Nick Cook, Editor
M&A in the E&P landscape makes more headlines from both rumors and the FTC investigating one of the major mergers announced earlier this year. In addition, there’s updates on sand capacity expansions in multiple basins, railcar leasing outlook, political fighting over fracking, and more. And now, the news…
Our first newsletter post-conference! We heard from many of our attendees that this years’ frac sand conference was the “best one yet” with over 400 attendees. We appreciate the gracious words, and we look forward to continuing to gather frac sand’s industry leaders in 2024. In terms of recent news,
If you want to know what’s happening in the frac sand industry, here’s what you need to do: Read this week’s digest with industry outlooks from public sand operators and other key news Be at the Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference next week to listen to private companies share
Wet sand takes a big focus in this week’s newsletter and at the conference! Great insights into the level of Permian adoption in particular. Also, another major focus is on earnings reports (included this week are E&Ps, railroad, and sand miner). The conference agenda is nearly finished, and we’ve
Preparing for next month’s frac sand conference has our team working hard to get everything set up for the frac sand industry’s biggest gathering. We’ll be adding some exciting new speakers this week (stay tuned!). Our sponsoring companies like Badger Mining, Signal Peak Silica, Guttman Energy, FreighTrax, FEECO, PropFlow, RAM
Four weeks out from this year’s frac sand conference, and things are heating up in the frac sand space. We are finalizing our agenda, and there’s a lot of discussions to get excited about. Registrations are pouring in, and we’re adding new sponsors every single day. If you’re needing booth
Exxon officially buys Pioneer. A few articles forthcoming, but we’ll be chatting about the ramifications of the deal over the coming weeks and undoubtedly at this year’s frac sand conference. We just made our draft agenda public, and there’s a lot of discussions to get excited about. I have
PF Holdings (ProFrac/Alpine Silica) making some very interesting news this week. Both Matt Wilks (Chairman – ProFrac) and Matt Zinn (SVP – Alpine) will be speaking in November, maybe they will share more on this? With 40+ sponsors/supporting organizations, we are looking like we’ll be bursting at the seams for
As momentum continues to build for this year’s Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference, read this week’s interesting articles focusing especially on trucking and pressure pumpers. And now, the news…
Highlights: Just announced: Frac Sand Happy Hour in Houston in two weeks LinkedIn users posting data on the shale market Interesting insights into how much sand quality matters Grab your coffee and let’s dig in. And now, the news…
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- separate golfer registration required
Evening open for client dinners and networking
- available in the exhibit area
• Nick Cook, VP, Petroleum Connection
• Ryan Hassler, Vice President, Rystad Energy
• Joseph Triepke, Founder, Infill Thinking (M)
• Ron Gusek, CEO, Liberty Energy
• Matt Greenwood, CCO, PF Holdings
• Greg Lanham, President, TSS
• Tim Ondrak, SVP, Atlas Energy Solutions
• Kevin Fisher, CEO, PropX
• Joy Lanham, CEO, KLM Logistics (Moderator)
time to visit exhibit hall & outdoor expo
• Bob Carter, SVP, IAC (Moderator)
• 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
• Brandon Foster, CEO, Wallstreet Sand Co.
• Ozair Shahid, Senior Category Manager, Halliburton
• 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
• Candace Rowell, Senior Category Manager, Expand Energy
• John Young, COO, Smart Sand
• Joe Cessar, EVP, Badger Mining Corp
• Dave Frattaroli, Director, Vitreo Minerals
- remainder of the evening open for client dinners & networking
- available in the exhibit area
• Nick Cook, VP, Petroleum Connection
• Charlie Crisp, President, Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
• Nick Cook, VP, Petroleum Connection (M)
• Reese Kerr, CEO, Enchanted Wet Sand
• 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
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