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skin factor: a standalone construct

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Petroleum engineering

a dimensionless number for the extra pressure drop near a wellbore from damage or stimulation compared with an ideal well.

In petroleum engineering, skin factor refers to a dimensionless number for the extra pressure drop near a wellbore from damage or stimulation compared with an ideal well. This meaning comes from Van Everdingen (1953) in Journal of Petroleum Technology.[1]

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References

  1. Van Everdingen, A. F. (1953). The Skin Effect and Its Influence on the Productive Capacity of a Well. Journal of Petroleum Technology, 5(06), 171-176. https://doi.org/10.2118/203-g

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