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Production Well Design Math

The document provides a detailed design for a production well based on grain size analysis of subsoil layers, with specific parameters including a static water level of 260 ft and a drawdown of 12 ft. The design includes a casing pipe length of 330 ft, a strainer length of 70 ft, and a gravel pack to accommodate the aquifer's characteristics. The calculated yield of the well is approximately 448,335 liters per day based on continuous pumping for 12 hours.

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Production Well Design Math

The document provides a detailed design for a production well based on grain size analysis of subsoil layers, with specific parameters including a static water level of 260 ft and a drawdown of 12 ft. The design includes a casing pipe length of 330 ft, a strainer length of 70 ft, and a gravel pack to accommodate the aquifer's characteristics. The calculated yield of the well is approximately 448,335 liters per day based on continuous pumping for 12 hours.

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[Link] a grain size analysis summary for subsoil layers.

Where, water table


exist below 260 ft and value of D10= 0.1, D30= 0.175, D60= 0.24, %coarse sand= 2%,
%medium sand = 58% & %fine sand= 40% for Gravel Pack layer. Assumed
drawdown while pumping = 12 ft, design period = 20 year, depletion per year = 2
ft, total length of well pump = 3 ft, Extra allowance = 15 ft & nominal diameter of
the pump = 7 inch. Now, design the production well. (Assume, Factor of safety for
considered screen blockage while operation = 3 & pumping for 12 hours per day,)
Sample Depth (ft) FM
230-260 2.66
260-290 3.00
290-300 1.84
300-330 1.73
330-350 1.43
350-370 1.40
370-410 1.65

Solution:
Static water level at present = 260 ft
Assumed drawdown while pumping = 12 ft
Design period = 20 year
Assumed depletion per year = 2 ft
Total length of well pump = 3 ft
Extra allowance = 15 ft
Length of casing pipe = 260 + 12 + (2* 20) + 3 + 15 = 330 ft
Let, Use 14 inch dia for 330 ft long MS pipe.
Aquifer Depth (from 410ft-260ft): 150.00 ft. > 50 ft.
So, 80% of the aquifer screening can be made. Hence, the Strainer Length (ft.):
0.8*150=120’ > 100’
And Length of the casing pipe = 330 ft
Strainer length= 410’-330’-10’=70’
So, we choose Strainer length = 70 ft.
For an available depth of aquifer where strainer will be placed comparatively
finest sand layer (350-370) is identified form the soil characteristics on the basis
of sieve analysis result.
For layer (350’-370’),
U = 2.4, D50 = 0.21 mm
As U < 3 and D50 < 0.25 mm, we have to design gravel pack.
Pack aquifer ratio = 5 (for say)
D30 of formation material = 0.175 mm, D30 of gravel pack material = 5 x 0.175 =
0.87 mm & D10 of gravel pack material = 0.51 mm
Slot Number= (0.51/25.4)×1000=20.08
Let, 6 inch diameter 20 slot strainer is selected having each opening area of
20/1000 inch
Yield of a well = (Available opening area of screen x Entrance velocity)/ Factor of
safety = (πDLs Av)/FS
Where,
D= Diameter of screen = 6
Ls= Length of screen = 70
A= Available opening area of screen per linear ft of screen = 10%= 0. 10
V= Entrance velocity (maximum 0.1 ft/sec) = 0.1 ft/sec
FS= Factor of safety = 3
Yield of a well = (Available opening area of screen x Entrance velocity)/ Factor of
safety = (π D Ls A v)/ FS
= (π×6/12×70×0.10×0.1)/3
=0.3665 ft3 /sec
=0.3665 x 0.30483 x 1000 x 3600 [1 m3 =103 lit]
=37361.25 lph
Continuous pumping for 12 hours per day, Yield= 37361.25 x 12 =448335 lpd

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