Next generation curable resin proppant coating technology
PropCure coating is the next generation of curable resin coating technology for proppants. It consists of a two-part system that is combined with a simple static mixer on the frac site. The PropCure coating is added directly to the blender tub using standard liquid additive pumps. The unique chemistry has an affinity for proppants, so it coats the proppant and not the equipment.
Once downhole, the PropCure coated proppant acts just like a traditional curable resin coated proppant. It provides all the same benefits of grain-to-grain bonding and keeps proppant in fractures—where it's intended to stay.
PropCure Benefits, Savings and Production Enhancements
PropCure coating provides savings by:
- Lowering cost compared to traditional resin coated proppant
- Lowering costs associated with proppant flowback
- Reducing time for flowback services to be on location
- Extending the life of artificial lift systems and other production equipment
- Decreasing overall lease operating expenses and lost production time
PropCure coating improves production and revenue by:
- Keeping proppant in the fractures which maintains pathways for oil and gas to flow
- Maintaining greater near wellbore connectivity by keeping the proppant in place within the fracture
- Improving conductivity of the proppant pack compared to traditional proppants
- Encapsulating proppant fines, which can move and plug off the permeability of the proppant pack
PropCure coating further enhances production by:
- Altering the relative permeability of the proppant pack
- Reducing the need for surfactants
