1. Three wells each having a diameter of 250mm are installed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle 18m apart in an artesian aquifer. The radius of influence of each well is 250m and the coefficient of transmissibility is 310m³/day. The drawdown in each well is 2.5m. The thickness of the aquifer is 22m. Find A. The discharge of each well B. The percentage decreases in discharge because of well interference

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1. Three wells each having a diameter of 250mm are installed at the vertices of an equilateral
triangle 18m apart in an artesian aquifer. The radius of influence of each well is 250m and
the coefficient of transmissibility is 310m²/day. The drawdown in each well is 2.5m. The
thickness of the aquifer is 22m. Find
A. The discharge of each well
B. The percentage decreases in discharge because of well interference
Transcribed Image Text:1. Three wells each having a diameter of 250mm are installed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle 18m apart in an artesian aquifer. The radius of influence of each well is 250m and the coefficient of transmissibility is 310m²/day. The drawdown in each well is 2.5m. The thickness of the aquifer is 22m. Find A. The discharge of each well B. The percentage decreases in discharge because of well interference
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