The orientation of hydraulic fractures controls the productivity from hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Productivity from low permeability formations is greatly improved having multiple fractures …

Analytically-developed criteria are presented for the orientation of fracture initiation in
porous-permeable rocks considering fluid infiltration from non-perforated and perforated …

Optimal hydraulic fracture (HF) initiation and early-phase propagation results in minimal
near-wellbore tortuosity, decreasing the likelihood of screenouts and maximizing the …

Oriented perforating strategies have been proposed as a method of suppressing fracture
initiation pressures and optimizing the orientation of the initiated fractures, including a semi …

For maximum productivity enhancement when targeting low permeability formations,
horizontal wells must be made to induce multiple transverse fractures. An orientation …

Fracture initiation has been a challenging issue for fracturing deep and tight gas reservoirs,
which generally requires a high breakdown pressure for hydraulic fracturing treatment. In …

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique for increas‐ing permeability in oil and gas resource
development, grouting reinforcement in mine management, and geostress measurement …

Breakdown pressure is the peak pressure attained when fluid is injected into a borehole
until fracturing occurs. Hydraulic fracturing operations are conducted above the breakdown …

After decades of a continuous improvement of the plug and perf technology for horizontal
wells and especially the shaped charges employed, operators nowadays have the choice …

Accurate prediction of fracture initiation pressure and orientation is paramount to the design
of a hydraulic fracture stimulation treatment and is a major factor in the treatment's eventual …