Application of geophysical methods to quantify hydraulic parameters in a complex porous aquifer a case history Pfynwald - Wallis - Switzerland

The characterization of boundaries and hydraulic properties of the layers through which the water flows in complex saturated porous aquifers is only possible through numerous measurements in wells and boreholes including also intensive geophysical surveys. Within the framework of the research project entitled « Fluid and mass transport in porouss medium: quantification and comparison of hydrogeological. geophysical and hydrochemical methods. Example of the alluvial aquifer in The Bois de Finges (Pfynwald) » financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation, a 30 meters deep borehole was drilled in the vicinity of four shallower holes reaching 15 meters.