Carbonate aquifer of the Central Roswell Basin: recharge estimation by numerical modeling

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6150929

Rehfeldt, K R; Gross, G W

The flow of ground water in the Roswell, New Mexico, Artesian Basin, has been studied since the early 1900s and varied ideas have been proposed to explain different aspects of the ground water flow system. The purpose of the present study was to delineate the spatial distribution and source, or sources, of recharge to the carbonate aquifer of the central Roswell Basin. A computer model was used to simulate ground water flow in the carbonate aquifer, beneath and west of Roswell and in the Glorieta Sandstone and Yeso Formation west of the carbonate aquifer.

• Research Organization: New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces (USA). New Mexico Water Resources Research Inst.
• OSTI ID: 6150929
• Report Number(s): PB-83-173294
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AQUIFERS
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CARBONATE MINERALS
DRAWDOWN
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
MASS BALANCE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PUMPING
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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
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STRATIGRAPHY
TRITIUM
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BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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DISTRIBUTION
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HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
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LIGHT NUCLEI
MINERALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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