Artesian Pressure

03/08/25

“Why does some aquifer water shoot up by itself?”

We typically associate groundwater extraction from an aquifer as an energy-intensive process. But some groundwater goes up by itself. This is because, in confined aquifers, the groundwater naturally exerts a lot of pressure, but it is kept down by an impermeable layer. When this layer is removed, the water will shoot up from the Artesian Pressure biding it.

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