Methods and applications of wide particle-size distribution proppant materials in subterranean formations

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A method comprising:

• providing a fracturing fluid comprising a base fluid and unsieved proppant material, wherein the unsieved proppant material has not undergone a sieving process and has not been filtered or sorted to a designated size, wherein the unsieved proppant material comprises a plurality of different particle sizes;
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• introducing the fracturing fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures in the portion of the subterranean formation, wherein there is a settling tendency of the unsieved proppant material in the fracturing fluid due to gravity, thereby allowing larger particles to settle near the wellbore and allowing smaller particles to be transported further before settling.

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