Visual MODFLOW

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>The original version of Visual MODFLOW, developed for <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a> by Nilson Guiguer, Thomas Franz and Bob Cleary, was released in August 1994. It was based on the <a href="/facts/United_States_Geological_Survey/nVaGtMjl">USGS</a> <a href="/facts/MODFLOW/GMC2k7Xm">MODFLOW</a>-88 and MODPATH code, and resembled the FLOWPATH program  developed by Waterloo Hydrogeologic Inc. The first <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> based version was released in 1997.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> The main programmers were Sergei Schmakov, Alexander Liftshits, and Sean Wilson. A .NET version that included non-grid-based, graphical conceptual modelling features was released in 2012.
</p><p>On January 10, 2005, Waterloo Hydrogeologic was acquired by <a href="/facts/Schlumberger/IqhtSuJG">Schlumberger</a>'s Water Services Technology Group.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>On May 1, 2012, Waterloo Hydrogeologic released Visual MODFLOW Flex.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
</p><p>On March 13, 2015, Waterloo Hydrogeologic was acquired by Nova Metrix.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.novavg.com/">Nova Ventures</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.waterloohydrogeologic.com/">Waterloo Hydrogeologic, Inc</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Waterloo Hydrogeologic, Inc. - Frame Setup". 1997-07-07. Archived from the original on 1997-07-07. Retrieved 2016-11-03.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19970707171439/http://www.flowpath.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/19970707171439/http://www.flowpath.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Waterloo Hydrogeologic Inc, - Schlumberger Press Release". www.flowpath.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070929132042/http://www.flowpath.com/whi-slb-press-release.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070929132042/http://www.flowpath.com/whi-slb-press-release.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Schlumberger Water Services launches Visual MODFLOW Flex". May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2024. <a href="https://www.groundwatercanada.com/schlumberger-water-services-launches-visual-modflow-flex-1751/" target="_blank">https://www.groundwatercanada.com/schlumberger-water-services-launches-visual-modflow-flex-1751/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Nova Metrix LLC Acquires Schlumberger Water Services Technology Group". March 13, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2024. <a href="https://www.novavg.com/nova-metrix-llc-acquires-schlumberger-water-services-technology-group/" target="_blank">https://www.novavg.com/nova-metrix-llc-acquires-schlumberger-water-services-technology-group/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Visual MODFLOW