Results from impression packer technique for location of fissures in boreholes in white chalk, Mors, Denmark

In connection with site investigations to evaluate the possibility of geological disposal of radioactive waste in a salt dome a Hydrogeological Programme was carried out. A number of bore holes were drilled to depths of 550 m. Geological and hydrogeological investigations were performed. The hydrogeological tests were carried out as packer tests, bottomhole tests using one packer, or straddle-packer test using two packers. In connection with these tests a rubber sleeve was installed over the packer and sidewall impressions of the hole were taken. Irregularities such as faults and fissures and possibly solution features were localized. The paper describes the method, procedure, equipment and the results achieved