STEP-BY-STEP PACKER TESTING
For Hydrogeologic Projects

Packer testing is a technique in which one or more inflatable bladders, or packers, are used to isolate different regions of a borehole for hydraulic testing or water sampling. Although hydraulic packer testing is an “old” technology in the water well industry hydrogeologists often do not appreciate how valuable it can be in understanding and interpreting subsurface hydrostratigraphy, groundwater movement, and aquifer properties. Furthermore, many hydrogeologists do not completely understand the appropriate design, conduct, and interpretation of packer tests.

This webinar will introduce appropriate approaches, methods, and equipment for borehole packer testing applied to hydrogeologic projects. The course will feature step-by-step procedures for conducting tests, and will discuss various methods of test analysis.

TOPICS:

• Definition and types of packer testing
• Single packer
• Multiple packer
• Permanent versus Temporary
• Where is packer testing appropriate?
• Choosing a packer setup
• Types of hydraulic tests
• Step-by-step guide to a packer test
  • Test objectives
  • Determining response time
  • Calculating inflation pressure
  • Instrumentation/data collection
  • Typical test responses
• Methods of analysis
• Two case studies

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:

• Learn where packer testing is, and is not, appropriate
• Be exposed to modern packer equipment and monitoring instrumentation
• Receive a step-by-step guide to conducting a test in the field
• Learn analytical methods for interpreting packer tests
• Learn to avoid common mistakes

Participants are invited to actively participate during this live and interactive on-line web seminar. Discussion is planned following the webinar for those who want to continue the session. Bring your questions to the webinar and present them to the instructors and other participants for exploring the best solution.

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Fee:	299.00 USD Per Computer Site (unlimited participants per site). 249.00 USD Per Computer Site (unlimited participants per site) when Members also register for the following Webinar: (discount will be applied during checkout when both are in your cart)
Duration:	1.5 hours (plus unlimited Q&A)
Instructor:	Ken Bradbury, Ph.D., PG, Program Leader and Hydrogeologist David Hart, Ph.D., PG, Hydrogeologist

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Pay one site registration fee and an unlimited number of participants from your organization can attend at that site.

Participants will receive a handout referencing the webinar topics and discussion.

Earn 1.5 Professional Development Hours (1.5 PDH) for this webinar.

This webinar is 90 minutes (1.5 hours) plus time added to answer your questions. We will stay online live past the 90-minute mark - if needed - to ensure your questions are answered and help you acheive your educational objectives.



A Record of Attendance Form is included free with each webinar for your record keeping and individual PDH verification. We ask your on-site coordinator to return the completed and signed copy of the Form to us following the webinar for (1) maintaining a separate copy as a service to attendees and (2) forwarding to NIU confirming attendance for those who order certificates.

Attendees may also order an official a Course Completion Certificate from Northern Illinois University for a small administrative fee. The Certificate is optional and may be ordered separately following the webinar to confirm your attendance and showcase the certificate on your office wall. Instructions for ordering certificates are given during the webinar.


* This webinar is eligible for the ’BUY THREE, GET THREE’ Members discount.

Instructors Bio

Kenneth Bradbury, PhD, PG
( http://www.uwex.edu/wgnhs/staff_krb.htm )

Dr. Kenneth Bradbury is Wisconsin's State Geologist and Director of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, UW-Madison Division of Extension. Ken is a hydrogeologist who has worked and published on groundwater issues in Wisconsin since 1982, with a focus on applied problems. His research has included investigations of virus transport in groundwater, groundwater flow in fractured rocks, aquitard hydrogeology, groundwater recharge processes, wellhead protection, regional groundwater simulation, and the hydrogeology of glacial deposits.

He received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he majored in geology, then earned a Master's degree from Indiana University. He received his PhD from the UW-Madison Department of Geology in 1982.

Ken is an affiliate faculty member in the UW-Madison Department of Geoscience and the Nelson Institute at UW-Madison. He is a Fellow in the Geological Society of America and is active in the Association of American State Geologists. Ken has served on the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Academy of Sciences and on committees advising the US Geological Survey.


Dave Hart PhD, PG

Dave Hart is a hydrogeologist/geophysicist with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey and an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Extension.

Dave’s applied research includes regional groundwater flow and recharge in southeastern Wisconsin, near-surface geophysics, and measurement of porosities and permeabilities in aquifers and aquitards. Prior to joining the university, he served as a hydrogeologist with Eder Associates. He is an associate editor for Ground Water and past president of the AWRA – Wisconsin Section.

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