Wells – Processes – Specific propping feature
Patent
1982-08-04
1984-01-24
Suchfield, George A.
Wells
Processes
Specific propping feature
264117, 501127, E21B 43267
Patent
active
044270682
ABSTRACT:
Sintered, spherical composite pellets or particles comprising one or more clays as a major component and bauxite, alumina, or mixtures thereof, are described, along with the process for their manufacture. The pellets may have an alumina-silica (Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 -SiO.sub.2) ratio from about 9:1 to about 1:1 by weight. The use of such pellets in hydraulic fracturing of subterranean formations is also described.
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Evans Larry W.
Kennecott Corporation
Ronyak David M.
Sahr R. Lawrence
Suchfield George A.
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