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
.Minimum pressure
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{\rm FBP} = p_b = 3 \, \sigma_{h, \rm min} - \sigma_{h, \rm max} + \sigma_t - p_i |
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body | --uriencoded--\sigma_%7Bh, \rm max%7D |
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See Also
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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Well / Well-Reservoir Contact (WRC) / Hydraulic fracture
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