Presentation of DeMa (Decision Support Software and Database for Wellfield Management) and Its Application for the Wadi Al Arab Wellfield
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Concept of DeMa
3.2. Technical Description
- Forty-two files to allow the user to update, delete, insert data, and run the database backup in the database management tool (DbMT);
- Four files to graphically visualize the data and the relation between different observations in the observation-based tool (OBT);
- Three files to manage the well- and wellfield-related documents in the documents management tool (DMT);
- Two files to use the best from the published scientific articles in the research-based tool (RBT);
- Two base constructor files.
3.3. Integrating the Study Area Data and Information into DeMa
3.4. Integrating the Analysis of the Radius of Influence of a Well in the Research-Based Tool
4. Application of the DeMa
4.1. Data and Document Management for the Identification of Missing Information Concerning the Wellfield
4.2. Identification of Maintenance Needs
4.3. Identification of a Suitable Location for a New Well
5. Discussion and Outlook
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Content of the Document | # of Documents | # of Sources | Linked to | Sources to Collect the Documents from |
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CCTV report | 6 | 2 | Well | Private drilling company, water utility |
Completion report | 9 | 3 | Well | MWI, Private drilling company, water utility |
General guidelines | 10 | 2 | - | Online, International cooperation projects in Jordan |
Project report | 7 | 2 | Area/wellfield | MWI, International cooperation projects in Jordan |
Pump curves | 11 | 1 | Well | Water Utility |
Scientific article | 11 | 1 | Area/wellfield | Online |
Well ID | Casing | Drilling | Lithology | Completion Report Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|
AE1007 | Yes | No * | Yes | x |
AE1008 | Yes | No * | Yes | x |
AE1009 | Yes | No * | Yes | x |
AE1010 | Yes | No | Yes | |
AE1011 | Yes | No | Yes | |
AE1012 | No | No | Yes | |
AE3005 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3006 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3016 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3017 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3018 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3019 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
AE3021 | Yes | Yes | No | |
AE3024 | Yes | Yes | Yes | x |
AE3027 | No * | No* | Yes | x |
AE3030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | x |
AE3034 | Yes | Yes | Yes | x |
AE3035 | Yes | Yes | Yes | x |
AE3042 | Yes | Yes | No * | x |
AE3043 | Yes | Yes | No |
Well ID | Well Elevation | Well Depth | Elevation of Base of A7 | Fully Penetrating the Aquifer? | Confinement Condition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AE3005 | −14.89 | 243 | −632 | No | Confined |
AE3006 | 79.29 | 260 | −329 | No | Unconfined |
AE3016 | 85.63 | 195 | −276 | No | Unconfined |
AE3017 | 74.65 | 230 | −420 | No | Confined |
AE3018 | −40.89 | 230 | −597 | No | Confined |
AE3019 | 104.87 | 304 | −469 | No | Confined |
AE3021 | 70.98 | 347 | −219 | Yes | Unconfined |
AE3042 | 104.87 | 450 | −469 | No | Confined |
AE3043 | 109.59 | 450 | −287 | Yes | Unconfined |
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Alqadi, M.; Al Dwairi, A.; Merchán-Rivera, P.; Chiogna, G. Presentation of DeMa (Decision Support Software and Database for Wellfield Management) and Its Application for the Wadi Al Arab Wellfield. Water 2023, 15, 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020331
Alqadi M, Al Dwairi A, Merchán-Rivera P, Chiogna G. Presentation of DeMa (Decision Support Software and Database for Wellfield Management) and Its Application for the Wadi Al Arab Wellfield. Water. 2023; 15(2):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020331
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlqadi, Mohammad, Ala Al Dwairi, Pablo Merchán-Rivera, and Gabriele Chiogna. 2023. "Presentation of DeMa (Decision Support Software and Database for Wellfield Management) and Its Application for the Wadi Al Arab Wellfield" Water 15, no. 2: 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020331