Monday, June 8, 2009: 1:40 p.m.
LARGE DISPLACEMENT SLUG TESTS IN POROUS MEDIA
Gonzalo Pulido, Ph.D.1 and Thomas P. Ballestero, Ph.D, PE, PH, CGWP, PG2
Abstract
2 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire. tom.ballestero@unh.edu
Gonzalo Pulido, Ph.D.1 and Thomas P. Ballestero, Ph.D, PE, PH, CGWP, PG2
Abstract
The Large Displacement Slug Test (LDST), as the name implies, uses a very large, near-instantaneous charge in a well, in order to estimate formation transmissivity and storage coefficient. The LDST applied to fractured rock environments was developed by the authors and published in the 2004 U.S. EPA/NGWA Fractured Rock Conference.
In the context of this research, the authors now present results of LDST in porous media, by using conventional wells, as well as Flexible Multipurpose Packer Systems (FMPS) and Miniature Multiuse Wells (MMW); the last two devices are presented in other abstracts submitted to this NGWA congress.
1President of Hidrogeocol Panamá S.A. gonzalo_pulido@hidrogeocol.com.coIn the context of this research, the authors now present results of LDST in porous media, by using conventional wells, as well as Flexible Multipurpose Packer Systems (FMPS) and Miniature Multiuse Wells (MMW); the last two devices are presented in other abstracts submitted to this NGWA congress.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire. tom.ballestero@unh.edu