a man-made spring from which water flows under natural pressure without pumping. It is dug or drilled wherever a gently dipping, permeable rock ... [4 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/106
A well in which the water rises under hydrostatic pressure above the level of the aquifer in which it has been confined by overlying impervious strata. Often pumping is necessary to bring the water to the surface, but true artesian wells flow without assistance. The level to which water will rise in... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/AE_artesian_well.html
A well that penetrates an impermeable layer of rock to reach an aquifer containing water under pressure. Thus water in the well rises above the surrounding water table. Found on http://www.scientificpsychic.com/etc/geology-glossary.html
noun a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
Well that is supplied with water rising naturally from an underground water-saturated rock layer (aquifer). The water rises from the aquifer under its own pressure. Such a well may be drilled into an aquifer that is confined by impermeable rocks both above and below. If the water table (the top o... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221
A well in which the water in the aquifer is under pressure that raises the water above the point that the well first encounters it. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22327