PUMPING TESTS FOR AQUIFER EVALUATION, PART 5:
Recovery Analysis Strategies and Techniques
Discover and learn the most up-to-date information about
aquifer pumping test techniques from some of the most
recognized authorities in ground water.
Aquifer Pumping Tests are a key element to site characterization, water resources assessment and remediation system design. 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 do you turn for help with aquifer testing?
Midwest GeoSciences Group & In-Situ, Inc. can help! We have designed a powerful six-module webinar series about pumping test design, field methods and data analysis techniques.This course will highlight key steps for modernizing your aquifer testing from beginning to end.
MODULE FIVE teaches the important elements of Recovery Testing, which follows the constant rate pumping tests. Recovery test data are an integral part of the aquifer pumping test program and attendees will discover valuable insights this testing offers.
Recent advances in AQTESOLV software help professionals get more from both the constant rate pumping tests and from the measurements of recovery when pumping is stopped. Hydraulic boundaries may be better assessed with high-quality recovery data. Today tests are considered completed only when the recovery data are collected and analyzed, taking full advantage of the additional information that can be obtained by considering the recovery phase as an integral part of a pumping test.
Outline:
- Basics of Recovery Tests
- Applications and Purpose
- Advantages of Long-Duration Tests with Recovery Analysis
- Residual Drawdown
- Conventional Analysis Methods
- Introductory Example
- The principle of superposition
- Equations for use of residual drawdown data
- Applicability of superposition
- Increasing the effective duration of pumping
- Case study - testing the Estevan Valley Aquifer
- Multiple Tests in Same Aquifer, Comparison of Test Strategies
- Recognition of Aquifer Boundaries
- Limitations
- Obtaining sufficient and useful data
- Test Duration Considerations
- Correcting for Background Variations
- Applications to Aquitards
- Summary
Proficiency Test:
Confirm your knowledge after the course module with a self-test.
Register now for this unique online-offline course
that presents key insights about aquifer pumping tests
that are found nowhere else online.
Whether you want to apply aquifer pumping tests to hydrogeologic characterization, water supply development or remediation design, this Online-Offline Course will provide attendees with information that is not available elsewhere on the web.
Instructors Bio
Garth Van der Kamp, PhD
Garth Van der Kamp, PhD is a internationally-recognized authority in aquifer pumping tests and aquifer hydraulics. His research dedicated to Recovery Testing in collaboration with other notable researches has brought Recovery Testing to a new level of insights.
Garth is a Research Associate of the Global institute for Water Security of the University of Saskatchewan. Prior to that he was for many years a research hydrogeologist with Environment Canada.
