BOOTHEEL IRRIGATION CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW December 15, 2003
Jan 05, 2016
BOOTHEEL IRRIGATION CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW
December 15, 2003
Southeastern Lowlands Groundwater Province
SoutheasternLowlands
Southeastern LowlandsGroundwater Province...
•3,916 square miles (5.7 % of Missouri)
•75.7 trillion gallons of groundwater(15 % of Missouri’s usable groundwater)
•Enough water to cover the province with93 feet of water
North-South Cross-section, Southeastern Lowlands
Wilcox Group
Land Surface
Alluvium
Porters Creek Clay
McNairy FormationPaleozoic formations
Alluvium
Clayton andOwl Creek Formations
Southeastern Lowlands, Alluvial Aquifer Thickness
SPECIFIC CAPACITY =
GPMDrawdown
eg.
Flow = 1000 GPM
Drawdown = 10 feet
Specific Capacity = 100 GPM per foot of drawdown
WELL CONSTRUCTION LOCATION
Well Construction Location
• Experience• Word of Mouth• Missouri DNR@Rolla
Jim Van Dike’s Office– Check available records
• Test Drill– At time of well installation– Prior to well installation
• Check formation• Design well
Well Construction Methods
• Reverse Circulation
• Direct Rotary
• Bucket Rig
WELL REHABILITATION
WELL REHABILITATION METHODS
Well Rehabilitation Methods
• Surge Block
• Surge Tank
• Sonar-Jet
• Well Freezing
• Air Blast
• Brotcke High Velocity Injection
Well Rehabilitation Chemicals
• Acids– Muratic– Hydroxyacetic– Sulfamic– Sulfuric
• Chlorine– Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleech)– Calcium Hypochlorite (HTH)