proppant

Noun

Meaning

proppant (plural proppants)

Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open.

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Examples

After that process, the gel has to break down so we can flow back and recover the fracking fluid, but leave the proppant behind. Source: Internet

Guar use allows for achieving exceptionally high viscosities, which improves the ability of the fracturing liquid to transport proppant. Source: Internet

Mainly it is used as a proppant transport / proppant suspending agent in Hydraulic Fracturing Process. Source: Internet

Water alone is too thin to be effective at carrying proppant sand, so guar gum is one of the ingredients added to thicken the slurry mixture and improve its ability to carry proppant. Source: Internet

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