Industrial Minerals


Computer particle analysis to become frac sand “gold standard”

04 January 2012

by Jack Elliott

US-group Cadre Proppants says technology integration is paramount in tight market

Keywords: frac sand, processing, Cadre Proppants, proppants, oil drilling

Texas-based frac sand producer Cadre Proppants has said that computer particle analysis (CPA) should become the “gold standard” for frac sand processing.

The technology is lauded for its significant time saving, high reproducibility, and versatility in determining grain sizes.

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