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These Excel spreadsheets for basic analysis of pumping tests were developed to accompany the
Groundwater Science, 2nd ed. (2012). The textbook describes each of the models shown here. T
spreadsheets may be used or distributed, provided that the source is acknowledged. The Excel file
downloaded from www.fittsgeosolutions.com.
Pumping test analyisis methods are on sheets with blue tabs. The tables of data that produce the
for each method are on sheets with gray tabs; these sheets are read-only so data won't be inadve
corrupted.
The graphs are set up to automatically adjust axes to fit the plotted data. You may override the ax
other graph settings to customize them.
Charlie Fitts
Fitts Geosolutions
Scarborough, Maine, USA
Page 1
Cover Sheet
Page 2
Theis
A B C D E
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2 Theis (1935) solution for a well in an infinite non-leaky aquifer.
Insert your observed t vs. h_0 - h data, then enter and adjust model data in the yellow row to achieve a match.
3
length units (e.g. day, meter). The parameters are defined as follows: Q = well discharge, r=radius from pumping
4 S=storativity.
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6 Theis, C.V. 1935.
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8
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10 Q [L^3/T] r [L] T [l^2/T] S[]
11 2.295 296 1.7 0.00004
12
13 Observed
14 t - t_0 [T] h_0 - h [L]
1.0E-01 1.0E+00 1.0E+01 1.0E+02 1.0E+03
15 0.3 0.007
16 1 0.060
17 2 0.100
18 5 0.200
19 10 0.270
20 15 0.310
21 20 0.340
22 30 0.390
23 50 0.440
24 75 0.480
h_0 - h (drawdown)
25 120 0.530
26 195 0.580
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42 t (time)
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Theis
F G H I J K L
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in the yellow row to achieve a match. All data must be in one consistent set of time and
= well discharge,3 r=radius from pumping well to observation location, T=transmissivity,
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1.0E+01 1.0E+02 1.0E+03 1.0E+04 1.0E+05
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1.0E+01
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1.0E+00
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25
1.0E-01
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28 Observed
29 Theis
30 1.0E-02
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35 1.0E-03
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40 1.0E-04
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42 t (time)
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HantushJacob
Hantush Jacob (1955) solution for a well in a leaky confined aquifer, with a 2nd aquifer supplying water through the
Insert your observed t vs. h_0 - h data, then enter and adjust model data in the yellow row to achieve a match. All dat
length units (e.g. day, meter). The parameters are : Q = well discharge, r=radius from pumping well to observation loca
b'=thickness of aquitard, K'=vertical conductivity of aquitard.
Hantush, M.S.
Observed
t - t_0 [T] h_0 - h [L] 1.0E+00 1.0E+01 1.0E+02 t (time) 1.0E+03 1.0E+04
2.3 0.0030
4.7 0.0132
7.8 0.0266
11.8 0.0397
23.5 0.0637
47.0 0.0838
h_0 - h (drawdown)
78.3 0.0934
117.5 0.0990
235.0 0.1050
500.000 0.109
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HantushJacob
uifer supplying water through the aquitard and no storage in the aquitard.
w row to achieve a match. All data must be in one consistent set of time and
m pumping well to observation location, T=transmissivity, S=storativity,
1.0E-01
Observed
Theis
Hantush-Jacob
1.0E-02
1.0E-03
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Hantush (1960) solution for a well in a leaky confined aquifer, with storage in the aquitard(s).
Insert your observed t vs. h_0 - h data, then enter and adjust model data in the yellow row to achieve a match. All data mu
time and length units (e.g. day, meter). The parameters are defined as follows: Q = well discharge, r=radius from pumping w
T=transmissivity, S=storativity, b' and b''=thickness of aquitards, K' and K''=vertical conductivity of aquitards, S' and S''=stora
top aquitard, '' to bottom aquitard). Aquitard properties can be estimated from the computed Sqrt(K'S'/b') + Sqrt(K''S''/b'')
Hantush, M.S. 1960. Modification of the theory of leaky aquifers. Journal of Geophysical Research, 65, 3713--3725.
h, 65, 3713--3725.
