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The placement of two or more hydraulic fractures at close<br>proximity has generally been discouraged by most stimulation<br>related publications within the industry. The general<br>consensus has been that the fractures tend to interfere with<br>each other in producing the same hydrocarbon source. The<br>rule of thumb for this practice is to place hydraulic fractures<br>substantially separated from one another in a horizontal<br>wellbore or in different layers in a vertical well.