SELF-SUPPORTING PROPPANT WITH IMPROVED PROPPANT PACK CONDUCTIVITY

摘要

A proppant that is self-supporting includes a proppant particulate, a breaker coating adhered to a surface of the proppant particulate, and a hydrogel coating adhered to the breaker coating. A method of using a proppant particulate in a subterranean formation includes coating the proppant particulate with a breaker coating and a hydrogel. The method also includes introducing a fracturing fluid and the proppant particulate into a subterranean formation through a well bore, placing the proppant particulate in a fracture of the subterranean formation, and retrieving the fracturing fluid from the subterranean formation.