In a lab-scale experiment, channels were created in plugs made from conventional cement and cement enhanced with Fulcrum technology, and then diesel-based drilling fluid was injected into each channel for pressure testing. Scaling the data for a downhole scenario with 20-ft stage spacing and a mud channel diameter of 0.12 in [3 mm], the pressure required to initiate stage-to-stage communication was just 120 psi for conventional cement and more than 1,100 psi for cement enhanced with Fulcrum technology—well above the 600-psi differential pressure (orange line) required to prevent fluid movement through such a channel during fracturing.