Proppant Research Group
The data displayed below were collected during a joint project between the following departments at Montana Tech of The University of Montana: Geophysical Engineering and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. The samples represent sandstones collected and analyzed for their potential use as proppant material.
| Sample Name | A07-4 | Site Name | A07-JG |
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| Latitude | 45.2421857 | Longitude | -108.6739454 |
| Geomethod | NAV-GPS | Datum | NAD83 |
| Elevation | 5388.4 | Township | 07S |
| County | CARBON | Range | 25E |
| 100K Quad | BRIDGER | Section | 9 |
| 24K Quad | BOWLER | Quarter Section | BD |
| Sample Taken | YES | ||
| Sample Date | 6/3/2013 | Formation Name | Tensleep Formation (IPt) |
| Sampler Name | JAY GUNDERSON | Sampler Notes | EAST ON PRYOR MTN RD TO INTSC W/ RAILROAD GRADE RD NEAR SAGE CK; CLIFF FACE TO N; MASSIVE OVERLYING UNIT - XBEDS; XBEDS (A7-4) CAPPED BY MORE MASSIVE REWORKED SANDY LIME; ALL OF A7 SAMPLED IN ~10' INTERVALS |
| Thickness | 15 | Extent | 9999 |
| References | WASHED IN ACID/PRESIEVED THROUGH #12 | ||
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| Meets API Minimum Standards | Minerology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| USED CONE CRUSHER, SAMPLE TURED BACK INTO SOLID ROCK IN OVEN -> ACID BATH, THEN WENT INTO OVEN AGAIN AND WAS OKAY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sieving Results Reported Sample Weight (g): 134.81
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| Sphericity | 0.66 |
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| Roundness | 0.6 |
| First Primary | 70 |
| Second Primary | 140 |
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Available Documents  View document [A7_04_SPHERE_ROUND1442015_7_7_11_39_43.pdf] View document [A7_04_PRECRUSH1432015_7_7_11_39_51.pdf] View document [A7_04_6KCRUSH2015_7_7_11_41_30.pdf] View document [A7_04_5KCRUSH2015_7_7_11_42_41.pdf] View document [A7_04_5KCRUSH_SECONDRUN2015_7_7_11_42_57.pdf] |
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