Graphene and Resin Coated Proppant with Electrically Conductive Properties for In-Situ Modification of Shale Oil

Siyuan Chen, Fanghui Liu, Yang Zhou, Xiuping Lan, Shouzhen Li, Lulu Wang, Quan Xu, Yeqing Li and Yan Jin
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Siyuan Chen: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Fanghui Liu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 102206, China
Yang Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Xiuping Lan: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Shouzhen Li: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Lulu Wang: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Quan Xu: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Yeqing Li: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Yan Jin: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biogas Upgrading Utilization, Harvard SEAS-CUPB Joint Laboratory on Petroleum Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-9

Abstract: Proppant is an essential material in hydraulic fracturing, and it can support artificial fractures for a long time. However, few people have applied proppant and conductive materials in the in-situ modification of shale oil. Here, we developed a graphene and resin coated (GRC) proppant with electrically conductive properties. The electrical conductivity of the GRC proppant improved by four orders of magnitude. The GRC proppant has a 54.58% improvement in suspension and 22.75% increase in settlement time at 0.25 wt% concentration compared with uncoated proppant. The GRC proppant’s adhesion reached 68.34 nN under 1 μN load force, increasing by 63.13% compared to uncoated proppant. This new electrically conductive proppant can be used as a conductive carrier to improve the efficiency of electric heating in in-situ modification technology of shale oil.

Keywords: shale oil; proppants; electrical conductivity; in-situ modification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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