Well Help

Workflow context
For the workflow context, see 📘 Wells
  A. Draw Well
  B. Wells from a shapefile
  C. Wells from DataNet
  D. Add USGS Sensor MW
  E. Hide Wells
  F. Change Marker Size

A. Draw Well

To add a well feature to the model domain,select the ‘Draw Well’ option. The cursor will become a cross-hair, allowing for placement of a well with a single-click of the mouse button.

B. Wells from a shapefile

This option allows importing geospatial vector (point) data stored as a shapefile as well feautures in a IGW-NET model - both well locations and (if desired) conceptual attributes (e.g., all well features assigned as pumping wells, with pumping rates based on well record information embedded in the imported shapefile).

NOTE: Importing very large datasets (many wells) into the Maps Display and Working Area may significantly slow down the modeling page response time. Use the Hide/Show Wells buton (see below) to avoid this issue once the data have been imported. )

C. Wells from DataNet

This button initiates the process to transfer a point (WFS) feature(s) from M4W DataNET into the IGW-NET environment as a well feature(s).

If a linked DataNET page is not already opened, clicking this button the first time will open a new DataNET page inside the browser. Login using your MAGNET account, select the layer of interest from the Data TreeView, draw a selection box around the specific point feature(s) of interest, and use Data Transfer to send the point data into IGW-NET (Data Manipulation > Transfer > select WFS Service > Send).

If the selection box includes two or more point features, all of the features will be transferred into IGW-NET and available for import (the user decides which ones to include during import).

D. Add USGS Sensor MW

This button allows users to add USGS sensor monitoring wells (MWs) as wells in their IGW-NET model. Before using this option, the user must extract the USGS sensor wells via the USGS Sensor Data tool (Analysis Tools > Data Explorer > USGS Sensor Data).

Observed data (e.g., time-series) linked to added USGS MWs can be directly compared to model oututs as a means for model calibration.

E. Hide Wells

This option temporarily removes all well features from the Maps Display and Working Area to 'declutter' the work environment. (NOTE: the conceptual well features are still present/active in the model if this option is used.

F. Change Marker Size

This option allows the user to change the marker size of the wells shown in the Map Display.