The research in this consortium is driven by field observations, focuses on hydraulic fracture and reservoir characterization, and lands on optimization of production and injection. The consortium develops theoretically sound but practical approaches to characterize created and effective fracture geometry, reservoir drainage volume, and fluid plume in subsurface formations and optimizes energy exploitation and fluid injection. We demonstrate the practical feasibility of our models and theories through a variety of field applications using datasets obtained from our sponsors and open sources. In the next three years, we are working on improving the interpretation and modeling of distributed fiber optic strain measurements during fracturing and production and utilizing hydraulic fracture modeling for completion design optimization.