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Hydraulic Engineering

University of Kentucky

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents

2019

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Proppant For Use In Hydraulic Fracturing To Stimulate A Well, Thomas Lee Robl, Anne Elizabeth Oberlink Oct 2019

Proppant For Use In Hydraulic Fracturing To Stimulate A Well, Thomas Lee Robl, Anne Elizabeth Oberlink

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents

A proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing to stimulate a well is provided. The proppant is fly ash particles having a mean particle size (d50) of between 45 μm and 150 μm and a size distribution defined by (d10) ≤ 5 μm and (d98) ≤ 250 μm.