1.0E-01
1.0E-02
1.0E-03
Observed
Theis
1.0E-04 Hantush
1.0E-05
1.0E-06
1.0E-07
Neuman
12362.0 0.1470
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Neuman
low row to achieve a match. All data must be in one consistent set of time and length units
ius from pumping well to observation location, T=transmissivity, S=storativity, S_y=specific
ifer.
1.0E+02 1.0E+03
t (time) 1.0E+04 1.0E+05 1.0E+06 1.0E+07
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Neuman
06 1.0E+07 1.0E+08
1.0E+00
1.0E-01
Observed
Theis early time
Neuman Early Time
Theis late time
Neuman late time
1.0E-02
1.0E-03
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Theis Theis worksheet model Hantush-Jacob worksheet model
u 1/u W t h_0 - h t h_0 - h
1.00E-05 1.00E+05 10.940 5.154E+04 1.175E+00 3.904E+05 5.543E-01
2.00E-05 5.00E+04 10.240 2.577E+04 1.100E+00 1.952E+05 5.188E-01
4.00E-05 2.50E+04 9.550 1.288E+04 1.026E+00 9.759E+04 4.839E-01
7.00E-05 1.43E+04 8.990 7.363E+03 9.658E-01 5.577E+04 4.555E-01
1.00E-04 1.00E+04 8.630 5.154E+03 9.271E-01 3.904E+04 4.373E-01
2.00E-04 5.00E+03 7.940 2.577E+03 8.530E-01 1.952E+04 4.023E-01
4.00E-04 2.50E+03 7.250 1.288E+03 7.789E-01 9.759E+03 3.673E-01
7.00E-04 1.43E+03 6.690 7.363E+02 7.187E-01 5.577E+03 3.390E-01
1.00E-03 1.00E+03 6.330 5.154E+02 6.800E-01 3.904E+03 3.207E-01
2.00E-03 5.00E+02 5.640 2.577E+02 6.059E-01 1.952E+03 2.858E-01
4.00E-03 2.50E+02 4.950 1.288E+02 5.318E-01 9.759E+02 2.508E-01
7.00E-03 1.43E+02 4.390 7.363E+01 4.716E-01 5.577E+02 2.224E-01
1.00E-02 1.00E+02 4.040 5.154E+01 4.340E-01 3.904E+02 2.047E-01
2.00E-02 5.00E+01 3.350 2.577E+01 3.599E-01 1.952E+02 1.697E-01
4.00E-02 2.50E+01 2.680 1.288E+01 2.879E-01 9.759E+01 1.358E-01
7.00E-02 1.43E+01 2.150 7.363E+00 2.310E-01 5.577E+01 1.089E-01
1.00E-01 1.00E+01 1.823 5.154E+00 1.958E-01 3.904E+01 9.237E-02
2.00E-01 5.00E+00 1.223 2.577E+00 1.314E-01 1.952E+01 6.197E-02
4.00E-01 2.50E+00 0.702 1.288E+00 7.542E-02 9.759E+00 3.557E-02
7.00E-01 1.43E+00 0.374 7.363E-01 4.018E-02 5.577E+00 1.895E-02
1.00E+00 1.00E+00 0.219 5.154E-01 2.353E-02 3.904E+00 1.110E-02
2.00E+00 5.00E-01 0.049 2.577E-01 5.264E-03 1.952E+00 2.483E-03
4.00E+00 2.50E-01 0.004 1.288E-01 4.297E-04 9.759E-01 2.027E-04
r^2S/4T Q/4 pi T
3.904E+00 0.0506687978
Hantush Curves P
u 1/u 0.005 0.05 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10
1.00E-06 1.00E+06 10.591 8.339 6.959 6.046 5.3575 4.672 3.776 3.111
