Department
of Earth Science |
Northeastern
Illinois University
PRINCIPLES
OF HYDROGEOLOGY
ESCI
337
Fall,
2007
Measuring
Water Levels in Wells
1) Which Well
Number were you assigned? (Well numbers are 1, 2, and 3)
2) Find the depth to water in your well.
3) Find the total depth of the well.
4) Determine the volume of water
in the well.
5) Determine how many five-gallon
buckets of water it would take to hold half the volume
of water in the well.
****** Before you perform Steps 6-7,
carefully review them and develop a plan for making the required
measurements. *****
****** Then, check with the
instructor before proceeding.********
6) a)
Mark
the time (to the nearest second) before you begin (or use a stopwatch
starting at time zero).
b) Remove from the well
the volume you calculated in Step 5. Immediately
after withdrawing this volume of water, measure depth to water
again.
7) Monitor water
level frequently for the next several minutes,
recording time and depth measurements.
8) Prepare a graph of the data you
recorded in Steps 6 and 7. Plot time on the horizontal axis, and
depth on the vertical. Label the graph with your names and the
Well
Number, and post the graph on the chalkboard.
9) In no more than two paragraphs, explain your
observations and any differences between the graphs for the different
wells.
10) Make
a list of variables
that might affect the relationship between pumping and water level in
the well.
11) Frequently,
hydrogeologists want to compare how different wells respond to
pumping. Develop a testing protocol (write out a precise sequence
of steps for a tester to follow) for such a test.
12)
Prepare a
neat report giving your names and your responses to Steps 1-11 (above),
including a neat table showing
your data, and your graph. Before leaving,
hand in one report per group. All group
members will receive the same grade on the work.
Department
of Earth Science | Northeastern
Illinois
University
© 2007 Laura L.
Sanders.
Last updated September 4, 2007.