Groundwater Geophysics in Hard Rock

Groundwater Geophysics in Hard Rock
Author: Prabhat Chandra Chandra
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2015-10-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0203093674

In hard rock terrain, shallow water wells generally have a poor to moderate yield. Sinking wells deeply to tap yielding fracture zones often backfires, because the borehole may miss the saturated fracture zones at depths. A wrong approach to groundwater exploration in hard rock has therefore often led to unnecessary recurring expenditures and waste