Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9670400
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14502483

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Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of use are disclosed herein. The proppant particles can include a sintered ceramic material and can have a size of about 80 mesh to about 10 mesh and an average largest pore size of less than about 20 microns. The methods of use can include injecting a hydraulic fluid into a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to open a fracture therein and injecting a fluid containing a proppant particle into the fracture, the proppant particle including a sintered ceramic material, a size of about 80 mesh to about 10 mesh, and an average largest pore size of less than about 20 microns.

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

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Duenckel, Robert Colorado Springs, US 30 459
Eldred, Benjamin T Houston, US 17 189
Gardinier, Clayton F Houston, US 55 2487
Wilson, Brett A Cypress, US 25 336

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