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Groundwater Hydrology

  • Welcome to CE 4363/5363 Groundwater Hydrology
  • Introduction
  • Computational Tools
  • Water (Fetter pp. 1-23)
  • Aquifer Properties - I (pp. 66-93)
  • Aquifer Properties - II (pp. 93-109)
  • Groundwater Flow Principles (pp. 118 - 127)
  • Groundwater Flow Equations (pp. 130-135; XX-XX)
  • Groundwater Flow Solutions (pp. 143-151; 171-175)
  • Groundwater Flow to Wells - I (pp. 156-162)
  • Groundwater Flow to Wells - II (pp. 162 - 166)
  • Groundwater Flow to Wells - III (pp. 172-212)
  • Groundwater Flow to Wells - IV
  • Groundwater Flow to Wells IV
  • Groundwater Models
    • Transient Groundwater Models
    • MODFLOW Program
    • MODFLOW Python Interface Examples
    • MODFLOW Python Interface Examples
    • MODFLOW Python Interface Examples
    • Regional Flow (pp. 244)
  • Recharge
  • Semester Project - in Python
  • Field Methods
  • Water Well Construction - I
  • Water Well Construction - II
  • Groundwater Chemistry (pp. 351-392)
  • Groundwater Chemistry - II
  • Groundwater Contamination - I
  • Groundwater Contamination - II
  • Contaminant Transport
  • Groundwater Development and Management
  • Water Law
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Contents
  • Aquifer Pumping Tests
    • Specific Capacity (pp. 211-212)
    • Pumping Tests
      • Type Curve Analysis (pp. 172-179)
      • Cooper-Jacob Approximation (pp. 179-183)
      • Hantush Leaky Aquifer Analysis (pp. 185-189)
    • Slug Tests (pp. 195-211)
  • References

Groundwater Flow to Wells - III (pp. 172-212)¶

Aquifer Pumping Tests¶

Specific Capacity (pp. 211-212)¶

Pumping Tests¶

Different interpretation based on suspected aquifer structure.

Type Curve Analysis (pp. 172-179)¶

Example

This example also appears in Cleveland, T.G., 1996. ”Type-Curve Matching using a Computer Spreadsheet,” Ground Water, Vol. 34, No. 3.

Here is a blank Theis Type Curve

Cooper-Jacob Approximation (pp. 179-183)¶

Hantush Leaky Aquifer Analysis (pp. 185-189)¶

Example

This example also appears in Cleveland, T.G., 1996. ”Type-Curve Matching using a Computer Spreadsheet,” Ground Water, Vol. 34, No. 3.

Here is a blank Walton’s Type Curve

Slug Tests (pp. 195-211)¶

Slug Test wikipedia

Hvorslov’s Approach

The spreadsheet above is located at Slugtest_001.xls

Nugyen and Pinder Approach

References¶

  1. Cleveland, T.G., 1996. ”Type-Curve Matching using a Computer Spreadsheet,” Ground Water, Vol. 34, No. 3.

  2. Cleveland, T.G., 1996. ”Type-Curve Matching using a Computer Spreadsheet,” Ground Water, Vol. 34, No. 3. (Spreadsheets in the Document (XLS))

  3. Hvorslev, 1951. “Time Lag and Soil Permeability in Ground Water Observations”, Bulletin No. 36, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers p. 50.

  4. Cleveland, T.G., (2001) Groundwater Hydrology - Lecture 010 Lecture Notes to accompany CE 6361 at the University of Houston

  5. Slug Tests SOP#2046 US. EPA

  6. Chirlin G. R. (1989) A Critique of the Hvorslev Method for Slug Test Analysis: The Fully Penetrating Well

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By Theodore G. Cleveland, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, F.EWRI
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