Ceramic proppant are used in the hydraulic fracturing process to increase the productivity of gas and oil fields.

1. Ceramic proppants of low density and high intensitySizeProperties16/2020/4030/5040/70Density g/ccApparent density g/cc≤2.85≤2.85≤2.85≤2.85Bulk density g/cc≤1.62≤1.62≤1.62≤1.62Sphericity≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9Roundness≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9Turbility NTU80808080Acid solubility (12%HCL+3%HF)%≤6≤6≤6≤6Crush resistance %52MPa(7500Psi)≤10≤5≤3≤369MPa(10000Psi)≤12≤10≤7≤52.Ceramic proppants of medium density and high intensitySizeProperties16/2020/3020/4030/50Density g/ccApparent density g/cc≤3.30≤3.30≤3.30≤3.30Bulk density g/cc≤1.78≤1.78≤1.78≤1.78Sphericity≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9Roundness≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9Turbility NTU80808080Acid solubility (12%HCL+3%HF)%≤7≤7≤7Crush resistance %69MPa(10000Psi)≤10≤7≤5≤386MPa(12500Psi)≤15≤12≤8≤6100MPa(15000psi)≤10≤83.Ceramic proppants of high density and high intensitySizeProperties12/2016/2016/3020/40Density g/ccApparent density g/cc≤3.40≤3.40≤3.40≤3.40Bulk density g/cc≤1.90≤1.90≤1.90≤1.90Sphericity≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9Roundness≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9≥0.9Turbility NTU80808080Acid solubility (12%HCL+3%HF)%≤6≤6≤6≤6Crush resistance %52MPa(7500Psi)≤569MPa(10000Psi)≤8≤7≤7≤486MPa(12500psi)≤7