Water Wells and Boreholes

Water Wells and Boreholes

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Misstear, Bruce
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Subjects:
Wells > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface to Second Edition
  • Legal disclaimer
  • Preface to First Edition
  • Lewis Clark (1937-2004): An Appreciation
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Wells and boreholes
  • 1.2 Groundwater occurrence
  • 1.3 Groundwater flow
  • 2 Groundwater Investigations for Locating Well Sites
  • 2.1 Desk studies
  • 2.2 Field reconnaissance
  • 2.3 Well survey
  • 2.4 Geophysical surveys
  • 2.5 Drilling investigations
  • 2.6 Groundwater resources assessment
  • 2.7 Groundwater quality
  • 2.8 Pollution risk assessment and prevention
  • 2.9 Planning the well scheme
  • 3 An Introduction to Well and Borehole Design
  • 3.1 Drilled wells
  • 3.2 Hand-dug wells
  • 3.3 Infiltration galleries
  • 3.4 Radial collector wells
  • 3.5 Observation boreholes
  • 3.6 Exploration boreholes
  • 3.7 Pump selection
  • 4 Issues in Well Design and Specialist Applications
  • 4.1 Choice of construction materials
  • 4.2 Casing
  • 4.3 Screen
  • 4.4 Gravel pack design
  • 4.5 Hydraulic design
  • 4.6 Economic optimization of well design
  • 4.7 Groundwater and wells for heating and cooling
  • 4.8 Well doublets
  • 4.9 Recharge wells
  • 4.10 Aquifer storage and recovery
  • 5 Well and Borehole Construction
  • 5.1 Percussion (cable-tool) drilling
  • 5.2 Rotary drilling
  • 5.3 Sonic drilling
  • 5.4 Auger drilling
  • 5.5 Jetting
  • 5.6 Direct push and drive sampling
  • 5.7 Driving of well-points
  • 5.8 Manual construction
  • 5.9 Well development
  • 5.10 Wellhead completion
  • 6 Formation Sampling and Identification
  • 6.1 Observing the drilling process
  • 6.2 Collecting formation samples
  • 6.3 Description and analysis of drilling samples
  • 6.4 Downhole geophysical logging
  • 6.5 Downhole geophysical imaging
  • 6.6 Distributed (fibre-optic) temperature sensing (DTS)
  • 6.7 Preparing a composite well log
  • 7 Well and Borehole Testing
  • 7.1 Objectives of test pumping
  • 7.2 Planning a well pumping test
  • 7.3 Types of pumping test
  • 7.4 Analysis of test pumping data from single wells
  • 7.5 Multiple wells
  • 7.6 The shape of the yield-drawdown curve: Deviations from the ideal response
  • 7.7 Interpretation of pumping and recovery test data in hard-rock aquifers
  • 7.8 Single borehole tests: slug tests
  • 7.9 Tracer tests
  • 7.10 Geophysical logging during pumping tests
  • 7.11 Test pumping a major well field: the Gatehampton case study
  • 7.12 Record-keeping
  • 8 Groundwater Sampling and Analysis
  • 8.1 Water quality parameters and sampling objectives
  • 8.2 Field determinations
  • 8.3 Collecting water samples from production wells
  • 8.4 Collecting water samples from observation boreholes
  • 8.5 Sample filtration, preservation and packaging
  • 8.6 Packing and labelling samples
  • 8.7 Quality control and record keeping
  • 8.8 Sample chemical analysis
  • 8.9 Hydrochemical databases
  • 9 Well Monitoring and Maintenance

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