Question: A pump test was conducted to determine potential drawdowns & well interferences from a new irrigation well installed in a farming area with significant groundwater

A pump test was conducted to determine potential drawdowns & well interferences from a new irrigation well installed in a farming area with significant groundwater withdrawals. Three wells, the pumping well and two observation wells (previously installed livestock wells), were monitored via manual and instrument measurements during the course of the test. Use radial distances of 2700 ft for observation well A and 2550 ft for observation well B . Test Timeline: A 4 hour pre test starting at 5/1at 8:38 am and ending at 12:35 pm was conducted in order to determine a pumping rate the well could be sustained for a 72 hour pump test. The pumping rate varied between 1200-1300 gpm during the test. Water levels were still recovering when the 72-hour test began at 11:30 am on 52?2008 with a pumping rate of 1000 gpm . The pump was shut off on 5/5/2008 at 11:30 am. Though there are considerable differences in depths (the area is in a basin surrounded by hills), all three wells are screened in sands underlying a thick unit of clay. Determine the storativity and transmissivity of the aquifer (to two
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significant figures) using the Cooper-Jacob straightline method. If you run into a "data glitch" ...deal with it! Comment on any differences you find and any potential impacts from well construction/ configuration. Pumping Well. Borehole diameter: 26". Steel casing diameter: 18", with slotted screen from 124 to 164 ft . Bentonite surface seal from 0 to 12 ft ; cement grout, 12 to 100 ft .
Observation Well A.(10'' hole drilled to 18ft;6'' casing driven to 78 ft , with bentonite surface seal to 18 ft ; nominal 6'' hole dritled to 140 ft , but collapsed sand to 80ft; well test indicated 100gpm deliver after collapse).-
A pump test was conducted to determine potential

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