5.00E-06 2.00E+05 9.717 7.528 6.155 5.246 4.5617 3.884 3.006 2.366
1.00E-05 1.00E+05 9.32 7.177 5.808 4.902 4.221 3.548 2.682 2.059
5.00E-05 2.00E+04 8.317 6.352 5.005 4.109 3.439 2.785 1.962 1.394
1.00E-04 1.00E+04 7.839 5.991 4.658 3.77 3.108 2.466 1.67 1.136
5.00E-04 2.00E+03 6.602 5.122 3.853 2.993 2.36 1.76 1.056 0.6252
1.00E-03 1.00E+03 6.019 4.729 3.505 2.665 2.051 1.478 0.8271 0.4513
5.00E-03 2.00E+02 4.579 3.742 2.689 1.925 1.377 0.8915 0.4001 0.1677
1.00E-02 1.00E+02 3.933 3.275 2.333 1.619 1.112 0.6775 0.267 0.0955
5.00E-02 2.00E+01 2.424 2.101 1.487 0.954 0.5812 0.2923 0.0755 0.016
1.00E-01 1.00E+01 1.795 1.577 1.121 0.6947 0.379 0.1789 0.0359 0.00552
5.00E-01 2.00E+00 0.553 0.4969 0.3591 0.2083 0.1006 0.0325 0.00288 0.00015
1.00E+00 1.00E+00 0.2169 0.1961 0.1427 0.0812 0.0365 0.0093 5.47E-04 1.51E-05
2.00E+00 5.00E-01 0.0484 0.0439 0.0322 0.018 0.0076 0.00173 5.51E-05
5.00E+00 2.00E-01 0.00114 0.00104 0.00076 0.00042 0.00017 0.00003
8.00E+00 1.25E-01 3.73E-05 3.40E-05 2.51E-05 1.39E-05 5.36E-06
20 50 100 200 Modeled t Modeled h_0 - h Selected Column
2.467 1.671 1.136E+00 0.6879 4.688E+04 0.0654938124 8
1.763 1.057 6.256E-01 0.3091 9.375E+03 0.0544473389
1.482 0.8285 4.519E-01 0.1978 4.688E+03 0.0497371675
0.8994 0.4024 1.685E-01 4.94E-02 9.375E+02 0.0390411532
0.6878 0.2698 9.630E-02 2.22E-02 4.688E+02 0.034569294
0.3089 7.87E-02 1.660E-02 1.69E-03 9.375E+01 0.0246723266
0.1976 3.88E-02 5.900E-03 3.61E-04 4.688E+01 0.020719147
0.0493 4.03E-03 2.050E-04 2.28E-06 9.375E+00 0.0124973745
0.0221 1.06E-03 2.740E-05 4.688E+00 0.0094974439
0.00164 1.26E-05 9.375E-01 0.0040975688
0.00034 4.688E-01 0.0025078859
1.71E-06 9.375E-02 0.0004555969
4.688E-02 0.0001303708
2.344E-02 2.42517755804E-05
9.375E-03 4.20551021626E-07
5.859E-03
r^2S/4T Q/4 pi T
4.688E-02 0.0140183674
Selected Column
Neuman solution eta:
1/uA Theis 0.001 0.01 0.06 0.2 0.6 1 2 4
4.00E-01 2.48E-02 2.41E-02 2.30E-02 2.14E-02 1.88E-02 1.70E-02 1.38E-02 1.00E-02
8.00E-01 1.45E-01 1.40E-01 1.31E-01 1.19E-01 9.88E-02 8.49E-02 6.03E-02 3.17E-02
1.40E+00 3.58E-01 3.45E-01 3.18E-01 2.79E-01 2.17E-01 1.75E-01 1.07E-01 4.45E-02
2.40E+00 6.62E-01 6.33E-01 5.70E-01 4.83E-01 3.43E-01 2.56E-01 1.33E-01 4.76E-02
4.00E+00 1.02E+00 9.63E-01 8.49E-01 6.88E-01 4.38E-01 3.00E-01 1.40E-01 4.78E-02
8.00E+00 1.57E+00 1.46E+00 1.23E+00 9.18E-01 4.97E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
