Proppant
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| - | '''Proppants''' such as sand or ceramic beads are used to prevent fractures in the shale rock from closing up once it has been [[Hydro-fracturing|hydro-fractured]]. | + | '''Proppants''' are porous materials such as sand or ceramic beads that are used to prevent newly created fissures and fractures in the shale rock from closing up once it has been [[Hydro-fracturing|hydro-fractured]]. |
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Proppants are porous materials such as sand or ceramic beads that are used to prevent newly created fissures and fractures in the shale rock from closing up once it has been hydro-fractured.
