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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPPANT

proppant  [ˈprɒpənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPPANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proppant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROPPANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

proppant

Hydraulic fracturing proppants

A proppant is a solid material, typically treated sand or man-made ceramic materials, designed to keep an induced hydraulic fracture open, during or following a fracturing treatment. It is added to a fracking fluid which may vary in composition depending on the type of fracturing used, and can be gel, foam or slickwater-based. In addition, there may be unconventional fracking fluids. Fluids make tradeoffs in such material properties as viscosity, where more viscous fluids can carry more concentrated proppant; the energy or pressure demands to maintain a certain flux pump rate that will conduct the proppant appropriately; pH, various rheological factors, among others. In addition, fluids may be used in low-volume well stimulation of high-permeability sandstone wells to the high-volume operations such as shale gas and tight gas that use millions of gallons of water per well. Conventional wisdom has often vacillated about the relative superiority of gel, foam and slickwater fluids with respect to each other, which is in turn related to proppant choice.

Definition of proppant in the English dictionary

The definition of proppant in the dictionary is a material used in hydraulic rock fracturing in order to keep the fissures open and thereby aid extraction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPPANT


anticipant
ænˈtɪsɪpənt
arpent
ˈɑːpənt
discrepant
dɪˈskrɛpənt
dopant
ˈdəʊpənt
episcopant
ɛˈpɪskəpənt
erumpent
ɪˈrʌmpənt
flippant
ˈflɪpənt
nonparticipant
ˌnɒnpɑːˈtɪsɪpənt
occupant
ˈɒkjʊpənt
parpent
ˈpɑːpənt
participant
pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt
perpent
ˈpɜːpənt
preoccupant
priːˈɒkjʊpənt
rampant
ˈræmpənt
serpent
ˈsɜːpənt
strepent
ˈstrɛpənt
stupent
ˈstjuːpənt
trippant
ˈtrɪpənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPPANT

proposition
propositional
propositional attitude
propositional calculus
propositional function
propositionally
propositus
propound
propounder
propoxyphene
propped
propping
propr
propraetor
propraetorial
propraetorian
propranolol
propretor
proprietaries
proprietarily

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPPANT

assistant
cant
constant
consultant
elegant
enfant
frappant
giant
grant
important
infant
instant
irrelevant
meant
on the instant
pant
pendant
plant
relevant
restaurant

Synonyms and antonyms of proppant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proppant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPPANT

Find out the translation of proppant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proppant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proppant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

支撑剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apuntalante
570 millions of speakers

English

proppant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

proppant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

proppant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проппанта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proppant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

proppant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soutènement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proppant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stützmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロパント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

proppant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proppant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

proppant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

proppant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रॉपंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

propant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proppant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podsadzki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проппанта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agent de susținere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

proppant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proppant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proppmedel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proppingsmidlet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proppant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPPANT»

The term «proppant» is regularly used and occupies the 86.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPPANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proppant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPPANT»

