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Table 1

Relative POC Selection Criteria

		Field Topography
		Flat Terrain					Irregular Terrain
		Spread Single Well	Pattern Multi- Well	Cluster Single Well	Cluster Multi- Well		Spread Single Well	Pattern Multi- Well	Cluster Single Well	Cluster Multi- Well
Cost	Communication	Medium	Medium	Medium	Low		High	Medium	High	Low
	Equipment Maintenance	High	Low	High	Low		High	Low	High	Low
	Installation	Low	High	Low	Low		Low	High	Low	Low

Communication: Cost of the best choice between radio and hard-wire methods.

Equipment Maintenance: Correlated to the quantity of electronic circuits present.

Installation: Nominal cost of intra-field cabling plus actual equipment installed.