frac sand

ID: skos/Commodity/MIN4EU/fracSand

Item class: Concept

Label (en): frac sand

Label (hu):

Definition (en): 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. - http://geology.com/articles/frac-sand/

Definition (hu):

Concept scheme: Commodity

Broader concept: MIN4EU list of commodities