Proppant consists of sand-sized particles injected with frac fluid during a fracking operation. In shale oil and gas wells, the frac fluid is usually water with some friction reducer (like soap ...

The state has provided maps and other analysis to companies that might be interested in using the clay to manufacture proppants. MORE FRAC SAND MINING COVERAGE • Firms eager to fill demand ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Frac Proppants II, LLC (NFP) today announced plans to construct a second frac sand mine and processing plant in Jackson County, Wisconsin.“After we reached ...

This verified the model used to match the microseismic data, and for the first time explained why 20-40 proppant-sand could not be used to frac shale wells – it couldn’t fit into the cracks.

Proppants is treated sand or engineered ceramic material, which is used to keep fractures propped open after the fracturing treatment. Different types of proppants have different mechanical ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Frac Proppants, LLC (NFP) today announced the acquisition of land and frac sand reserves located on 1,600 acres near Black River Falls, Wisconsin.NFP has entered ...

Frac sand is what, in the industry, is called a "proppant." Essentially, proppants "prop" or keep open the cracks and pores in the rock after it has been fractured ("fracked") so that the oil, gas ...

A controversial new frac sand mine expects to hear soon if its permit has been issued allowing it to set up shop in Ste. Genevieve County. The sand from these types of mines is used in hydraulic ...

VOCA - Ron Jordan picked up a handful of damp sand as it cascaded off a broad conveyor belt, eventually bound for trucks or rail cars that will take it to eager buyers in South Texas and around ...

Vista Proppants & Logistics LLC, a frac-sand supplier backed by investment firms First Reserve Corp. and Ares Capital Corp., has filed for bankruptcy, saying it is facing unprecedented problems ...

TSX-V: SKY VANCOUVER, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Stikine Energy Corp. (TSX.V: SKY) ("Stikine" or the "Company") announces it has received crush test results for samples submitted in December 2011 ...