公开(公告)号：US11624023B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17001665

申请日：2020-08-24

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Steve Savoy ,  Daniel R. Mitchell ,  Byron Zollars ,  Chad Cannan ,  Todd Roper

IPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  C09K8/80 ,  B01J21/12 ,  B01J35/00 ,  B01J35/10 ,  E21B43/04 ,  C09K8/62

摘要： Catalyst particles and methods for making same are disclosed herein. The catalyst particles can include a ceramic support containing silica and alumina. The ceramic support can have a macropore concentration of about 15% to about 45%, a mesopore concentration of about 20% to 50%, and a micropore concentration of about 8% to about 30% based on the total pore volume of the ceramic support. The ceramic support can also have a surface area of about 0.5 m2/g to about 50 m2/g. The catalyst particles can have a long term permeability at 7,500 psi of at least about 10 D in accordance with ISO 13503-5.

公开(公告)号：US11613989B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US17329264

申请日：2021-05-25

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Jeremy Zhang ,  Harry D. Smith, Jr.

IPC分类号： E21B47/09 ,  E21B47/11 ,  E21B47/053 ,  E21B43/267

摘要： A method for evaluating induced fractures in a wellbore includes obtaining a first set of data in a wellbore using a downhole tool. The method also includes pumping a first proppant into the wellbore after the first set of data is obtained. The first proppant includes a first tracer that is not radioactive. The method also includes pumping a second proppant into the wellbore. The second proppant includes a second tracer that is not radioactive. The second tracer is different than the first tracer. The first proppant and the second proppant flow into fractures in the wellbore. The method also includes obtaining a second set of data in the wellbore using the downhole tool after the first and second proppants are pumped into the wellbore. The method also includes comparing the first and second sets of data.

公开(公告)号：US11339323B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16416141

申请日：2019-05-17

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Todd Roper ,  Thu Lieng ,  Olatunji Orekha ,  William Scott Woolfolk

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/26 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B43/04

摘要： Lightweight proppant particles are disclosed. The lightweight proppant particle can include a proppant particle having an apparent specific gravity of at least about 1.5 g/cc, a coating of a hydrophobic material formed on an outer surface of the proppant particle, and a coating of an amphiphilic material formed on an outer surface of the coating of the hydrophobic material.

公开(公告)号：US20220126246A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17526746

申请日：2021-11-15

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc.

发明人： Minjung CHO ,  Todd ROPER ,  Thu LIENG

IPC分类号： B01J2/06 ,  B01J6/00 ,  C10B57/00 ,  C01B33/40 ,  C09K8/80

摘要： A method for producing an electrically-conductive pellet includes reducing a size of a first material. The method also includes wetting the first material to produce a first slurry. The method also includes introducing the first slurry into a fluidizer to produce a first pellet. The method also includes reducing a size of a second material. The second material is an electrically-conductive material. The method also includes wetting the second material to produce a second slurry. The method also includes applying the second slurry to the first pellet.

公开(公告)号：US20220003098A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17480517

申请日：2021-09-21

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Chad CANNAN ,  Thu LIENG ,  Daryl JOHNSON ,  Mark CONNER

IPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/04 ,  E21B43/08

摘要： The present invention relates to methods for hydraulically fracturing a subterranean formation to improve the production rates and ultimate recovery by contacting unconsolidated resin-coated proppant particulates residing in a propped fracture with a reactive crosslinker in order to form a consolidated proppant pack. The present invention also relates to methods for use in water injection wells to consolidate the resin-coated proppant particulates in a gravel packed or frac packed region of a wellbore.

公开(公告)号：US10983241B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16807969

申请日：2020-03-03

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC. ,  National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC

发明人： David F. Aldridge ,  Lewis Bartel

IPC分类号： G01V3/30 ,  G01V99/00 ,  G01V3/26 ,  G01V3/38

摘要： Born Scattering Inversion (BSI) systems and methods are disclosed. A BSI system may be incorporated in a well system for accessing natural gas, oil and geothermal reserves in a geologic formation beneath the surface of the Earth. The BSI system may be used to generate a three-dimensional image of a proppant-filled hydraulically-induced fracture in the geologic formation. The BSI system may include computing equipment and sensors for measuring electromagnetic fields in the vicinity of the fracture before and after the fracture is generated, adjusting the parameters of a first Born approximation model of a scattered component of the surface electromagnetic fields using the measured electromagnetic fields, and generating the image of the proppant-filled fracture using the adjusted parameters.

公开(公告)号：US10655445B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15831081

申请日：2017-12-04

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Jeremy Zhang ,  Harry D. Smith, Jr.

IPC分类号： E21B43/267 ,  G01V5/10 ,  E21B43/26 ,  E21B47/10

摘要： A method for evaluating induced fractures in a wellbore includes obtaining a first set of data in a wellbore using a downhole logging tool. A first proppant is pumped into the wellbore, after the first set of data is captured. The first proppant includes a first tracer that is not radioactive. A second proppant is also pumped into the wellbore, after the first proppant is pumped into the wellbore. The second proppant includes a second tracer that is not radioactive, and the second tracer is different than the first tracer. A second set of data is obtained in the wellbore using the downhole tool after the first and second proppants are pumped into the wellbore. The first and second sets of data are compared.

公开(公告)号：US20200063015A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16109062

申请日：2018-08-22

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Thu LIENG ,  Todd ROPER ,  Olatunji OREKHA

IPC分类号： C09K8/516 ,  C09K8/508 ,  C09K8/504 ,  C09K8/92 ,  C09K8/80 ,  C09K8/88 ,  C09K8/84

摘要： The present disclosure relates to material for use in oil and gas well completion activities. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to diversion particles, along with methods for making and using the diversion particles. In an embodiment, a composite diversion material includes a non-degradable component comprising two or more non-degradable particulates, wherein the non-degradable particulates have a long term permeability at 7,500 psi of at least about 20 D. The composite diversion material includes a degradable component surrounding at least a portion of the non-degradable component. In another embodiment, a method of making a composite diversion material includes mixing non-degradable proppant particles with an aqueous solution containing a first degradable material to provide a mixture having a proppant concentration of at least about 20 volume percent. The method includes drying the mixture at a temperature of from about 25° C. to about 200° C. to provide the composite diversion material.

公开(公告)号：US20190330520A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US15330962

申请日：2015-02-23

申请人： CARBO Ceramics Inc. ,  Sandia Corporation

发明人： Chad Cannan ,  Lewis Bartel ,  Terry Polisch ,  David Aldridge ,  Todd Roper

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/26 ,  C23C14/35 ,  C23C14/06 ,  E21B43/25 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/00 ,  E21B47/09

摘要： Electrically conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles and methods for producing such electrically conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles from an alumina-containing raw material. Methods for using such electrically conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles in hydraulic fracturing operations.

公开(公告)号：US10428267B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15611236

申请日：2017-06-01

申请人： CARBO CERAMICS INC.

发明人： Chad Cannan ,  Brett A. Wilson ,  Benjamin T. Eldred

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  C04B35/64 ,  H05B6/80 ,  F26B3/347

摘要： Methods for producing solid, substantially round, spherical and sintered particles from a slurry of a raw material having an alumina content of greater than about 40 weight percent. The slurry is processed to prepare green pellets which are sintered in a furnace with microwave energy at a temperature of 1480 to 1520° C. to produce solid, substantially round, spherical and sintered particles having an average particle size greater than about 200 microns, a bulk density of greater than about 1.35 g/cm3, and an apparent specific gravity of greater than about 2.60.