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- Title
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SAND (FRAC SAND).
- Authors
Zdunczyk, M. J.
- Abstract
The article looks at the market for hydraulic fracturing sand (frac sand), an industrial silica sand used in the drilling of oil and gas wells. Specifications for frac sand include percentage of silica or quartz grain, sphericity, and grain size. Frac sand production companies include US Silica, Badger Mining, and Manly Bros. Other topics include prices, environmental impact concerns, and occupational health and safety.
- Subjects
SAND &; gravel industry; SILICA sand; HYDRAULIC fracturing equipment; GRAIN size; U.S. Silica Co.; BADGER Mining Corp.; PRICING; INDUSTRIAL pollution; HYDRAULIC fracturing; SILICA sand mines &; mining
- Publication
Mining Engineering, 2013, Vol 65, Issue 7, p68
- ISSN
0026-5187
- Publication type
Article