Abstract: Methods for electrohydraulic fracture stimulation of formations may include producing an acoustic shock wave having a compressive wave character in a wellbore penetrating a formation and manipulating the acoustic shock wave. The acoustic shock wave may be manipulated in one or more of the following steps: channeling the acoustic shock wave down the wellbore to change a shape of the acoustic shock wave to less spherical; converting the compressive wave character to an expansion wave character; and changing an acoustic impedance of the acoustic shock wave. The acoustic shock wave having the changed shape, the expansion wave character, and the changed acoustic impedance is distributed into the formation.

Abstract: Methods for electrohydraulic fracture stimulation of formations may include: producing an acoustic shock wave having a compressive wave character in a wellbore penetrating a formation; and manipulating the acoustic shock wave in one or more of the following steps: channeling the acoustic shock wave down the wellbore to change a shape of the acoustic shock wave to less spherical; converting the compressive wave character to an expansion wave character; changing an acoustic impedance of the acoustic shock wave; and distributing the acoustic shock wave having the changed shape, the expansion wave character, and the changed acoustic impedance into the formation.