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Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #229 | July 24, 2019
Plenty of interesting frac sand news this week. It seems like we have accepted the state of things and gotten to work to make the best of it. Still plenty of sand being mined, moved, and used! Don’t wait too long to register for the 8th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference, and we put together a free webinar to help you make the most of it!
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The “Summer Of Restructuring” continues in frac sand. This week, we identified a third Chapter 11 filing in the space…
Proppant load sweet spots in the Powder River Basin: at what point are operators seeing diminishing returns? We're at URTeC 2019, booth #1033. Stop by to find out! Ian Deighton...
On July 17, 2019, Ryan Carbrey and Ryan Hassler of Rystad Energy hosted a US Land Oilfield Service Update. During the webinar, they discussed drilling and frac efficiency improvements,...
With only two months remaining before the 8th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference, join Pete Cook, President of the Petroleum Connection, as he discusses tips and tricks on...
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), over 63% of sand mined in the United States is used for frac. This role of sand is constantly increasing within the proppant...
What was once an exclusive, niche industry, providing essential materials used for oil and gas well completions, the proppant industry has undergone substantial and sometimes abrupt changes within the past...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comments regarding the construction of a sand mine in Jackson County. The DNR has already given preliminary approval to Smart Sand...
The Ho-Chunk Nation has notified Meteor Timber that it is withdrawing from negotiations for consideration of their $75M frac sand facility. Throughout their settlement discussions, the Ho-Chunk Nation has valued...
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for silica sand proppant mining company Emerge Energy LP to tap into an initial $7.5 million of its $35 million new...
Osceola High School students presented a petition to Osceola Village Board members last week on behalf of area residents concerned about silica sand mining in Farmington. The signatures represent opposition...
There are hundreds of drilling rigs active in the U.S. and almost every one of those is making ready for thousands of tons of sand to be pumped downhole shortly...
Earlier this year, Infill Thinking predicted that the Permian frac sand workforce would peak during 2Q19. Analysis of 2Q19 actual workforce trends confirms the prediction has panned out.
In the previous blog, we discussed about the key drivers and upcoming trends in Permian basin which includes increase in proppant intensity, pipelines bottlenecks and recent mergers and acquisitions to...
As the sweet spots of the booming Permian Basin are drilled, oil companies will need to either spend more money or consider mergers and acquisitions to keep up their crude...
Towards the end of the press release on Callon’s acquisition of Carrizo this week, a comment on oilfield water caught our eye.
Oilfield service giant Schlumberger has promoted chief operating officer Olivier Le Peuch to become the company's new CEO. After more 22 years of service, Schlumberger's longtime CEO Paal Kibsgaard is...
Halliburton Co. is shifting strategy in its largest region to deal with subdued customer spending by trimming 8% of its North American workforce and shelving unused frack gear.
Kansas City Southern chugs to the top of the Dow Transports after reporting better than expected Q2 earnings and reaching record revenues of $714M despite volume headwinds.
Union Pacific still expects to reach a previously stated goal of an annual operating ratio of below 61 percent for 2019 despite lower rail volumes in the first half of...
Here’s what completions supply chain folks need to know about Union Pacific’s market commentary Thursday morning…
Just before it goes beneath the two bridges that make up the west- and eastbound lanes of U.S. Hwy. 8 at Cameron, the Union Pacific Railroad track is unused and...
Conservation groups filed a notice today of their intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect the severely imperiled dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act. The...
An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt...
A man was arrested after two men fought to have the last word during a recent Kanab City Council meeting, jail records show. William James, 40, was arrested July 9...
An hour away from the U.S.-Mexico border in tiny Carrizo Springs, Texas, is the Studios, a nondescript one-story structure set on 27 acres. Stratton Oilfield Systems, a subsidiary of Stratton...
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