Mobile Proppant Coating On-The-Fly May Be ComingTo A Well-site Near You

In an Infill Thinking exclusive, we caught up with the team behind an interesting new well-site innovation in the frac supply chain.

PropCoater™ is a mobile proppant coating unit designed to apply a thin, uniform coating at the blender—on the fly—without adding a separate treatment step to the pad schedule. Operators can coat proppant as it enters the frac stream, improving transport, reducing chemical loading, and keeping spread efficiency high.

The January 2024 Infill Thinking article walks through how on-site coating fits into modern high-intensity completions, what field teams are seeing in early programs, and why coating at the well site may become a standard option alongside traditional slickwater and gel schedules.

Download the full article PDF below for charts, photos from the field, and additional operator commentary.