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Concepts of Well Cleaning
Author(s) -
Gottlieb Oren J.,
Blattert Robert E.
Publication year - 1988
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.1551-8833.1988.tb03036.x
Subject(s) - clogging , groundwater , environmental science , petroleum engineering , geology , aquifer , water well , mining engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , geography
Cleaning wells to restore or improve production requires an evaluation of the probable causes of clogging, which includes a chemical analysis of the groundwater and a mechanical analysis of subsurface soils. Once the probable cause or causes of clogging are determined, the most appropriate treatment can be prescribed. The authors discuss the principles involved in making such determinations for wells in unconsolidated formations and describe a case history of restoring a production well in Terre Haute, Ind.