New OSHA Silica Standard How it Relates to Oil and Gas
Silica exposure represents a direct hazard to the health of workers engaged in the oil and gas industry By complying with the new OSHA final rule and standard concerning silica exposure, the industry can expect a net gain in costs related to the safety and healthcare of employees for a minimal cost outlay...
Worker Exposure to Silica during Hydraulic Fracturing
to stimulate well production in the oil and gas industry It is not a new process, but its use has , One way to reduce silica exposure is to use alternative proppants eg, sintered bauxite, ceramics, resin-coated sand where feasible However, before using...
US Silica Set To Rule The Sandbox Oil and Gas Investor
Aug 09, 2016 0183 32 US Silica, determined to make acquisitions in the downturn, has added Texas regional sand, high-purity Illinois sand and logistics to its portfolio this year...
US Silica Holdings, Inc Announces Third Quarter 2018 ,
Oct 23, 2018 0183 32 Oil and Gas Revenue of 3025 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared with 3241 million in the second quarter of 2018, down 7 sequentially and up 6 over the third quarter of 2017...
Fracking Can t Happen Without These Companies Investopedia
Aug 08, 2014 0183 32 US Silica Holdings Inc and Emerge Energy Services LP are two examples and they ve both benefited from the increased activity in both oil and gas ,...
Silica fumes provide durability to concrete structures in the oil and gas industry Silica fumes are primarily used in the construction of pipelines for flow of lubricants and gas and in the construction of boring and drilling wells...
TRISYL Silica Gel for Oils/Fats and Biofuel Refining
for Oils/Fats and Biofuel Refining , TRISYL® Silica, the oil should be dried if clay is to be used in the bleacher , years as governments around the world mandate its use as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building energy security, and improving domestic economi...
Workers Silica Exposure at Fracking Sites Far Exceeds ,
Aug 01, 2013 0183 32 Silica is often mixed with the water and chemicals injected into shale formations during fracking, with silica acting as a proppant to keep the underground fractures open to allow oil or natural gas ,...
Gases and vapors continue to pose hazards on oil and gas ,
Aug 24, 2018 0183 32 Fatalities are identified using the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Database The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA severe injury data set provides a source to identify severe non-fatal incidents among oil and gas extraction workers...
Us Silica Holdin is Among the Companies in the Oil Gas ,
Nov 09, 2018 0183 32 Below are the three companies in the Oil Gas Equipment Services industry with the highest sales growth Us Silica Holdin ranks highest with a sales growth of 12,1729 Rpc Inc is next with a sales growth of 11,8832 Carbo Ceramics ranks third highest with a sales growth of 8,3168...
Pioneer Natural Resources buys into West Texas sand mine ,
The mine is located approximately 60 miles north of Midland and is expected to produce 6 million tons a year of sand for use in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the process by which oil and gas ....
US Silica s Recent Call Strengthens Frac Sand Thesis
Aug 03, 2018 0183 32 US Silica is benefiting dramatically from increased usage of their premium, lower cost silica sand, in both their oil gas and industrial segments As ,...
silica, a byproduct of electric furnaces used for obtaining silicon and silicon alloys Taylor, 1990 fly ashes, ashes separated from the flue gas of a...
Silica gels have been in use for more than 40 years in natural gas processing, with more than 200 units worldwide using silica gel and also many more using molecular sieves or other adsorbents Nevertheless, new developments and technologies are still introduced to the market that either...
Oil and gas well drilling and servicing activities involve the use and production of potentially hazardous materials OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH , and industry and safety groups continue to evaluate the type and extent of ,...
Sep 23, 2018 0183 32 Gas and oil workers that extract natural gas from shale formations are exposed to safety hazards and potential injuries from the likes of silica sand ,...
Jul 20, 2018 0183 32 Alongside the release of the first quarter results, US Silica indicated that oil and gas volumes would grow another 10-15 in the second quarter on a ,...
Exploration for Oil, Gas Driving Demand for Silica Sand ,
The report says continued exploration for oil, gas and the use of more sand per well are driving demand for silica sand Analyst Brandon Savisky authored the report...
Turning Sand into fuel - Silicon oil as an energy carrier Dr Peter Plichta studied chemistry, physics and nuclear chemistry in Cologne, Germany He obtained his doctorate in chemistry in 1970, and in the years following he did much research, on the subject of silan...
Investing in Frac Sand Proppants and what they can do for you Posted February 12, 2014 at 10 49AM , Frac sand plays a critical role in the oil and gas extraction process known as fracking , But fracking has rapidly become the largest use of silica sand, which the US Geological Survey puts at 57 of all US silica sand production ....
Commercial Silica Sand is widely used as a proppant by companies involved in oil and natural gas recovery in conventional and unconventional resource plays The resource is also used in industrial processing to make everyday items such as glass, construction materials, personal care products, electronics, and even renewable materials...
Pioneer Natural Resources buys into West Texas sand mine ,
Sep 18, 2018 0183 32 The mine is located approximately 60 miles north of Midland and is expected to produce 6 million tons a year of sand for use in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the process by which oil and gas ....
US Silica specializes in products and solutions for the oil and gas industry, glass, chemical and foundry industries, as well silica sand and industrial minerals used in building products, fillers and extenders, recreation, industry filtration and treatment and testing and analysis...
We have a 100 year track record as an innovator in industrial silica products and solutions as a supplier to domestic oil and natural gas operations Leading producer of industrial minerals...
Despite that, Wall Street can t seem to shake its concern over US Silica s dependency on the oil and gas industry It, um, didn t go so well the last time things went sour...
Natural gas, in itself, might be considered a very uninteresting gas - it is colorless, shapeless, and odorless in its pure form, but it is one of the cleanest, safest, and ,...
US Silica Holdings Stays Aggressive With Acquisitions ,
US Silica Holdings NYSE SLCA has long been the standout company in the frack sand business Its size and financial strength allowed it to weather the drop in oil prices better than its peers ....
The silica exposures present in the Oil and Gas industry were therefore largely ignored until recently NIOSH began focusing on silica exposures in late 2009 and conducted a study of 11 Oil and Gas sites between 2010 and 2011 for the specific purpose of assessing what hazards are present and whether silica exposures were being adequately ....
The hydraulic fracturing process for oil and gas uses a mixture of proppant usually frac sand , water, and chemicals The mixture is injected into a well under very high pressur...
ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL DIESEL FUELS BY PREPARTIVE ,
Chromatograph and a Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer to analyze two commercial diesel fuels , Both methods use a silica gel column for the separation and count as aromatic the total , Stability Ensured by Testing Treatment, Oil Gas Journal, pp 79-84, January, 1984...
