Term:
Casing; well casing
Definition:
In water wells it is a steel or PVC pipe that is installed in the borehole to keep the borehole from collapsing and to protect drilled aquifers from contamination.
Domain:
Water
Source:
Online Interpretive Groundwater Glossary, Compiled and Edited by Robert C. Ransom, retrieved in 2009 (http://interpretivegroundwaterglossary.com/); DN, CSCM, FAO, 2009
