Hydrologic Significance of Six Core Holes in Carbonate Rocks of the Nevada Test Site

摘要

Six core holes drilled in the northern part of Yucca valley, Nevada Test Site, penetrate carbonate rocks of Paleozoic age to depths of hundreds of feet. Although none reaches the regional water table, two enter a perched zone of saturation in marble. Several lines of evidence suggest that the carbonate rocks, if saturated, would yield, water to appropriately constructed wells penetrating them. Yields per well of 6 gpm, or more, may be expected. Wells need not be abandoned as futile solely because they have entered the carbonate rocks without finding water.