Well Function Calculator

Enter u in the yellow cell and W(u) will be calculated in the adjacent collumn
Multiple u values can be enterred below

W(u)
1 0.2193839
0.00001
0.00005
0.0001
0.0002
0.0002
0.0005
0.001
0.002
0.004
0.007
0.01
0.015
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.7
1
1.2
1.6
2
2.4
2.7
3
3.2

10.93572
9.3263219
8.6332247
7.9401775
7.9401775
7.0241867
6.3315394
5.6393914
4.9482413
4.3916172
4.0379296
3.6374333
3.3547078
2.6812637
2.2953069
2.026941
1.822924
1.2226505
0.9056767
0.7023801
0.3737688
0.2193839
0.1584084
0.0863083
0.0489005
0.0284403
0.0191819
0.0130484
0.010133

1/u
W(u) Cooper-Jacob
4.558218918 -0.577215665
100000
20000
10000
5000
5000
2000
1000
500.0
250.0
142.9
100.0
66.67
50.00
25.00
16.67
12.50
10.00
5.000
3.333
2.500
1.429
1.000
0.8333
0.6250
0.5000
0.4167
0.3704
0.3333
0.3125

10.9357098
9.326271888
8.633124707
7.939977527
7.939977527
7.023686795
6.330539614
5.637392434
4.944245253
4.384629465
4.027954521
3.622489413
3.334807341
2.64166016
2.236195052
1.948512979
1.725369428
1.032222248
0.626757139
0.339075067
-0.220540721
-0.577215665
-0.759537222
-1.047219294
-1.270362845
-1.452684402
-1.570467438
-1.675827954
-1.740366475

1/u
W(u)
100000
10.9357198
50000 10.24258262
20000 9.326321887
14285.71
8.98986965
10000 8.633224705
5000 7.940177517
2000 7.024186732
1000 6.331539364
500 5.639391434
250 4.948241257
142.8571 4.391617234
66.66667
3.63743335
33.33333 2.959118724
20 2.467898489
12.5 2.026941003
8.333333 1.659541752
5.555556 1.309796135
4 1.044282634
2.857143 0.794215435
2 0.559773595
1.783167 0.492204854
1 0.219383934
0.714286 0.116219313
0.5 0.048900511
0.4 0.024914918
0.333333 0.013048381
0.285714
0.00697014
0.25 0.003779352
0.222222 0.002073401
0.2 0.001148296

W(u) Cooper-Jacob
%error Wu
Approximation
CJ
1.09E+01 -9.14E-05
10.24256 -0.000195
9.326272 -0.000536
8.9898 -0.000779
8.633125 -0.001158
7.939978 -0.002519
7.023687 -0.007118
6.33054 -0.015792
5.637392
-0.03546
4.944245 -0.080821
4.384629
-0.15937
3.622489 -0.412532
2.929342 -1.016491
2.418517 -2.041825
1.948513 -4.025019
1.543048 -7.549596
1.137583 -15.13854
0.809079 -29.07059
0.472606 -68.05006
0.115932 -382.8485
0.001175 -41779.85
-0.57722 138.00727
-0.91369 112.7198
-1.27036 103.84933
-1.49351 101.66822
-1.67583 100.77862
-1.82998 100.38089
-1.96351 100.19248
-2.08129 100.09962
-2.18665 100.05251

Euler's Number .57721 56649 01532 86060 65120 90082

Function WellFunc(u)
Dim WF, Fact, uu, uuu, toll As Double
Wcj = -0.5772156649015 - Log(u)
Fact = 1#
uu = u
uuu = 1#
x=1
toll = 0.0000000001
mult = -1
WF = Wcj
While (x < 100) And (uuu > toll)
Fact = Fact * x

10

1.00E-05
2.00E-05
5.00E-05
7.00E-05
1.00E-04
2.00E-04
5.00E-04
1.00E-03
2.00E-03
4.00E-03
7.00E-03
1.50E-02
3.00E-02
5.00E-02
8.00E-02
1.20E-01
1.80E-01
2.50E-01
3.50E-01
5.00E-01
5.61E-01
1.00E+00
1.40E+00
2.00E+00
2.50E+00
3.00E+00
3.50E+00
4.00E+00
4.50E+00
5.00E+00

W(u)

r
S
T
t
u
1/u

0.1

0.01

0.001
0.1

1.00E+03
1.00E-04
1.00E-01
1.00E+03
2.50E-01
4.00E+00

mult = mult * -1
uuu = uu / (x * Fact)
WF = WF + mult * uuu
uu = u * uu
x=x+1
Wend
WellFunc = WF
End Function

Theis Type Curve

W(u)
C-J Approx.

