40/70 US Silica White
DESCRIPTION
This Northern White monocrystalline alpha-quartz proppant is derived from the Sylvania, St.
Ottawa
Peter and Wonewoc formations and processed and sized at the U.S. Silica plants in Michigan,
Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin. The extremely durable proppant exhibits exceptional
strength, integrity and purity, and will not degrade or dissolve during handling and pumping
associated with normal fracturing operations.
ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS
Sparta
Proppant specific gravity of 2.65 enables maximum suspension and lateral fracture placement
Compatible with all hydraulic fracturing chemicals
High-quality Krumbein Factors (roundness and sphericity) ensure optimum downhole
porosity and permeability, and thus, conductivity
Excellent crush resistant classification or K-Value
Meets or exceeds ISO 13503-2 and API RP 19C specifications for particle distribution,
Pacific
roundness and sphericity, turbidity, acid solubility and crush resistance
APPLICATIONS
All sandstone and fractured shale formations requiring high-strength
alpha-quartz proppants
Recommended for formations with net closure stresses up to 6,000 psi
API/ISO Properties
Typical
Turbidity (NTU)
10 140
Krumbein Shape Factors
Roundness
0.6 0.7
Sphericity
0.7 0.8
Bulk Density (g/cm3)
Rockwood
Magnification ~ 12X
1.48 1.60
Bulk Density (lb/ft )
92 100
Particle Density (g/cm )
2.64 2.66
Particle Size Distribution
Meets or Exceeds API/ISO Standards
Mean Particle Diameter (mm)
0.300 0.306
Median Particle Diameter (mm)
0.292 0.302
Solubility in 12/3 HCl/HF for 1/2 Hr @ 150F (Weight Loss %)
Crush Resistance Classification (K)
0.78 1.50
8 11
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40/70 US Silica White
LONG-TERM CONDUCTIVITY
LONG-TERM CONDUCTIVITY* @ 2 lb/ft2, 150F, Ohio Sandstone
Conductivity (millidarcy foot)
Long-term conductivity is
1082
1,000
Conductivity Performance Range
877
a measure of the hydraulic
fractures ability to allow flow.
598
It is a multiple of the
323
permeability of the proppant
168
pack in millidarcys and the
107
100
width of the proppant pack
measured in feet.
LONG-TERM PERMEABILITY
Long-term permeability is a
10
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
Closure Stress (psi)
measure of a porous mediums
ability to flow measured in
Darcys or fractions thereof.
It is a function of the crosssectional area open to flow,
LONG-TERM PERMEABILITY* @ 2 lb/ft2, 150F, Ohio Sandstone
the differential pressure due
100
Permeability (Darcy)
58
Permeability Performance Range
48
33
flowing medium.
19
10
10
2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
Closure Stress (psi)
*Procedures for measuring long-term conductivity of proppants, API RP-19D and ISO 13503-5
Disclaimer: The information set forth in this Product Data Sheet represents typical properties of the product described; the information and the typical
values are not specifications. U.S. Silica Company makes no representation or warranty concerning the products, expressed or implied, by this product
data sheet.
Warning: The product contains respirable crystalline silica - quartz, which can cause silicosis (an occupational lung disease) and lung cancer. For detailed
USS304
to flow and the viscosity of the
information on the potential health effects of respirable crystalline silica - quartz, see the U.S. Silica Company Safety Data Sheet.
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