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Partially penetrating well: Point Source in a confined aquifer

 

 Both pumping and observation wells are partially penetrating. Length of the pumping well screen is significantly less than the aquifer thickness. The aquifer is anisotropic on the vertical plane.

 

Conceptual schemes

 

Aquifer of infinite extent and thickness

Semi-infinite aquifer

 Recharge boundary

 No-flow boundary

Bounded aquifer

 Recharge boundaries

 No-flow boundaries

 Combination of a recharge and a no-flow boundaries