CPC C09K 8/80 (2013.01) [E21B 43/267 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A system for utilizing oolitic aragonite as a proppant in hydraulic fracking, comprising:
a proppant storage tank including a stockpile of the oolitic aragonite; and
a proppant pumping unit operable to pump the oolitic aragonite from the proppant storage tank, through an underground shaft, and into an underground fracture proximate to the underground shaft; and
wherein the oolitic aragonite is configured for forming interlocking networks of needle-like crystals within the underground fracture; and
wherein the oolitic aragonite is imbibed with anti-scaling chemicals.
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