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  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Geophysics

Background:

  • Automated water level measurements in deep wells can be affected by barometric pressure.
  • Vented pressure transducers may show greater variability due to pressure disequilibrium between wellbores and land surface.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the accuracy of vented versus nonvented pressure transducers for water level measurements.
  • To determine the cause of increased variability in vented transducer readings.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous installation and operation of vented and nonvented pressure transducers in two deep wells.
  • Collection of manual water level measurements for comparison.
  • Comparison of downhole barometric pressure with meteorology station data.

Main Results:

  • Vented transducers showed greater variability in response to barometric pressure changes than nonvented transducers and manual measurements.
  • Wellbore barometric pressure response was time-lagged and attenuated compared to surface measurements.
  • The reference pressure supplied to vented transducers was not representative of internal wellbore air pressure.

Conclusions:

  • Barometric pressure disequilibrium in deep wells causes inaccuracies in vented transducer water level measurements.
  • Nonvented pressure transducers offer a reliable solution for accurate water level monitoring in such environments.