presented by Frederick L. Paillet and Thomas P. Ballestero
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30 a.m.
Fracture flow background theory; surface lineament analysis (photo and geophysical); fracture sampling on outcrops
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Coring for fracture characterization; conventional borehole geophysics logging; downhole imaging — acoustic, optical, and electrical; correlating images with core features
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m.
High resolution flow logging; HP and EM flowmeters; FLUTe technology and Westbay; dilution logging and hydrophysics
3:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Aquifer testing with and without packers; cross-borehole methods and interference testing; characterization case studies — water supplies
5:00 p.m.
Course adjourns for the day
8:30 a.m.
Creating conceptual models; designing the drilling program; flowmeters and hydraulic testing theory
Borehole flow modeling and fracture interpretation; hydraulic head as flowpath indicator; scale effects and cross-borehole methods theory
Characterization and remediation case histories
Short course instruction; data integration; wrap-up
5:00 p.m.
Course adjourns
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