Frac Sand Weekly News Digest

The company has significantly boosted capital spending to increase production.

Raw sand guys like it when E&Ps pump raw sand, but they might like it when E&Ps pump this specialty product too!

Alberta’s secessionists are gaining ground, contesting Prime Minister Carney’s desire to project national unity.

The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant?

Part II of the above series!

Part III as the markets have been given time to process.

Riyadh wants to squeeze U.S. frackers, although an all-out price war would be costly.

With the oil markets taking a turn for the better, we take a look at who reacted the most when conditions were worse.

With “several billion barrels of resources” left untapped in the Powder River Basin, Continental Resources is nearing full-scale development of the Niobrara Shale in Converse County, Wyoming.

And cue the smile from US nat gas producers...

A look at some recent trends in the Marcellus and Utica Shales in the Appalachian Basin.

Due to the longer well length and larger casing diameter, the stimulation program design will utilise an increased 42,000 hydraulic horsepower for larger pumping rates, increased fluid and proppant (sand) intensity, and a dedicated slickwater design. It includes a revised perforation strategy and various other enhancements.

The black sand made at refineries is delivering production gains of up to 18% in comparison tests as a lightweight proppant, Exxon engineers said at URTeC.

This intelligent fracturing process combines automated stage execution with subsurface feedback to optimize delivery of energy into the wellbore without relying on human intervention.