Application & Market Utility

In the hydrofracturing process for stimulating oil/gas well production, a slurry of surfactants, acids, and proppants are pumped into a well, intended to selectively open geological fractures. Proppants must remain in the appropriate location after the release of the fracturing pressure. Therefore, they must provide a strong, reliable, and permeable bed. The present invention maintains these features and provides cheaper proppants compared to other methods. The proppants in the invention exhibit a high degree of sphericity to promote flow and dispersion in the fracing pad.