MANUFACTURING PROPPANTS ON THE BASIS OF VOLATILE ASH

This article describes the methods for the production of proppants - proppants used in the extraction of oil and gas by the method of hydraulic fracturing. The technical result obtained by the implementation of the developed proppant is to obtain proppant particles with high performance and low cost, the use of which leads to a decrease in the cost of the produced fluid. Presents information about proppants. The proposed technology relates to materials of ceramic proppant with a lighter weight (i.e. lower density), containing a significant proportion of fly ash. The data on the advantages of using fly ash as a material for the manufacture of proppants are given. Outlines methods for producing proppant based on bauxite, fly ash, silica sand and clay, having a low specific weight and high strength.

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