On a roll in the proppant industry, which has been expanding rapidly to support the North American shale boom, Frederick, MD-based U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. on Wednesday said it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire Voca, TX-based Cadre Services Inc., a regional sand mining company.
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U.S. Silica to Build Northern White Sand Facility in Wisconsin
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. has received approval from the town of Fairchild, WI, to begin development of a 3 million ton/year hydraulic fracturing (fracking) sand mine and plant, which would deliver product to operators via Union Pacific Railroad.
July 11, 2014
Is the Sandman Fracking’s New Boogeyman?
The mining and transport of proppant sand are drawing controversy similar to that related to the content and handling of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids if recent events are an indication.
August 23, 2013
DOE: Breakthrough Reduces Frack Chemicals in Produced Water
A breakthrough technology using an absorbent form of silica removed nearly all of the petrochemicals from water produced by hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) in natural gas shale wells and other geologic formations, Energy Department scientists reported late last week.
May 9, 2011
Breakthrough Reported to Reduce Hydrofrack Chemicals in Produced Water
A breakthrough technology using an absorbent form of silica removed nearly all of the petrochemicals from water produced by hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) in natural gas shale wells and other geologic formations, Energy Department scientists reported late last week.
May 3, 2011
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