US 12,264,282 B2
Ultra-lightweight proppants
Iaroslav Rybkin, Moscow (RU); Maxim Orlov, Moscow (RU); and Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/992,360.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166941 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. C09K 8/80 (2006.01); B01J 13/08 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); C09K 8/92 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/805 (2013.01) [B01J 13/08 (2013.01); C09K 8/70 (2013.01); C09K 8/92 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01); C09K 2208/04 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A proppant particle comprising a composite of a precipitated polymer matrix and a plant-based material, wherein the precipitated polymer matrix comprises a solvent soluble thermoplastic, wherein the plant-based material comprises microparticles, and wherein a concentration of the plant-based material in the proppant particle is 1% weight per volume (w/v).