Proppant with polyurea-type coating

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9518214
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13837396

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Proppants for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells are coated with a polyurea-type coating. In a preferred embodiment, the polyurea-type coating is formed by contacting a polymeric isocyanate with an amount of water and a blowing catalyst at a rate and quantity sufficient to generate a reactive amine in situ on the outer surface of the proppant which thereby reacts with unconverted polymeric isocyanate to form a thin polyurea-type surface coating that is substantially solid and lacks foam or substantial porosity. Alternatively, the polyurea-type can be produced by selecting reactive amine compounds and isocyanates to develop the coated proppant. The coated proppants retain the discrete, free-flowing character of the original core solids but with the beneficial effects of the polyurea-type coating of the present invention.

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BANK OF AMERICA N A901 MAIN STREET 11TH FLOOR MAIL CODE TX1-492-11-23 DALLAS TX 75202

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Barthel, Ralph Edward Wake Forest, US 8 219
McCrary, Avis Lloyd Montgomery, US 27 1231
McDaniel, Robert Ray Cypress, US 35 670
Monastiriotis, Spyridon Dallas, US 24 423

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