frac sand
Instance URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/commodity-code/frac-sand
Within scheme: South Australian Commodity Codes
Frac sand is a high-purity quartz sand with very durable and very round grains. It is a crush-resistant material used in the hydraulic fracturing process to produce petroleum fluids, such as oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from rock units that lack adequate pore space for these fluids to flow to a well.
| Type |
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| Is Defined By |
ns2:commodity-code
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| Label |
frac sand
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| Status |
ns3:original
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| Has Exact Match |
ns5:fracSand
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| Notation |
Frsand
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01.01.06.02 ns7:LocalHierarchyKey |
| Preferred Label |
frac sand
en
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| Citation |
http://geology.com/articles/frac-sand/
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| Broader |
sand
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