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• Guy, Gordon, Best, Melvyn, Spence, George, Dosso, Stan, and Telmer, Kevin, 2000, EM and GPR mapping of bedrock fractures as conduits for contaminated groundwater flow in a landfill, in Powers, M.H., Ibrahim, Abou-Bakr, and Cramer, Lynn, comp. and eds., Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Feb. 20-24, 2000: Wheat Ridge, Colo., Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 1029-1036.



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• Hodges, R.E., and Teasdale, W.E., 1991, Considerations related to drilling methods in planning and performing borehole-geophysical logging for ground-water studies: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4090, 17 p.



• Hsieh, P.A., and Freckleton, J.R., 1993, Documentation of a computer program to simulate horizontal-flow barriers using the U.S. Geological Survey's modular three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water flow model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-477, 32 p.



• Jansen, John, 1998, Geophysical well logging and discrete depth water sampling methods to identify sources of elevated barium in a water well in northern Illinois: Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, Chicago, Ill., 1998 [Proceedings], p. 315-322.



• Jansen, John, Osborn, Phillip, and Wilson, Michael, 1999, A mise a la masse survey to track groundwater conduits in weathered bedrock near a salvage yard, in Powers, M.H., Cramer, Lynn, and Bell, R.S., comp. and eds., Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999: Wheat Ridge, Colo., Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 517-526.



• Johnson, A.I., 1964, An outline of equipment useful for hydrologic studies: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 23 p.



• Jones, P.H., 1968, Geochemical hydrodynamics--A possible key to the hydrology of certain aquifer systems in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico: International Geological Congress, 23d, Prague, 1968, Proceedings, v. 17, p. 113-125.



• _____1968, Hydrodynamics of geopressure in the northern Gulf of Mexico basin: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Paper SPE 2207, 12 p.



• _____1970, Hydrology of Quaternary delta deposits of the Mississippi River, in Symposium on the Hydrology of Deltas: Gentbrugge, Belgium, International Association of Scientific Hydrology--Unesco Publication 90, v. 1, p. 49-63.



• Jones, P.H., and Skibitzke, H.E., 1956, Subsurface geophysical methods in ground-water hydrology, in v. 3 of Landsberg, H. E., ed., Advances in Geophysics: New York, Academic Press, p. 2411-300.



• Jones, S.A., and Paillet, F.L., 1997, Integrity of production wells and confining unit at the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas, Texas, 1995: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4047, 30 p.



• Jorgensen, D.G., 1996, The ratio method of estimating water resistivity and TDS from resistivity logs: Ground Water, v. 34, no. 3, p. 519-522.



• Kay, R.T., Prinos, S.T., and Paillet, F.L., 1994, Geohydrology and ground-water quality in the vicinity of a ground-water-contamination site in Rockford, Illinois: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation Report 93-4187, 28 p.



• Keys, W.S., 1967, The application of radiation logs to groundwater hydrology, in Isotopes in hydrology--A symposium, Vienna, 1966, Proceedings: Vienna, Austria, International Atomic Energy Agency, p. 477-487.



• _____1967, Well logging in ground-water hydrology: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 8th, Denver, Colo., 1967, Transactions, p. K1-K21.



• _____1968, Well logging in ground-water hydrology: Ground Water Journal, v. 6, no. 1, 9 p.



• _____1970, Borehole geophysics as applied to groundwater, in Mining and groundwater geophysics, 1967: Geological Survey of Canada Economic Geology Report 26, p. 598-612.



• _____1990, Borehole geophysics applied to ground-water investigations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 2, chap. E2, 150 p.



• Keys, W.S., and MacCary, L.M., 1971, Application of borehole geophysics to water-resources investigations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 2, chap. E1, 126 p. (Reprinted 1976.)



• LeBlanc, D.R., Garabedian, S.P., Quadri, R.D., Morin, R.H., Teasdale, W.E., and Paillet, F.L., 1985, Hydrogeologic controls on solute transport in a plume of sewage-contaminated ground water: Hyannis Toxic-Waste Technical Meeting, Cape Cod, Mass., Proceedings.



• Lehr, J.H., 1971, An introduction to ground water geophysics, part 1: Water Well Journal, v. 25, no. 7, p. 43-60.



• Kobr, Miroslav, 2000, Borehole techniques to subsurface water flow characterization, in Powers, M.H., Ibrahim, Abou-Bakr, and Cramer, Lynn, comp. and eds., Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Feb. 20-24, 2000: Wheat Ridge, Colo., Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 205-212.



• Lynch, E.A., and Grannemann, N.G., 1997, Geohydrology and simulations of ground-water flow at Verona well field, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1988: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4068, 45 p.



• Maillol, J.M., Ortega-Ramirez, J., Bandy, W.L., and Valiente-Banuet, A., 2000, Contribution of electrical resistivity methods to paleoenvironmental reconstruction and groundwater exploration in the Chihuahua Desert, Mexico, in Powers, M.H., Ibrahim, Abou-Bakr, and Cramer, Lynn, comp. and eds., Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Feb. 20-24, 2000: Wheat Ridge, Colo., Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 1067-1076.



• McGuinness, C.L., 1967, Ground-water research in the U.S.A.: Earth Science Reviews, v. 3, no. 3, p. 181-202.



• Meyer, W.R., 1962, Use of a neutron moisture probe to determine the storage coefficient of an unconfined aquifer, in Geological Survey Research 1962: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 450-E, p. E174-E176.



