Frac Sand is quartz sand material with high purity and durability, typically found in small, round grains. Frac sand is a crush-resistant material produced primarily for applications in petroleum and other industrial industries.The versatile sand material is a key agent in hydraulic fracturing for producing petroleum fluids like natural gas liquids and oil from base rock units.
SAND USED FOR DURING FRACING:
Frac sand is used as a proppant throughout the hydraulic fracturing drilling process. As you can probably guess, pumps will eventually be turned off during the process. The fractures deflate to a degree, but cannot permanently close due to the tons of frac and grain sand within the well.
FRAC SAND DURING THE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROCESS:
Ground materials like organic shale contain considerable amounts of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil that do not flow into wells independently. Shale can’t freely flow into wells because rock formations lack the permeability to seep into small pore spaces.
Hydraulic fracturing solves pore limitations by creating and generating within fracing wells. The drilling process involves:
➖Well drilling into rock sediment.
➖Sealing well portions in the petroleum-bearing zone.
➖Pumping water under intense pressure into the fracing portions of the well.