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Detection of an Impermeable Boundary in an Anisotropic Formation: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Way S. C.,
McKee C. R.
Publication year - 1984
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.1745-6584.1984.tb01428.x
Subject(s) - equipotential , anisotropy , boundary (topology) , geometry , field (mathematics) , optics , flow (mathematics) , simple (philosophy) , physics , geology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pure mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics
Direct mirror‐well image theory to locate an impermeable boundary does not apply in anisotropic formations because the relationship between flow lines and equipotential lines is distorted due to directional transmissivity. A simple approach enables an impermeable boundary to be located in anisotropic formations, and it can be verified with a field example.