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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael B Smith, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Standard Oil Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
166250 ; 166308 ;
Abstract
During fracture treatment of a subterranean formation, multiple hydraulic fracturing cycles are performed wherein the bottomhole treating pressure of a wellbore is controlled to not exceed a maximum bottomhole treating pressure for the formation, thereby attaining maximum principle fracture extension and limiting initiation of secondary fractures transverse to the principle fracture extension.