Geosciences
Interpreting and Using Pumping Tests
Advanced training in interpreting pumping tests for wells and aquifers, using water-level simulation software for well operation.
Overview
About the programme
Advanced training in interpreting pumping tests for wells and aquifers, using water-level simulation software for well operation.
Duration
2.5 days
Training hours
17 hours
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
What trainees will gain
- Carry out data analysis.
- Identify the precautions to take when carrying out tests.
- Use analytical solutions to test models and understand the conditions for their use: homogeneous medium, vertical fracture, leakage, partial penetration and boundary effects.
- Estimate the operating rate of a well.
Content
What the programme covers
Introduction
- Definition and purpose of a pumping test, and a practical application.
Aquifer and well testing: theory and practice
- Well components and their effect on pumping tests.
- Well testing by discharge test, and aquifer testing.
Interpreting pumping tests
- Evaluating hydrodynamic parameters from pumping test data, and integrated interpretation using dedicated software.
- Other methods for evaluating hydrodynamic parameters and interpreting tests.
Who for
Target audience
Engineers at government agencies, water utilities, public bodies, consultancies and water well drilling companies.
Method
How it is delivered
Computer exercises using interpretation software.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.