Discover the use of proppant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proppant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hydraulic Proppant Fracturing and Gravel Packing
The main significance of this book is its combination of technical and economical aspects to provide an integrated overview of the various applications of proppants in hydraulic fracturing, and gravel in sand control.
D. Mader, 1989
2
Well Production Practical Handbook
Useful for petroleum engineers and oil field operators. Distributed by Enfield. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Henri Cholet, 2000
3
Viscoelastic Measurements of Fracturing Fluids for Proppant ...
One of the primary functions of a fracturing fluid is to transport and distribute proppant through a fracture and to keep particles suspended till reservoir closes on the fracture.
Naval Goel, 2010
4
Rock Fracture Mechanics
However, we should emphasize that a fairly simple one-dimensional conduction/ convection (and surface transfer) calculation may prove adequate for many practical purposes. 6). Transport and Deposition of Proppant by the Frac-Fluids.
H.P. Rossmanith, 1983
5
A Practical Companion to Reservoir Stimulation
Air can become entrained in a slurry when proppant is added. This air has the effect of increasing the volume of the slurry without a substantial increase in mass . Figure P-70 shows that nearly 100 psi of pressure is necessary to eliminate most ...
M.J. Economides, 1992
6
Draft Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic ...
In general, however, the overall concentration of chemical additives in fracturing fluids used in shale gas plays ranges from 0.5 to 2 percent by volume with water and proppant comprising the remainder (GWPC and ALL Consulting, 2009), ...
Paul T. Anastas (ed)
7
Advanced Well Completion Engineering
Then packing with a low proppant concention of 59.9– 287.5 kg/m3 is applied, and tip screenout is generated, thus forming a propped fracture of 3–6 m. The pack thickness should be less than 30m. The thicknesses of upper and lower ...
Wan Renpu, 2011
8
Calcined bauxite proppants from Australia: determination of ...
Price comparisons. — Since purchasers have reported during this investigation that bauxite proppants compete against each other in many applications, prices for the Australian proppant were compared with all three U.S. -produced products .
United States International Trade Commission, 1988
9
Transactions of the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Summary Proppant is sometimes produced along with hydrocarbons in hydrau- lically fractured petroleum wells. Sometimes 10% to 20% of the proppant is backproduced, which can lead to damaged equipment and downtime. Furthermore ...
‎1995
10
SPE Production Engineering
Breaker Concentrations Required To Improve the Permeability of Proppant Packs Damaged by Concentrated Linear and Borate-Crosslinked Fracturing Fluids H.D. Brannon,* SPE, and R.J. Pulsinelll, SPE, Dowell Schlumberger Summary.
‎1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPPANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proppant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Proppant Market On The Way Toward Consolidation
North American proppant suppliers could be on the path of a shakeup if commodity prices keep shale operators from fracking more wells. The proppant market is ... «Oil and Gas Investor, Jul 15»
2
Fairmount Santrol Technical Paper Confirms Self-Suspending …
In 2 formations, one after 18 months and the other after 5 months, hydrocarbon production in the wells with self-suspending proppant technology increased 45% ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
3
Hexion releases new proppant that reduces produced water
AquaBond proppant, available in 20/40, 30/50, and 40/70 mesh sizes, is a next-generation resin coated sand. This proppant utilizes a unique resin chemistry ... «WorldOil, Jul 15»
4
First Bauxite Corporation Announces Proppant Feasibility Study …
The proppants processing plant has been designed to produce a range of ceramic proppant products to provide market flexibility and optimise utilisation of the ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
5
Self-Suspending Proppant Webcast to Highlight Technology's Latest …
Propel SSP proppant transport technology swells upon contact with water to go farther and higher into the formation, increasing the stimulated reservoir volume. «GlobeNewswire, Jun 15»
6
Pricing Pressure Squeezes Proppant Market
Sand-intensive drilling techniques are driving up the amount of proppant used per well, but not enough to lift proppant companies out of industrywide economic ... «E&P, Apr 15»
7
Proppant Intensity Still Increasing, Says Fairmount CEO
Fairmount Santrol, one of the largest sand and resin-coated sand providers in the U.S. onshore, continues to see customers expand their use of proppants in ... «Natural Gas Intelligence, Mar 15»
8
C.H. Robinson Drives Efficiencies for Global Proppant Supply Chains
The Before Improvements diagram demonstrates a typical supply chain experience when a manufacturer ships ceramic proppant from China to North America. «Business Wire, Mar 15»
9
Carbo to mothball Georgia proppant plant
Proppants are small particles that are pumped into a well during hydraulic fracturing. The particles, often sand or ceramic beads, hold open fissures in the shale ... «FuelFix, Mar 15»
10
10th Annual Proppant Market Report Released: Proppant Market …
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PropTester, Inc. and KELRIK, LLC announced the release of the 2014 Proppant Market Report (PMR) on February 23, 2015. «Business Wire, Feb 15»

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