Dust reducing treatment for proppants during hydraulic fracturing operations
US10668440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2101/49
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Dust produced by handling proppant during fracking or other mechanical operations can be a health and/or safety hazard. The dust can be eliminated or at least mitigated using a method of conducting a hydraulic fracturing or other mechanical operation on an oil or gas well including treating a proppant that has been transported to an end use site at a level sufficient to prevent the formation of dust during handling of the proppant.
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