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
Shout Out to Timpte!
Our very own Pete Cook made a trip to David City, NE last week and received a wonderful tour of Timpte’s headquarters and their primary manufacturing facility. He was able to see both agricultural trailers and the frac sand focused “Roughneck” hoppers in every stage of manufacturing. Pete’s comments: It was great to […]
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 […]
Remote Power Options for Frac Sand
The Petroleum Connection is pleased to be a Media Partner for the Permian Power Connection Conference, happening in Midland this September 29 & 30th. One of the agenda items is a case study discussing remote, off-grid power solutions for a frac sand mine. We thought many of our sand mine operators might be interested. If […]
3 Reasons why Canada’s frac sand supply and supply-chain deserves a look…
With three months until our 3rd Canadian Frac Sand Summit, we wanted to give three reasons why we’ve invested our time, money, and efforts to bring high-quality networking events to Canadian Frac Sand (and yes, that was three 3s in one sentence). Canadians want it. After hosting frac sand events in Texas for a decade, […]