Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Volume 11, Issue 4, October 1986, Pages 349-362  

 

NUMERICAL MODELING OF THE DAMMAM AQUIFER IN EASTERN SAUDI ARABIA.

Yazicigil, HasanShow author details, Al-Layla, Rashid I.Show author details, de Jong, Remy L.Show author details Correspondence address

University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Univ of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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Abstract

During the past two decades the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia has experienced rapid development of its agricultural and urban areas and of associated industries, with consequent increased reliance on local aquifers to satisfy most of the current and future needs. The Eocene Dammam Formation is one such aquifer and it has experienced rapid declines in groundwater levels in recent years. A numerical groundwater model of the Dammam aquifer was constructed to assess the regional hydraulic properties of the aquifer and to investigate its development potential in the near future. The model results indicated wide variations in transmissivity within the aquifer system, and relatively small contributions by releases from storage and by leakage.