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Under these specific field conditions, utilization of the natural tendency of the formation to fracture vertically provided the basis for this revised experiment. Observations made during hydrofracturing and permeability testing indicate that a complicated but extensive fracture system exists in the 100 series wells. An efficient and effective borehole loading system was developed after considerable effort. Borehole explosives improved permeability and communications significantly over that which existed before explosive fracturing. The use of hydrofractured and propped fractures was effective and dramatically demonstrated by cement traversing from one well to another. Fluid control remained a problem and would become more significant during any in situ retorting trials. The results of this experiment are encouraging when compared with those experienced in our front site test area. However, on the basis of better fluid control, overall communications and a wider range of operating pressures, the explosive underream and fracturing experiment was chosen as the site for the in situ extraction trial. No further work is planned on this task. (ERA citation 05:028405)