Nick Cook, Editor
The proppant world has been raising eyebrows over the past week as Exxon unveiled their use of petroleum coke in some of their Permian wells. This planned expansion is going to affect both the demand for sand as well as the need to add additional infrastructure to handle this lightweight
A happy Wednesday morning to you! We’re working on our “most important 2025 frac sand trends” list, so please email us back (nick@petroleumconnection.com) if you have any you think we need to consider. News this week is light, but here’s a few highlights: Our 5 question survey on you
I hope you enjoyed your thanksgiving celebrations last week! This evening’s digest is fairly brief, but there are some great stories we’re bringing you this week: A new mine looks to enter Appalachia as an in-basin player Trucking data for frac sand hauling fleets New partnership between bulk material handling
Normally, you’re used to this digest coming to you Wednesday morning; however, with the business/busyness of the 13th Frac Sand Conference this week, we’re just now compiling everything for you. Based on the ingenuity, the grit, and the energy of the 350+ folks with us in San Antonio this
Will you be one of the 300+ folks with us in San Antonio next week for the 13th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference? We are honored to get to host the main gathering for our industry year-after-year. The scrappy continue to fight and to win in our
With the announcement of Donald Trump winning the US presidential election, oil dipped slightly while nat gas long-term futures increased. Both of which were expected, and we’ll have to see the long-term ramifications. Although the win is likely to decrease the barriers of entry for fracking, what we’ve seen under
Cyber Square makes big moves, important data for Permian sand buyers, a few political pieces, and more are highlighted in this week’s digest. With three weeks out, our sponsorship options are nearly sold out for next month’s conference! Bulk material handling folks (like Rapat, RAM, Meridian, etc.), sand trailers
Highlights: another new Permian frac sand mine, Dune Express conveyor announces start date, new e-fleets, and a lot more news as public energy companies. Companies like Vorto, McCourt, High Roller, PropX, Assured Integration, SandPile, and many more will be sponsoring and showcasing their solutions at this year’s frac sand
November’s 13th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference is a little over one month out, and we are putting on the finishing touches to get ready to welcome hundreds of the industry’s brightest minds to San Antonio. If you haven’t registered yet (or booked your room), make sure you
Tons of frac sand news for your Wednesday morning. Highlights: Haynesville deep dives Rail x Frac Sand future? New Mid-Con mine New assets for sale and a whole lot more… While many sponsorship opportunities are getting snatched up, we do still have booth spaces and sponsorship add-ons available
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- separate golfer registration required
Evening open for client dinners and networking
- Indoor Exhibit Hall
• Nick Cook, VP, Petroleum Connection
• Ryan Hassler, Vice President, Rystad Energy
• Joseph Triepke, Founder, Infill Thinking (chair)
• Greg Lanham, President, TSS
• Michael Stock, CFO, Liberty Energy
• Aaron Scott, COO, Vista Minerals
- Indoor Exhibit Hall
• Kevin Fisher, CEO, PropX
• Joy Lanham, CEO, KLM Logistics (chair)
• Clint Long, Owner, Enterprise Express Services
• Chad Williamson, COO, Norco Transport
• Brent Foster, Last Mile Logistics Manager, Liberty Energy
time to visit exhibit hall & outdoor expo
• Bob Carter, SVP, IAC (chair)
• Alex Aldach, Continuous Improvement Manager, Freedom Proppant
• Chris Ellis, CEO, Assured Integration
• Walter Dale, Principal, Grayline Solutions
• Anthony Ropkin, IT Data Analytics Manager, Liberty Energy
• Alex Meleshko, Senior Associate Analyst, LIUM Research (chair)
• Brandon Foster, CEO, Wallstreet Sand Co.
- Outdoor Equipment Expo
• Karl Klanke, Founder, Marabou Midstream (M)
• Scott Johns, CCO, Sapphire Natural Gas
• Ron Heap, President, Tarmac International
• Tom Zhang, Head Engineer, Optimus Solutions
• Pat McKinnon, Director - Credit & New Markets, Marabou Midstream
• Sam Reynolds, President, USIX (chair)
• Candace Rowell, Senior Category Manager, Expand Energy
• John Young, COO, Smart Sand
• Joe Cessar, EVP, Badger Mining Corp
• Dave Frattaroli, President, Industrial Minerals of CT
- remainder of the evening open for client dinners & networking
- Indoor Exhibit Area
• Nick Cook, VP, Petroleum Connection
• Charlie Crisp, President, Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
• Nick Cook, VP, Petroleum Connection (chair)
• Reese Kerr, CEO, Enchanted Wet Sand
• Matt Oehler, Director of Business Development, PropX (chair)
• Josh Riso, Director - Supply Chain, Liberty Energy
• Jacob Pruitt, Plant Manager, Expand Energy
• Ryan McMaster, CCO, Delta Sands
• Joe O'Rourke, Business Development, Cyber Square
• Eddie Oliva, Director of Client Success, MSHA Safety Services
• Kyle Carrick, Co-Founder, SWS Sand
- separate golfer registration required
- Ryan Hassler, Rystad Energy
- Joseph Triepke, Infill Thinking [M]
- Greg Lanham, President, Sand Revolution
- Joseph Triepke, Infill Thinking [M]
- 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
- Jason Schumacher, O'Melveny
- Yuri Berajano, Consultant [M[
- Greg Garcia, Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
- 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
- Evening open for client dinners
- Nick Cook, Petroleum Connection
- Marcus Morton, Cyber Square
- Jon Bowlin, EnDeCo Engineers
- Bob Carter, IAC [M]
- Chris Ellis, Assured Integration
- Alex Aldach, Freedom Propants
- Michael Brannon, Iron Oak Energy
- Jason Willmarth, Superior Belt Filter
- Alex Meleshko, LIUM Research [M]
- Candace Rowell, Expand Energy
- Lindsey Hopwood, Halliburton
- Josh Riso, Liberty Energy
- William Hitters, Luxmath Consulting
- 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
• Marcus Morton, Cyber Square
• Adam Katz, Badger Mining Corp.
• Brian McConn, Atlas Energy
• Pete Cook, Petroleum Connection [M]
• Kevin Fisher, PropX
• Bob Carter, IAC
• Chris Cloud, Saber Asset Group
• Ryan Zorn, Liberty Energy
• Sam Reynolds, Marathon Oil [M]
• Aric Christman, Encino Energy
• Charlie Crisp, Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
• Jose Sagaseta, Vorto [M]
• Matt Martinez, Texas Chrome Transport
• Sergio Sabatini, OmniTRAX
• Isaiah Martinez, WTS Energy Group
• Rick Pattillo, Lobo Logistics
• Nick Cook, Petroleum Connection
• 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]
• Chris Samanns, Signal Peak Silica
• Dave Frattaroli, High Roller Sand
Event Registration – $25