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By Son NguyenBased on “Inducing Interconnected Fractures in Granite via Pulsed Power Plasma Using Nanoparticles” A New Direction for Subsurface Stimulation For more than two decades, hydraulic fracturing has defined unconventional development. …

Introduction: The Stimulation Challenge at the Heart of Geothermal Expansion The pursuit of sustainable baseload energy has renewed global attention toward geothermal systems—specifically Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), which aim to transform hot, …

From Empirical Practice to Predictive Science: The Role of Hydraulic Fracture Modeling Hydraulic fracture modeling is central to modern stimulation engineering because it provides the quantitative link between design parameters, rock mechanics, …

Moving Beyond Conventional Pressure Diagnostics The accurate identification of fracture events is one of the most critical — and most challenging — aspects of hydraulic fracturing. Nolte–Smith plots, long the standard for …

Introduction Fracture closure detection has long been one of the most debated topics in petroleum and geothermal engineering. Determining minimum horizontal stress (Shmin) is essential for fracture design, reservoir management, and geomechanical …

Hydraulic fracturing is a cornerstone technology for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from unconventional and tight formations. Successful fracture treatments depend critically on understanding the real-time behavior of the fracture as it propagates through …

Breakthrough electrified stimulation method delivers fracturing with minimal water and chemical footprint Abstract Introduction: The Stimulation Challenge Current well stimulation technologies face significant operational and environmental limitations that constrain their application across …

Abstract A breakthrough methodology has been developed that combines continuous wavelet transform (CWT) signal processing with deep learning to predict microseismic events during hydraulic fracturing operations. This innovative approach transforms treating pressure …

Hydraulic fracturing has long relied on microseismic monitoring, tracers, and fiber optics to infer fracture geometry and complexity. Yet every stage of every well already contains a widely overlooked signal: the pressure …

The Fracwave Research Group at the University of Houston has developed a new stimulation technology that is now field-ready for deployment. Known as Nanoparticle-Enhanced Plasma Pulse Stimulation (PPPS), this electrified method combines …