Proppant for fracking fluid

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9873830
APP PUB NO 20150307773A1
SERIAL NO

14692343

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This invention is a fracturing component and method having a fluid and a plurality of three dimensional structures mixed in the fluid wherein each structure has a longitudinal axis, center of mass and center of pressure wherein the center of mass and the center of pressure do not align in a stable manner causing the structure to flutter in the fluid to reduce the structure from settling out of the fluid when injected into a fissure. Each three dimensional structure can include a first end of the structure having a first plane having an angle of incident θ1 offset from perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second end of the structure having a second plane having an angle of incident θ2 offset from perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The difference between θ1 and θ2 can be in a range of 0° to 65°.

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SHELL OIL COMPANYP O BOX 2463 ONE SHELL PLAZA HOUSTON TX 772522463

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Farinas, Mauricio Houston, US 1 9
Fonseca, Ernesto Houston, US 1 9
Hulseman, Ralph Greenville, US 6 40
Hulseman, Sarah Greenville, US 3 56
Liu, Yinghui Katy, US 9 17
Reynolds, Michael Katy, US 26 313

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