Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Proppants
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Application No.: US14920586Application Date: 2015-10-22
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Publication No.: US09914872B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Clyde Dean Wehunt , Amit Kumar Singh
- Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Ramon
- Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- Current Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Ramon
- Main IPC: C09K8/80
- IPC: C09K8/80 ; C09K8/70 ; E21B43/267

Abstract:
Embodiments of proppants are described herein. In one embodiment, a proppant for hydraulic fracturing includes a proppant body. The proppant body has a length (L) and an outside diameter (D), and the proppant body length (L) to the proppant body outside diameter (D) ratio (L/D) is about 0.3 to about 5.0. The proppant body includes a space frame, and the space frame includes a plurality of rigid members creating a plurality of openings allowing fluid to flow through the proppant thereby increasing permeability. In another embodiment, a proppant for hydraulic fracturing includes a substantially cylindrical proppant body with a substantially circular cross-sectional area and an internal flow path with a substantially circular cross-sectional.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160122630A1 PROPPANTS Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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