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DOI	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10233
	Geological and engineering appraisal of hydraulic frac sand in some Egyptian localities as a proppant of oil well drilling
	Wahab, Gaber M. A.; Ibrahim, Gamal El -Din A.; Wahab, Amna A. M. Abdel
通讯作者	Wahab, GMA
来源期刊	HELIYON
EISSN	2405-8440
出版年	2022
卷号	8 期号:8
英文摘要	Sand that comprises high purity silica grains, in large percent, is of the best naturally occurring grains that can be used as proppants during hydraulic fracturing processes. Proppants are used to increase formations' permeability; to increase reservoirs' productivity, or to reopen plays and utilize unconventional reservoirs. The potentiality of these grains to be used as frac proppants is determined according to certain physical, mechanical, petrographical and chemical evaluations that include particle size analysis, acid solubility, turbidity, bulk density, crush resistance and hardness, sphericity and roundness, mineral and chemical composition. This study shows the evaluation of the silica sand samples collected from Malha Formation in Wadi El Dakhal, Eastern Desert; Naqus Formation in Wadi Qena, Eastern Desert; and Bahariya Formation at Gabal El-Dist area in Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The samples were examined according to frac sand international standards. The results showed the potentiality of the tested samples to be utilized as frac sand proppants. Wadi El-Dakhal and Wadi Qena studied areas possess very promising samples for frac sand production. But, the quality of Wadi El-Dakhal samples is somewhat better than that of Wadi Qena samples. The samples of Gabal El-Dist in Bahariya Oasis are relatively less to achieve the requirements; however, they can be utilized in shallow depths. The assessment testing of the studied samples revealed a good results and verifying the standard requirements, where SiO2 content is 89.1% in Wadi Qena, 99.3 % in Wadi Dakhal and 78.1% in Gebel El Dist, crush resistance at 5000 psi gives fine percent 4.71 W.Q, 6.78 W.D, and 14.11 B.O, turbidity readings raining from 100.5 to 133.25 NTU, the grain roundness are rounded to sub rounded, and grain size distribution range is 30/50 to 40/70 grading (710 um to 210 um).
英文关键词	Frac sand Hydraulic fracturing Silica sand Unconventional reservoirs Horizontal drilling Western desert Eastern desert Egypt Sieve-opening sizes ?m
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000866223100001
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/392998
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wahab, Gaber M. A.,Ibrahim, Gamal El -Din A.,Wahab, Amna A. M. Abdel. Geological and engineering appraisal of hydraulic frac sand in some Egyptian localities as a proppant of oil well drilling[J],2022,8(8).
APA	Wahab, Gaber M. A.,Ibrahim, Gamal El -Din A.,&Wahab, Amna A. M. Abdel.(2022).Geological and engineering appraisal of hydraulic frac sand in some Egyptian localities as a proppant of oil well drilling.HELIYON,8(8).
MLA	Wahab, Gaber M. A.,et al."Geological and engineering appraisal of hydraulic frac sand in some Egyptian localities as a proppant of oil well drilling".HELIYON 8.8(2022).