WO2004067896A3 - Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant - Google Patents

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WO2004067896A3
WO2004067896A3 PCT/US2004/001285 US2004001285W WO2004067896A3 WO 2004067896 A3 WO2004067896 A3 WO 2004067896A3 US 2004001285 W US2004001285 W US 2004001285W WO 2004067896 A3 WO2004067896 A3 WO 2004067896A3
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fracturing proppant
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Roy A Webber
Danny L Mickelson
Stephen K Schubarth
Edwyn M Snyder
Andrew T Sheppard
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Roy A Webber
Danny L Mickelson
Stephen K Schubarth
Edwyn M Snyder
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Priority to JP2006501022A priority patent/JP2006516945A/en
Priority to BRPI0406565-4A priority patent/BRPI0406565B1/en
Application filed by Saint Gobain Ceramics, Roy A Webber, Danny L Mickelson, Stephen K Schubarth, Edwyn M Snyder, Andrew T Sheppard filed Critical Saint Gobain Ceramics
Priority to MXPA05007825A priority patent/MXPA05007825A/en
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Priority to US10/924,052 priority patent/US7067445B2/en
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Abstract

A proppant mixture with an extended particle size distribution exhibits improved properties, such as crush strength and conductivity, as compared with a conventional product with a narrow size distribution.
PCT/US2004/001285 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant WO2004067896A2 (en)

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JP2006501022A JP2006516945A (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Support material mixture, method of forming support material mixture, and formation support method
EP04703576A EP1590309A4 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant
UAA200507306A UA81285C2 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Method for formation of proppant mixture, proppant mixture and method for propping of geological formation
AU2004208127A AU2004208127B2 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant
EA200501079A EA010032B1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Proppant mixture, a method of forming thereof amd method of propping a geological formation
NZ541353A NZ541353A (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant
BRPI0406565-4A BRPI0406565B1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 mixture of carrier and method for their formation.
CA002513736A CA2513736C (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant
MXPA05007825A MXPA05007825A (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-20 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant.
US10/924,052 US7067445B2 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-08-23 Extended particle size distribution ceramic fracturing proppant
NO20053946A NO20053946D0 (en) 2003-01-24 2005-08-24 Ceramic fracturing plug material with extended particle size distribution.

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