The Critical Role of Proppant in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Preview the hot (pun intended) topic we’ll be covering at this year’s 9th Frac Sand Update (link). Authors: Mark McClure, Rohan Irvin, and John McGrath In geothermal energy, hot water or steam is produced from the subsurface and used to generate electricity. The total resource base is huge – temperatures sufficiently high for electricity […]
Let me buy you a Beer in Houston
If you are registered for the conference, allow me to buy you a beer on October 4th and let’s chat about how we can make this year’s frac sand conference a success. Details will be sent to registered attendees. Still need to register? Here’s the link: 12th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference […]
2023 AIPG Conference Technical Presentations
2023 AIPG Conference Technical Presentations The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) will be hosting its 60th Annual Conference in the Greater Cincinnati Area (specifically Covington, KY) with activities from September 15 through 19, 2023. https://aipg.org/page/202360thAnniversaryConference Our Annual Conference presentations provide technical expertise and project examples of implementation for a wide variety of […]
Invitation to the 2023 American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Conference Field Trips
Invitation to the 2023 American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Conference Field Trips The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) will be hosting its 60th Annual Conference in the Greater Cincinnati Area (specifically Covington, KY) with activities from September 15 through 19, 2023. We invite you to participate in any part of the conference […]
Timpte Announces New Facility in West Texas
David City, NE May 2023 – Timpte, Inc. (Timpte), manufacturer of the #1 selling dry bulk commodity trailer in North America, announces its newest Customer Support Center (CSC) in Odessa, Texas. The West Texas facility is scheduled to open June 5, 2023 and will become Timpte’s tenth factory-direct Customer Support Center in the United States. […]
Post-Update LinkedIn Buzz
Snapshot of some of the buzz following last week’s 8th Annual Frac Sand Update! Petroleum Connection: Post | Feed | LinkedIn Collin McLelland: Post | LinkedIn Maru Suarez Williams: Post | LinkedIn Charlie Crisp: Post | LinkedIn Pete Cook: Post | LinkedIn Jack Belcher: Post | LinkedIn
Guest Post: Invitation to the 2023 American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Conference
The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) will be hosting its 60th Annual Conference in the Greater Cincinnati Area (specifically Covington, KY) with activities from September 15 through 19, 2023. We invite you to participate in any part of the conference that seems helpful and interesting to you. This conference will be celebrating 60 years […]
Frac Sand’s Current Bottlenecks
Over the past week or so, we’ve caught up with some of our contacts in the industry about some of the brief, high-level issues going on in the frac sand supply chain world right now. One of the biggest issues we’re hearing about right now is related to tight frac sand supply across the […]
Reality Check on a Purported Global Sand Shortage Sensationalism Extrapolated From Isolated Occurrences to Global Phenomena
While there is an abundance of articles and stories that purport global sand shortages, there are no scholarly articles or scientific facts reported that relate the isolated sand shortages acknowledged in the stories to the use of industrial sand. Read more: 2022_Krumenacher_Reality Check on a Purported Global Sand Shortage_UCLA Library
List frac sand assets you’re looking to buy or sell
We’ll be officially launching our Frac Sand Asset Marketplace this month, and we’re working on the blog posts for the new offerings. If you’re interested in listing what you’re selling or what you’d like to buy on the asset marketplace, reach out. You can email us at [email protected] or text/call 214-984-1615 to get the process […]