Nick Cook, Editor
Issue #558 | March 25, 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the 11th Frac Sand Update! It was another full room and lots of great conversations with industry friends. A key theme was the Middle Eastern war (of course) with mixed reactions and perspectives, balancing the advantage of potential increased activity versus the immediate affect of the higher cost of fuel.
Thank you again to all our sponsors: Site Prop Systems, IAC, Timpte Trailers, Midland Trailers, Schnell Industries, Tarmac International, US Industrial Exchange, Sapphire Gas Solutions, EnDeCo Engineers, Alpine Silica, ProFrac, Infill Thinking, and Rystad Energy.
Signups are officially open now too for both the 15th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference (San Antonio, September 21-23) and the 4th Canadian Frac Sand Summit (Calgary, November 4th)
Fill up that midday cup of coffee, and let’s dig in.
And now, the news…
Infill Thinking's analysis on the state of the industry at yesterday's event.
Ickert joins Rowdy with more than 30 years of experience in transportation, third-party logistics (3PL), and supply chain management.
Two key trends to watch during this period of elevated prices.
The rise in prices was a signal to producers that can do so to produce more oil, Wright said
We were shocked to see what percent of the Permian market is now simul fracs during Rystad's presentation yesterday.
A prolonged outage in Qatar is set to reinforce the U.S.’s status as the leading exporter of liquefied natural gas
As oil prices surge, a round of field checks to check on E&P D&C appetite…
Unless peace talks pan out fast, traders say record high prices for specific grades of Middle Eastern crude cargoes will soon cascade to the U.S. and elsewhere
It’s also gotta be tough for E&Ps to make the call to increase budgets in reaction to the macro environment, but we’ve been getting an important question about fleet growth
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- Joseph Triepke, Infill Thinking [M]
- Greg Lanham, President, Sand Revolution
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- Steve Brock, Nomad Proppants
- John Young, Smart Sand
- Ryan McMaster, Delta Sands
- Pete Cook, Petroleum Connection [M]
- Sanjiv Shah, Piper Sandler
- Charlie Crisp, Crisp Supply Chain Solutions [M]
- Steven Anderson, HighPeak Energy
- Frank Zamora, Premier Corex
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- Ron Gair, Nexmile
- Michael Montgomery, Detmar Logistics
- Nick Cook, Petroleum Connection [M]
- Matt Oehler, PropX
- Joe O'Rourke, Cyber Square [M]
- Chris Samanns, Signal Peak Silica
- Corey Donaldson, ProFrac
- Paul Sheperd, FCI Sand
- Billy Smith, Superior Silica Sand
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- Jon Bowlin, EnDeCo Engineers
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- Juan Rendo, YPF
• Nick Cook, Petroleum Connection
• Tim McMahon, UT Bureau of Economic Geology
• Ryan Hassler, Rystad Energy
• Joseph Triepke, Infill Thinking
• Hayden Gillespie, Black Mountain Sand
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• Brian McConn, Atlas Energy
• Pete Cook, Petroleum Connection [M]
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• Isaiah Martinez, WTS Energy Group
• Rick Pattillo, Lobo Logistics
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• Kirby Wilkerson, KBW Partners [M]
• Dane Walker, Wall Street Sand Company
• Dr. Anthony Konya, Konya Mining Company
• Jim Otteman, Imperium Enterprises
• William Hitters, CEO, Luxmath Consulting
• Alex Meleshko, LIUM Research [M]
• Matt Oehler, PropX
• Anna Omsberg, SandPile
• Steve Brock, Nomad Proppants
• Nick Cook, Petroleum Connection [M]
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• Dave Frattaroli, High Roller Sand
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