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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gallyam Aidagulov, Dammam, SA;
Dominic Joseph Brady, Al-Khobar, SA;
Eric Edelman, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 43/25 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01); E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 43/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/25 (2013.01); E21B 43/255 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); E21B 43/305 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Transverse fractures are formed from a borehole using hydraulic fracturing fluid while maintaining the downhole pressure close to a target pressure. The target pressure is selected to be greater than the expected transverse fracture initiation pressure at predetermined weak points, such as notches, and less than the expected longitudinal fracture initiation pressure. The process can be repeated to form multiple transverse fractures by pumping diversion composition(s).