Proppant materials comprising a coating of thermoplastic material, and methods of making and using
US8133587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2998
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides thermoplastic coated proppants and methods for preparing the thermoplastic coated proppants. Methods for using these proppants in subterranean well formations and hydraulic fracturing operations, for example, are also disclosed.
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