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Appendix F: Glossary
Pages 73-74

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... risk. Bow-ties identify a variety of barriers and help communicate safety principles that link causal factors and subsequent actions to a specific event -- such as a loss of well control event (Fraser et al., 2015)
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... . Well stimulation: A type of treatment where the rate of oil flow from the reservoir to the well is increased in situations where the natural reservoir flow characteristics are not favorable and require improvement for effective oil recovery (Houseworth, 2014)
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  • hydraulic fracturing
  • reservoir formation
  • involves simultaneous
  • natural reservoir
  • rock composed

  • aid exploration
  • safely stop
  • formation sand
  • prevent production
  • prepared gravel

  • subsequent actions
  • require improvement
  • niques including
  • simultaneous hydraulic
  • safety principles

  • reservoir flow
  • communicate safety
  • sand control
  • link causal
  • maintaining pressure

  • specific size
  • control provided
  • control event
  • using stimulation
  • sedimentary rock

  • production improvement
  • surrounding annulus
  • hydrocarbon accumulations
  • geological characteristics
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