Equipment

  • Variety of submersible pressure/temperature sensors with on board data loggers (vanEssen TD- and Micro-Divers, Solinst Leveloggers, RBR Duets)
  • Two SmarTec fiber optic pressure monitoring systems for monitoring 12 depth discrete multilevel monitoring zones at once:
    • FISO EVO signal conditioners
    • Campbell Scientific Granite 9 data loggers
    • Power supplies
    • Small (3.18 mm) diameter fiber optic pressure transducers
  • Full set of equipment for making measurements in Westbay multilevel systems:
    • MOSDAX sampler probe
    • MAGI control module/data logger and cables
    • Tripod
    • Manual winch
    • Sheave/counter
    • Stainless steel sampling canisters
    • Open/close tool
  • Transducer string for monitoring heads through time in Westbay multilevel systems:
    • MAGI control module/data logger
    • Cables
    • 12 MOSDAX pressure probes
  • Comprehensive set of borehole geophysical logging equipment:
    • Logging trailer
    • OPAL data acquisition system and winch
    • Variety of downhole tools:
      • Natural gamma
      • Full spectrum spectral gamma
      • Normal resistivity
      • Full wave form sonic
      • Optical and acoustic televiewers
      • Nuclear magnetic resonance
  • Equipment for installing and removing FLUTe liners from boreholes:
    • FLUTe green machine
    • Reel stands
    • Two 325 gallon tanks
  • Equipment needed for installing CMT multilevel systems
  • Equipment for collecting shallow cores and installing drive point wells:
    • Geoprobe Macro-Core MC5 core barrel (stop pin)
    • Gas-powered fence post driver
    • Slide hammer
    • Bumper jack
  • Pumps for groundwater sampling:
    • Geotec peristaltic pump
    • Geotech Grundfos Rediflow 2” pump
    • Solinst stainless steel double valve pump
    • Solinst mini inertial pumps
  • Field water quality equipment:
    • YSI DSS Pro multiparameter water quality probe (pH, specific conductance, ORP, DO)
    • Hach DREL 2800 spectrophotometer
  • Topcon GM-55 total station for surveying
  • Equipment to perform slug tests with physical and pneumatic slugs
  • Standard and coaxial water level tapes, tag lines
  • Isotemp gravity oven
  • Mettler Toledo 4 place analytical balance, Ohaus 2 place balance
  • Equipment for analysis of silt and clay fraction in sediment samples:
    • Hydrometers
    • Settling cylinders
    • Milkshake mixer
    • Sieves
    • Mortar and pestle
  • RO system
  • Orbital shaker table
  • Power tools, hand tools, and wide variety of other equipment to facilitate collection of hydrogeologic data in the field
  • Computing equipment:
    • Two Surface Pro field rugged tablets
    • Two high performance PC workstations (intel core i9-9000x (10 core)), 128 GB RAM, 6x6 TB RAID6 7200 rpm (21 TB))
    • Two standard PC workstations
  • One standalone license and 2 seat network license for WellCad, software for loading, analyzing, interpreting borehole geophysical logs and core data 

Hydrogeology lab contact

Profile of Jessica Meyer

Jessica Meyer

Title/Position
Assistant Professor