• Morin, R.H., and Barrash, Warren, 1986, Defining patterns of ground water heat flow in fractured Brule Formation, Western Nebraska, using borehole geophysical methods: National Water Well Association Conference and Exposition, Denver, Colo., 1986, Proceedings, p. 545-569.



• Morris, T.S., 1952, Investigating ground water supplies with electric well logs: Water Well Journal, v. 6, no. 3, p. 12, 32, 34, 36.



• Nelson, P.H., 1982, Advances in borehole geophysics for hydrology: Geological Society of America Special Paper 189, p. 207-219.



• Newcomer, D.R., Hall, S.H., and Vermeul, V.R., 1996, Use of improved hydrologic testing and borehole geophysical logging methods for aquifer characterization: Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation, v. 16, no. 1, p. 67-72.



• Olmsted, F.H., 1962, Chemical and physical character of ground water in the National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 81 p. [Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161 as NTIS Report IDO-22043-USGS.]



• Paillet, F.L., 1993, Integrating geophysical well logs, surface geophysics, and hydraulic test and geologic data in ground-water studies - theory and case histories: Symposium of the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, San Diego, Calif., 1993 [Proceedings], p. 479-495.



• Paillet, F.L., and Crowder, R.E., 1993, A generalized approach to geophysical log analysis for ground-water studies: International Symposium on Geophysics for Minerals, Geotechnical, Groundwater, and Environmental Applications, 5th, Tulsa, Okla., 1993 [Proceedings], p. CC1-CC24.



• Paillet, F.L., and Duncanson, Russell, 1994, Comparison of drilling reports and detailed geophysical analysis of ground-water production in bedrock wells: Ground Water, v. 32, no. 2, p. 200-206.



• Paillet, F.L., and Williams, J.H., eds., 1994, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Workshop on the applications of borehole geophysics to ground-water investigations: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4103, 79 p.



• _____1996, A generalized approach for the interpretation of geophysical well logs in ground-water studies--Theory and application: Ground Water, v. 34, no. 5, p. 883-898.



• Prensky, S.E., 1986, Geologic implications of large-scale trends in well-log response northern Green River Basin, Wyoming: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 27th, Dallas, Tex., 1986, Transactions, p. EEE1-EEE24.



• Robison, J.H., 1984, Ground-water level data and preliminary potentiometric-surface maps, Yucca Mountain and vicinity, Nye County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4197, 8 p.



• Robledo, A.R., Ryder, P.L., Fenelon, J.M., and Paillet, F.L., 1998, Geohydrology of monitoring wells drilled in Oasis Valley near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4184, 40 p.



• Robson, S.G., 1995, Preparation of specific-yield logs for clastic bedrock aquifers: Ground Water, v. 33, no. 1, p. 4-10.



• Schimschal, Ulrich, 1981, The relationship of geophysical measurements to hydraulic conductivity at the Brantley Damsite, New Mexico: Geoexploration, v. 19, no. 2, p. 115-125.



• Shuter, Eugene, and Pemberton, R.R., 1978, Inflatable straddle packers and associated equipment for hydraulic fracturing and hydrologic testing: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations 78-55, 20 p.



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• Sorensen, K.I., and Sondergaard, V.H., 1999, Large-scale geophysical mapping and its application for ground water protection in urban areas, in Powers, M.H., Cramer, Lynn, and Bell, R.S., comp. and eds., Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, March 14-18, 1999: Wheat Ridge, Colo., Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, p. 481-486.



• Stevens H.H., Jr., Ficke, J.F., and Smoot, G.F., 1975, Water temperature-- Influential factors, field measurement and data presentation: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 1, chap. D1, 65 p.



• Taylor. T.A., 1986, Application of gamma spectral logging to ground water investigations: National Water Well Association Conference and Exposition, Denver, Colo., 1986 [Proceedings], p. 527-544.



• _____1989, Correlation in abnormal gamma readings with fluid movement through fractures in a formation by use of gamma-spectral logs: Symposium on Borehole Geophysics for Minerals Geotechnical, and Groundwater Applications, 3rd, Las Vegas, Nev., 1989 [Proceedings], p. AA471-AA499.



• Temple, T.J., and Waddell, 1996, Application of petroleum geophysical well logging and sampling techniques for evaluating aquifer characteristics: Ground Water, v. 34, no. 3, p. 523-531.



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• Torak, L.J., 1992, A modular finite-element model (MODFE) for areal and axisymmetric ground-water-flow problems, Part 1--Model description and user's manual: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-194, 153 p.



• _____1992, A modular finite-element model (MODFE) for areal and axisymmetric ground-water-flow problems, Part 3--Design philosophy and programming details: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-471, 261 p.



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• Winter, T.C., 1984, Geohydrologic setting of Mirror Lake, West Thornton, New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 84-4266.



• Worthington, P.F., 1975, Procedures for the optimum use of geophysical methods in groundwater development programs: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, v. 12, no. 1, p. 23-38.



• _____1975, Quantitative geophysical investigations of granular aquifers: Geophysical Surveys, v. 2, no. 3, p. 313-366.



• _____1976, Hydrogeophysical properties of parts of the British Trias: Geophysical Prospecting, v. 24, no. 4, p. 672-695.



• Worthington, P.F., and Griffiths, D.H., 1975, The application of geophysical methods in the exploration and development of sandstone aquifers: Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, v. 8, no. 2, p. 73-102.