HOUSTON, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CARBO (NYSE:
CRR) announced today the introduction of CARBONRT™,
an innovative, environmentally responsible development in proppant
placement. This technology incorporates a taggant that
allows down hole, near wellbore detection of ceramic proppant.
CARBONRT assists in determining fracture propagation
and geometry in a manner that is designed to optimize stimulation
effectiveness and maximize productive capacity.
With non-radioactive CARBONRT, there is no
half-life deterioration of the detectable properties. The
proppant is engineered for extended identification, giving
operators the flexibility of conducting post-frac logging months or
years after fracturing.
The proprietary tracer can be added to any ceramic proppant in
CARBO's extensive product line. It is uniformly distributed through
each grain of proppant, assuring consistent distribution of the
traceable marker throughout the fracture zone.
"CARBONRT is a unique product that offers the
E&P industry a traceable proppant without the half-life and
potential environmental hazards involved with radioactive tracers,"
said Gary Kolstad, CARBO's President
and Chief Executive Officer. "This provides flexibility to
conduct proppant detection analysis with standard logging tools for
an indefinite period of time."
Company Information:
CARBO is the world's largest supplier of ceramic proppant for
fracturing oil and gas wells; provider of the world's most popular
fracture simulation software; and a provider of fracture design and
consulting services. The company also provides a broad range of
technologies for spill prevention, containment and countermeasures,
along with geotechnical monitoring.
SOURCE CARBO Ceramics