Closure (fracture):

Related to the closure forces in a formation.

Terms Related to Closure (fracture)

• Fracture acidizing

  Creating a fracture in a carbonate and etching the face of the fracture to preserve flow capacity down the fracture.

• Acid fracture

  To fracture stimulate a formation by injecting the acid over the parting pressure of the rock and using the acid to etch channels in the ...

• Explosive fracturing

  When explosives are used to fracture a formation. At the moment of detonation, the explosion furnishes a source of high-pressure gas to force fluid into ...

• Fracture pressure

  The pressure at which a formation will break down, or fracture.

• Fracture pad

  The initial part of the fracture fluid that creates the fracture width and controls the initial fluid loss but contains no proppant.

• Squeeze

  The careful application of pump pressure to force a treatment fluid or slurry into a planned treatment zone. In most cases, a squeeze treatment will ...

• Brittle fracture

  A fracture created with little or no plastic deformation.