Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

An artesian well has a diameter of 10 cm. What is the

expected discharge (lps) of the confined aquifer if the
drawdown is 2.5 meters and the radius of influence is
120 m? The aquifer’s hydraulic conductivity and
thickness are 75 m/day and 4 m, respectively.

CONFINED AQUIFER:
Q=
An artesian well has a diameter of 10 cm. What is the expected discharge
(lps) of the confined aquifer if the drawdown is 2.5 meters and the radius of
influence is 120 m? The aquifer’s hydraulic conductivity and thickness are
75 m/day and 4 m, respectively.

Given:
Diameter (d) = 10 cm ; Radius (rw) = 5 cm or 0.05 m
Drawdown (he – hw) = 2.5 m
Permeability (k) = 75 m/day
Radius of Influence (re) = 120 m
Thickness (t) = 4 m

Required:
Discharge (Q) in lps
An artesian well has a diameter of 10 cm. What is the expected discharge (lps) of the
confined aquifer if the drawdown is 2.5 meters and the radius of influence is 120 m?
The aquifer’s hydraulic conductivity and thickness are 75 m/day and 4 m,
respectively.

Given:
Formula: Diameter (d) = 10 cm
Q= * Radius (rw) = 5 cm or 0.05 m
Drawdown (he – hw) = 2.5 m
Where: Permeability (k) = 75 m/day
Q = Discharge Radius of Influence (re) = 120 m
Thickness (t) = 4 m
k = coefficient of permeability or hydraulic conductivity
t = thickness of aquifer
he – hw = drawdown due to pumping
he = depth of saturated zone
hw = depth of unsaturated zone
re = radius of influence of well
rw = radius of well at water surface
An artesian well has a diameter of 10 cm. What is the expected discharge (lps) of the confined
aquifer if the drawdown is 2.5 meters and the radius of influence is 120 m? The aquifer’s hydraulic
conductivity and thickness are 75 m/day and 4 m, respectively.

Given:
Solution: Diameter (d) = 10 cm
* Radius (rw) = 5 cm or 0.05 m
Q=
Drawdown (he – hw) = 2.5 m
Permeability (k) = 75 m/day
Q = Radius of Influence (re) = 120 m
= Thickness (t) = 4 m

= 605.472 m3/day
= 605.472 m3/day

= 7.008 lps