Application Note: Water Well Flow Measurement

Application: Measure flow from water wells in a desert community.

Measurement Challenge/Difficulty: Well water is very turbulent and is filled with sand and debris. The turbulence is significant due to the typically short pipe runs. The sand and debris cause damage to the flow elements and create a need for lots of costly field maintenance. The customer was experiencing significant maintenance problems with the mechanical meters on the wells. These problems were caused by a combination of turbulence and short pipe runs, sand and debris.