Start Date
2021
Description
In some parts of the world, clean water is hard to find, and wells can be one of the best options available. However, creating a well is a big investment, so finding the best place to site the well is important. Commercial well siting software is prohibitively expensive for many development organizations, costing tens of thousands of dollars. Our open-source software duplicates some functionality of commercial software, but with none of the expense. This summer our project focused on software implementing two geophysical models, resistivity and seismic refraction.
Recommended Citation
Vrieland, AJ and Norman, Victor T., "Designing Computer Applications to Model Geophysical Data for Siting Wells in Developing Countries" (2021). Summer Research. 51.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2021/Posters/51
Designing Computer Applications to Model Geophysical Data for Siting Wells in Developing Countries
In some parts of the world, clean water is hard to find, and wells can be one of the best options available. However, creating a well is a big investment, so finding the best place to site the well is important. Commercial well siting software is prohibitively expensive for many development organizations, costing tens of thousands of dollars. Our open-source software duplicates some functionality of commercial software, but with none of the expense. This summer our project focused on software implementing two geophysical models, resistivity and seismic refraction.