1) Consider a well pumping at a rate Q = 400 m3/hr from a homogeneous, isotropic confined

aquifer of constant thickness b = 40 m. Two observation wells, one at a distance r 1=25 m

from the pumping well shows a steady water level at +85.3 m the other at r 2 = 75 m shows a
steady water level at +89.6 m. Determine the aquifer’s transmissivity and hydraulic conductivity.

Solution:
2) A 1-m diameter well penetrates vertically through a confined aquifer 30 m thick .When the
well is pumped at 113 m3/hr, the drawdown in a well 15 m away is 1.8 m; in another well 50 m
away, it is 0.5 m. What is the approximate head in the pumped well for steady state conditions
and what is the approximate drawdown in the well? Also compute the transmissivity of the
aquifer and the radius of influence of the pumping well. Take the initial piezometric level as 40
m above the datum.

Solution:
Τ =13.3 ×30=399m 2 /day
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3) A well is pumping 250 m3/h from a confined aquifer (T=1000 m2/day and S= 3x10-5):

Required: Determine the drawdown at a point of observation well located 200m from the well
after (a) one hour, (b) one day and (c) 7days.

Solution:
3 3
m m
Q=250 =6000
h day
2
T =1000 m /day
−5
S=3 ×10

r=200 m

a) One hour:

200 2 ×3 × 10−5
¿ =0.0072
1
4 × 1000×
24

w ( u )=4.364

6000 × 4.364
¿ =2.08m
4 π ×1000

b) One day:

2 −5
200 ×3 × 10
¿ =3× 10−4
4 ×1000 × 1

w ( u )=7.53
s=3.595 m
c) One week:

200 2 ×3 × 10−5
¿ =4.3 ×10−5
4 ×1000 ×7

w ( u )=9.484

s=4.53 m
4) Two wells in confined aquifer (b=20m, S= 0.0075, K= 1.75m/day) are pumping
simultaneously at the rates of 200 and 400 m3/day respectively. Calculate the drawdown at an
observation well at t=4 day.

Solution:
5) Two wells in confined aquifer (b=20m, S= 0.0075, K= 1.75m/day) are pumping
simultaneously at the rates of 200 and 400 m3/day respectively. Calculate the drawdown at an
observation well at t=4 day.

Solution:
6) A well is pumping 250 m3/h from a confined aquifer (T=1000 m2/day and S= 3x10-5) and an
observation well is located 200m from the well. The pump is shut off at the of 7 days of
pumping.

Find the residual drawdown:

(a) after one hour

(b) one day after shut off.

Solution:

2002 ×3 ×10−5
u= =4.3× 10−5
4 ×1000 ×7

w ( u )=9.484

(a) after one hour :

2 −5
200 ×3 ×10
u ΄= =0.0072
1
4 ×1000 ×
24

w ( u ΄ ) =4.364

6000
s ΄= [ 9.484−4.364 ] =2.45 m
4 π ×1000

(b) one day after shut off :

−4
u ΄=3 × 10

w ( u )=7.53

6000
s ΄= [ 9.484−7.53 ] =0.93 m
4 π ×1000
7) A well is pumping at a constant rate Q=300 m3/h from a homogeneous phreatic aquifer with a
horizontal bottom at +17m. Two observation wells located at 50m and 100m show the water
levels at +57m and +60m respectively.

Estimate the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer.

Solution:

m3 m3
Q=300 =7200
h day

h2=60−17=43 m

h1=57−17=40 m

r 1=50 m

r 2=100 m

Now,

k =6.38 m/day
8) A well penetrates an unconfined aquifer. Prior to pumping the water level (head) is
h0=25 m . After a long period of pumping at a constant rate of 0.05 m3 /s , the drawdowns
at distances of 50 and 150 m from the well were observed to be 3 and 1.2 m, respectively.
Compute the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer and the radius of influence of pumping well.

Solution:
9) A well 0.5 m in diameter penetrates 33m below the static water table. After a long period of
pumping at a rate of 80 m3/hr, the drawdowns in wells 18 and 45 m from the pumped well were
found to be 1.8 m and 1.1 m respectively. (a) What is the transmissivity of the aquifer? (b) what
is the approximate drawdown in the pumped well? (c) Determine the radius of influence of the
pumping well.

Solution:
10) A well is pumping from an infinite leaky confined aquifer until steady flow is reached.

Required: Determine the drawdown at a distance of 50m from the well (the initial water level in
the upper phreatic aquifer remains unchanged) for Q= 200 m3/h, b=50m, b΄=3m, K΄= 0.1 m/day,
K= 10 m/day.

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