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I am simulating two cases, a well with no hydraulic fracture and another case with the fracture. The fractured one produces less than the non fractured.This doesn make sense; can you explain?

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I am simulating two cases, a well with no hydraulic fracture and another case with the fracture. The fractured one produces less than the non fractured.This doesn make sense; can you explain?

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Review of your file shows that you are running the forecast from 1/1/2000 to 1/1/2025. Since the well begins producing on 10/05/1980, the first 20 years of production are skipped in the forecast. The unfractured base case correctly shows the higher production rate from 2000 through 2025 because of slower reservoir depletion during the first 20 years. The cumulative production graph shows the fractured well case has higher cum production at every point in the life of the well.

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