Saturated–unsaturated flow in a compressible leaky-unconfined aquifer

Saturated–unsaturated flow in a compressible leaky-unconfined aquifer

An analytical solution is developed for three-dimensional flow towards a partially penetrating largediameter well in an unconfined aquifer bounded below by a leaky aquitard of finite or semi-infinite extent. The analytical solution is derived using Laplace and Hankel transforms, then inverted numerically. Existing solutions for flow in leaky unconfined aquifers neglect the unsaturated zone foll...

Semi-analytical solution for flow in a leaky unconfined aquifer toward a partially penetrating pumping well

r a 200 .029 : +1 208 cgiss.bo Summary A semi-analytical solution is presented for the problem of flow in a system consisting of unconfined and confined aquifers, separated by an aquitard. The unconfined aquifer is pumped continuously at a constant rate from a well of infinitesimal radius that partially penetrates its saturated thickness. The solution is termed semi-analytical because the exact...

Groundwater Flow in a Compressible Unconfined Aquifer with Uniform Circular Recharge

Semi-analytical solution for flow in leaky unconfined aquifer–aquitard systems

This study presents a semi-analytical solution for the problem of leakage in an unconfined aquifer bounded below by an aquitard of finite or semi-infinite extent. The homogeneous anisotropic unconfined aquifer of infinite radial extent is pumped continuously at a constant rate from a well of infinitesimal radius. The aquitard is also homogeneous , anisotropic and of infinite radial extent. Flow...

Characterization of leaky faults: Study of water flow in aquifer-fault-aquifer systems

Leaky faults provide important flow paths for fluids to move underground. It is often necessary to characterize such faults in engineering projects such as deep well injection of waste liquids, underground natural gas storage, and radioactive waste isolation. To provide this characterization, analytical solutions are presented for groundwater flow through saturated aquifer-fault-aquifer systems...