Patent ID: 7287592

Claim:
A method of fracturing a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore comprising the steps of: a. positioning a liner fracturing tool within the wellbore to form an annulus between the liner fracturing tool and the wellbore, the liner fracturing tool comprising a liner outer wall, a jet, an upstream portion, a downstream portion and a fluid passageway, wherein the jet is hollow and extends through the liner outer wall forming a nozzle and wherein the jet is capable of allowing fluid to flow from the fluid passageway to the subterranean formation; b. introducing a fracturing fluid into the fluid passageway of the liner fracturing tool; c. jetting the fracturing fluid through the nozzle against the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to form cavities in the formation, wherein the cavities in the formation are in fluid communication with the wellbore; and d. maintaining the fracturing fluid in the cavities while jetting at a sufficient static pressure to fracture the subterranean formation.