Method for inducing fracture complexity in hydraulically fractured horizontal well completions

摘要

A method of inducing fracture complexity within a fracturing interval of a subterranean formation (102) comprising characterizing the subterranean formation, defining a stress anisotropy- altering dimension, providing a wellbore servicing apparatus (106) configured to alter the stress anisotropy of the fracturing interval of the subterranean formation, altering the stress anisotropy within the fracturing interval, and introducing a fracture (150) in the fracturing interval in which the stress anisotropy has been altered. A method of servicing a subterranean formation comprising introducing a fracture into a first fracturing interval (2), and introducing a fracture into a third fracturing interval (6), wherein the first fracturing interval and the third fracturing interval are substantially adjacent to a second fracturing interval (4) in which the stress anisotropy is to be altered.