COMPOSITE FRAC BALL
First Claim
1. A frac ball comprising three orthogonal axes x, y, and z;
- wherein said frac ball has approximately equal strength in each direction of said three axes x, y, and z.
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Abstract
Herein disclosed is a frac ball comprising three orthogonal axes x, y, and z; wherein the frac ball has approximately equal strength in each direction of the three axes x, y, and z. In an embodiment, the frac ball comprises a resin. In an embodiment, the frac ball comprises glass fibers or carbon fibers or both. In an embodiment, the frac ball comprises an equal amount of glass fibers in each direction of the x, y, and z axes. In an embodiment, the frac ball comprises glass fibers in the x and y axes and carbon fibers in the z axis. In an embodiment, the frac ball comprises no interlaminar layers. In an embodiment, the frac ball has different diameters. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using such frac balls.
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1. A frac ball comprising three orthogonal axes x, y, and z;
- wherein said frac ball has approximately equal strength in each direction of said three axes x, y, and z.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- 8. A method of producing a frac ball wherein said frac ball comprises three orthogonal axes x, y, and z and wherein said frac ball has approximately equal strength in each direction of said three axes x, y, and z.
- 16. A method of using a frac ball wherein said frac ball comprises three orthogonal axes x, y, and z and wherein said frac ball has approximately equal strength in each direction of said three axes x, y, and z.
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