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Silica-sand deposits in Arizona

dc.contributor.authorSpencer, J.E.
dc.contributor.authorNiemuth, N.J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T00:31:36Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T00:31:36Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-03
dc.identifier.citationSpencer, J.E. and Niemuth, N.J., 2015, Silica-sand deposits in Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Open File Report, OFR-15-04, 8 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/629454
dc.descriptionNearly pure quartz sands have become increasingly important for oil and gas production. Although used for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) since at least the 1950s, the advent of directional drilling and improvements in hydraulic fracturing techniques have led to widespread exploitation of quartz sands that have appropriate properties for use in hydraulic fracturing (“frac sands”). Such sands are present in the upper Miocene to Pliocene upper Bidahochi Formation of northeastern Arizona. Other sand deposits are present in the State, but are not as well suited for use in hydraulic fracturing. This report is a brief review of the distribution and character of sands in Arizona that may have properties appropriate for use in hydraulic fracturing.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOFR-15-04
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectArizona Geological Survey Open File Reports
dc.subjectPliocene
dc.subjectHistoric
dc.subjectMiocene
dc.subjectNavajo County
dc.subjectNavajo Indian Reservation
dc.subjectChambers
dc.subjectPuerco River
dc.subjectHolbrook
dc.subjectSanders
dc.subjectquartz sand
dc.subjectSilica
dc.subjecteolian sand
dc.subjectBidahochi Formation
dc.subjectenergy resources
dc.subjectoil and gas exploration
dc.subjectfrac sand
dc.subjectfracking
dc.subjectindustrial mineral
dc.subjectColorado Plateau
dc.subjectApache County
dc.titleSilica-sand deposits in Arizona
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csdgm.bounding.east-108.711
csdgm.bounding.north36.0222
csdgm.bounding.south34.6871
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