Revisit of well function approximation and an easy graphical curve matching technique for Theis' solution

Pham Huy Giao

doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2003.tb02608.x

Revisit of well function approximation and an easy graphical curve matching technique for Theis' solution

Ground Water. 2003 May-Jun;41(3):387-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2003.tb02608.x.

Author

Pham Huy Giao¹

Affiliation

¹ Geosystem Exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering Program, School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, AIT P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand. hgiao@ait.ac.th

PMID: 12772832
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2003.tb02608.x

Abstract

Some approximations of Theis' solution are reviewed and compared with the numerical evaluation of the exponential integral by means of a short FORTRAN code. A graphical technique of Theis' curve matching is proposed to make this procedure as easy as plotting a graph.

MeSH terms

Models, Theoretical*
Water Movements*
Water Supply