Date of Award
12-1995
Department
Geological and Environmental Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Duane R. Hampton
Second Advisor
Dr. Alan Kehew
Third Advisor
Dr. William Harrison III
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Over a two year period, Western Michigan University ran a number of pump tests in the Asylum Lake Area in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The transmissivities and storativities calculated from these tests differed significantly from well to well in any particular test, and from pump test to pump test. Utilizing the computer programs AQTESOLV 3.0 and Aquifer Parameter Estimator, a number of T and S values were calculated. After analysis of the results, the following conclusion was drawn. The main reason for the deviations in the T and S values arose from the mixing of the results of numerous methods (some of which were confined aquifer methods). The aquifer that was affected by the pump test is an unconfined aquifer, which required an unconfined analysis method in order to get results within reasonable limits.
Recommended Citation
Pare, Paul Joseph, "A Study on the Causes of Variations in Transmissivity and Storativity During Pump Tests at Asylum Lake" (1995). Masters Theses. 808.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/808