Estimating Specific Storage and Matrix Compressibility from Barometric Efficiency in the Southern Alberta Paskapoo Aquifer System

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dc.contributor.advisorBentley, Laurence
dc.contributor.authorAugustine, Natasha
dc.contributor.committeememberCey, Edwin
dc.contributor.committeememberHildebrand, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-15T16:57:49Z
dc.date.available2015-12-15T16:57:49Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-15
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractSpecific storage (Ss) and matrix compressibility (α) are fundamental aquifer properties which can be estimated by barometric efficiency (BE), a measure of well response to changes in barometric pressure. Five BE estimation techniques (amplitude ratio analysis, Clark method, Rahi method, graphical ellipse, and barometric response functions) are discussed and a standardized technique for estimating BE, pre- and post-analysis data conditioning (PPC) is described. It is shown that this technique can greatly improve the consistency of BE estimates and that small scale resolution errors rather than large scale noise may impact results the most. The PPC approach and an inter-quartile range filter are applied to data obtained from the Paskapoo formation and BE, Ss, and α estimates are derived (ranging from 3.9-99.5%, 8.3x10-7-1.7x10-5 m-1 and 1.6x10-11-1.7x10-9 Pa-1, respectively). It is demonstrated that the outlined techniques allow data from non-traditional sources (active pumping wells and legacy monitoring wells) to be employed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAugustine, N. (2015). Estimating Specific Storage and Matrix Compressibility from Barometric Efficiency in the Southern Alberta Paskapoo Aquifer System (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25955en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25955
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2676
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectHydrology
dc.subject.classificationBarometric Efficiencyen_US
dc.subject.classificationSpecific Storageen_US
dc.subject.classificationMatrix Compressibilityen_US
dc.subject.classificationPaskapoo aquiferen_US
dc.subject.classificationClarken_US
dc.subject.classificationRahien_US
dc.subject.classificationGraphical Ellipseen_US
dc.subject.classificationBarometric Response Functionsen_US
dc.subject.classificationAmplitude Ratioen_US
dc.subject.classificationHydrogeologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationGroundwateren_US
dc.titleEstimating Specific Storage and Matrix Compressibility from Barometric Efficiency in the Southern Alberta Paskapoo Aquifer System
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeology and Geophysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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