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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2024
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ripudaman Manchanda, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy G. Benish, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method involves propagating hydraulic fractures in a reservoir. Such method includes creating a low pressure region in an attractor well. The attractor well is proximate to an area in which hydraulic fractures are desired. The method also includes initiating a hydraulic fracturing operation at a treatment well. The hydraulic fracturing operation is initiated so that a fracture network created by the hydraulic fracturing operation is drawn to propagate toward the low pressure region of the attractor well.