Conducting Slug Tests in Mini-Piezometers: B.G. Fritz Ground Water xx, no. x: x-xx
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd. Richland WA 99354.
Slug tests performed using mini-piezometers with diameters as small as 0.43 cm can provide a cost effective tool for hydraulic characterization. We evaluated the hydraulic properties of the apparatus in an infinite hydraulic conductivity environment and compared those results with field tests of mini-piezometers installed into locations with varying hydraulic properties. Based on our evaluation, slug tests conducted in mini-piezometers using the fabrication and installation approach described here are effective within formations where the hydraulic conductivity is less than 1 x 10-3 cm/s. While these constraints limit the potential application of this method, the benefits to this approach are that the installation, measurement and analysis is extremely cost effective, and the installation can be completed in areas where other (larger diameter) methods might not be possible. Additionally, this methodology could be applied to existing mini-piezometers previously installed for other purposes. Such analysis of existing installations could be beneficial in interpreting previously collected data (e.g. water quality data or hydraulic head data).
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1254567
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-105423; EY5142401
- Journal Information:
- Ground Water, Vol. 54, Issue 2; ISSN 0017-467X
- Publisher:
- Wiley - NGWA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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