Light Weight Proppant

Light weight proppant (LWP^TM) is a revolutionary new product, boasting a specific gravity of 1.05. The potential of this material in fracturing applications is truly staggering, and many of the industry standard procedures and processes are potentially made obsolete by the application of LWP^TM. Consider the following LWP^TM treatment design elements and their potential benefits:

• Low density allows LWP^TM to "float" into the hydraulic fracture in brine fluids
• Much lower gel viscosities needed; significantly lowered gel costs
• Rapid fracture cleanup due to minimal gel damage
• No proppant settling: Partial monolayer proppant job designs now achievable
• Prop only the top of induced fractures if bottom water has prevented fracturing in the past
• Enhanced potential propped frac lengths without proppant fallout
• Optimal vertical proppant distribution over productive intervals

LWP^TM Employs Deformable Characteristics

• Proppant deformation distributes closure stress over a larger area
• Up to 50:1 reduction in proppant mass required in partial monolayer designs
• Reduced formation spalling and fines generation
• Proppant flowback is potentially eliminated: No Cleanout Costs!
• Exceptional fracture conductivity maximizes production

LWP^TM can truly "change the game" when it comes to hydraulic fracture stimulation. Comparison of an LWP^TM job design against a 50 tonne conventional sand frac, produces an estimated cost saving of up to 25%, not including the additional savings associated with eliminated proppant flowback.

Contact your Canyon Technical Services representative to get your next well stimulation designed with LWP^TM. And forget you know about the "normal" way of fracturing - it's now obsolete!