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sandfracing, sand fracing, vbl. n. Oil Industry.|ˈsændfrækɪŋ|
Also -fraccing, -fracking.
[f. sand n.2 + fracturing vbl. n.]
A method of stimulating production from an oil field by forcing fluid containing sand grains into the reservoir rock. So ˈsandfrac n., a name for this process; sand frac(k v. trans. and absol., to apply this treatment to (an oil field).
1953Petrol. Engineer XXV. b108/2 This well had two sandfrac treatments, using..round grained sand. 1957Times 11 Dec. 16/4 It is believed that sandfraccing and drilling in proven areas will maintain the present rate of production. 1960Oil & Gas Reporter XII. 1034 After the well was completed, Phillips contracted with D to sand frack. Ibid. 1035 Phillips arranged..to sand frack the producing formation to increase productivity. 1961Ibid. XIV. 111 On December 9, 1959, Gregg et al. requested the Commission to enter field rules including one which would authorize any operator to ‘sand frac’ by using a maximum of 20,000 gallons of fluid and 40,000 pounds of sand per well. 1961Texas Law Rev. XXXIX. 359 It is suggested that compulsory pooling is a workable and effective method of solving the small tract problem and, more specifically, the issues arising from an alleged trespass caused by sand⁓fracing. |