Patent ID: 7337844

Claim:
A method of perforating and fracturing a subterranean formation, comprising: receiving a fluid for perforating in a downhole tool in a wellbore; supplying the fluid for perforating from the downhole tool to an aperture of the downhole tool, wherein the aperture is operable to direct the fluid for perforating toward the wall of the wellbore to perforate the wall of the wellbore; receiving a fluid for fracturing in the downhole tool in the wellbore; supplying a first portion of the fluid for fracturing from the downhole tool to an annulus between the downhole tool and the wall of the wellbore proximate the downhole tool; and supplying a second portion of the fluid for fracturing to an aperture operable to direct the second portion toward the wall of the wellbore such that at least part of the first portion in the annulus flows into the subterranean formation.