Proppant compositions and methods of use

Cannan, Chad; Palisch, Terrence; Kemp, Richard A.; Boyle, Timothy J.; Hernandez-Sanchez, Bernadette A.; Miller, James E.

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Title: Proppant compositions and methods of use

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Proppant compositions for use in hydraulic fracturing and methods of using same are disclosed herein. The proppant compositions include a plurality of proppant particulates and at least one particulate of the plurality of proppant particulates containing at least one tracer, wherein the at least one tracer separates from the at least one particulate located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.

Inventors:: Cannan, Chad; Palisch, Terrence; Kemp, Richard A.; Boyle, Timothy J.; Hernandez-Sanchez, Bernadette A.; Miller, James E.

Issue Date:: 2018-10-23

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1496864

Patent Number(s):: 10106727

Application Number:: 14/488,989

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM); CARBO Ceramics Inc. (Houston, TX); STC.UNM (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING

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C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
C09K8/80 - Compositions for reinforcing fractures, e.g. compositions of proppants used to keep the fractures open
C09K8/805 - {Coated proppants}

E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E21B43/267 - reinforcing fractures by propping {

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Sep 17

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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                    Cannan, Chad, Palisch, Terrence, Kemp, Richard A., Boyle, Timothy J., Hernandez-Sanchez, Bernadette A., and Miller, James E. Proppant compositions and methods of use.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Cannan, Chad, Palisch, Terrence, Kemp, Richard A., Boyle, Timothy J., Hernandez-Sanchez, Bernadette A., & Miller, James E. Proppant compositions and methods of use.  United States.

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                    Cannan, Chad, Palisch, Terrence, Kemp, Richard A., Boyle, Timothy J., Hernandez-Sanchez, Bernadette A., and Miller, James E. Tue .  
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  abstractNote = {Proppant compositions for use in hydraulic fracturing and methods of using same are disclosed herein. The proppant compositions include a plurality of proppant particulates and at least one particulate of the plurality of proppant particulates containing at least one tracer, wherein the at least one tracer separates from the at least one particulate located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.},

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Process and Apparatus for Solidifying and Granulating a Paste
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Process for the production of sintered bauxite spheres
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