Mucon has developed a slide gate valve for frac sand handling. The RGV-DC Roller Gate Valve is designed to: Isolate the discharge flow of sand on the outlet of various storage vessels, such as silos, hoppers, rail cars and mobile bins. Provide the ability to regulate the discharge rate of sand. Provide infinite variable control for the discharge of sand.…
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Quake Monitoring Service Protects Fracking Operations
QuakeMonitor is a cost-effective SmartSensor-based system that is easy to deploy and inexpensive to operate for companies looking to avoid potentially expensive complications such as damage to structures and the environment when they tap large reserves of oil and gas from shale formations, according to Weir-Jones and Associates.
Read MoreFairmont Santrol Touts Proppant Technology at Conference
Fairmount Santrol announced at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) the company’s self-suspending proppant technology in initial field trials and resin-coated sand are continuing to reduce the cost per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) while producing more oil and gas.
Read MoreProppant Demand in North America to Reach $8.2 Billion by 2019
Demand for proppants in North America is forecast to increase 7.6 percent annually through 2019 to 162 billion lb., valued at $8.2 billion. With oil and gas prices expected to remain subdued in the near term, demand for proppants will decelerate from the extremely rapid growth posted between 2004 and 2014 and future gains will result primarily from increases in…
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More than 100 people attended a meeting of the Houston County, Minn., Planning Commission during which the commission reviewed a zoning amendment proposed by the Houston County Protectors (HCP), a group which opposes the establishment of frac sand mining in the county. According to the Spring Grove Herald, the planning commission voted 5 to 2 to withhold its stamp of…
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