Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #194 | November 21, 2018
Dallas-based Pioneer Natural Resources said Thursday it will shutter its Central Texas sand mine in Brady because of the surge in competition from new mines in West Texas' Permian Basin.
Over the weekend, we wrote about the closures at Covia's Voca plants, which were subsequently announced by the company. But that's not all... the Brady mothballing trend has escalated further...
Pioneer Natural Resources is closing its sand mine in Brady, Texas as the company transitions proppant supply to West Texas sand sources, the company announced Nov. 15.
US frac sand demand has been declining since July this year, Jennifer Deckard Covia's chief executive said, following the company's decision to idle capacity in Texas.
Covia management is hosting their 3Q18 earnings conference on Wednesday morning...
Not all frac sand mines are created equal. It is capable of handling ~600 trucks per day in the congested Permian.
The Wolfcamp shale play has been a key driver of growing oil and gas production in West Texas' booming Permian Basin oil field, according to the Energy Department.
We recently caught up with the management team behind a permit we found back in August to learn about this new Eagle Ford project. Login to learn exclusive details about...
The Vaca Muerta Shale Basin in Argentina is the only unconventional play outside of North America where activity has already made the transition from exploration to full-scale development. The potential...
Thousands of tons of frac sand can be consumed developing a single petroleum well. One rail car carries about 120 tons of sand suggesting that dozens of rail cars of...
Drilled Uncompleted Wells are reaching record levels according to the EIA. August of 2018 added another 238 DUC wells in the major basins to reach a record 8,269 drilled uncompleted...
Today, we thought it'd be interesting to take a look at a timeline of the last mile S-Curve shift. The result was interesting.
With the United States oil and gas industry experiencing substantial growth, demand for frac sand has continued to rise; the increasing amount of sand employed per well, combined with longer...
In the frac sand world, sand is currency and inventory is your money in the bank. Careful management of inventory can create operating efficiencies resulting in cost savings. Keeping an...
We wrote about this stock back in May when we encouraged investors to wait for a swing before going long. As the chart shows below, though, shares of U.S. Silica...
It was pretty much assumed that Covia Holdings wasn't going to have a great third-quarter earnings report. Even though the combination of Fairmount Santrol and Unimin meant a larger, more...
In U.S. shale plays, where increasing efficiency is among the unofficial mantras, EOG Resources Inc. is on a mission to drive down costs as the company improves the quality of...
At the Long Ridge Energy Terminal in Hannibal, Ohio River Partners has extended the completion timeline for the new power plant.
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