STEP-BY-STEP PACKER TESTING:
Measuring Hydraulic Conductivity and Aquifer Properties for Hydrogeologic Projects
Despite the popularity of packer testing, many hydrogeologists do not properly conduct the tests or correctly interpret the results. And 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.
Conceptually, packer testing is simple. However the design and execution for each site generally is unique which demands that packer testing is applied with consideration for the site-specific conditions where a "one-size-fits-all" approach is not appropriate.
Learn both basic and detailed considerations during this 90-minute webinar that focuses on packer testing to determine hydraulic conductivity and aquifer properties for hydrogeologic applications.
Discover common mistakes made in the environmental industry and avoid them in the future to obtain reliable data. Help yourself and your projects by creating efficiencies that reduce uncertainties coupled with collecting the sufficient information that is appropriate for your site.
Learn to conduct meaningful packer tests and interpret the data. Understand different methods of analysis and how they apply to various equipment configurations and subsurface conditions.
Register now for this popular webinar that updates procedures for packer testing.
WEBINAR HIGHLIGHTS:
- Single vs muliple packer systems
- Permanent vs temporary set ups
- Where is packer testing appropriate, and in appropriate?
- Types of hydraulic packer testing
- Step-by-step guide to a packer test
- Determining your project objectives
- Understanding the appropriate 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
| Fee: |
299.00 USD Per Computer Site (unlimited participants per site)
Pay one site registration fee and an unlimited number of participants from your organization can attend at that site.
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| Instructor: |
Ken Bradbury, Ph.D., PG, Program Leader and Hydrogeologist
David Hart, Ph.D., PG, Hydrogeologist
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| Handouts: |
Copy of Webinar Slides (pdf)
Record of Attendance Form (pdf)
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| Duration: |
1.5 hours plus Q&A
(no restrictions on time limit for extra Q&A!)
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Professional
Development: |
Earn 1.5 Professional Development Hours (1.5 PDH)
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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' discount.
Attendees will be 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 instructor and other participants for exploring the best solution.
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.
