Just Add Water: Why US Shale's Next Big Supply-Chain Revolution Is Wet Sand
Eliminating the drying units (along with the need for storage silos and conveyers) would trim this sum by 40 to 60%. ... Another reason sand is dried after washing has to do with so much of it coming from those northern states, well-known for their long and frigid winters. If wet sand becomes freezing sand, a big problem is posed for …