ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,807, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co. (Spring, Texas).
"System and method for hydraulic fracture propagation" was invented by Ripudaman Manchanda (Houston) and Timothy G. Benish (Spring, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 ...