10

100
1/u

1000

10000

10000

Theis Type Curve

10

W(u)

0.1

0.01
0.1

10

100
1/u

1000

10000

Data Plot
10

ho-h

0.1

0.01
0.1

10

100
Time

1000

10000

Theis type curve matching (Match point method)

To minimize the Average % difference between the data and the Theis equation calculations
Use the arrows on the data plot to match the type curve to the data
(or use the solver tool)
Minimize
Type curve shifting
r=
32.5 ft
Av. % difference
course
fine
3
ft
/hr
Q=
163
60.32423
233
50
233

0.867
1.879
3.657
5.193
6.811
9.013
9.831
10.701
12.398
14.648
15.475
16.353
18.058
20.312
22.018

0.043113
0.239983
0.885563
1.629527
2.512471
3.79485
4.283794
4.808308
5.839437
7.215452
7.722653
8.260949
9.308256
10.69403
11.74279

95.02678
87.22767
75.78671
68.61979
63.11318
57.89696
56.42646
55.06838
52.90194
50.74222
50.09751
49.48236
48.45287
47.35246
46.66823

50

Data Plot and T

100

10

0.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.7
1
2
5
7
10
20
50
100

Theis eq. for comparison

ho-h calculated
%diff

ho-h (ft)

Field Data
t (hr)
ho-h (ft)

0.1
0.01

0.1

n calculations
Match Point Calculations
ump =
1
W(u)mp =
1
tmp = 0.023988
(ho-h)mp = 1.513561

S=
T=

7.79E-04
2
8.57 ft /hr

Data Plot and Theis Type Curve Match

0.1

10

time (ft)

100

3.333333
2
1.2
0.72
0.432
0.2592
0.15552
0.093312
0.055987
0.033592
0.020155
0.012093
0.007256
0.004354
0.002612
0.001567
0.00094
0.000564
0.000339
Field Data 0.000203
Type Curve 0.000122
7.31E-05
S= 7.79E-04
4.39E-05
2
2.63E-05
T= 8.57 ft /hr
1.58E-05
Match Point
9.48E-06
5.69E-06
1000
3.41E-06
2.05E-06
1.23E-06
7.37E-07

To minimize the Average % difference between the data and the model
Use the arrows on the data plot or enter values in the green cells or
Use the solver tool

Type Curve
1/u
W(u)
0.3
0.5
0.833333
1.388889
2.314815
3.858025
6.430041
10.71674
17.86123
29.76871
49.61452
82.69086
137.8181
229.6968
382.828
638.0467
1063.411
1772.352
2953.92
4923.2
8205.334
13675.56
22792.59
37987.66
63312.76
105521.3
175868.8
293114.6
488524.4
814207.3
1357012

0.00857445
0.04890051
0.15840844
0.35991791
0.65159785
1.01626581
1.43344168
1.88577047
2.36062973
2.84955445
3.34712205
3.84995016
4.35596182
4.86389347
5.3729807
5.88276256
6.39296166
6.90341128
7.41401126
7.92470149
8.43544587
8.94622275
9.45701913
9.9678272
10.4786423
10.9894616
11.5002834
12.0111068
12.521931
13.0327558
13.543581

Shifted Type Curve

4
2.2
1/u shift
W(u) Shift
0.007196499
0.011994165
0.019990274
0.033317124
0.05552854
0.092547566
0.154245944
0.257076573
0.428460955
0.714101592
1.19016932
1.983615533
3.306025889
5.510043148
9.183405247
15.30567541
25.50945902
42.51576503
70.85960838
118.0993473
196.8322455
328.0537425
546.7562375
911.2603959
1518.767326
2531.278877
4218.798129
7031.330215
11718.88369
19531.47282
32552.4547

0.012978
0.074014
0.239761
0.544758
0.986233
1.538181
2.169602
2.854229
3.572958
4.312975
5.066074
5.827135
6.593015
7.361801
8.132335
8.903921
9.676139
10.44874
11.22156
11.99452
12.76756
13.54066
14.31378
15.08692
15.86007
16.63322
17.40638
18.17955
18.95271
19.72587
20.49904

0.001
0.002

0.001
0.002

r=
Q=

32.5 m
3
163 ft /hr

Field Data
t (hr)
ho-h (ft)
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.7
1
2
5
7
10
20
50
100

Minimize
Av. % difference
0.249225

0.867
1.879
3.657
5.193
6.811
9.013
9.831
10.701
12.398
14.648
15.475
16.353
18.058
20.312
22.018

Model for comparison

ho-h calculated
%diff
0.875061
1.890675
3.671962
5.208577
6.827608
9.029915
9.847924
10.71818
12.41532
14.66524
15.49238
16.36951
18.07467
20.32941
22.03528

