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A single-zone coalbed methane well was installed in the Mary Lee Coal Group in the Warrior Basin, Alabama for research purposes. Laboratory and field tests were conducted to establish criteria for containment of an induced hydraulic fracture. Following production from the well, a wing of the induced fracture was mined-out and observed directly.
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Boyer et al. (1986) studied this question.