Thanks everyone for the replies, I have spent some time this morning setting
up a quick Google site to post the article I mentioned. I hope to refine the
site in the future. https://sites.google.com/site/aml54260/
Now, I can get on and follow up the links that you have posted.
Regards,
Andy

On 6 November 2010 02:31, Kay Wyatt  wrote:

>  Andy,
> You might find the article at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-096-03/ interesting.
> It shows some of the work that the USGS is doing using water wells in
> earthquake prediction/analysis.
> By the way, the area East of Oklahoma City has been very seismically active
> the past few months, and you can see their online realtime monitoring of
> water wells in that area.  I've seen several instances of changes during
> earthquake activity which are curious.  Just go to
> http://ok.water.usgs.gov  and in the box on the right titled "Quick Link
> to Real-Time Data"  Enter the 15 digit id code into the box.  These are
> 352802098191601 or 350748098231101.
> Kay Wyatt
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Andrew Little 
> *To:* psnlist@..............
> *Sent:* Friday, November 05, 2010 10:28 AM
> *Subject:* sensor in a well
>
> Hi PSN list,
> I have a copy of The Amateur Scientist by C.L. Strong 1960. It is a
> collection of projects and articles from The Scientific American. In the
> Earth Science section are several articles on seismology. It was this book
> that first got me interested in the subject. One article by Elmer Rexin
> describes using a float in a well to detect seismic events.
> I happen to have a well under my house, it is cut into the limestone, the
> water surface is 10 Metres below the floor of the cellar. I know of one
> sink-hole on the plateau above the village so It is possible that the well
> could be connected to an aquifer in the limestone hillside. The well in the
> article did have a connection to lake Michigan and so acted as part of a
> giant "U-tube".
> Anyway, the point of all this is to ask if anyone thinks there could be an
> advantage in setting up some form of sensor in the well, and if so, have you
> any ideas?
> Regards,
> Andy
>
>
Thanks everyone for the replies, I have spent some time this morning settin=
g up a quick Google site to post the article I mentioned. I hope to refine =
the site in the future. https://sites.google.com/site/aml54260/

Now, I can get on and follow up the links that you have posted.
Regards,=

Andy

On 6 November 2010 02:31, Kay Wy=
att <kwyatt@ge=
ocouple.com> wrote:






Andy,
You might find the article at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-09=
6-03/=A0interesting.=A0=20
It shows some of the work that the USGS is doing using water wells in earth=
quake=20
prediction/analysis.
By the way, the area East of Oklahoma City has be=
en very=20
seismically active the past few months, and you can see their online realti=
me=20
monitoring of water wells in that area.=A0 I've seen several instances =
of=20
changes during earthquake activity which are curious.=A0 Just go to http://ok.water.usgs.gov=A0 and in the box on the right titled "Quick Link =
to=20
Real-Time Data" =A0Enter the 15 digit id code into the box. =A0These a=
re=20
352802098191601 or 350748098231101.
Kay Wyatt

=A0
=A0

  
----- Original Message ----- 
  
From:=20
  Andrew=20
  Little 
  
To: psnlist@web=
tronics.com 
  
Sent: Fri=
day, November 05, 2010 10:28=20
  AM
  
Subject: sensor in a well
  

Hi PSN list,
I =
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  Strong 1960. It is a collection of projects and articles from The Scienti=
fic=20
  American. In the Earth Science section are several articles on seismology=
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  was this book that first got me interested in the subject. One article by=
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  Elmer Rexin describes using a float in a well to detect seismic events. <=
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  happen to have a well under my house, it is cut into the limestone, the w=
ater=20
  surface is 10 Metres below the floor of the cellar. I know of one sink-ho=
le on=20
  the plateau above the village so It is possible that the well could be=20
  connected to an aquifer in the limestone hillside. The well in the articl=
e did=20
  have a connection to lake Michigan and so acted as part of a giant=20
  "U-tube".
Anyway, the point of all this is to ask if anyone =
thinks there=20
  could be an advantage in setting up some form of sensor in the well, and =
if=20
  so, have you any ideas?
Regards,
Andy