Nanocomposite coated proppants and methods of making same
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAshok Santra, Peter J. Boul
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods of making nanocomposite coated proppants with a nanocomposite coating, including adding a quantity of precursor nanoparticles comprising carbon nanotubes supported by metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles to an uncured resin. The metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles and the uncured resin are selected such that the metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles are dissolvable in the uncured resin. The metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles are capable of dissolving in the uncured resin such that an amount of carbon nanotubes are dispersed within the uncured resin to form a nanocomposite coating. The method may further include coating proppant particles with the nanocomposite coating to make nanocomposite coated proppants.
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A method of making nanocomposite coated proppants with a nanocomposite coating, the method comprising:
- adding a quantity of precursor nanoparticles comprising carbon nanotubes supported by metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles to an uncured resin, in which
- the metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles and the uncured resin are selected such that the metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles are dissolvable in the uncured resin, and
- the metal oxide catalyst nanoparticles are capable of dissolving in the uncured resin such that an amount of carbon nanotubes are dispersed within the uncured resin to form a nanocomposite coating;
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- coating proppant particles with the nanocomposite coating to make nanocomposite coated proppants.
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