Determination of Horizontal Aquifer Anisotropy with Three Wells

Shlomo P. Neuman; Gary R. Walter; Harold W. Bentley; John J. Ward; Don Diego Gonzalez

doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.1984.tb01477.x

Determination of Horizontal Aquifer Anisotropy with Three Wells

Shlomo P. Neuman, Gary R. Walter, Harold W. Bentley, John J. Ward, Don Diego Gonzalez

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Abstract

Existing methods for the determination of horizontal aquifer anisotropy by means of pumping tests require a minimum of four wells, one for water withdrawal and three for drawdown observations. This paper shows how the same methods can be used to determine anisotropy with as few as three wells, if at least two of them can be pumped in sequence. A field example is included. A method of analyzing data from more wells than the above minimum, by least squares, is also described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	66-72
Number of pages	7
Journal	Groundwater
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1984.tb01477.x
State	Published - Jan 1984
Externally published	Yes

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Computers in Earth Sciences

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