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Well Design Guide
The
Well Design Guide
is a PDF e-book
containing information on the different components of a well, the selection of
well design criteria and an extensive list of sources of information relating to
well design. You can see a list of contents and
extracts using the Download link below.
Summary:
Intended mainly for water
professionals the Well Design Guide
(WDG) contains over 70 pages of technical information on well design, with an emphasis on the selection of the
casing, screen and pack. Different criteria relating to a particular
design component are summarised to help the designer select those most
appropriate to the conditions at a particular site. It complements the
Well Design Toolkit (WDT) which allows the relevant
well design equations to be applied in consistent metric or US units.
Contents:
Topics covered
by the Well Design Guide include:
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Glossary of common terms relating
to well design
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Well types and design procedures.
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Background information.
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Well depth.
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Corrosion, encrustation
and stability indices.
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Casing: surface casing;
pump housing casing;
casing
materials; joints; and centralisers.
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Screen:
screen types; screen diameter,
length and position; hydraulic criteria;
screen open area and transmitting capacity; slot size and packs; and
screen materials.
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Well development.
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Recharge (injection)
wells.
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Well capital and operating
costs.
Purchase:
You can purchase the Well Design Guide in
either of two ways:
1. Go to the Buy Online page using the
following link and purchase the Well Design Guide directly from there
using the instructions provided.
or
2. Click on the following download link to
see the list of contents and extracts from the Well Design Guide
(.zip file) (requires Acrobat Reader). You can then purchase the full version
directly using the orange Buy button in the top right corner of the downloaded e-book
sample file itself:
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