In order to generate a new fracture far away from the original fracture in refracturing and effectively enhancing productivity, the technology of hydraulic refracturing guided by directional boreholes was presented. The effects of induced stress generated by the original hydraulic fracture, fracturing fluid percolation effect, wellbore internal pressure, and in situ stress on stress field distribution around wellbore were considered to obtain a fracture initiation model of hydraulic refracturing guided by two directional boreholes. The variation of maximum principal stress (σmax) under different conditions was investigated. The researches show that the directional boreholes result in a “sudden change region” of maximum principal stress around wellbore, reflecting dual stresses effects from vertical wellbore and directional boreholes on the rock. The width of sudden change region decreases as the distance from wellbore increases. Due to sudden change region, the refracturing fracture tends to initiate around directional boreholes. Whether the new fracture initiates and propagates along directional boreholes depends on comprehensive effect of borehole azimuth, borehole diameter, borehole spacing, horizontal stress difference, height, and net pressure of original fracture. The specific initiation position can be calculated using the theoretical model proposed in this paper. Affected by induced stress of the original fracturing, the rock tends to be compressed during refracturing, i.e., increased fracturing pressure. Sensitivity analysis with “extended Fourier amplitude sensitivity test (EFAST)” method shows the initiation of new fracture is mainly controlled by directional boreholes parameters and has little relation with in situ stress and parameters of original fracture. The influence rank of each parameter is as follows: borehole diameter > borehole spacing > original fracture net stress > borehole azimuth > horizontal stress difference > original fracture height. During design of refracturing, in order to better play the role of directional boreholes, and create a new fracture far away from original fracture, the optimal design is conducted with measures of optimizing boreholes azimuth, increasing borehole diameter and reducing borehole spacing if conditions permit. The research provides the theoretical basis for hydraulic refracturing guided by directional boreholes, which is helpful for the design of fracturing construction programs.

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