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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Chapter 1 Introduction/Purpose |
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Chapter 2 Brief History of Flexible Liner Underground Technologies (FLUTe) Methods |
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3 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 The Mechanics of Flexible Liners |
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7 | (36) |
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3.1 The Flexible Liner Characteristics |
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7 | (1) |
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3.2 The Eversion of a Flexible Liner |
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8 | (12) |
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8 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Drag (Friction Effects) |
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9 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Eversion into a Borehole |
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10 | (2) |
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3.2.4 Other Factors Influential on the Liner Propagation |
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12 | (1) |
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3.2.4.1 Hole/Liner Diameter |
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12 | (1) |
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3.2.4.2 Wet Film Adhesion |
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12 | (1) |
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3.2.4.3 The Minimum Tension |
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13 | (1) |
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3.2.4.4 The Difference between the Eversion and the Inversion of the Liner |
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13 | (2) |
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3.2.4.5 The Air Balloon Drag and the Air Vent |
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15 | (2) |
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3.2.4.6 Effect of Breakouts on Liner Eversion |
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17 | (1) |
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3.2.4.7 The Impermeable Borehole Installations |
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17 | (2) |
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3.2.5 Stretch of the Liner |
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19 | (1) |
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3.3 The Liner Removal Methods |
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20 | (3) |
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3.3.1 The Normal Inversion from a Permeable Borehole |
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20 | (1) |
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3.3.2 The Pump and Drag Removal |
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21 | (1) |
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3.3.3 The Impermeable Borehole Removal |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (7) |
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3.4.1 Interior View of the Sealing Liner |
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23 | (1) |
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3.4.2 The Highest Head Measurement Method |
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24 | (2) |
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3.4.3 Artesian Conditions |
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26 | (3) |
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3.4.4 Liner Seal Comparison with Packers |
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29 | (1) |
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3.5 Liner Installation Devices |
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30 | (13) |
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3.5.1 Air Pressure Canisters |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Gravity-Driven Installations |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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3.5.5 The Drop-in-Place Liner Installation |
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36 | (1) |
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3.5.6 The Bulbous Wellhead for Artesian Installations |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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3.5.7.1 Purpose of Mud Fill |
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37 | (3) |
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3.5.7.2 An Example of the Mud Pressure Calculation |
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40 | (1) |
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3.5.7.3 In Summary, How the Heavy Mud Is Used |
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41 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Chemistry of the Liners |
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43 | (4) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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4.4 Polyfluoronated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) |
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44 | (1) |
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4.5 N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) |
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45 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Kinds of Blank Liners |
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47 | (8) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (5) |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Silicon Rubber Liners |
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48 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Transparent Liners and Geophysical Logging |
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48 | (4) |
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5.2.5 Different Fabric Weight Liners |
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52 | (1) |
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5.2.6 Tubular Plastic Film Liners |
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53 | (1) |
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5.3 Carrier Liners for Coverings |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Novel Applications of Blank Liners |
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55 | (6) |
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55 | (1) |
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6.2 Eversions on or under Water |
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55 | (1) |
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6.3 Vertical Upward Unsupported Extensions |
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55 | (1) |
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6.4 Eversions through Crooked Piping Systems |
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56 | (1) |
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6.5 Lining Boreholes to Prevent Grout Loss or Grout Shrinkage Outside of a Casing |
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57 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 General Advantages of Flexible Blank Liners |
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61 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Hazards to the Liner and Precautions |
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63 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Special Devices Designed for Use with Liners |
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65 | (24) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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9.2.2 The Linear Capstan Design |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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9.4 Braking Devices of Several Kinds |
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71 | (1) |
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9.5 The Air-Coupled Water-Level Meter Systems |
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71 | (16) |
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9.5.1 The ACT (Air-Coupled Transducer) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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9.5.1.2 Background/Comparisons |
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71 | (2) |
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9.5.1.3 The ACT Design and Theory |
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73 | (3) |
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9.5.1.4 The Range of Pressure Changes for the ACT Transducers |
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76 | (1) |
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9.5.1.5 The Temperature Effect |
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76 | (1) |
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9.5.1.6 First Result of the ACT Measurement |
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77 | (1) |
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9.5.1.7 The Field Measurements |
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78 | (1) |
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9.5.1.8 Input Data and Apparatus |
