Check
the tolerance value and the maximum change for the last iteration.
Did the model truly "not converge" or was the tolerance
unreasonably small? A good mass balance would suggest the tolerance may be too
small. Alternatively adding a few more iterations may cause the model to meet
the tolerance easily.
Study the progress of the solution with each iteration
and either increase the maximum number of iterations, adjust the relaxation parameter, or increase the tolerance if appropriate.
If these actions are not productive, consider the cause
of the problem.
Is there one cell or a number of cells in one area that
always reflect the maximum head change? If so, carefully check your input in
that area, there is often a "typo" yield a large contrast in properties of adjacent
cells.
Does the problem make "hydraulic sense?"
Is there a very low gradient in some area of your model
that will require a tight tolerance and many iterations? This should also be
reflected in a poor mass balance.