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Optimizing the Diameter of Plugging Balls in Deep Shale Gas Wells

Yi Song¹, Zheyu Hu^2,*, Cheng Shen¹, Lan Ren², Xingwu Guo¹, Ran Lin², Kun Wang³, Zhiyong Zhao⁴

1 Shale Gas Research Institute, PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, 610056, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
3 National Pipe Network Group Sichuan East Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430205, China
4 Fracturing Acidizing Company, Downhole Operation Company of Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Co., Ltd., Chengdu, 610213, China

* Corresponding Author: Zheyu Hu. Email: