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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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
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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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