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Selection, Design and Construction of a Multilevel Groundwater Monitoring SystemUSGS / EPA Region 2 Fractured Rock Workshop
EPA Region 2, New York CityJanuary 14, 2014
John N. Dougherty, PGLisa Campbell, PG
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What is a Multilevel Groundwater Monitoring System?
Source: Schlumberger
Monitoring Well Cluster Multilevel Well
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Selection
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Why Use a Multilevel System?
• Three major systems are on the market– Model 401 Waterloo Multilevel System (Solinst)– Westbay (Schlumberger)– Water FLUTe™ (Flexible Liner Underground Technologies, Ltd. Co)– All are good quality and widely used
• Three other systems not covered in this presentation– Solinst CMT– BESST Barcad and ZIST– Waterloo Continuous Multichannel Tube (CMT) system
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Why Use a Multilevel System?
• The decision to use a multilevel system is driven by the site conceptual model that includes elements, such as:– Project objectives
• Need to characterize complex site conditions– Hydrogeology
• Depth to water• Aquifer Thickness
– Stratigraphy– Vertical and Lateral extent of groundwater contamination
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Selection Considerations
• Sustainability• Equipment downhole• Surface support equipment• Water level monitoring• Groundwater sampling• Post installation problems• Operations and maintenance• Decommissioning
• Driller support (subcontractor)
• Layout area• Construction procedure• Installation issues• Surface completion• Development
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Waterloo System
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Installation in an open borehole
Installation in a well
Monitoring fracture zones
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Westbay System
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Packer- reliable seal for a range of borehole sizes
Measurement port- for fluid sampling and in-situ measurement
Pumping port: for hydraulic conductivity testing and purging
Casing: variable lengths
Source: Schlumberger
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Key FLUTe™ Components
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“Sample tube”
“Pump tube”
Secondcheck
valve
First check valve
Sealing liner
Spacerdefiningmonitoring interval
Water FLUTe Port and Pump System
Formationhead in pump
Port to pumptube
Port behindspacer thruliner
(Single port system shown for clarity)
“Bottom of the U”
Pump quick connect
Tether support oftubing bundle
Source: FLUT Ltd.
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Advantages of a Multilevel System
• Depth discreet water quality and water level elevation data• Reduced footprint/increased sustainability
– Install one well with many ports versus multiple borings and wells• Reduced drilling costs/increased sustainability
– One borehole– Reduced investigation derived waste (IDW)– Deal with difficult drilling conditions one time
• Reduced sampling costs relative to the same number of conventional wells
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Disadvantages and Assumptionsof a Multilevel System
• Disadvantages– Requires specialized support equipment and training
• Waterloo and FLUTe™: gas drive pump/bladder pump• Westbay: wire line tool
– Limited use as observation wells during aquifer testing• Assumptions
– All systems assume that ambient groundwater flow maintains representative groundwater at the sampling port
• Stakeholders must agree
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Design
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Design Considerations
• A good multilevel system design is based on:– Good site conceptual model– Clear objectives– Vertical and lateral hydrostratigraphic data– Groundwater quality data
• Overburden: – Lithologic and groundwater sampling during borehole drilling using
direct push, sonic drilling, or hollow stem auger• Bedrock:
– Rock core, air rotary, casing advance– Borehole geophysical logging– Packer testing or fluid sampler
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Design Considerations (cont’d)
• Optimum borehole or well diameter• Installation in open borehole or well in bedrock• Installation in unconsolidated formation
– Direct burial– Completion inside well
• Number of ports• Maximum depth of installation• Packer system
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Design Using Packer Testing and Borehole Geophysics
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Construction: Waterloo System
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Waterloo System Advantages
• Gas drive sampling (double valve or bladder pump)• Practical to obtain large sample volumes (important at Superfund
sites)• Can run a “low-flow” type method and collect water quality
parameters• Minimizes IDW• Proven technology
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Waterloo System Disadvantages
• Relatively complicated installation process• Requires significant work area
– Equipment must be laid out on ground• Transducers and pumps are downhole
– Cannot be recovered in the unlikely event they fail (unless removable packers are used)
• Tubing vulnerable to kinks during installation– Kinks only discovered during final testing before packer inflation
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Waterloo System Layout
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Waterloo Components Going Downhole
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Pump, Transducer and Port Installation
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Bladder Pump
Transducer
Sampling Port
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Waterloo Sampling
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Construction: Westbay System
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Westbay System Advantages
• Relatively simple installation• Requires relatively small work space• Transducer and sampler are on a wire line • Joints are pressure tested during installation• Packers are inflated with water to a specific pressure• Minimizes IDW• Long term maintenance requirements are low• Proven technology
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Westbay System Disadvantages
• Maximum volume per trip is 1 liter• Can not run a “low-flow” type sample collection method• Interval cannot be purged before sampling• Not always possible to obtain reliable water quality data
especially dissolved oxygen (DO)• Technology is static
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Westbay Equipment Layout
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Westbay Pumping (gray) and Measurement Port
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Packer Installation and Pressure Testing
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Westbay Sampling Equipment
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Construction: FLUTe™ System
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FLUTe™ System Advantages
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• Liner seals entire borehole wall• Relatively simple installation process• Relatively small work area• Gas drive sampling• Practical to obtain large sample volumes• Can run a “low-flow” type method and collect water quality
parameters• Minimizes IDW• Innovative company• Proven technology
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FLUTe™ System Disadvantages
• Pumps are downhole – Transducers can be installed downhole or at the surface
• Fabric liner can tear on sharp bedrock borehole wall• Water must be purged from gas lines to obtain current water level
readings• The water level inside the liner must be checked and maintained
above the static head in the formation
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Water FLUTe™ and Blank Liner
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FLUTe™ Installation
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N e a rly r e m o v e d
Te th e r
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E x c e ssh e a d inlin e r
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In s ta lla tio n se q u e n c e
R e m o v a l s e q u e n c e
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Water FLUTe™ Sampling Procedure
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“Sample tube”
“Pump tube”
First check valve(closed)
Pumping Procedure
“Bottom of the U”
Gas/waterinterface atend of samplestroke
Gasbottle
Samplecontainer
Bufferagainstaeration
3 wayvalve
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Site Characterization Using Multilevel Well Data
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Questions and Answers