ASTM D4043-17
Standard Guide for Selection of Aquifer Test Method in Determining Hydraulic Properties by Well Techniques

Standard No.

ASTM D4043-17

Release Date

2017

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D4043-17

Scope

1.1 This guide covers an integral part of a series of standards that are being prepared on the in situ determination of hydraulic properties of aquifer systems by singleor multiple-well tests. This guide provides guidance for development of a conceptual model of a field site and selection of an analytical test method for determination of hydraulic properties. This guide does not establish a fixed procedure for determination of hydrologic properties. 1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.3 Limitations—Well techniques have limitations in the determination of hydraulic properties of groundwater flow systems. These limitations are related primarily to the simplifying assumptions that are implicit in each test method. The response of an aquifer system to stress is not unique; therefore, the system must be known sufficiently to select the proper analytical method. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.5 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a project’s many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.

ASTM D4043-17 Referenced Document

• ASTM D4044 Standard Test Method for (Field Procedure) for Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug) Tests for Determining Hydraulic Properties of Aquifers
• ASTM D4104 Standard Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by Overdamped Well Response to Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug Tests)
• ASTM D4105 Standard Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Modified Theis Nonequilibrium Method
• ASTM D4106 Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis Nonequilibrium Method
• ASTM D4630 Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Low-Permeability Rocks by In Situ Measurements Using the Constant Head Injection Test
• ASTM D5269 Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity of Nonleaky Confined Aquifers by the Theis Recovery Method
• ASTM D5270 Standard Test Method for Determining Transmissivity and Storage Coefficient of Bounded, Nonleaky, Confined Aquifers
• ASTM D5472 Standard Test Method for Determining Specific Capacity and Estimating Transmissivity at the Control Well
• ASTM D5473 Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure for) Analyzing the Effects of Partial Penetration of Control Well and Determining the Horizontal and Vertical Hydraulic Conductivity in a Nonleaky Confined Aquifer
• ASTM D5716 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Rate of Well Discharge by Circular Orifice Weir
• ASTM D5785 Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure) for Determining Transmissivity of Confined Nonleaky Aquifers by Underdamped Well Response to Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug Test)
• ASTM D5786 Standard Practice for (Field Procedure) for Constant Drawdown Tests in Flowing Wells for Determining Hydraulic Properties of Aquifer Systems
• ASTM D5850 Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure) Determining Transmissivity, Storage Coefficient, and Anisotropy Ratio from a Network of Partially Penetrating Wells
• ASTM D5881 Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure) Determining Transmissivity of Confined Nonleaky Aquifers by Critically Damped Well Response to Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug)
• ASTM D5912 Standard Test Method for (Analytical Procedure) Determining Hydraulic Conductivity of an Unconfined Aquifer by Overdamped Well Response to Instantaneous Change in Head (Slug)
• ASTM D5920 Standard Test Method (Analytical Procedure) for Tests of Anisotropic Unconfined Aquifers by Neuman Method
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids

ASTM D4043-17 history

• 2017 ASTM D4043-17 Standard Guide for Selection of Aquifer Test Method in Determining Hydraulic Properties by Well Techniques
• 1996 ASTM D4043-96(2010)e1 Standard Guide for Selection of Aquifer Test Method in Determining Hydraulic Properties by Well Techniques
• 1996 ASTM D4043-96(2004) Standard Guide for Selection of Aquifer Test Method in Determining Hydraulic Properties by Well Techniques
• 1996 ASTM D4043-96e1 Standard Guide for Selection of Aquifer-Test Method in Determining of Hydraulic Properties by Well Techniques