Unscheduled flow between two or more subsurface reservoirs or between subsurface reservoir and surface connected to each other through through the wellbore.
The industry differentiates two different types of cross-flow:
| In-casing cross-flow (ICX) | Behind-casing cross-flow (BCX) |
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