Last week, our colleagues completed the groundwater flow velocity and direction measurement at a mining and industrial exploration site in Guizhou. The project team and the third-party service company were very satisfied with our measurement data. The third-party service company also received a new order from the project team because they completed the project ahead of schedule.
Mr. Liu is the person in charge of a third-party groundwater monitoring service company. Some time ago, they undertook a groundwater exploration project at a mining and industrial site in Guizhou, but during the exploration process, he encountered a problem.
What was the problem? The geological environment in Guizhou is relatively special. In some areas, the well drilling period was far beyond the original plan, which caused delays to the project schedule.
Well drilling is a necessary task for groundwater flow velocity and direction measurement and groundwater sampling exploration.
There are various methods for determining hydrogeological parameters. According to the Code for Investigation of Geotechnical Engineering (GB50021-2001, 2009 edition), when the geometric method is used to determine groundwater flow direction, the measurement points should not be less than three observation holes (wells) arranged in a triangular pattern. The spacing between measurement points should be determined according to the permeability of the soil and rock, hydraulic gradient, and terrain slope, and should generally be 50-100 meters. The water levels in all holes (wells) should be measured simultaneously to determine the groundwater flow direction.
Mr. Liu and his team had always used the geometric method to measure groundwater flow velocity and direction. Since the well drilling period had already exceeded the original estimate, if they continued with the original plan for groundwater flow velocity and direction measurement at the site, two consequences would occur: First, the project completion time would be greatly delayed, and they would likely face penalties from the project team. Second, the well drilling costs would increase significantly. Even if multiple wells were drilled simultaneously and the project could be completed on time, it would likely result in project losses.
So how could this problem be solved?
Mr. Liu is our long-term customer. He has been using our AIMOLI AML919 groundwater sampling system for more than one year. He fully understands our R&D and manufacturing capabilities and knows that problems that ordinary competitors cannot solve are almost never impossible for AIMOLI.
Therefore, Mr. Liu called me and asked us for help.
I suggested that Mr. Liu use our AIMOLI AML920 groundwater flow velocity and direction meter because our technology is based on the colloidal pipeline imaging principle.
Unlike traditional multi-well measurement methods, our multifunctional probe works like a colloidal pipeline imaging system. It directly observes the water body and captures particle migration information. Only one well is required to measure groundwater flow velocity, flow direction, water temperature, water level, top view, and 360° panoramic well conditions.
Global competitors are still limited to QR-code-like planar data, while AIMOLI has used visual algorithms and 3D vector algorithms to transform groundwater flow velocity and direction observation information into three-dimensional vector data. No competitor can achieve this.
Moreover, compared with imported groundwater flow velocity and direction meters based on the colloidal pipeline imaging principle, our equipment uses particle tracer measurement technology. Imported colloidal pipeline imaging-based instruments cannot clearly observe the water flow when the water body is either too clear or too turbid.
However, our AIMOLI AML920 groundwater flow velocity and direction meter can achieve accurate measurements under different conditions, and it can clearly show the movement of water.
The cooperation plan was quickly finalized. Due to their limited budget, they did not plan to directly purchase our AIMOLI AML920 groundwater flow velocity and direction meter based on the colloidal pipeline principle. Therefore, the cooperation method was to purchase our measurement service, and we would send engineers with the equipment to the site to conduct groundwater flow velocity and direction measurements.
Only one well was needed to complete the groundwater flow velocity and direction measurement and generate three-dimensional vector data. Therefore, after two days of work, we successfully completed this service and greatly shortened the project schedule for Mr. Liu.
Mr. Liu happily told me that the project team was very satisfied with our measurement data. Moreover, because the project was completed ahead of schedule, they awarded another order to his company. We were also very happy to help Mr. Liu obtain a new order.
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