Patent ID: 7503404

Claim:
A method of fracturing a section of a subterranean formation comprising: (a) forming at least a portion of a well bore that at least penetrates the subterranean formation using a drilling operation; (b) selecting the section of the subterranean formation to fracture; (c) fracturing the section of the subterranean formation using a stimulation tool interconnected with a drill string located in the portion of the well bore and used in the drilling operation, wherein the fracturing is initiated without removal of the drill string from the portion of the well bore after using the drill string to form the portion of the well bore, the fracturing comprising jetting a fracturing fluid through at least one port in the stimulation tool against the section of the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create at least one cavity in the section of the subterranean formation; and (d) continuing the drilling operation.