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Step‐Drawdown Test Analysis by Computer
Author(s) -
Labadie John W.,
Helweg Otto J.
Publication year - 1975
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.1745-6584.1975.tb03611.x
Subject(s) - fortran , drawdown (hydrology) , listing (finance) , computer science , code (set theory) , simple (philosophy) , test (biology) , program optimization , programming language , algorithm , data mining , engineering , geology , paleontology , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , set (abstract data type) , finance , epistemology , aquifer , compiler , groundwater , economics
Many geohydrologists believe that the step‐drawdown test is useful in determining many important characteristics of a well, whereas others altogether question its utility. In addition to this controversy, its application is hindered because the graphical analysis of data is unwieldy. A computer code is presented for step‐drawdown test analysis which is efficient and simple to use; moreover, it is an example of how optimization can be used in a practical way. A listing of the FORTRAN code is included along with some example calculations.