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79 | (2) |
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9.5.1.9 Usual Applications of the ACT System |
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81 | (1) |
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9.5.1.10 Resolution of the ACT Method |
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82 | (1) |
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9.5.1.11 Barometric Corrections |
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83 | (1) |
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9.5.1.12 How Is the Raw Data Used? |
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83 | (1) |
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9.5.1.13 Advantages and Limitations of the Method |
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84 | (1) |
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9.5.2 The Vacuum Water-Level Meter (VWLM) |
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85 | (1) |
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9.5.3 The Air-Coupled Water-Level Meter (ACWLM) |
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86 | (1) |
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9.6 Eversion/Inversion AIDS |
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87 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Theory and Application of FLUTe Liner Methods |
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89 | (134) |
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10.1 Blank Sealing Liners |
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89 | (2) |
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10.1.1 Installation of a Blank Liner |
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90 | (1) |
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10.1.2 Transparent Blank Liners |
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91 | (1) |
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10.1.3 Measurements by Others Using FLUTe Flexible Liners |
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91 | (1) |
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10.2 FLUTe Blank Liners with Special Coverings |
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91 | (44) |
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91 | (1) |
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10.2.1.1 History of NAPL FLUTe Development |
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91 | (1) |
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10.2.1.2 How the NAPL FLUTe Is Installed in Direct Push Rods |
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92 | (4) |
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10.2.1.3 NAPL FLUTe Installations in an Open Stable Borehole |
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96 | (1) |
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10.2.1.4 NAPL FLUTe Covers over Core |
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97 | (1) |
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10.2.1.5 NAPL FLUTe Sand Bags |
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98 | (1) |
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10.2.1.6 Examples of NAPL FLUTe Stains |
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99 | (5) |
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10.2.2 The FACT Application |
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104 | (1) |
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10.2.2.1 History and Experience |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (5) |
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10.2.2.3 Assessment of the FACT Method |
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110 | (3) |
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10.2.2.4 Quantitative FACT Assessment at the NAWCSite |
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113 | (15) |
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10.2.2.5 Comparisons of the FACT with Other Methods |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (6) |
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10.2.2.7 Advantages and Limitations of the FACT Measurement |
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134 | (1) |
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10.2.3 Absorbers of Other Kinds on Blank Liners |
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134 | (1) |
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10.2.3.1 Pore Water Collection in the Vadose Zone |
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134 | (1) |
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10.2.3.2 Radioactive Contamination Absorbers |
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135 | (1) |
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10.3 The Transmissivity Measurement Method |
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135 | (26) |
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10.3.1 History of the Transmissivity Profile Method |
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135 | (1) |
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10.3.2 The Transmissivity Measurement Method |
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136 | (1) |
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10.3.2.1 The Liner Behavior |
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136 | (4) |
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10.3.2.2 The Calculational Model |
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140 | (2) |
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10.3.2.3 When to Terminate the T Profile |
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142 | (1) |
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10.3.3 The T Profile Results |
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142 | (3) |
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10.3.4 Examples of Other T Profiles |
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145 | (2) |
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10.3.5 Calculation of the Effective Fracture Aperture Using the T Profile Results |
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147 | (1) |
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10.3.6 Corrections to the Simple T Profile Calculational Model |
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148 | (1) |
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10.3.6.1 Transient Correction |
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148 | (3) |
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10.3.6.2 The Borehole Diameter Correction |
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151 | (1) |
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10.3.6.3 The Vertical Head Correction |
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151 | (1) |
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10.3.7 The Transmissivity Profiling Equipment |
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152 | (1) |
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10.3.7.1 Maintaining a Constant Tension on the Liner |
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153 | (1) |
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10.3.7.2 Maintaining the Constant Driving Head |
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154 | (1) |
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10.3.8 Effect of Well Development on the T Profile |
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155 | (1) |
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10.3.9 A Special Design for T Profiles of Boreholes with Very High Artesian Heads |
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156 | (1) |
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10.3.10 T Profile Comparison with Straddle Packer Results |
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157 | (4) |
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10.3.11 Advantages and Limitations of the T Profile |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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10.4 RHP (Reverse Head Profile) Measurement of a Head Profile |
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161 | (11) |
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10.4.1 The History of the RHP Method |
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161 | (1) |
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10.4.2 The Purpose of the Formation Head Measurement |
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162 | (1) |
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10.4.3 The RHP Calculation |
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163 | (2) |
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10.4.3.1 The Times to Equilibration for Each Step of the RHP |
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165 | (2) |
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10.4.3.2 The Use of the RHP to Refine the Transmissivity Profile |
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167 | (1) |
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10.4.3.3 Selection of the RHP Intervals to Be Measured |
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167 | (1) |
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10.4.4 A Result of the RHP Method |
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168 | (2) |
