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The most popular practical range of skin-factor variation is 

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body-5 < S < 8
.

The values of 

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 are usually not supported by the majority of commercial simulators as these values assume almost infinite permeability in the 10 m area around the wel, see
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 below:

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k_s = \frac{k}{ 1 + \frac{S_M}{ \ln \frac{r_s}{r_w}  }}

For horizontal wells the lower practical limit when Mechanical Skin concept can be applied is even lower.

See Also

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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Well Testing / Pressure Testing

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