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Junior, from someone who has spent a lot of time on rigs, actually running tools your comment re "the longer it is, the worse it is" is an assumption that holds no merit. I have been on successful jobs that were meant to be 7 day programs that have turnerd into 21 day programs. I have also been on successful jobs that had 21 day programs that finished early. And guess what, exactly the same scenario under the unsuccessful category. It is a technically challenging environment, multiplied by sometimes challenging geology and reservoirs. Data is the name of the game.

Consider Permeability as a key reservoir metric, the tighter the reservoir the longer shut-in periods. You don't find this out until you drill and test. Only 1 of many reasons why it might be taking longer than expected.