ABSTRACT
A properly designed, performed, and analyzed series of slug tests can yield estimates that are reasonable representations of the hydraulic conductivity of the formation in the vicinity of the test well. The selection of equipment for acquiring slug test data is critical. Use of a transducer with a large pressure range for tests in which H0 is only a few tenths of a meter can introduce considerable noise into test data. Moreover, placing the transducer in the well and immediately starting the test without allowing time for thermal equilibration and cable stretch can introduce trends and noise into test data. A properly designed, performed, and analyzed series of slug tests can yield estimates that are reasonable representations of the hydraulic conductivity of the formation in the vicinity of the test well. A slug test may, therefore, be one of the most appropriate approaches for estimation of hydraulic conductivity at many sites.
