Petroleum Thickness in Groundwater: A Laboratory Study

The objective of the work described in this report was to determine the relationship between the thickness of petroleum product measured in wells and the thickness within the soil foundation. A theory is presented for an equation that predicts soil formation petroleum thickness from well thickness w...

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Main Authors Milligan, Jack D, Durnford, Deanna
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1990
Subjects
AQUIFERS
BOUNDARIES
CAPILLARITY
EQUATIONS
FUEL CONTAMINATION
FUELS
FUNCTIONS
GROUND WATER
JP-4 FUEL
LABORATORIES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRESSURE
SOILS
THICKNESS
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION AND CONTROL
WATER TABLE
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Summary:The objective of the work described in this report was to determine the relationship between the thickness of petroleum product measured in wells and the thickness within the soil foundation. A theory is presented for an equation that predicts soil formation petroleum thickness from well thickness with a fair degree of accuracy. The equation only functions over a narrow range of data because of boundary condition imposed by the physical models used. There is a discrepancy between fuel thickness in wells (apparent thickness) and thickness in aquifers (actual thickness). This was speculated to be caused by the water table's capillary fringe. The capillary fringe is the zone above the water table that contains upwardly decreasing percentages of water held by capillary pressures. The thickness of the capillary fringe will vary depending on the soils characteristics.
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