Box 8 Software Used to Analyze Slug Tests

AQTESOLV 4.5 software has the most extensive set of solutions applied to slug test data sets (http://www.aqtesolv.com/↗) as listed in Figure Box 8‑1. The reader is referred to the AQTESOLV web site for details of the individual methods and their application.

Figure Box 8‑1 ‑ Slug test methods available with the AQTESOLV 4.5 software. Methods available in the standard and pro version of the software are indicated. References for the methods are included in the reference section (of this book Section 19).

The slug test methods addressed in AquiferTest 12 (Waterloo Hydrogeologic, 2021) are shown in Figure Box 8‑2. The AquiferTest 12.0 User’s Manual and software help menus provide information on the methods and their application waterloohydrogeologic.com/↗.

Figure Box 8‑2 ‑ Slug test analytical methods supported by AquiferTest 12. References listed here are included in Section 19 of this book (modified from Waterloo Hydrogeologic, 2021).

Aquifer^Win32 version 6 software includes the slug test analysis tools as shown in Figure Box 8‑3 (Environmental Simulations, Inc., 2019) and can be accessed at groundwatermodels.com/↗. The Aquifer^Win32 user’s manual provides more detail and support is available at this link↗. Once the free trial version is downloaded and installed, a full user’s guide is available under the Help‑Help Topics button.

Figure Box 8‑3 ‑ Slug test methods available in Aquifer^Win32. References cited here are available in Section 19 of this book (Environmental Simulations, Inc., 2019).

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