Kansas Geological Survey
Geostatistical Clustering Exercise in the Middle Arkansas Basin

What am I doing?

Ground Water Monitoring Wells

Selection Criteria

3 Year Window Selection Example

Connect the Dots

Connect the Dots- “Confidence Hull”

Bedrock Source Points

Interpolation Process

High Plains Section Center Data

Saturated Thickness

Current Saturated Thickness

Change in the Water Table 1988-2002

Hydraulic Conductivity

Pumping Curves- KGS OFR 2002-25C

Hydraulic Conductivity- Section Centers

Minimum Saturated Thickness- 400gpm

Difference Current vs Minimum ST

Reported Water Use

Density of Reported Water Use

Change in Density of Reported Use

Geostatistical Clustering

Clustering Example- Scatter Plot

Clustering Example- 2D Example

Clustering Example- 3D Example

Cluster Parameters

WL_CHNG, WUSE

WUSE, ST400

WL_CHNG, ST400

WL_CHNG, ST400, WUSE

WL_CHNG, ST400, WUSE, LAT/LONG

Cluster Summary

QUESTIONS???