Aquifer & Well Testing & Analysis

Data-Driven Insights for Groundwater System Performance

Understanding how an aquifer responds to stress is essential for effective groundwater development, resource management, and infrastructure planning. We design and execute aquifer and well testing programs that provide the data needed to evaluate hydraulic properties, predict system behavior, and optimize long-term performance.

Our team integrates field testing, data analysis, and hydrogeologic interpretation to deliver defensible assessments that support operational, regulatory, and design decisions.

Conventional Aquifer Testing

We plan, execute, and analyze conventional aquifer testing programs to characterize groundwater systems and evaluate resource potential.

Our capabilities include:

  • Single-well aquifer pumping tests

  • Multi-well aquifer pumping tests

  • Long-term production yield estimations

  • Boundary identification and geometry characterization

  • Groundwater/surface water interaction assessments

  • Well performance and failure assessments

Specialized Hydraulic Testing

We provide advanced testing methods for complex hydrogeologic conditions and specialized project requirements.

Services include:

  • Slug testing (solid and pneumatic)

  • Formation testing using single or multiple borehole isolation packers

  • Injection fall-off testing

  • Pulse testing

  • Micro-frac testing

Barrier System Performance Testing

We evaluate the effectiveness and integrity of engineered groundwater control systems.

Our services include:

  • Freeze wall competency monitoring and testing

  • Grout wall competency monitoring and testing

Tracer Studies & Flow Characterization

Chemical tracer testing provides valuable insight into groundwater movement, connectivity, and flow pathways.

Our capabilities include:

  • Chemical tracer testing

  • Groundwater flow path characterization

  • Hydraulic connectivity assessments

  • Transport behavior evaluation

Data Analysis & Interpretation

Testing data is analyzed to develop practical, actionable insights that support design and decision-making.

Typical analyses include:

  • Aquifer property determination

  • Hydraulic conductivity estimation

  • Storage coefficient evaluation

  • Sustainable yield assessment

  • Conceptual model refinement

  • Risk and uncertainty evaluation

Technical Deliverables

Typical project deliverables include:

  • Aquifer testing plans

  • Field procedures and QA/QC documentation

  • Hydraulic test analyses

  • Production yield estimates

  • Well performance evaluations

  • Groundwater interaction assessments

  • Technical memoranda and final reports

Applications

Our aquifer and well testing services support:

  • Groundwater supply development

  • Mining and dewatering operations

  • Environmental investigations

  • Geothermal projects

  • Infrastructure development

  • Regulatory permitting and compliance

Discuss Your Testing Program

Whether you are evaluating a new groundwater resource, optimizing well performance, or investigating complex hydrogeologic conditions, our team provides the expertise needed to develop and execute testing programs that deliver reliable, actionable results.