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16、43Benefits of Dual Wells.43.1General.43.2More Efficient Drilling.43.3Dual Gas-lift Alternatives.44Dual Gas-lift Practices.54.1General.54.2Practices That Are Recommended.54.3Defining Unacceptable Wells.64.4Considering Alternatives to Dual Gas-lift.64.5Dual Gas-lift Well Design Issues.64.6Dual Gas-lift Operations.74.7Poor Candidates for Dual Gas-lift.84.8Considering Artificial Lift Alternatives to Dual Gas-lift.85Dual Gas-lift Well Designs.95.1General.95.2Mandrel Spacing.95.3Gas-lift Mandrel Spaci
