Mechanical stress interference, or stress shadowing, refers to the change in stresses that occurs in the vicinity of hydraulic fractures. Because stress shadowing is ubiquitous in unconventional reservoirs, it greatly impacts completion design and field development strategies. Since it relates directly to the physical characteristics of the induced fracture network, it carries tremendous potential for …

Mechanical stress interference, or stress shadowing, refers to the change in stresses that occurs in the vicinity of hydraulic fractures. Because stress shadowing is ubiquitous in unconventional reservoirs, it greatly impacts completion design and field development strategies. Since it relates directly to the physical characteristics of the induced fracture network, it carries tremendous potential for …