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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas P. Roussel, Houston, TX (US);
Mike D. Lessard, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0092 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for fracturing a well to improve productivity, by simulating zipper fracturing in such a way as to generate stress cages, thus minimizing anisotropy in a zone where fracture complexity is desired.