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10.4.5 Calculation of the Synthetic Flow Log |
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170 | (1) |
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10.4.6 RHP Profile Summary |
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171 | (1) |
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10.4.7 Advantages and Limitations of the RHP |
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171 | (1) |
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10.5 FLUTE MLS (Multilevel Sampling) Systems |
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172 | (46) |
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172 | (1) |
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10.5.1.1 History of Water FLUTes |
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172 | (2) |
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10.5.1.2 The Geometry of the Water FLUTe Design |
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174 | (5) |
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10.5.1.3 Function of the Water FLUTe |
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179 | (5) |
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10.5.1.4 Transducer Options for Monitoring Head History |
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184 | (1) |
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10.5.1.5 The Tracer Monitoring Capability of the Water FLUTe Design |
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184 | (1) |
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10.5.1.6 Materials in the Water FLUTe Construction |
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185 | (2) |
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10.5.1.7 Installation and Removal Procedure for Water FLUTes |
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187 | (1) |
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10.5.1.8 Advantages and Limitations of Water FLUTe System |
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187 | (1) |
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10.5.2 The SWF (Shallow Water FLUTe) |
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188 | (1) |
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10.5.2.1 The Design and Function |
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188 | (1) |
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10.5.2.2 Other Advantages and Limitations of the SWF |
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189 | (2) |
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10.5.3 CHS (Cased Hole Sampler) Systems |
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191 | (1) |
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10.5.3.1 Background and History |
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191 | (2) |
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10.5.3.2 Geometry of the CHS |
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193 | (1) |
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10.5.3.3 Installation Procedure for CHS |
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193 | (3) |
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10.5.3.4 Purging and Sampling |
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196 | (1) |
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10.5.3.5 The Removal Procedure |
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196 | (1) |
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10.5.3.6 Special CHS Design for Potassium Permanganate |
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196 | (1) |
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10.5.4 The pdCHS (Positive Displacement CHS) |
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197 | (1) |
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10.5.4.1 The Design of the pdCHS System |
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197 | (2) |
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10.5.4.2 Simultaneous Purging and Sampling of the pdCHS |
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199 | (1) |
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10.5.4.3 Installation and Removal of the pdCHS |
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200 | (1) |
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10.5.4.4 Installation of CHS and pdCHS with Mud or Grout-Filled Liner |
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200 | (2) |
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10.5.4.5 Installation of CHS Systems in Uncased Holes |
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202 | (1) |
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10.5.5 Use of ACT Systems with the CHS Systems |
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203 | (1) |
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10.5.6 Depth Limitations for CHS and pdCHS Systems |
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204 | (1) |
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10.5.6.1 Depth Limits for CHS Systems |
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204 | (1) |
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10.5.6.2 Depth Limits for pdCHS Systems |
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205 | (1) |
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10.5.7 Relative Cost of the CHS Based Systems |
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206 | (1) |
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10.5.8 Advantages and Limitations of Both CHS Systems |
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206 | (1) |
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10.5.9 Use of FLUTe MLS Systems in General |
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207 | (1) |
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10.5.9.1 Water FLUTe (In Use Since 1996) |
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207 | (1) |
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10.5.9.2 Shallow Water FLUTe (SWF) (In Use Since 2014) |
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207 | (1) |
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10.5.9.3 CHS Systems (In Use Since 2018) |
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207 | (1) |
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10.5.9.4 Mapping Cross-Hole Connection with FLUTe MLS Systems |
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208 | (5) |
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10.5.10 Comparison of FLUTe MLS Systems with Other MLS Systems |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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10.5.11.1 The Purpose and Design of the DEIL (Discrete Extraction and Injection Liner) |
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214 | (1) |
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10.5.11.2 The Geometry of the DEIL Liner |
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215 | (1) |
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10.5.11.3 The DEIL Design Advantages and Limitations |
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216 | (1) |
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10.5.12 Other Special CHS Systems |
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217 | (1) |
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10.5.12.1 Many Head Measurements in a CHS |
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217 | (1) |
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10.5.12.2 Hybrid pdCHS for Deep Boreholes |
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217 | (1) |
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10.6 Stretch of Liners as Important to FLUTe Methods |
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218 | (5) |
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Chapter 11 FLUTe Vadose Multi-Level Measurements |
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223 | (6) |
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223 | (2) |
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223 | (1) |
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11.1.2 The Gas Sampling Procedure |
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223 | (2) |
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11.2 Pore Liquid Sampling in the Vadose Zone |
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225 | (4) |
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225 | (1) |
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11.2.2 The Geometry of Pore Liquid Sampling |
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225 | (1) |
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11.2.3 The Sampling Procedure for Pore Water |
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225 | (1) |
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11.2.3.1 Other FLUTe Measurements in the Vadose Zone |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 The TACL (Traveling Acoustic Coupling Liner) |
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229 | (4) |
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229 | (3) |
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12.2 Use of the Blank Liner to Provide Coupling of Fiber Optic Cables |
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232 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Application of Combinations of Liners and Other Methods |
