U.S. Geological Survey
National Water-Quality Assessment Program
Ground-Water Data-Collection
Protocols and Procedures for the National Water-Quality
Assessment Program: Selection, Installation, and Documentation of
Wells, and Collection of Related Data
By Wayne W. Lapham, Franceska D. Wilde, and Michael
T. Koterba
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-398
Well Installation
Requirements for selection of wells for NAWQA Land-Use Studies and
Flowpath Studies are sufficiently restrictive that wells meeting
those requirements generally will not be available. Consequently,
some wells will need to be installed. Before wells are installed it
is important to take the following steps: (1) make site visits to
assess conditions; (2) acquire the necessary well-drilling permits and
approvals from site owners and Federal, State, and local regulatory
authorities (figs. 2 and 3); and (3) obtain utility right-of-ways.
Figure 3--Sample of Form 9-1483 (Aug. 1994), "Agreement
for Installation, Maintenance, and Use of a Test Hole and/or
Observation Well on Private or ______ Property." (Available from GSA,
National Forms Center, Warehouse 4, Dock 1, 4900 South Hemphill St.,
Ft. Worth, TX 76115 and as a FrameMaker template. Sample form not a
binding document.)
Figure 3 (21K GIF)
Figure 3 continued (16K GIF)
Well installation requires: (1) preparation, (2) well drilling, (3)
well completion, and (4) well development. Overall, it is important
to recognize that the intended use of the well largely dictates the
possible choices of methods and materials used during each of these
steps.
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