CPC E21B 43/27 (2020.05) [E21B 37/06 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
1. A method of increasing a stimulated reservoir volume in a hydrocarbon-bearing formation in fluid communication with a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of:
drilling a plurality of lateral extensions at varying depths in the formation extending from a vertical wellbore using slickwater hydraulic fracturing fluid, the slickwater hydraulic fracturing fluid comprising at least one friction reducer; and
injecting an exothermic reaction component into the plurality of lateral extensions to create a plurality of fractures extending outwardly from and between the plurality of lateral extensions to create a multilateral fracture network, wherein injection of the exothermic reaction component reduces required application of proppant by between about 100 lbs. and about 10,000 lbs. of proppant.
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