Saint-Gobain Proppants ENGINEERING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS TODAY
Saint-Gobain Proppants understands what’s riding on every well you drill. For more than 40 years, we’ve been manufacturing high-quality, high-performance
ceramic proppants that not only meet, but exceed, rigorous downhole performance requirements — and we back up our commitment to quality products with competitive pricing and excellent service.
Our products include VersaLite®, our newest line of low-density, lightweight proppants, as well as industry standards VersaProp®, InterProp® and Sintered Bauxite. All Saint-Gobain products use high-quality bauxite, resulting in strong, durable proppants that can withstand the toughest downhole environments. Saint-Gobain Proppants have contributed to successful hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas wells around the globe, helping to increase yields from existing wells and improve the industry’s ability to effectively tap new formations.
Proppants have a tough job. They must retain fracture geometry and provide sustainable conductivity to the wellbore at application conditions. How well they do their job depends on the application environment.
Saint-Gobain has made it standard practice to track the performance of our proppants in wells across the United States. By doing so, we are able to confirm and verify for customers that the investment in our high-quality, high-performance proppants has enabled operators to maximize their BOE and their proppant ROI.
Saint-Gobain’s Well Worth It Experience™ captures these results with a multitude of case studies and interactive tools. Visit proppants.saint-gobain.com for more details.
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Porosity formation is inevitable when manufacturing ceramic proppants — a fact of life that proppant suppliers try to minimize when manufacturing conventional ceramics. Saint-Gobain Proppants, however, has developed a way to precisely control the size and placement of these pores to create lower density proppants that retain high conductivity under high stress conditions, delivering high-end performance at a very competitive price. We call the resulting lightweight proppants VersaLite®.
Lightweight Proppants — Retain high conductivity under high stress conditions• Though the bulk density approaches that of sand- or clay-based ceramics,
Lightweight Proppants maintain most of the strength and conductivity endurance of our other bauxite-based proppants
• This precision engineering presents a stark contrast to the random distribution of sometimes very large pores in typical low density ceramics, which compromise crush resistance and ultimately affect conductivity performance
VersaLite 18/40 VersaLite 20/40 VersaLite 30/50 VersaLite 40/80
Specific Gravity 2.65 2.65 2.65 2.65
Acid Solubility 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%
Crush @ Stress (%)
6,000 psi 3.2 3.2 1.6 1.1
8,000 psi 5.1 4.9 2.6 2.1
10,000 psi 7.3 6.6 4.0 3.5
Conductivity (md-ft)
Closure in psi:
6,000 psi 5931 3919 3286 1214
8,000 psi 2820 2674 1819 870
10,000 psi 1708 1680 944 451
Permeability (Darcies)
Closure in psi:
6,000 psi 310 214 174 63
8,000 psi 158 150 101 47
10,000 psi 101 96 57 26
All materials are tested in accordance with API RP-19C & D standards.
Lightweight Proppants
VersaProp® — Greater strength, conductivity and productivity• Made from an intermediate bauxite ore that is stronger than similarly priced
economy lightweight ceramics (ELWC) • Maintains its patented median particle diameter (MPD), even under tremendous downhole stress
• Delivers higher conductivity per dollar than any other ceramic proppant over a wide range of stresses
InterProp® — The right combination of performance and value• Delivers solid, reliable performance in a cost-effective intermediate-
strength proppant• Particularly well suited to oil wells with low to moderate permeability,
delivering excellent conductivity
VersaProp InterProp 20/40 InterProp 30/50 InterProp 40/80
Specific Gravity 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Acid Solubility 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Crush @ Stress (%)
7,500 psi 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.9
10,000 psi 3.5 2.5 1.2 1.7
12,500 psi 4.9** 4.0 2.6 3.1
Conductivity (md-ft)
Closure in psi:
6,000 psi 5756 4681 2252* 895
8,000 psi 4120 3639 1910* 749
10,000 psi 2638 2648 1431* 601
12,000 psi 1909 1983 1127* 423
Permeability (Darcies)
Closure in psi:
6,000 psi 371 304 144* 59
8,000 psi 269 241 124* 51
10,000 psi 184 182 96* 42
12,000 psi 139 141 79* 31
* Tested at 300°F ** Tested at 12,000 psi All materials are tested in accordance with API RP-19C & D standards (except where modified for temperature).
Intermediate Strength Proppants
Sintered Bauxite — The right choice for the deepest wells• Withstands the enormous pressure and closure stresses of deep wells• Greater conductivity and permeability per dollar than competing
high-strength products, which can translate to reduced fracturing treatment costs
Sintered Bauxite16/30
Sintered Bauxite 20/40
Sintered Bauxite30/50
Sintered Bauxite40/80
Specific Gravity 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Acid Solubility 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Crush @ Stress (%)
10,000 psi 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.5
12,500 psi 4.5 2.2 1.0 0.9
15,000 psi 9.0 4.0 1.5 2.1
Conductivity (md-ft)
Closure in psi:
6,000 psi 9505* 5581 2084 947*
8,000 psi 7155* 4478 1847 792*
10,000 psi 4875* 3483 1584 642*
12,000 psi 3515* 2640 1364 501*
Permeability (Darcies)
Closure in psi:
6,000 psi 663* 381 143 67*
8,000 psi 511* 312 128 58*
10,000 psi 361* 250 113 48*
12,000 psi 265* 197 99 40*
* Tested at 300°FAll materials are tested in accordance with API RP-19C & D standards (except where modified for temperature).
High Strength Proppants
Designed for the harshest environments, Saint-Gobain’s ultra-high strength proppant, Titan™, incorporates new technology and patented materials to deliver superior performance without superior cost.
Titan™ properties are unique — the specific gravity is similar to traditional sintered bauxites; the material is then enhanced with ultra-high strength, conductivity and endurance. By utilizing the industry’s most proven proppant manufacturing process, the material achieves superior sphericity and roundness at industrial scale. This unique combination of properties gives our customers the highest performance/dollar ultra-high strength proppant on the market.
Titan™ is the optimal ultra-high strength proppant for the most extreme reservoir conditions.
• Extreme depth• Extreme closure stress• Extreme temperature
Ultra-High Strength Proppants
Titan™
Specific Gravity 3.65
Acid Solubility 2.8
Crush @ Stress (%)
10,000 psi 0.6
15,000 psi 2.8
20,000 psi 6.0
Conductivity (md-ft)
Closure in psi:
14,000 psi 3370
16,000 psi 2800
18,000 psi 2300
20,000 psi 1795
Permeability (Darcies)
Closure in psi:
14,000 psi 237
16,000 psi 200
18,000 psi 165
20,000 psi 131
All materials are tested in accordance with API RP-19C & D standards.
Saint-Gobain Proppants
6105 Cynamide Road Benton, AR 72015
Tel: (501) 557-1300 Toll Free: (800) 643-2149
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Transload Locations
United States
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Canada Grand Prairie, Alberta
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Denmark Fredericia
Egypt Alexandria
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai
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