1.40E+01 2.05E+00 1.88E+00 1.51E+00 1.03E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
2.40E+01 2.52E+00 2.27E+00 1.73E+00 1.07E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
4.00E+01 2.97E+00 2.61E+00 1.85E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
8.00E+01 3.56E+00 3.00E+00 1.92E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
1.40E+02 4.01E+00 3.23E+00 1.93E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
2.40E+02 4.42E+00 3.37E+00 1.94E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
4.00E+02 4.77E+00 3.43E+00 1.94E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
8.00E+02 5.16E+00 3.45E+00 1.94E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
1.40E+03 5.40E+00 3.46E+00 1.94E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
2.40E+03 5.54E+00 3.46E+00 1.94E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
4.00E+03 5.59E+00 3.46E+00 1.94E+00 1.08E+00 5.07E-01 3.17E-01 1.41E-01 4.78E-02
8.00E+03 5.62E+00
1/uB
1.40E-02 0.145 0.0509
2.40E-02 3.46 1.94 1.09 0.512 0.323 0.147 0.0532
4.00E-02 5.62 3.46 1.94 1.09 0.516 0.327 0.152 0.0568
8.00E-02 5.62 3.46 1.94 1.09 0.524 0.337 0.162 0.0661
1.40E-01 5.62 3.46 1.94 1.1 0.537 0.35 0.178 0.0806
2.40E-01 5.62 3.46 1.95 1.11 0.557 0.374 0.205 0.106
4.00E-01 5.62 3.46 1.96 1.13 0.589 0.412 0.248 0.149
8.00E-01 5.62 3.46 1.98 1.18 0.667 0.506 0.357 0.266
1.40E+00 5.63 3.47 2.01 1.24 0.78 0.642 0.517 0.445
2.40E+00 5.63 3.49 2.06 1.35 0.954 0.85 0.763 0.718
4.00E+00 5.63 3.51 2.13 1.5 1.2 1.13 1.08 1.06
8.00E+00 5.64 3.56 2.31 1.85 1.68 1.65 1.63
1.40E+01 5.65 3.63 2.55 2.23 2.15
2.40E+01 5.67 3.74 2.86 2.68 2.65
4.00E+01 5.7 3.9 3.24 3.15
8.00E+01 5.76 4.22 3.85 3.82
1.40E+02 5.85 4.58 4.38
2.40E+02 5.99 5 4.91
4.00E+02 6.16 5.46
8.00E+02 6.47 6.11
1.00E+03 6.6 6.5
6 Modeled t Modeled h_0 - h Selected Column
1.00E-02 1.728E+01 1.290E-03 5
1.74E-02 3.456E+01 7.346E-03
2.10E-02 6.048E+01 1.782E-02
2.14E-02 1.037E+02 3.196E-02
2.15E-02 1.728E+02 4.761E-02
2.15E-02 3.456E+02 6.897E-02
2.15E-02 6.048E+02 8.467E-02
2.15E-02 1.037E+03 9.701E-02
2.15E-02 1.728E+03 1.037E-01
2.15E-02 3.456E+03 1.077E-01
2.15E-02 6.048E+03 1.082E-01
2.15E-02 1.037E+04 1.088E-01
2.15E-02 1.728E+04 1.088E-01
2.15E-02 3.456E+04 1.088E-01
2.15E-02 6.048E+04 1.088E-01
2.15E-02 1.037E+05 1.088E-01
1.728E+05 1.088E-01
3.456E+05
r^2S/4T Q/4 pi T
4.320E+01 5.607E-02
r^2S_y/4T
6.720E+02