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A generalized graphical method for evaluating formation constants and summarizing well‐field history

October 5, 1946

The capacities of a water‐bearing formation to transmit water under a hydraulic gradient and to yield water from storage when the water table or artesian pressure declines, are generally expressed, respectively, in terms of a coefficient of transmissibility and a coefficient of storage. Determinations of these two constants are almost always involved in quantitative studies of ground‐water problems.

Publication Year 1946
Title A generalized graphical method for evaluating formation constants and summarizing well‐field history
DOI 10.1029/TR027i004p00526
Authors H.H. Cooper, C. E. Jacob
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
Index ID 70214988
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse