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Meaning
Noun
●
Sand or
similar
particulate
material
suspended
in water or other
fluid
and used in
hydraulic fracturing
(fracking) to keep
fissures
open.
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Wiktionary
Origin
proppant
English
-ant
English
-ant
Middle English (1100-1500)
prop
English
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Substrate
Permeability
Porosity
Pipe
Wellbore
Sediment
Slurry
Cement
Liquid
Fluid
Gravel
Polymers
Polyethylene
Reservoir
Diluent
Perforation
Oxide
Ammonium
Ethylene
Hydraulic
Pore
Boron
Sand
Micropore
Bentonite
Compaction
Subsurface
Salt Domes
Silicon Oxide
Peracetic Acid
Ammonium Sulfate
Calcium Sulfate
Calcium Oxide
Calcium Hydroxide
Drilling Fluids
Produced Water
Drilling Fluid
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