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Evaluation of Single-Hole Hydraulic Tests in Fractured Crystalline Rock by Steady-State and Transient Methods: A Comparison

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

J-E. Andersson  and
O. Persson
J-E. Andersson
Affiliation:
Swedish Geological Co., Box 1424, 751 44 Uppsala, Sweden
O. Persson
Affiliation:
Swedish Geological Co., Box 1424, 751 44 Uppsala, Sweden
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Abstract

The results from a large number of single-hole packer tests in crystalline rock from three test sites in Sweden have been analysed statistically. Average hydraulic conductivity values for 25 m long test intervals along boreholes with a maximal length of about 700 m are used in this study. A comparison between steady state and transient analysis of the same test data has been performed.

The mean vaule of the hydraulic conductivity determined from steady state analysis was found to be about two to three times higher compared to transient analysis. However, in some cases the steady state analysis resulted in 10 to 20 times higher values compared to the transient analysis. Such divergence between the two analysis methods may be caused by deviations from the assumed flow pattern, borehole skin effects and influence of hydraulic boundaries.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 50: Symposium STOCKHOLM – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management IX , 1985 , 155
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1985

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