Hydraulic fracture composition and method

A method for producing a proppant particle, the method comprising:

• providing a substrate, constituted as discrete particles;
• providing a water soluble material as a binder;
• providing a first composition containing a polymer, and formed as a first powder, wherein the substrate has a first density and the first powder has a second density, the first density being greater than the second density;
• coating the substrate individually with the binder;
• forming granules by coating the binder on the substrate individually with the first powder;
• providing a second composition containing a flowing agent to increase flowability of the resultant granules, and formed as a second powder, wherein the second composition is selected from the group consisting of sodium aluminosilicate, fumed silica, potassium aluminosilicate, calcium aluminosilicate, silicon dioxide, calcium silicate, powdered cellulose, whey protein, and DFC;
• and
• forming granules by coating the first powder on the substrate individually with the second powder, wherein the proppant particles are configured to remain suspended in a 1000 ppm CaCO3 aqueous solution for at least 30 minutes at a temperature of approximately 170° F.

A method for producing a proppant particle, the method comprising:

• providing a substrate comprising discrete particles;
• providing a binder;
• providing a first composition containing a plurality of polymers formed as powders and distinct from one another;
• coating the substrate individually with the binder;
• forming granules by coating the binder on the substrate individually with the first composition;
• providing a second composition containing a flowing agent to increase flowability of the resultant granules, and formed as a second powder, wherein the second composition is selected from the group consisting of sodium aluminosilicate, fumed silica, potassium aluminosilicate, calcium aluminosilicate, silicon dioxide, calcium silicate, powdered cellulose, whey protein, and DFC;
• and
• forming granules by coating the first powder on the substrate individually with the second powder, wherein the proppant particles are configured to remain suspended in a 1000 ppm CaCO3 aqueous solution for at least 30 minutes at a temperature of approximately 170° F.