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To: Sam who wrote (4862)	9/16/1999 10:58:00 AM
From: grayhairs	Respond to of 15703

Hi Sam, It is the pressure drawdown very close to the wellbore which results in water coning. And, the pressure drawdown is a function of the rate at which a well produces. So, if you have only one well producing at a rate of 100 MMCF/d you have a large drawdown concentrated at a single wellbore. But, if you had 5 wells each producing 20 MMCF/d you'd have 5 scattered "spots" in the reservoir each with much smaller drawdowns, and probably with NO water coning. I think that after they drill a couple more wells in this pool they will know how to deal with the "water issue". They just need some wells to TD at the base of the Temblor and they need better logging of those wells. Until then they have no choice, they will have to play it safe. Have a great day. Later, grayhairs