Lightweight proppants in unconventional oil and natural gas development: A review
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Article Title | Lightweight proppants in unconventional oil and natural gas development: A review |
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ERA Journal ID | 214258 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Liao, Zijia (Author), Li, Xiaogang (Author), Ge, Lei (Author), Yang, Zhaozhong (Author), Zhu, Jingyi (Author), Xue, Qi (Author) and Wang, Hao (Author) |
Journal Title | Sustainable Materials and Technologies |
Journal Citation | 33, pp. 1-18 |
Article Number | e00484 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Elsevier BV |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 2214-9929 |
2214-9937 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2022.e00484 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214993722000987 |
Abstract | In the hydraulic fracturing process, proppant is a crucial substance that holds a fracture open after creating and generating conduits for oil/natural gas movement in the wellbore. With the expansion of unconventional oil and natural gas development, hydraulic fracturing is rapidly becoming essential and fostering the growth of proppant. Historically, commercial proppants mostly consisted of quartz sand, coated quartz sand, and ceramic proppant. The newly designed lightweight proppant could lower the settling rate of proppant, the usage of chemical agents in fracturing fluid, and the possible cost of fracturing, thereby benefiting environmentally sustainable production. This research provides a thorough analysis of lightweight proppants. The paper covers the research advances made on lightweight proppants in the scientific literature and commercial proppants manufacturers. There are three varieties of lightweight proppants: hollow/porous proppants, surface-modified proppants, and proppants derived from low-density materials. Field application of lightweight proppant is also summarised in scale inhibition, gravel packing, and hydraulic fracturing. In addition, future research directions and obstacles of lightweight propellants are highlighted. |
Keywords | Field application; Future research; Hydraulic fracturing; Lightweight proppant; Unconventional oil and gas development |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401601. Ceramics |
401907. Petroleum and reservoir engineering | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Southwest Petroleum University, China |
Centre for Future Materials | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7v29/lightweight-proppants-in-unconventional-oil-and-natural-gas-development-a-review
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