Frac Sand Weekly News Digest
Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #533 | September 10, 2025
Good morning! As always, here’s the top headlines to keep you updated on the frac sand supply chain.
Top highlights for this week:
- Importance of domestic sand to Canada despite tariff relief (read)
- Two frac sand/OFS heavyweights are duking it out in the courtroom (read)
- New Sponsors for Petroleum Connection’s Fall Frac Sand Events
- Sold Out on Sponsors: Canadian Summit (Calgary, Oct 2nd)
- Meridian Manufacturing
- Rapat Corporation
- Supply & Logistics Conference (San Antonio, Nov 17-19)
- Sierra Frac Sand (Gold)
- Superior Belt Filter
- Louisville Dryer
- Sold Out on Sponsors: Canadian Summit (Calgary, Oct 2nd)
- And a lot more relevant news!
Sit up straight, deep breath, grab your coffee, and let’s get into it.
And now, the news…
This Week's News
Remote Power Options for Frac Sand
If you're going to the Permian Power Conference in a couple weeks, you don't want to miss this panel (or our discount code)
Mark McGill Promoted to EVP of PropTester
Long time attendee of Petroleum Connection's events, congrats to Mark on this new role!
Permian Simulfracs Reach A New Milestone
Deep dive into the shift in Permian production mix.
Why Canada Still Needs Domestic Supply Of Sand After Tariff Relief
Darren Mitchell, president of Wayfinder Corp, shares his thoughts here (as well as at our Summit in a few weeks).
A Frac Sand Defendant Fires Back…
A rebuttal which given a rare glimpse behind the curtain at a long-term sand contract.
Oil Tycoons Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off.
Administration opens land to drilling and moves to roll back environmental restrictions and hobble renewable energy; but crude prices have dropped.
7 Frac Sand Quick Hits: People, Power, Prices, Production, Processing…
Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead…
Beetaloo observes significant gas during NT well clean-up
In total, a mammoth 11,000 tonnes of sand was rammed into the shale - about 337,000 pounds per stage - to keep the fractures wedged wide open.
Investigation of Locally Sourced Sand as Proppants in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
An academic research paper on the effect of using resin-coated local proppants (based on work in Nigeria).
From Coke to Crude: ExxonMobil Pumping Refinery‑Sourced Proppant in Hundreds of Permian Basin Wells
The US supermajor is using one of its lowest-value hydrocarbon products to generate double-digit production increases in its most prolific US asset.
ConocoPhillips Is Latest U.S. Oil Producer to Announce Major Layoffs
Brutal news for the talented folks at ConocoPhillips.
THE POWER PLAY: “Who’s Who In The Zoo”… A Quick Study Of Big OFS Relationships In Power
What’s shale doing around the hottest trend in the broader economy this year?
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