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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Richard Rediger, Conyers, GA (US);
Jesse Petrella, McDonough, GA (US);
Michael Joseph Aron, Snelleville, GA (US);
Bedford W. Fennell, Holcomb, MS (US);
Inventors:
Richard Rediger, Conyers, GA (US);
Jesse Petrella, McDonough, GA (US);
Michael Joseph Aron, Snelleville, GA (US);
Bedford W. Fennell, Holcomb, MS (US);
Assignee:
Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/74 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composite proppant having an increased buoyancy comprising a proppant substrate such as a porous ceramic or a silica sand coated with a material of a lesser actual density than the apparent density of the proppant substrate to increase the buoyancy of the composite proppant.