Petroleum Thickness in Groundwater: A Laboratory Study

Abstract

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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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA231600

Entities

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  • Deanna Durnford
  • Jack D. Milligan

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Classification
  • Data Sets
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Fluids
  • Fuels
  • Groundwater
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Petroleum
  • Surface Tension

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.