Net pressure is the excess pressure over the frac pressure required to open the fractures:
p_{\rm net} = p_{\rm BHP} - p_c |
where
botom-hole pressure during the frac treatment | |
the closure pressure which is approximately minimum horizontal stress |
It is the energy required for propagating fractures and creating width during the frac job and refers to the
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