Biomimicry Surface-Coated Proppant with Self-Suspending and Targeted Adsorption Ability.

ABSTRACT: Proppant is a key material, which can increase the production of unconventional petroleum and gas. Excellent proppants with a long migration distance are required in the fracture network. Resin-coated proppants have been confirmed as a good choice because of the long migration and the self-suspending ability in fracturing fluids. However, the distribution of the resin-coated proppants in fracture networks is random. The design of proppants with targeted adsorption is urgently needed. In this study, a novel proppant coated with a phenolic resin shell doped with Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles on ceramic (coated proppant) was designed and investigated. Based on the results, the coated proppant was adsorbed on the magnetic component's parts of the fracture network surface, which hel

SUBMITTER: Lan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557943 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature