CERAMIC PROPPANT

THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CHOICE

Higher performance in realistic conditions

Our wide range of high quality, high performance proppant is manufactured to have a low internal pellet porosity, so that it is strong and durable enough to withstand pressure cycling and avoid the creation of fines. That means the proppant will maintain more space to flow for the life of the well.

Industry-proven production performance

A study of production rates published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers has shown that the combination of the strength, uniform size and shape of engineered ceramic proppant provide higher production performance than other types of proppant (SPE 77675).

Numerous case studies and field trials have consistently demonstrated:

  • 20%+ increase in initial production
  • 20% + increase in estimated ultimate recovery (EUR)
  • Improved rates of return
  • Rapid payout on initial investment (often in just weeks or months)
  • Lower finding and development costs per BOE for E&P companies
  • Accelerated recovery times

Explore our proppant technologies

See our latest proppant technologies and services that were engineered with the E&P in mind, and to overcome issues that can lead to reduced production and recovery, and expensive well servicing.

Resources

CARBOHSP
 

High-density sintered bauxite proppant Learn More

CARBOHSP

Ultra-conductive Ceramic Proppant
 

Featuring KRYPTOSPHERE, the most conductive ceramic proppant for high pressure and high temperature fracture environments. Learn More

Ultra-conductive Ceramic Proppant

CARBOHYDROPROP
 

CARBOHYDROPROP provides a superior combination of conductivity, ease of placement and cost competitive Learn More

CARBOHYDROPROP

CARBOLITE
 

CARBOLITE high-performance, low-density ceramic proppant technology that provides the highest fracture conductivity for greater productivity in moderate-depth wells Learn More

CARBOLITE

CARBOPROP
 

Intermediate-density ceramic proppant Learn More

CARBOPROP

ECONOPROP
 

ECONOPROP low-density ceramic proppant is ideally suited for moderate-depth natural gas wells. Learn More

ECONOPROP

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Location

Modeling results increase productivity in multiphase fracture flow - Bakken
Middle Bakken formation, North Central USA

Field trial shows low-density ceramic proppant delivers higher conductivity and value than alternatives.

Modeling results increase productivity in multiphase fracture flow - Bakken

Enhanced productivity in multiphase fracture flow - Eagle Ford
Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas

Low-density ceramic proppant increases production rates by 40-60% in the short-term and 13% in the long-term—generating ~$1.5 million additional value per well.

Enhanced productivity in multiphase fracture flow - Eagle Ford

Ceramic proppant tops sand in comparative analysis - Granite Wash
Texas, USA

Low-density ceramic proppant increases long-term conductivity over life of well.

Ceramic proppant tops sand in comparative analysis - Granite Wash

Low-density ceramic proppant elevates production in Niobrara discovery - Piceance basin
Niobrara Shale, Western Colorado

Optimal conductivity improves economics in HPHT well.

Low-density ceramic proppant elevates production in Niobrara discovery - Piceance basin

Montney wells completed with ceramic proppant achieve 34% higher production than sand-only completed wells
Middle Bakken formation, USA

Combined sand-ceramic completed wells shown to increase production rates, cash flow and accelerate ROI.

Montney wells completed with ceramic proppant achieve 34% higher production than sand-only completed wells

Optimized fracture program increases production, lowers costs in tight offshore pay zone
North Sea

Higher conductivity of low-density ceramic proppant helps improve economics of challenging reservoir.

Optimized fracture program increases production, lowers costs in tight offshore pay zone

New technology sets IP milestone in deep gas well: Pennsylvania
Greene County, PA

KRYPTOSPHERE LD reduces completion costs while delivering among Utica’s highest flow rates

New technology sets IP milestone in deep gas well: Pennsylvania

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Resource Type

Fracture Technologies
 

Develop integrated solutions to optimize well performance and optimize returns with CARBO's innovative fracture and proppant technologies. 

Fracture Technologies

CARBO Production Enhancement Solutions
 

Increase your production and optimize your frac with CARBO's production-enhancing technology

CARBO Production Enhancement Solutions

New Technology Yields Ultra-High Strength Proppant
 

Nearly all of the proppant available on the market today can be classified into one of three tiers – sand, resin-coated sand and ceramic. The products contained in these three tiers have served the industry well and have typically covered the broad spectrum of applications required by completions engineers.

Ultra-High Strength Proppant Developed for Deep, Offshore Completions
 

As the industry has moved to the development of deeper reservoirs, drilling and completion equipment have undergone significant upgrades to allow for the successful exploitation of these higher pressure, higher temperature applications.

Pioneering a New Method to Prevent Scale in Deep Water, High Pressure Reservoirs - A Gulf of Mexico Case Study
 

Production of hydrocarbons in deep water reservoirs involves the economical flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the point of sale. One important consideration is effectively preventing / handling solid deposits which can be both organic (i.e. paraffin, asphaltenes) and inorganic (i.e. calcite, barite, halite) in nature.

Ultra-High-Strength Proppant: An Update on Deepwater Applications in the Gulf of Mexico
 

With the advent of the development of lower Tertiary formations in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a gap in proppant technology was identified at the beginning of the decade. No existing conventional proppant could provide the required conductivity at the anticipated 15,000 psi (and higher) prevailing closure stress. To meet these challenges a new proppant was developed, with the goal of achieving twice the baseline conductivity of any conventional proppant at 20,000 psi.

Hydraulic Fracturing Design to Unlock Light Tight Oil Resources in South Oman
 

Field "A" produces from a mixed-wet formation comprising of fine grained silicilite. The field is a sour light tight oil reservoir with permeability range from 0.001 – 0.1 mD, the only way to flow the existing vertical wells is through hydraulic fracs. Historically the wells have been fracced using water based frac fluids, which have caused severe negative consequences related to well integrity and reduced productivity.

Twenty Years, One Fracture and the Future of a North Sea Asset
 

The Andrew asset is a strategic hub for BP in the Central North Sea and has been producing from the Palaeocene oil reservoir for the past twenty-two years through a small fixed platform.

Julia Case History of the Stimulation and Lower Completion to Meet the 10kpsi Drawdown Tertiary Challenge
 

The Lower Tertiary Wilcox Julia field is a large resource with low permeability (average 10 mD) and 20 cP in-situ viscosity oil. In order to achieve optimum production rates and ultimate recovery, ultra-high 10,000 psi drawdown is required from a multi-zone fracture stimulated lower completion.

Sieve Distribution vs Sand Retention: The Impact of Mono-Sieved Gravel on Sand Control
 

Traditional sand control sizing has typically been based on "standard", wide-sieve gravel distributions (i.e. 20/40, 16/30, etc).

Far-Field Proppant Detection Using Electromagnetic Methods - Latest Field Results
 

Over 100 billion lbm of proppant are placed annually in wells across the globe, with the majority in unconventional reservoirs. The location of the proppant in these horizontal wells and formations is critical to understanding reservoir drainage, well spacing and stage spacing.

A Novel Technique for Determining Screen Failure in Offshore Wells: A GOM Case History
 

Offshore completions in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) must typically address sand control. Our industry has made significant progress with respect to sand control equipment and implementation.

Can Proppants Do More Than Hold The Fracture Open?
 

In the 1940’s experimental fracture treatments were performed without proppant. However in most formations unpropped fractures heal quickly with no sustained benefit, and in 1947 river sand was introduced as proppant.

Technology Improves Proppant Design
 

Evolving technologies are enabling oil and gas operators to use proppants that go deeper into fractures and provide superior conductivity, which results in greater yields and cost savings on frac jobs. The American Oil & Gas Reporter, February 2014

Hydraulic fracturing proppant: Low-density Ceramics Proppant Boosts Utica Deep Gas Production
 

CONSOL Energy integrated CARBO's KRYPTOSPHERE LD ultraconductive, low-density ceramic proppant in the completion program of a well targeting the Utica deep gas horizon underlying its existing Marcellus Shale field in Greene County, Pa. Harts E&P, September 2016

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