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Low density proppant particles and use thereof

  • US 20070144736A1
  • Filed: 12/28/2005
  • Published: 06/28/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of propping open fractures in the walls of a bored well, comprising:

  • (a) introducing into the well a fluid mixture of carrier fluid and a plurality of composite proppant particles, said composite proppants comprising a composite of a plurality of microbubbles and a resin binder wherein said composite proppant particles have a density from about 0.5 to about 1.8 g/cm3 and a sphericity of less than about 0.7, and (b) depositing a plurality of said composite proppant particles in said fractures to yield one or more propped channels.

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