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233 | (14) |
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233 | (1) |
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13.2 Lahd (Liner Augmentation of Horizontal Drilling) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (3) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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13.3.3 Emplacement Technique |
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235 | (1) |
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13.3.4 The Means of Keeping the Liners Pressurized |
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235 | (1) |
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13.3.5 Other Concepts of Potential Use of the Progressive Packer |
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236 | (1) |
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13.4 Towing Sondes and Supporting Boreholes for Logging |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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13.7 Vertical Conductivity Measurements Using FLUTe MLSs |
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239 | (2) |
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13.8 Liner Pressurization for Shallow Water Tables or Artesian Conditions |
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241 | (6) |
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13.8.1 The Problem Addressed |
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241 | (1) |
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13.8.2 FLUTe's Weighted Inverted Liner Design (WILD) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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13.8.2.2 Advantages and Limitations of the WILD Design |
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243 | (1) |
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13.8.3 The Submerged Standpipe Design |
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244 | (1) |
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13.8.3.1 The Function of the Submerged Standpipe Design |
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245 | (1) |
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13.8.3.2 Details of the Function |
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245 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 CSC (Continuous Screened Casing) Design |
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247 | (28) |
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247 | (2) |
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14.2 Calculation of Flow in the Interrupted Annulus |
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249 | (12) |
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14.2.1 The Results of the Calculation |
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251 | (1) |
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14.2.1.1 Calculation No. 1: Calculation with No Seals in the Annulus |
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251 | (2) |
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14.2.1.2 Calculation No. 2: Calculation with Grout Seals in the Annulus |
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253 | (1) |
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14.2.1.3 Calculation No. 3: Calculation with Seals in the Annulus and Allowing Radial Horizontal Flow from the Annulus |
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253 | (1) |
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14.2.1.4 Calculation No. 4: Calculation with Seals in the Annulus and Allowing Radial Horizontal Flow from the Annulus and upon Increasing Formation Conductivity by Factor of 10 |
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254 | (1) |
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14.2.2 What May Be the Definition of Significant Vertical Flow? |
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254 | (2) |
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14.2.3 What Steady-State Flow Calculations Show about Significant Bypass of the Seals |
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256 | (3) |
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14.2.4 Optimizing the Design |
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259 | (2) |
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14.3 The Construction of the CSC Design |
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261 | (2) |
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14.4 Combined Overburden and Bedrock Access |
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263 | (4) |
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14.4.1 Discussion of the Design Function |
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265 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Conclusion of the CSC Design |
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266 | (1) |
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14.5 T Profiles in Continuous Screened Casing |
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267 | (5) |
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14.5.1 Bypass of the Liner in the Sand Pack |
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267 | (5) |
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272 | (3) |
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Chapter 15 Other Applications of Liners |
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275 | (6) |
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15.1 Use of Liners in Angled, Horizontal, and Tortuous Boreholes or Pipes |
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275 | (6) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (3) |
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15.1.3 Advantages of the LAHD Method |
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280 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 FLUTe Calculational Models |
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281 | (16) |
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16.1 The Crooked Pipe Model |
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281 | (5) |
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16.1.1 History and Purpose |
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281 | (1) |
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16.1.2 The Drag Model in a Crooked Pipe |
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282 | (1) |
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16.1.3 Parameters for a Crooked Pipe Calculation of Liner Travel |
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283 | (3) |
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16.1.4 Advantages of the Crooked Pipe Model |
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286 | (1) |
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16.2 Transient Correction Model of the T Profile Method |
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286 | (3) |
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16.3 Extrapolation to the Equilibrium Asymptote for the RHP |
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289 | (2) |
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16.3.1 How to Calculate an Asymptotic Limit for an Exponential Approach to Equilibrium |
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290 | (1) |
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16.4 Fracture Aperture Calculation Model Using the T Profile Data |
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291 | (4) |
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292 | (3) |
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16.5 Data Reductions of T Profile |
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295 | (1) |
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16.5.1 Who Does the Data Reduction |
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295 | (1) |
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16.5.2 When Is the Data Reduced to a T Profile |
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295 | (1) |
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16.6 Data Reduction of RHP |
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295 | (1) |
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16.7 Data Reduction for the Act |
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16.8 Fact Diffusion Models |
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Chapter 17 Installation Procedures of Many Kinds |
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Chapter 18 The Manufacturing Machines and Facilities Developed for Liner Fabrication |
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18.1 Specially Designed RF Welding Machines |
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18.2 Dye Striping Machine |
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18.3 Compression Wrapping Machine |
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18.4 Air-Driven Canisters |
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18.6 Port Welding Machines and Other Attachments |
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18.7 Long Trays for Eversions |
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References |
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