0.941271
0.625295
0.399774
0.302856
0.239465
0.184964
0.170283
0.156925
0.13594
0.115312
0.109194
0.103369
0.093642
0.083266
0.07682

S=
T=

Increment
S*106=
Increment
2
5.27 ft /hr

1.45E-04

Model Fit (solid line on graph)

t (hr)
ho-h (ft)
0.01
0.015
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.07
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
1
1.5
2
3
5
7
10
15
20
30
50
70
100
150
200
300
500
700
1000

0.87506077
1.4255805
1.89067489
2.63144533
3.67196174
4.40404463
5.20857652
6.14871312
6.82760751
7.79622684
9.02991533
9.84792406
10.718183
11.7102173
12.4153192
13.4103205
14.6652409
15.4923837
16.3695069
17.3668881
18.0746662
19.0723453
20.3294095
21.1574713
22.0352839
23.0332014
23.7412477
24.739195
25.9964737
26.8246275
27.702509

1.00E-06
145
0.01
599

To minimize the Average % difference between the data and the model
Change T and S using the arrows or entering values in the yellow cells or
Use the solver tool

Data Plot
0.001
0.002

0.001
0.002

100

ho-h (ft)

10

Field Data
Model Fit

0.1
0.01

S= 1.45E-04
2
T= 5.27 m /hr

0.1

10
time (hr)

100

1000

Data Plot
100

ho-h (ft)

10

1
Field Data
Model Fit

S=
T=

0.1
0.01

0.1

1
time (hr)

10

1.45E-04
2
5.27 m /hr

100

Cooper-Jacob Analysis
r=
Q=
Field Data
t (hr)
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.7
1
2
5
7
10
20
50
100

32.5
163

ho-h (ft)
0.867
1.879
3.657
5.193
6.811
9.013
9.831
10.701
12.398
14.648
15.475
16.353
18.058
20.312
22.018

Minimize
Av. % difference
3.676333

m
ft3/hr

ln(t)
-4.605
-3.912
-2.996
-2.303
-1.609
-0.693
-0.357
0.000
0.693
1.609
1.946
2.303
2.996
3.912
4.605

Model for comparison

ho-h calculated
%diff
0.849334
1.886668
3.737431
5.3467
7.047699
9.365557
10.22709
11.14385
12.93206
15.30313
16.17487
17.09931
18.89649
21.27295
23.07093

2.026345
0.412061
2.189861
2.962727
3.47074
3.908835
4.027017
4.134597
4.303693
4.469985
4.519315
4.566284
4.644727
4.728413
4.780397

S=
T=
Theis Fit
t (hr)
0.01
0.015
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.07
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
1
1.5
2
3
5
7
10
15
20
30
50
70
100
150
200
300
500
700
1000

1.46E-04

S*106=

Set the data range of Slope and Intercept for the log-linear portion of the data
If you change the range of the data plotted the log-linear trend line formula shou
The T and S will be calculated below using the Slope and Intercept, respectively

146

2
5 ft /hr

-0.51593
0.474574
1.177345
2.167845
3.415727
4.237685
5.108997
6.099497
6.802267
7.792767
9.040649
9.862608
10.73392
11.72442
12.42719
13.41769
14.66557
15.48753
16.35884
17.34934
18.05211
19.04261
20.29049
21.11245
21.98376
22.97426
23.67704
24.66753
25.91542
26.73738
27.60869

0.012352

Slope of ho-h2.4428729
vs ln(t)
2
T=
5.31 m /hr

0.001+ 10.7338813
y =0.001
2.4428729ln(x)
0.002

Intercept of ho-h vs ln(t)

S=

Data Plot

0.002

time (hr)
0.01
0

0.1

5
10
.

0.8493345
1.4089027
1.8866684
2.6533427
3.7374313
4.5032422
5.3466996
6.333987
7.0476993
8.0667585
9.3655569
10.227087
11.143849
12.189071
12.932057
13.980596
15.303129
16.174871
17.09931
18.150511
18.89649
19.948025
21.272955
22.145725
23.070935
24.122736
24.869015
25.92085
27.24602
28.118893
29.04418

to =
D(ho-h) =

ho-h (ft)

thin line on graph)

C-J Fit
ho-h (m)

15
20

Field Data
C-J Fit

25

S= 0.000139
T= 5.31 m2/hr

30

Theis Fit
Log. (Field Data)

35

10

e log-linear portion of the data

og-linear trend line formula should match the Slope and Intercept calsulated
Slope and Intercept, respectively.

10.7338813
0.000139

100

1000

S=
T=

m2/hr

Data Plot
y = 2.4428729ln(x) + 10.7338813
0.01
0

0.1

time (hr)
1

10

100

1000

15

ho-h (ft)

10

20

25

Field Data
Theis Fit
0.000139

30

5.31
Log. (Field Data)

35