Dye(Logging(Method - Groundwater Conferenceag-groundwater.org/files/252360.pdf · Sample%Depth...

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Optimizing Crop Yield Through Selective Groundwater Extraction Avoiding High Elemental Concentration Improve Yield and Save Valued Viticulture Land Presented By: Noah Heller, MS PG (CA 5792) 50 Tiburon Street, Suite 7, San Rafael, CA 94901 415.302.7354 / [email protected] 2 TCE, PCE, Nitrates Arsenic, Nitrate, Mn, Fe, Bacteria, PCE Arsenic & Nitrate, Uranium, TDS PCE, TCE, Nitrates, Manganese Nitrates, Manganese, Boron Arsenic, Flouride 2005$2016: BESST Selective Groundwater Extraction Database Drought Vs. Groundwater As, Nitrate, TDS, Uranium, NaCl, TCE, PCE, Perchlorate, Fe, Mn, Bacteria = 1 – 10 Production Wells Profiled by BESST Hex Chrome, Arsenic, Uranium Nitrates, Arsenic, TDS, Boron 700 Municipal Production Wells Profiled Since 2005 Largest Stratified, Dissolved Aqueous Phase Chemistry Data Base in California for Production Wells Dynamic flow contribution (%) vs depth (ft bgs) 60 0 0.7 4 10 7 5 4 0.5 3 3 2 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 PWL9357 3579359 3659375 3759385 3859395 3959430 4309455 4559465 4659475 4759485 4859495 4959519 ft bgs 0.55 0.67 0.60 0.49 0.55 0.56 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 3309357 3659385 3859430 4309465 4659485 4859519 Boron Concentration mg/l Well 5S / 200 GPM Paso Robles Vineyard Well Profiling to Improve Grape Yield 4 318 ft 10.25” Casing ID 540 ft 560 ft 300 ft Pump Column: 5” Chemical Mass Balance Analysis: Iron 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 above 310 310X318 318X340 340X360 360X380 380X420 420X460 460X500 below 500 2400 1086 2053 720 178 412 407 519 1400 µg/L Sampling Intervals (ft. bgs) Dynamic Chemistry Profile: DriesbachZHilltop 2/18/10 260 GPM Iron (Fe) Fe GPM µg/L GPM µg/L Sample Depth Interval Cumulative Flow Lab Results Incremental Flow Calculated Mass Concentration by Zone 310 above 310 0.73 2400 0.73 2400 318 310-318 68.41 1100 67.68 1086 318 318-340 191.59 1100 79.78 2053 340 340-360 111.80 420 10.16 720 360 360-380 101.64 390 16.11 178 380 380-420 85.53 430 30.61 412 420 420-460 54.92 440 42.32 407 460 460-500 12.60 550 12.16 519 500 Below 500 0.44 1400 0.44 1400 Spigot 1 Composite 260.00 560 Spigot 2 Composite 260.00 430 Lettuce Production Quality Affected By Iron Dynamic Flow Profile Under Steady State DrawZDown Fluorometer Flow From Well To Fluorometer Flow From Fluorometer To Waste 1,900 GPM 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 Dye Injection Shot Points Ft. Below Ground Surface Water Sampling Spool Dye Injection Spool Explanation of Dye Injection Process For Dynamic Flow Profiling In Production Wells Cumulative Flow Slices (CFS) 5 Dye Logging Method Dynamic Flow Profile Under Steady State DrawZDown Fluorometer Flow From Well To Fluorometer Flow From Fluorometer To Waste 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 Dye Injection Shot Points Ft. Below Ground Surface When we subtract Q2 from Q1, we get the incremental flow (IF or GPM) contribution between the two measured injection points Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Cumulative Flow Q 1 =V 1 xA 1 V 1 = (d 1 Xd 2 )/(t 1 Xt 2 ) A1= r 2 Cumulative Flow Can Be Defined As No Flow Contribution No Flow Contribution Incremental Flow Can Be Defined As Q 1 –Q 2 Explanation of Basic Flow Calculations When Using Dye Injection Process GPM Distribution 6

Transcript of Dye(Logging(Method - Groundwater Conferenceag-groundwater.org/files/252360.pdf · Sample%Depth...

Optimizing)Crop)Yield)Through)Selective)Groundwater)Extraction

Avoiding)High)Elemental)Concentration)Improve)Yield)and)Save)Valued)Viticulture)Land

Presented(By:(Noah(Heller,(MS(PG((CA(5792)50(Tiburon(Street,(Suite(7,(San(Rafael,(CA((94901415.302.7354(/([email protected]

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TCE,%PCE,%NitratesArsenic,)Nitrate,)Mn,)Fe,)Bacteria,)PCE

Arsenic(&(Nitrate,(Uranium,(TDS

PCE,)TCE,)Nitrates,)Manganese

Nitrates,))Manganese,)BoronArsenic,)Flouride

2005$2016:(BESST(Selective(Groundwater(Extraction(Database

Drought

Vs.

