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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.

Formoreinformationondeepwells,pleasecontactStuartWellServices.

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