Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Proppant particulates formed from flexicoke and methods related thereto
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Application No.: US17159209Application Date: 2021-01-27
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Publication No.: US11492543B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Peter A. Gordon , Michael Siskin , Harry W. Deckman
- Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Applicant Address: US NJ Annandale
- Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Current Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Annandale
- Agency: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Main IPC: C09K8/80
- IPC: C09K8/80 ; C09K8/66

Abstract:
Proppant particulates like sand are commonly used in hydraulic fracturing operations to maintain one or more fractures in an opened state following the release of hydraulic pressure. Fracturing fluids and methods of hydraulic fracturing may also use proppant particulates composed of flexicoke material. Such proppant particulates may have improved transport into fractures because of lower density than traditional proppants like sand and may produce fewer fines that reduce fluid flow through proppant packs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210253944A1 PROPPANT PARTICULATES FORMED FROM FLEXICOKE AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Public/Granted day:2021-08-19
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