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Well No.   NC-EWDP-23P SITE SUMMARY

Status:  Completed. 

Latitude/Longitude (Datum NAD-83):  
  36° 41' 05.137"  North
116° 23' 50.412"  West

Legal Description:   
Township 15S Range 50E Section 6 NW 1/4 NW 1/4

Elevation (Datum NGVD-29): 
853.49m AMSL (2800.16 ft +/-) GPS

Access: This well is located on the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and requires U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) permission for access.  Enter the NTS through Gate 510 and proceed approximately 1 mile.

Purpose:  NC-EWDP-23P is a dual completion piezometer well.  Primary technical objectives include: 1) collect and geologically log continuous lithologic samples; 2) define valley-fill stratigraphic sequence and groundwater flow paths down-gradient of the proposed repository; and 3) provide water level and water chemistry data of alluvium and underlying Tertiary deposits; and 4) support the characterization of transport parameters. 
 

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Last Updated on July 23, 2006