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aint-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.

Only Some Proppants Are Well Worth It™ !

 Porosity formation is inevitable when manufacturing ceramic proppants —

Lightweight 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.
 VersaProp® — Greater strength, conductivity and productivity

Intermediate Strength Proppants
InterProp® — The right combination of performance and value
• 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
• 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).
 Sintered Bauxite — The right choice for the deepest wells

High Strength Proppants • 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 Bauxite Sintered Bauxite Sintered Bauxite Sintered Bauxite

16/30 20/40 30/50 40/80

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°F
All materials are tested in accordance with API RP-19C & D standards (except where modified for temperature).

Ultra-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

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.
 Transload Locations
Little Rock, Arkansas
Bellaire, Ohio
Hannibal, Ohio
Clinton, Oklahoma
Stanley, North Dakota
Williston, North Dakota
United States Alice, Texas
Kermit, Texas
Navasota, Texas
Casper, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Rock Springs, Wyoming

Canada Grand Prairie, Alberta

China Guanghan City, Sichuan Province

Denmark Fredericia

Egypt Alexandria

Kingdom of Dammam
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai
Emirates (UAE)

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or to order call 1-800-643-2149.
Saint-Gobain
Proppants
6105 Cynamide Road
Benton, AR 72015
Tel: (501) 557-1300
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