Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, wells H-6A, H-6B, and H-6C, at the proposed waste isolation pilot plant site, southeastern New Mexico
The zones tested were the Magenta and Culebra Dolomite Members of the Rustler Formation and the Rustler Formation-Salado Formation contact. The Magenta Dolomite and the Rustler-Salado contact yield water to wells at rates < 0.5 gal/min as determined from shut-in and slug tests. A transmissivity value for the Culebra Dolomite Member was obtained by conducting conventional pumping and recovery tests. Well H-6B was pumped at a rate of approximately 11 gal/min. Throughout the testing of the Magenta Dolomite Member and the Rustler-Salado contact, water pressure response in the test zones was monitored by a pressure transducer system. Water samples from the Magenta Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation had a dissolved solids concentration of 5,760 mg/L. The major chemical constituents of water samples from this zone were sulfate, sodium, and chloride, Water samples from the Culebra Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation had a dissolved solids concentration of 52,600 mg/L, and samples from the Rustler Formation-Salado Formation contact had 316,000 mg/L; chloride and sodium were the major constituents in the water samples. Radium-266, a naturally occurring radioactive element, was present in samples from all three zones. 7 refs., 13 figs., 5 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6651664
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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