ISO 13503-2:2024 PDF

Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy — Completion fluids and materials — Part 2: Measurement of properties of proppants used in hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing operations

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ISO 13503-2:2024

Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy — Completion fluids and materials — Part 2: Measurement of properties of proppants used in hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing operations

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Format:: Electronic (PDF)
Number of pages:: 9
Publication date:: December 2, 2024
Edition:: ISO IS 13503 edition 2 version 1
ICS:: 75.180.10

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This document provides testing procedures for evaluating proppants used in hydraulic fracturing and gravel packing operations. NOTE Proppants mentioned in this document refer to sand, ceramic, resin-coated, gravel packing proppants, and other materials used for hydraulic fracturing and gravel packing operations. This document supplements API Std 19C, 2nd edition (2018), the requirements of which are applicable with the exceptions specified in this document. This document provides consistent methodology for testing performed on hydraulic fracturing and/or gravel packing proppants.

Technical details

Technical committee: ISO/TC 67/SC 3 - Drilling and completion fluids, well cements and treatment fluids
SKU: ISO 13503-2:2024

Abstract

Overview

ISO 13503-2:2024 is the International Standard for assessing proppants used in hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing operations. It specifies test procedures and consistent methodologies for evaluating sand, ceramic, resin‑coated and other proppant materials. This second edition updates and supplements API Std 19C, 2nd edition (2018) and introduces procedural clarifications and new test accessories (e.g., the PropPaver loading device and a stand sampling device).

Key SEO phrases: ISO 13503-2:2024, proppant testing, hydraulic fracturing proppants, gravel packing proppants, proppant properties.

Key topics

Scope and materials covered
- Test procedures for sand, ceramic, resin-coated and gravel‑packing proppants.
- Provides a harmonized methodology for hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing proppant testing.
Sampling
- Introduces a stand sampling device for proppants packed in 1.5 t bags.
- Sampling guidance: at least 2 bags per 10, minimal total sample mass (not less than 25 kg), and procedures for split sampling.
Sieve analysis
- Revised procedure: proppant retained on sieves and in the pan are directly weighed and recorded.
- Specifications include particle-size distribution limits: a minimum of 90% of sample should fall between the coarse and fine designated sieves (e.g., 1 700/850 μm, 850/425 μm, 425/250 μm).
- Upper/lower retention limits: maximum 0.1% larger than the top sieve, and a combined maximum of 2% retained on the last sieve and pan.
- Adds average diameter (dav) calculation (example result: 976 μm for a simulated 16/30 sample).
Crush resistance testing
- Replaces Pluviator with PropPaver loading device to lay proppant flat inside the crush cell and reduce operator variability.
- Detailed sample preparation, mass calculations and assembly steps for the crush cell.
- Target proppant pack concentration specified for the crush cell set-up.

Applications

Who uses ISO 13503-2:2024:

Petroleum engineers and completion specialists performing proppant qualification.
Laboratory technicians conducting sieve analysis and crush resistance tests.
Proppant manufacturers and suppliers certifying product consistency.
Operators specifying proppant quality for hydraulic fracturing and gravel‑packing jobs.

Practical benefits:

Ensures repeatable, comparable proppant test results.
Helps specify durable proppants that minimize fines generation and maintain fracture conductivity.
Supports procurement, quality control, and regulatory compliance in completion operations.

Related standards

API Std 19C, 2nd edition (2018) - the normative baseline that ISO 13503-2:2024 supplements.
Other parts of the ISO 13503 series (see ISO catalog for full list).

Keywords: proppant testing standard, sieve analysis procedure, PropPaver, proppant crush resistance, completion fluids and materials.

Related standards

Mentioned in the description and other ISO standards

Abstract

Overview

Key SEO phrases: ISO 13503-2:2024, proppant testing, hydraulic fracturing proppants, gravel packing proppants, proppant properties.

Key topics

Scope and materials covered
- Test procedures for sand, ceramic, resin-coated and gravel‑packing proppants.
- Provides a harmonized methodology for hydraulic fracturing and gravel-packing proppant testing.
Sampling
- Introduces a stand sampling device for proppants packed in 1.5 t bags.
- Sampling guidance: at least 2 bags per 10, minimal total sample mass (not less than 25 kg), and procedures for split sampling.
Sieve analysis
- Revised procedure: proppant retained on sieves and in the pan are directly weighed and recorded.
- Specifications include particle-size distribution limits: a minimum of 90% of sample should fall between the coarse and fine designated sieves (e.g., 1 700/850 μm, 850/425 μm, 425/250 μm).
- Upper/lower retention limits: maximum 0.1% larger than the top sieve, and a combined maximum of 2% retained on the last sieve and pan.
- Adds average diameter (dav) calculation (example result: 976 μm for a simulated 16/30 sample).
Crush resistance testing
- Replaces Pluviator with PropPaver loading device to lay proppant flat inside the crush cell and reduce operator variability.
- Detailed sample preparation, mass calculations and assembly steps for the crush cell.
- Target proppant pack concentration specified for the crush cell set-up.

Applications

Who uses ISO 13503-2:2024:

Petroleum engineers and completion specialists performing proppant qualification.
Laboratory technicians conducting sieve analysis and crush resistance tests.
Proppant manufacturers and suppliers certifying product consistency.
Operators specifying proppant quality for hydraulic fracturing and gravel‑packing jobs.

Practical benefits:

Ensures repeatable, comparable proppant test results.
Helps specify durable proppants that minimize fines generation and maintain fracture conductivity.
Supports procurement, quality control, and regulatory compliance in completion operations.

Related standards

API Std 19C, 2nd edition (2018) - the normative baseline that ISO 13503-2:2024 supplements.
Other parts of the ISO 13503 series (see ISO catalog for full list).

Keywords: proppant testing standard, sieve analysis procedure, PropPaver, proppant crush resistance, completion fluids and materials.

ISO 13503-2:2024 PDF

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