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Effects of Stimulation on Well Operating Costs and Its Performance on Old and New Wells
Author(s) -
Koenig Louis
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1960.tb00627.x
Subject(s) - investment (military) , stimulation , service (business) , well stimulation , operating cost , business , operations management , economics , environmental economics , marketing , medicine , political science , accounting , reservoir engineering , petroleum , paleontology , politics , law , biology
In previous articles, the results of a nationwide survey of water well stimulation practices were analyzed to evaluate the technical performance of stimulation and the economic performance measured by investment costs. Although the original purpose of the investigation was to ascertain the potential reduction in investment cost for groundwater supply, other ponderable economic advantages came to light during the study. It was decided, therefore, to investigate the savings in operating costs effected by stimulation treatment, as well as to determine whether the age of the well ‐ that is, the length of time in service ‐ has any appreciable effect on the technical and economic performance of stimulation. This article presents the criteria used in both these investigations and the conclusions reached.