Summary of the problems and options for solutions

No Problems Options Remarks

1. Existence of PVC pipe that
was used as stand pipe
piezometer
2. Hole diameter that is bigger
than packer size
3. Possibility to have another
hole for packer test
1.1 Pull out the PVC pipe by using fishing
technique that is common practice in
drilling activities
1.2 Avoid the holes which have PVC pipe
inside
2.1 Use packer set of bigger size
2.2 Do slug test instead of packer test
2.3 Use single packer (instead of double
packer) at the upper part of the
borehole. The packer should be sealed
at the casing.
3.1 Use the next metallurgical hole for
packer test
3.2 Drilling new hole dedicated for packer
test
Need data on locations of PVC pipes. In case if the PVC pipe is
bent and broken, the fishing process becomes very difficult
There is no data on location of PVC pipes. The available holes
without PVC pipe might not be enough to collect the data
There is possibility that the packer might be stuck inside the
hole. Need to rent another set of packer of a bigger size that
is quite expensive
(1) Need much of water to carry out the test; (2) Cannot get
the data on a specific zone. The data is just enough to give an
idea about the average permeability level along the depth of
the hole
(1) Need much of water to carry out the test; (2) Cannot get
the data from a specific zone. The data is just enough to give
an idea about the average permeability level along the depth
of the hole underneath the packer
The hole diameter might be of HQ size in order to get more
sample weight. But this is too big for the existing packer set
(i.e., PQ and NQ sizes). Renting bigger size of packer set is
quite expensive.
Expensive

Based on the table above the proposed solution to the problem is as follow:

 Try to pull out the PVC pipe at the planned boreholes as much as possible by using fishing technique
 Do packer test at the planned boreholes
 Do slug test or packer test with single packer