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Groundwater flow to a well in a layered porous medium: 1. Steady flow
Author(s) -
Maas C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr023i008p01675
Subject(s) - aquifer , groundwater , groundwater flow , flow (mathematics) , porous medium , geology , yield (engineering) , porosity , mechanics , groundwater flow equation , flow conditions , geotechnical engineering , petroleum engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , thermodynamics , physics
Analytical solutions of steady multiple‐aquifer problems usually assume the flow of groundwater to be essentially horizontal in aquifers and vertical in aquitards. These assumptions yield formulae that are economical to evaluate. The simplifications, however, ask for a theoretical check. This paper is dealing with the derivation of an analytical formula that may serve as such. It considers steady flow of groundwater to a partially screened well in a layered porous medium. Both horizontal and vertical flow components are taken into account.