SMART FLUIDS FOR USE IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160160119A1
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14961038

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Smart fluids for use in hydraulic fracturing are disclosed herein. The smart fluids can include a first particulate component containing a magnetic material and a second particulate component having a permeability and a conductivity. The first particulate component and the second particulate component can be mixed with a fluid selected from the group of water, mineral oil, and glycol and any mixture thereof. The first particulate component can include one or more nanoparticles, including one or more nanowires, formed from the magnetic material. The second particulate component can have a size from about 4 mesh to about 120 mesh.

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CARBO CERAMICS INC575 N DAIRY ASHFORD ROAD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77079

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Bartel, Lewis Albuquerque, US 16 154
Cannan, Chad Cypress, US 56 357

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