Open AccessGeology summary of Waste Area Grouping 5 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Author(s) -
J Anderson
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/654024
Subject(s) - geology , borehole , ridge , oak ridge national laboratory , environmental geology , geologic map , hydrology (agriculture) , petroleum engineering , mining engineering , geomorphology , tectonics , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , volcanism , physics , nuclear physics
During FY 1994, three multiport wells were installed in Waste Area Grouping (WAG) 5. The wells were instrumented with Westbay multiport systems. The purpose of the wells is (1) to characterize different flow systems and (2) to monitor for contaminants. The geology of the individual boreholes (WAG 5-12, WAG 5-13, WAG 5-14) is documented in Bechtel National, Inc., (BNI) et al. (1994). The Bechtel report does not explicitly show geologic relationships between these boreholes or integrate this information into the geology of WAG 5. The purpose of this report is to document and present a summary of the distribution of geologic formations in WAG 5. This information is presented in several ways: (1) stratigraphic correlation diagrams based on the natural gamma ray log, (2) geologic cross sections, and (3) a geologic map. This work provides a reference frame for interpreting flow, water, and contaminant chemistry data from multiport wells