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==Perforating== ...ication between the wellbore and the reservoir. To create a perforation, a perforating gun is used to “shoot” a hole through the casing and cement. The hole i

...y should select the type of guns required in the exercise. Tubing-conveyed perforating (TCP) guns are used when there is sufficient rathole size for dropping the ...process is necessary, perforating underbalance is more appropriate, while perforating overbalance is relevant if such demands do not exist. Once operators select

...araffin treatments (see [[Stimulation]]) or by reperforating or additional perforating. Outflow problem resolution may require equipment changes, cleanouts, or ch ...be completed in correlative zones, thus a significant number of wells need perforating and stimulation and/or zones shutoff via squeeze cementing or plugs (cement

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...ell. Studies by Harris<ref name=pt09r13>Harris, M. H., 1966, The effect of perforating on well productivity: Journal of Petroleum Technology, April, p. 518.</ref>

...is often used to overcome near-wellbore damage, such as that caused in the perforating process, or to bypass plugged porosity caused by drilling or completion ope