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Synonym: Formation Breakdown Pressure (FBP) = Fracturing Initiation Pressure (FIP) = Fracturing pressure (pb)


Minimum pressure required to initiate rock fracture.

Often abbreviated as FBP or FIP but the most common notation is p_b.

See Also


Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Well / Well-Reservoir Contact (WRC) / Hydraulic fracture 

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