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Figure 1: Productivity comparison for deviated and hydraulically fractured wells

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Figure 4: Diagram showing types of natural fractures typical for anticlinal structures (figure adapted from 4 5 Taha, and Stearns, et al. )

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Figure 2: Location map showing Caranda Field and outcrop locations

Antithetic Shear Synthetic Shear

Wrench Fault Anticline Axis

Figure 3: Cross section across the southeast closure of the Caranda Field