A pumping test (or aquifer test) is conducted to evaluate an aquifer by stimulating the aquifer through constant pumping, and observing the aquifer’s response (drawdown) in observation wells. Pump testing is a common tool that hydrogeologists use to characterise a system of aquifers, aquitards and flow system boundaries.
Pumping tests are typically interpreted by using an analytical model of aquifer to match the data observed in the real world.
Pumping Tests are undertaken to obtain data, with which to:
- Determine the hydraulic properties of an aquifer or aquifers.
- Determine spatial effects of pumping.
- Assess the hydraulic behavior of a well upon pumping.
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