Artesian well: A well tapping a confined aquifer. Water in the well rises above the top of the aquifer under artesian pressure, but does not necessarily reach the land surface; ...
artesian well
a water well drilled into a confined aquifer where enough hydraulic pressure exists for the water to flow to the surface without pumping.
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Artesian well
A well that flows up like a fountain because of the internal pressure of the aquifer.
See Aquifer.
Artesian well
A well drilled into a confined aquifer with enough hydraulic pressure for the water to flow to the surface without pumping.
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Flowing Artesian Well: When the top of a well in a confined aquifer is below the potentiometric surface, water will flow out of the well under pressure. DIAGRAM ...
Flowing Artesian Well: A well where the water level is above the ground surface.
1) Flow of surface water in a stream or canal or the outflow of groundwater from a flowing artesian well, ditch, or spring. 2) Discharge of liquid effluent from a facility or of chemical emissions into the air through designated venting mechanisms.
able geologic formations. An artesian well is free flowing.
See confined aquifer
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artesian (are-TEE-zhun - aquifer or well). Water held under pressure in porous rock or soil confined by impermeable geologic formations. An artesian well is free flowing. See confined aquifer .
limnocrene a pool formed by the ponding of the water issuing from a spring or artesian well
lithotrophy primary production, or autotrophy, in which inorganic substances are electron donors; chemolithotrophy; photolithotrophy ...
An artesian well is free flowing. See confined aquifer .
aseptic (a-SEP-tick). Free from the living germs of disease, fermentation or putrefaction. Sterile.
assay. A test for a particular chemical or effect.
 See also: Water, Well, Artesian, Air, Liquid
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