“Big-Big H(o)mer” credited to Carol Rieger PG, RPG, PMP

Dear Dan, Just wanted to thank you and Midwest Geosciences Group for the slugs we have purchased over the past 2 years.  Again, slug testing was a painless and positive experience using the Big H(o) slugs, especially supported by equipment from our buddies at In-Situ.  

We tested used a pulley system for with “Big-Big H(o)mer” and I still feel that manually we were able to raise and lower the slug to have less disturbance at the onset of each test.  Lesson learned will definitely help us improve the mechanical approach.  

As for “Little-Big H(o)mer”, he may not have provided as intense a workout, he but performed admirably. 

Carol with the "Big Big-H(o)mer"
(24 inch initial displacement H(o) in a 4-inch diameter well)

Aquifer testing has come a long way since my first time back in the early 90s.  Between the equipment and training back in September 2023, our slug-testing capabilities have definitely improved here at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.    

Cheers!  --Carol 

Carol Rieger, PG, RPG, PMP, Program Hydrogeologist
Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., Rocky Mountain Arsenal
7270 Kingston Parkway, Commerce City, CO 80022

Dear Carol,

Your note with your photo make my day.  Thank you for leading the way with your technical mastery of slug testing.  And a "big" thank you for your creative naming of the "Big Big H(o)mer" for the solid slug that displaces 24 inches of water vs. "Little Big H(o)mer" for the solid slug that displaces 12 inches of water!  Brilliant creativity!

-Dan Kelleher