Abstract: A testing system and method for evaluating the time required for shutting in a well after packing fractures in the well with a proppant having curable resin. At the well site, a sample of the proppant is compressed and heated in a portable unit. While the sample is being heated and compressed, its properties are being monitored to determine if the resin in the proppant has cured. Recording the time required for the proppant to cure provides an indication of how long to shut in the well after packing the fractures with the proppant. The portable unit includes a gas to fluid intensifier for compressively stressing the sample and a heat source for heating the sample. Sensors adjacent the proppant sample monitor the properties.

Abstract: A testing system and method for evaluating the time required for shutting in a well after packing fractures in the well with a proppant having curable resin. At the well site, a sample of the proppant is compressed and heated in a portable unit. While the sample is being heated and compressed, its properties are being monitored to determine if the resin in the proppant has cured. Recording the time required for the proppant to cure provides an indication of how long to shut in the well after packing the fractures with the proppant. The portable unit includes a gas to fluid intensifier for compressively stressing the sample and a heat source for heating the sample. Sensors adjacent the proppant sample monitor the properties.