[ RadSafe ] Proppant

[Miller, Mark L]

Proppant is simply a material in fracking fluid to "prop" open the fractures it creates when injected.  It keeps them open so that the natural gas/oil can flow.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Dapra [mailto:sjd at swcp.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:11 PM
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Officials to test Minot proppant after oilfield waste found radioactive

Jan. 26

         What is proppant?

Steven Dapra


At 07:56 AM 1/24/2012, you wrote:
>More coverage of the "radioactive" oil field sand in North Dakota -- 
>this time from the Minot Daily News.  Perhaps the Health Physics 
>Society should step in and help the reporters put this whole issue in 
>perspective.
>
>http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/562393/Officials-t
>o-test-Minot-proppant-after-oilfield-waste-found-radioactive.html?nav=5
>010