Aquifer Parameter Investigations of the Wasatch and Fort Union Formations in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, Utilizing MODFLOWP

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Aquifer Parameter Investigations of the Wasatch and Fort Union Formations in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, Utilizing MODFLOWP

By Michael P. Brenneis. A thesis submitted to the Department of Geology and Geophysics and The Graduate School of The University of Wyoming in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in GEOLOGY, Laramie, Wyoming December, 1997.

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Cover page, Acknowledgements, and Table of Contents (495 KB)
Chapter 1. Introduction (911 KB)
Chapter 2. Model Preparation (2.75 MB)
Chapter 3. Calibration of the conceptual model (1.49 MB)
Chapter 4. Investigation of vertical hydraulic conductivity in the confining bed separating the Wyodak coal from the overlying Wasatch sand lens aquifer (1.29 MB)
Chapter 5. Investigation of heterogeneity in the coal (853 KB)
Chapter 6. Estimation of vertical hydraulic conductivity given best estimate heterogeneous coal (540 KB)
Chapter 7. Conclusions (276 KB)
References (365 KB)