Groundwater

As,)Nitrate,))TDS,)Uranium,)NaCl,)TCE,)PCE,)Perchlorate,)Fe,)Mn,)Bacteria

="1"– 10"Production"Wells"Profiled"by"BESST

Hex)Chrome,)Arsenic,)Uranium

Nitrates,)Arsenic,)TDS,)Boron

• 700)Municipal)Production)Wells)Profiled)Since)2005

• Largest)Stratified,)Dissolved)Aqueous)Phase)Chemistry)Data)Base)in)California)for)Production)Wells

Dynamic"flow"contribution"

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Pump(Column:(5”

Chemical(Mass(Balance(Analysis:((Iron

0( 500( 1000( 1500( 2000( 2500(

above(310310X318318X340340X360360X380380X420420X460460X500

below(500

2400(1086(

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Sampling)Intervals)(ft.)bgs)

Dynamic)Chemistry)Profile:)DriesbachZHilltop2/18/10)))))))260)GPM

Iron((Fe)

Fe GPM µg/L GPM µg/L

Sample%Depth Interval Cumulative%Flow Lab%Results Incremental%FlowCalculated%Mass%%Concentration%by%Zone

310 above 310 0.73 2400 0.73 2400%318 310-318 68.41 1100 67.68 1086%318 318-340 191.59 1100 79.78 2053%340 340-360 111.80 420 10.16 720%360 360-380 101.64 390 16.11 178%380 380-420 85.53 430 30.61 412%420 420-460 54.92 440 42.32 407%460 460-500 12.60 550 12.16 519%500 Below 500 0.44 1400 0.44 1400%

Spigot 1 Composite 260.00 560Spigot 2 Composite 260.00 430

Lettuce)Production)Quality)Affected)By)Iron

Dynamic)Flow)Profile)Under)Steady)State)

DrawZDown

Fluorometer

Flow(From(Well(To(Fluorometer

Flow(From(Fluorometer(To(Waste

1,900)GPM

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Dye)Injection)Shot)Points

Ft.)Below)Ground)Surface

Water(Sampling(Spool

Dye(Injection(Spool

Explanation(of(Dye(Injection(Process(For(Dynamic(Flow(Profiling(In(Production(Wells

Cumulative(Flow(Slices((CFS)

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Dye(Logging(Method

Dynamic)Flow)Profile)Under)Steady)State)

DrawZDown

Fluorometer

Flow(From(Well(To(Fluorometer

Flow(From(Fluorometer(To(Waste

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Dye)Injection)Shot)Points

Ft.)Below)Ground)Surface

When)we)subtract)Q2 from)Q1,)we)get)the)incremental)flow)(IF)or)GPM))contribution)between)the)two)measured)injection)points

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8Q9Q10Q11Q12Q13Q14Q15Q16Q17

Cumulative)Flow

Q1 =(V1 x(A(1V(1=((d1Xd2)/(t1Xt2)

A1)=) r2

Cumulative(Flow(Can(Be(Defined(As

No(Flow(Contribution

No(Flow(Contribution

Incremental(Flow(Can(Be(Defined(As

Q1 – Q2

Explanation(of(Basic(Flow(Calculations(When(Using(Dye(Injection(ProcessGPM(

Distribution

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Dynamic)Groundwater)Sampling)Under)Steady)State)DrawZDown

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Groundwater)Sampling)Points

Ft.)Below)Ground)Surface

Ca1Ca2Ca3Ca4Ca5Ca6Ca7Ca8Ca9Ca10Ca11Ca12Ca13Ca14Ca15Ca16Ca17

Cumulative)Concentration

Ca1 =((Q1C1 – Q2C2)/(Q1XQ2)

Average(Cumulative(Contaminant(Concentration(Can(Be(Defined(As

No(Contaminant(Contribution

No(Contaminant(Contribution

Incremental(Average(Contaminant(Concentration(between(two(imaginary(flow(planes(within(the(well(can(

be(expressed

Water(Sampling(Spool

Dye(Injection(Spool

Well(Vent(Tube

Explanation(of(Basic(Mass(Balance(Calculations

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Central"Valley"CaliforniaArsenic"Reduction"at"Food"Processing"Facilities

Pump(Column(10”

Dynamic)Flow)Contribution)Profile

Dynamic)Flow)Profile

10%((((((((((((20%(((((((((((((30%((((((((((((40(%(((((((((((50%

Percent(of(Total((%)

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Predicted Arsenic Discharge Average

Sample%Depth

Screen%Interval

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CnQn9Cn+1Qn+1 Incremental%Flow%

Mass%Balance%Incremental%Concentration

6006559715 470.00 97.00 19.50 16555.5% 11.5% 97.00 0.12% 11.57307459785 373.00 188.00 22.00 16544.0% 1880.0% 188.00 10.00% 18808058259870 0.00 0.00 0.00 14664.0% 7856.0% 0.00 0.00% 08808909920 0.00 0.00 0.00 6808.0% 322.0% 0.00 0.00% 094096091010 0.00 0.00 0.00 6486.0% 4266.0% 0.00 0.00% 01055107591190 185.00 185.00 12.00 2220.0% 2220.0% 185.00 12.00% 2220

470.00 GPM55% of%849%GPM

Spigot%1 Cumulative 470.00 8.75 4111.5 8.75Spigot%2 Cumulative 470.00 8.75

Estimated(Arsenic(Distribution(By(Screen(IntervalBlocking(Off(3rd,(4th and(5th Screen(From(Top(Of(Well

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StraddleZPacker)Test)Scenario)

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