_1947
  
  
• Kruseman-de-Ridder_1990_Analysis and Evaluation of Pumping Test Data
  
  
• Neville_2012_Water-Well-Testing-in-the-Athabasca-Oil-Sands
  
  
• Rafini-et-al_2017
  
  
• Rorabaugh_1953
  
  
• Stallman_1971_TWRI_3-B1_a
  
  
• Theis-Brown-Meyer_1963
  
  
• van-der-Kamp-Maathuis_2012