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Title: Summary of field operations Magazine Road North Wells MRN-1 and MRN-2

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/231427· OSTI ID:231427
 [1];  [2]
  1. GRAM, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. INTERA, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This report provides a summary of the field operations associated with the installation of the MRN-1 and MRN-2 test/monitoring wells. These wells were installed in December 1994 and January 1995 as part of the Site-Wide Hydrogeologic Characterization (SWHC) task field program. The SWHC task is part of the Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, Environmental Restoration Project carried out by the Environmental Operations Center, 7500. MRN-1 and MRN-2 are paired wells located near the western edge of Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), west of Technical Area 3 (TA3), and north of Magazine Road. (Note: MRN stands for Magazine Road North). During the MRN field operations, important subsurface geologic, hydrologic, chemical, and radiological data were obtained. Subsurface geologic data include descriptions of drill cuttings, core, and geophysical logs of the upper unit of the Santa Fe Group. The geology identified here can help determine the eastern limit of the ancestral Rio Grande lithofacies. Subsurface hydrologic data include borehole geophysical logs, and qualitative information obtained during well completion and development. In addition, future aquifer testing at the MRN site will generate data for the interpretation of aquifer parameters such as transmissivity. Samples were taken from core every 100 feet at MRN-1 for chemical and radiological analysis to provide background data for the Environmental Restoration Project.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); GRAM, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States); INTERA, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
231427
Report Number(s):
SAND-96-0165; ON: DE96010869; TRN: AHC29611%%74
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English