US Industrial Exchange Expands Digital Oilfield Procurement Marketplace Across Texas
HOUSTON, Texas — August 31, 2026 — US Industrial Exchange (USIX) is continuing to reshape the digital landscape of oilfield procurement with the expansion of its online marketplace into South Texas. The platform is now live in East Texas, the Permian Basin and South Texas, giving oilfield suppliers and customers a digital marketplace to connect, source materials and transact. […]
Canadian Frac Sand: Growth Mode
Last week’s Canadian Frac Sand Summit was a massive success. It was a sell-out crowd on an otherwise normal Tuesday in Calgary.
IAC and Adelphi Construction Surpass One Million Man-Hours Without a Lost-Time Incident
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Industrial Accessories Company (IAC) and its construction subsidiary, Adelphi Construction, have surpassed 1,056,980 combined man-hours worked without a lost-time incident, a milestone spanning field crews, fabrication shops, and jobsites nationwide. The achievement reflects a sustained, company-wide commitment to safety rather than a single event. IAC and Adelphi attribute the milestone to […]
Need Lightly Used Frac Sand Equipment at a Discount?
Our longtime supporters (and friends) at IAC let us know that they’ve got a special deal on equipment, and they’re allowing Frac Sand Digest readers to be the first to know. This equipment was run for only a few months on a 2MMtpy frac sand mine. While you may know them for their new […]
Any recommendations on good ticketing/inventory software for frac sand mine operations?
Especially interested in hearing from frac sand mining folks about your experience with some software being better/worse. Email me your thoughts: nick@petroleumconnection.com
Timpte Announces New Ecommerce Platforms
DAVID CITY, Neb. May 20th, 2026 — Timpte, Inc., a leading manufacturer in the agriculture and transportation industry, today announced the launch of two new e-commerce platforms designed to better serve customers and expand access to its growing portfolio of products and aftermarket solutions. The new platforms, Thunder Armor store thunderarmorusa.com and the Timpte Equipment […]
Has OFS pricing/activity changed as a result of the war?
As of publishing, WTI is ALMOST at $100. Nat gas is solidly a long-term play for powering AI and data centers and just life frankly. BUT… Prices don’t mean jack to us if they don’t translate to increased activity and improved pricing for proppant, logistics, and OFS. That’s the big question that we’ll be asking […]
New Role for E&P’s Former Sand Man: US Industrial Exchange
US Industrial Exchange (USIE) is happy to announce the formal joining of Sam Reynolds effective January 15, 2026 serving as USIE’s President and Chief Strategy Officer. Sam brings decades of oil and gas industry experience in the operational, commercial and strategic space building out our team. USIE looks to revolutionize the commodity market using our […]
New Web-Based Platform Transforms How the Energy Industry Buys, Sells, and Moves Frac Sand
US Industrial Exchange – Chicago, IL — A breakthrough digital platform has launched to modernize the way frac sand is bought, sold, financed, and delivered across the U.S. energy sector. The new web-based system introduces a streamlined, automated environment that allows producers and oil exploration companies to transact sand with unprecedented speed, transparency, and reliability. […]
Reconsidering Overburden and Off-Spec Material: Extracting Value from the Margins
Every sand and aggregate operation faces the same reality: the focus must be on the high-value product — the material that meets precise size, strength, and cleanliness standards. But just beyond that focus lies a quieter, ongoing challenge familiar to every operator: what to do with overburden and off-spec material. These by-products are unavoidable. They […]