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; Yan Jin

doi:10.3390/en15155599

Energies (Aug 2022)

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,
Yan Jin

Affiliations

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

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155599
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 15
p. 5599

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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.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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