2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 101
Monday, 20 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
114/115 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T153. Characterization and Remediation of Fractured Rock

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Kent Novakowski and Bernie Kueper, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
101-1
8:00 AM
A NUMERICAL ANALYSIS TO ILLUSTRATE THE USEFULNESS OF DRAWDOWN LOG-DERIVATIVE DIAGNOSTIC PLOTS IN CHARACTERIZING THE HETEROGENEITY IN NON-THEIS AQUIFERS
RAFINI, Silvain1, CHESNAUX, Romain1 and DAL SOGLIO, Lucie2, (1)CERM - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada, (2)Laboratoire d'hydrogéologie, Université d'Avignon, Avignon, 84000, France
101-2
8:15 AM
SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN FRACTURE-ROCK MATRIX AND AQUIFER-AQUITARD SYSTEMS
ZHAN, Hongbin, Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840
101-3
8:30 AM
IMPORTANCE OF MATRIX DIFFUSION IN REMEDIATION PUMPING:  SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE GEOMETRY AND MATRIX PARAMETERS
RODACK, Haley E. and TORAN, Laura, Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
101-4
8:45 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDWATER TRANSPORT PARAMETERS IN REGIONAL FRACTURED-ROCK AQUIFERS USING MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS AND A DUAL-DOMAIN MODELING APPROACH
SANFORD, Ward E., U.S. Geological Survey, 431 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, PLUMMER, L. Niel, U. S. Geological Survey, MS 432, Reston, VA 20192, NELMS, David L., U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, VA 23228, SCHLOSSER, Peter, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, CASILE, Gerolamo C., Water Resources Discipline, US Geological Survey, Mail Stop 432, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and BUSENBERG, Eurybiades, U. S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS432, Reston, 20192
101-5
9:00 AM
SHALLOW SUBSURFACE FRACTURE NETWORKS AND THEIR IMPLICATION ON SUBSURFACE FLOW PATHWAYS
HASLAM, Richard1, CLARKE, Stuart2, STYLES, Peter2 and AUTON, Clive3, (1)British Geological Survey, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (2)Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom, (3)British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, United Kingdom
101-6
9:15 AM
QUANTIFYING VUGGY POROSITY AND ITS ASSOCIATED PERMEABILITY IN A SILURIAN DOLOSTONE AQUIFER USING ACOUSTIC TELEVIEWER IMAGE PROCESSING AND DEPTH DISCRETE HYDRAULIC TESTING
MUNN, Jonathan, University of Guelph, G360 - Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, 50 Stone Road East, Alexander Hall Room 202, Guelph, ON N1H 2W1, Canada and PARKER, Beth L., G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
101-7
9:30 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL FRACTURE-HYDROGELOGY WORKFLOWS FROM EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH FACILITIES
DOE, Thomas W., FracMan Technology Group, Golder Associates Inc, 18300 Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052
 
9:45 AM
Break
101-8
10:00 AM
MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTED THERMAL PERTURBATION TESTS TO CHARACTERIZE VERTICAL HETEROGENEITIES IN A FRACTURED SYSTEM
HAUSNER, Mark B.1, KRYDER, Levi2, KLENKE, John2, HOWARD, Bill2, REINKE, Rick3 and TYLER, Scott W.4, (1)Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512, (2)Nuclear Waste Regulatory Program Office, Nye County, Nevada, 2101 East Calvada Blvd, Suite 100, Pahrump, NV 89048, (3)Norwest Corporation, 950 South Cherry St, Suite 800, Denver, CO 80246, (4)Dept of Geologic Sci and Engr, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 172, Reno, NV 89557
101-9
10:15 AM
QUANTIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG GROUND PENETRATING RADAR REFLECTION AMPLITUDES, HORIZONTAL SUB-WAVELENGTH BEDROCK FRACTURE GEOMETRIES, AND FLUID CONDUCTIVITIES
BAKER, Gregory S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, EPS, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and TEWKSBURY-CHRISTLE, Carolyn Morgan, Department of Physics, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
101-10
10:30 AM
HIGH RESOLUTION VERTICAL GRADIENTS FOR IDENTIFYING KV CONTRASTS AND DELINEATING HYDROGEOLOGIC UNITS AT A CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTARY ROCK FIELD SITE
MEYER, Jessica R., G360 Institute for Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, PARKER, Beth L., G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, ARNAUD, Emmanuelle, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada and RUNKEL, Anthony C., Minnesota Geological Survey, 2642 University Ave W, Minneapolis, MN 55114
101-11
10:45 AM
HYDRAULIC HEAD HYDROGRAPHS FROM DEPTH-DISCRETE HIGH RESOLUTION MULTILEVEL SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING LOADING EFFICIENCY AND SPECIFIC STORAGE IN THE SILURIAN DOLOSTONE
TRUDELL, Paul R., School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Rm 234 Alexander Hall, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
101-12
11:00 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF FAULTS ZONES IN CONTROLLING REGIONAL TO CONTINENTAL SCALE HYDROGEOLOGY AND PERMEABILITY
SCIBEK, Jacek1, MCKENZIE, Jeffrey M.1 and GLEESON, Tom2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 0E8, Canada, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada
101-13
11:15 AM
HIGH RESOLUTION VERTICAL PROFILING OF CONTAMINANTS TO CHARACTERIZE A COMPLEX TRIASSIC SEDIMENTARY HYDROGEOLOGIC SYSTEM
STUETZLE, Robert John1, PARKER, Beth L.2 and CHERRY, John A.1, (1)School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (2)G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
 
11:30 AM
Discussion
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