Visualization of the Theis solution animation using MATLAB:

1. The infinite domain Theis solution shown near the well.

Q æ r2S ö
s(r, t) = Wç ÷;h(r, t) = h0 - s(r, t)
4p T è 4Tt ø
The MATLAB code is theisdemo.m. It animates the head surface
h(x, y, t), where r = x 2 + y2 to convert from (x,y) to radial distance r.
See animation of the drawdown in the file theis_surfaceplot.avi.
The final frame in the animation is shown here:

The initial head was constant = 8' everywhere. I am plotting the behavior near the
well in a 100'x100' square. This final frame shows the behavior at t=20,001 minutes
after pumping started. You can see the steep drawdown near the well and less
drawdown as you go farther away from the well radially. The drawdown is radially
symmetric and we are seeing drawdown values of about 0.5' at the corners of the
square.
I also plotted a line plot as a function of radial distance (r) from the well: (radius on
the x-axis, h(r,t) on the y-axis). The MATLAB code is theis_r.m. See Animation file
theis_radial.avi. This animation file also clarifies how the influence of the pressure
drop in the pumping well "diffuses" outward radially. The lag time before the
drawdown is perceivable is longer at larger radial distances from the well. The final
frame in the animation is shown below. Note that the drawdown is large near the
well (h is about 5', so drawdown is about 3'), and at 500' from the well, the
drawdown is very small (this is also after 20,001 minutes).
2. Application of Method of Superposition for a pumping well that pumps for a finite
duration:

Drawdown for a well turned on at t = 0, and turned off at t = t1. Other usual
assumptions (infinite homogeneous aquifer, no recharge or leakage).

Concept: We will use the method of superposition, by representing pumping at a

rate Q for a finite duration (t1) as a superposition of a positive pumping well (Q)
turned on at t = 0 and operating continuously + a negative pumping well (or
injection well, -Q) turned on at t = t1 and operating continuously. (Recall that the
Theis solution is for a pumping well that is turned on at t = 0 and operating forever;
that is why we need to represent a finite pumping duration using superposition of a
positive well turned on at t = 0 and an equal negative well turned on at t = t1).

At a distance r from pumping well,

Q æ r2S ö
s(r, t) = Wç ÷, for t < t1
4p T è 4Tt ø
Q æ r2S ö Q æ r 2S ö
s(r, t) = Wç ÷- Wç ÷, for t ³ t1
4p T è 4Tt ø 4p T è 4T (t - t1 ) ø

The MATLAB code is theis_r_recovery.m. See Animation file theis_recovery.avi,

which shows pumping for a duration of 10,0001 minutes. Note that just the
influence of pumping is felt closer to the well at earlier times, the recovery is also
sooner closer to the well (this makes sense). Very far away from the well, the
influence of finite duration pumping may never be experienced.

In the following plot, I am showing the temporal response of drawdown (not head)
and recovery at different radial distances from the well. MATLAB code is
theis_r_recovery_versus_time.m. The plot shows (time on the x-axis, drawdown on
the y-axis) the response at r = 100, 200, 300, 400, 500'. You should be able to tell
which one is which - 100' shows the earliest response, highest drawdown and
fastest recovery. At r = 500', the recovery has not yet commenced, because the
influence of the well having been turned off has not yet "diffused" out to this radius
at 20,000 minutes.
Other cases are in the lecture notes, Mathematica (notebook and PDF) and MATLAB
animations. We will cover these in the next several lectures.

1. Image well for an impermeable boundary: see second part of lecture notes, see
Mathematica notebook or PDF, see animation theis_imperm.avi and image
impermeable.jpg.

impermeable.jpg - shows contours and flowlines some time after pumping began
with 2 wells

theis_imperm.avi shows animation of constant head contours only in the "real"

portion of the aquifer (light shades = high head, dark shades = low head - with time,
the dark shades diffuse outward, i.e. drawdown increases, note the behavior of the
contour lines as the come to the impermeable boundary, the imply no flow across
the boundary because they are perpendicular to it)

2. Image well for a constant head boundary: see second part of lecture notes, see
Mathematica notebook or PDF, see animation theis_consthead.avi and images
consthead_surf.jpg, consthead_contours.jpg.

consthead_surf.jpg shows the head surface with both real and image well,
consthead_contours.jpg shows contours and flow lines - note that they emanate
from the stream

theis_consthead.avi shows animation of constant head contours only in the "real"

portion of the aquifer (light shades = high head, dark shades = low head) - with time
a steady state develops (contours reach fixed positions). You can see that the
contours imply a flow out of the stream, which supplies the well - also see flow
lines).

Coming soon to a classroom at Fleming:

3. Example 3.2.5. in the book

4. Problem 3.2.10. in the book
5. A 5-spot (one pumping well and 4 injection wells)
6. Capture zones