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DeepWellsforDewatering
Theseconsistofanarrayofboredwellsandsubmersiblepumps.Theinteractionbetweentheconeofdrawdown
createdbyeachwellresultsingroundwaterloweringoverthedesiredarea.
DeepWells
Deepwellsystemsconsistofanarrayofboredwellsandsubmersiblepumps.Thewellsactinconcertthe
interactionbetweentheconeofdrawdowncreatedbyeachwellresultsingroundwaterloweringoverawide
area.Becausethetechniquedoesnotoperateonasuctionprinciple,greaterdrawdownscanbeachievedthan
withasinglestagewellpointsystem.
Eachwellconsistsofaboredhole(typicallyformedbyadrillingrig)intowhichawelllinerisinserted.The
linerconsistsofplasticorsteelpipeofwhichasectionisslottedorperforatedtoformawellscreentoallow
watertoenterothersectionsconsistofunperforatedpipe(thewellcasing).Generally,deepwellsystemsare
installedindriftdepositsandtheannulusbetweentheboreholeandthewellscreen/casingisbackfilledwithfilter
mediaorformationstabilizertoformwhatisknownasthefilterpack.
Thewellsaregenerallysitedjustoutsidetheareaofproposedexcavation(althoughforverylargeexcavations
wellsmayberequiredwithinthemainexcavationareaaswellasaroundtheperimeter).Adeepwellsystemhas
individualpumpspositionednearthebaseofeachwellusuallythepumpsareelectrosubmersibles.The
wellscreenandcasingprovidesaverticalholeintowhichasubmersiblepumpattachedtoitsriserpipescanbe
installed(andalsorecovered,asandwhenrequired).
Onceinstalledandpumpedeachwellcreatesaconeofdepressionordrawdownarounditself,whichinahigh
permeabilityaquifermayextendforseveralhundredmetres.Theinteractionbetweentheconeofdrawdown
fromeachwellproducesthedrawdownrequiredforexcavationoverawidearea.Apartfrompumpingtests,
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deepwellsarerarelyusedinisolationthemethodreliesontheinteractionofdrawdownsbetweenmultiple
wells.
Generally,formosttemporaryworksrequirements:
Thewellscreenandcasingsizeswillbeintherangeof100300mmdiameter.Thewellscreenandcasing
aretypicallyplastic,withsteelbeingusedonlyrarely.
Thedrilledboreholesizeswillbeintherangeof200450mmdiameter.
Thewelldepthswillbeintherangeof1050metres.Occasionally,wellsaredrilledtogreaterdepths,
especiallyforshaftortunnelconstructionprojects.
Thesoilsthroughwhichthewellsareboredareusuallydriftdepositsoils.Occasionallyweakrock
formationsareencountered(suchasaweaksandstone).Thescreenedlengthinarockformationmaynot
needawellscreenandfilterpacksotherequiredsizeofboremaybesmaller.
Thewellscreens,pumpsandothermaterialsaresimilartothoseusedforwatersupplywells.However,sincethe
workinglifeofatemporaryworkswellwillalmostalwaysbesignificantlylessthanthelifeofawatersupply
well,temporaryworkswellscanbeconstructedbyrathercheaperandsimplermethods.
Theinitialcostofinstallingadeepwellsystemissignificant.Ahighstandardofexpertiseinthedesignand
controlofinstallationproceduresisrequiredtoensurethattheappropriategoodpracticesareimplemented
throughoutandtopromoteoptimumandeconomicperformance.
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