Proppant
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| '''Proppants''' are porous materials such as sand or ceramic beads that are used to prevent newly created fissures and fractures in the shale rock from closing up once it has been [[Hydro-fracturing|hydro-fractured]]. | '''Proppants''' are porous materials such as sand or ceramic beads that are used to prevent newly created fissures and fractures in the shale rock from closing up once it has been [[Hydro-fracturing|hydro-fractured]]. | ||
| - | In a typical well would use 300,000 to 500,000 lbs. of proppant. | + | A typical hydro-fractured well uses between 300,000 and 500,000 lbs. of proppant. |
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Proppants are porous materials such as sand or ceramic beads that are used to prevent newly created fissures and fractures in the shale rock from closing up once it has been hydro-fractured.
A typical hydro-fractured well uses between 300,000 and 500,000 lbs. of proppant.
