Patent ID: 7946340

Claim:
A method of inducing multiple fractures in a subterranean formation surrounding a plurality of wells within a region by utilizing a centralized well treatment fluid center, comprising the steps of: configuring a centralized well treatment fluid center for fracturing a plurality of wells, wherein the centralized well treatment fluid center is adapted to manufacture and pump a well treatment fluid; inducing a fracture at a first well location by flowing the well treatment fluid from the centralized well treatment fluid center to the first well location, wherein the fracture at the first well location alters one or more first well location stress fields in the subterranean formation; measuring one or more first well location effects of the one or more first well location stress fields from the fracture at the first well location; determining a time delay before inducing a fracture at a second well location, wherein the time delay is determined based, at least in part, on at least one of the one or more first well location effects; selecting the second well location for fracturing, wherein the selection of the second well location is based, at least in part, on at least one of the one or more first well location effects; and inducing the fracture at the second well location by flowing the well treatment fluid from the centralized well treatment fluid center to the second well location, wherein the fracture at the second well location is induced after the time delay and the fracture at the second well location alters one or more second well location stress fields in the subterranean formation.