Dakota Plains and Unimin Corp. previously executed an agreement to construct an automated frac sand terminal with 8,000 tons of storage and a throughput capacity of 750,000 tpy.
Read more: Dakota Plains Begins Frac Sand Trans-loading at Pioneer
Particle-analysis technology will now be helping providers of proppant to the oil and gas well industries perform a final quality check on their material.
Read more: W.S. Tyler Particle Size, Shape Analyzers Aid in Quality Control
The Weyerhaeuser, Wis., facility now enables Source to load unit trains of frac sand destined for regions with active oil and natural gas exploration and development.
Wabash MPI offers the Genesis Series Proppant Crush Test Press for use with sand, resin coated sand and ceramic proppant used in the “fracking” process. The Model G28-12-PCR-X press offers compression force ranging from 2 to 28 tons within a ± 2.5 percent deviation and 12-in. L-R x 12-in. F-B full guided hardened plates with adjustable stops for crush die centering.
According to the study “ProppantIQ” by PacWest Consulting Partners, the U.S. proppant market is expected to grow at 8 percent per annum through 2015, from 63 billion lb. in 2013 to 75 billion lb. in 2015.
