Proppants for hydraulic fracturing

hydraulic fracturing contributes tremendously to US’ shale revolution and its energy independence. To maintain fracture open for extracting oil and gas, proppant is indispensable.Ceramic proppant is man-made aluminum ball from bauxite, a natural mineral ore containing high alumina and silica, sized from 12 to 140 mesh (1.7 to 0.10 mm). It has much better crush rate, durability, Proppants for hydraulic fracturing Krumbein shape and other performance than quartz, or natural sand, as proppant