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When Not to Acidize a
Author(s) -
Walker W. H.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1967.tb01248.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , petroleum engineering , geology , yield (engineering) , water well , permeability (electromagnetism) , groundwater , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , chemistry , materials science , membrane , metallurgy , biochemistry
Acidizing water wells to increase yield has proved to be an uneconomical method of well development or rehabilitation in some cases where the aquifer permeability was low and normal operating head great, in wells affected by methane gas, or where the practical sustained yield of the aquifer had been exceeded. Illinois studies show that controlled pumping tests before, during and after development are necessary to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation methods employed. Geologic definition of aquifers and records of pumpage and water‐level information are invaluable aids.