Drawdown due to Pumping a Partially Penetrating Large-Diameter Well Using MODFLOW
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 3
Abstract
The approach by the author for modeling the large-diameter wells using MODFLOW is extended to the partially penetrating large-diameter wells. The temporal variation of drawdown due to a steady pumping is presented in the form of diagnostic curves for different penetration. These diagnostic curves can also be used to estimate the aquifer parameters from the observed drawdowns in a partially penetrating large-diameter well.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 3 • June 2009
Pages: 388 - 392
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Received: Nov 2, 2007
Accepted: Jun 14, 2008
Published online: May 15, 2009
Published in print: Jun 2009
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