METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRACTURING A FORMATION

Systems and methods are described for fracturing a production formation. A method includes drilling a well into a zone proximate to a production formation, and increasing a volume of the zone through the well in order to apply a mechanical stress to the production formation.

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Hauptverfasser:	WU, XIANYUN, DALE, BRUCE A, CHELF, MICHAEL S, LIANG, YUEMING, SMITH, PETER GRIFFIN JR, SEARLES, KEVIN H, CRAWFORD, BRIAN R, TEMPLETON-BARRETT, ELIZABETH L, SUNDBERG, MARSHALL I
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems and methods are described for fracturing a production formation. A method includes drilling a well into a zone proximate to a production formation, and increasing a volume of the zone through the well in order to apply a mechanical stress to the production formation.