Press Releases - Hydraulic Fracturing Proppant News for CARBO

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Guar gum shortage: Proppant misconceptions
Release Date: 10-May-12 Author or Contact: Mike Zoril Category: Recent News
HOUSTON (May 10, 2012) - In the hydraulic fracturing process guar gum is a key ingredient in the viscous fluids used to transport proppant, a granular material used to fill the fractures and prop them open once the high-pressure hydraulic pumping stops. Proppant-filled fractures allow hydrocarbons to flow more freely, increasing the productivity of fractured wells. • Global guar gum shortage increases price by more than 500% ...
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CARBO to build new manufacturing plant in Georgia
Release Date: 3-May-12 Author or Contact: Mike Zoril Category: Recent News
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release CARBO TO CONSTRUCT MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MILLEN, GEORGIA; CREATE 70 NEW JOBS HOUSTON (May 3, 2012) - CARBO Ceramics Inc. ("CARBO") will begin construction on a state-of-the-art ceramic manufacturing plant in Millen, Ga., announced Gary Kolstad, President and Chief Executive Officer. Having received its air quality permit from the State of Georgia, ...
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StrataGen's Shelley to speak at workshop
Release Date: 17-Apr-12 Author or Contact: Steve Bell Category: What's New?
StrataGen Engineering's Bob Shelley, P.E., will speak about data mining in the development of unconventional basins at a workshop in Washington, D.C.
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Falcon Technologies Begins Marcellus Shale Operations
Release Date: 31-Aug-10 Author or Contact: Steve Bell Category: Recent News
Falcon Technologies and Services, Inc. � a leading provider of custom spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) systems � has announced commencement of operations in the Marcellus shale resource play.
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CARBO Introduces Innovative, Non-Radioactive Traceable Proppant
Release Date: 28-Jun-10 Author or Contact: Steve Bell Category: Recent News
CARBO announced today the introduction of CARBONRT�, an innovative, environmentally responsible development in proppant placement.
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CARBO Purchases FracproPT Software
Release Date: 14-Jun-10 Author or Contact: Steve Bell Category: Recent News
CARBO Ceramics Inc. announced today that it has purchased all the intellectual property rights and trademarks for Fracpro� fracture design modeling software from the Gas Technology Institute.
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