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Vol. 19, No. 14 Week of April 06, 2014
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Iles: It’s a ‘sad’ story

State study finds South Dakota sand is unsuited for hydraulic fracturing in well completion process per API specifications

Ray Tyson

For Petroleum News Bakken

South Dakota’s hope of capitalizing on North Dakota’s oil boom by providing its neighbor with abundant supplies of high-demand natural proppant, or sand for hydraulic fracturing has been dealt a serious blow. A recent study conducted by the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources concl....

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