Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ground-water occurrence, properties, and controls -- Theory of ground-water flow, aquifer properties, and definitions -- Well and aquifer relationships -- Planning ground-water investigations and presentation of results -- Analysis of discharging well and other test data -- Estimates of aquifer yield, hydrologic budgets, and inventories -- Initial operations and collection of correlative data -- Geophysical investigations, bore hole logs, and surveys -- Methods of determining aquifer characteristics -- Permeability tests in individual drill holes -- Components of a well and particulars of design -- Infilitration galleries -- Dewatering systems -- Corrosion and incrustation -- Well specifications -- Water well drilling -- Water well development -- Well sterilization -- Vertical turbine pumps -- Well and pump cost factors, operation and maintenance -- Well rehabilitation.