Frac Articles

Oil and natural gas extraction is one of the toughest and riskiest undertakings imaginable. Exploration and production companions, commonly referred to as E&P companies, need every edge to maximize the efficiency of their operations. Drilling for hydrocarbons (natural gas and oil) is more...

Del Sol Services is an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of bulk material handling equipment and custom engineered material handling facilities. Our experience of designing and implementing plant-wide systems that: Transport Discharge Fill Weigh Blend Deliver a wide range of bulk...

A great video showing hydraulic fracturing from Chesapeake Energy www.youtube.com/embed/73mv-Wl5cgg

Needless to say, we receive a lot of phone calls about sand. I would have to say that the most frequent of these calls is from land owners, mine operators, and quarry operators saying that they have frac sand. In a few instances, they actually do. But, how do you know if your sand is frac sand?...

The demand for hydraulic frac proppant is at an all time high. The number of frac jobs that are being pumped into the drilling projects in the shales are requiring more and more total volumes of proppant. In the Haynesville Shale, it is not uncommon for four million pounds for resin coated sand to...

Frac Sand Equipment Sand Dryer While our specialty is building entire frac sand processing facilities, for the budget conscious, or small plant, or for replacement of non-functional equipment, Del Sol also offers individual sand processing equipment components. This page is dedicated to frac sand...

Del Sol is pleased to offer several options of sand screener for the FRAC market. Since every sand plant is a little different, we do not apply a one size fits all solution. From simple three deck screens to produce a single cut to 8 deck mineral separators for producing 3 cuts, we have a solution...

Natural gas drilling in the United States requires the use of Hydraulic Fracturing, more commonly referred to as Frac, to complete wells. The rising demand for Proppant that is required for hydraulic fracturing has created a shortage of proppant domestically. Manufacturing high quality proppoant...

Frac Sand Plant Construction and Equipment Del Sol Services is a leading provider of sand and material handling equipment used in the production of frac sand and resin coated proppant. Del Sol Industrial Services Inc. is the exclusive sales representative group for Roberts Sinto Corporation’s...

1. Figure out what you need. Fundamentally consider your process. Do you need batches of sand or is a continuous sand mixer in order? 2. Once you define the type of mixer you desire, think about how much sand you need. If it is a batch, how large a batch must you have, and how many batches per hour...