Nick Cook, Editor
Good afternoon everyone! Pleased to bring the Frac Sand Digest back to your inbox this Wednesday. A few interesting announcements, updates, and highlights: Detmar Logistics (longtime supporters of ours) has announced that they’ll launching autonomous frac sand hauling on I-20 with Aurora Innovation. This is big news considering that
After a two-week hiatus between hosting the frac sand conference and celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family, the Frac Sand Digest is back! Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere of this year’s conference. Most OFS pricing is at or near 2020 levels. However, if you were just
Good evening! By this time next week, 300+ frac sand industry professionals will be saying their good-byes from the Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference in San Antonio (you can still register to join). Maybe you missed it, but TSS is acquiring Sand Revolution in what is one of
Good afternoon! We are busy putting the finishing touches on the biggest frac sand event in the entire universe since 2024. Is that stat not impressive? Fine, but we’re still on pace for a 300+ folks with a lot of new faces and new topics on this year’s agenda. You
Big breaking news on a suddenly booming new frac sand/shale growth area. TWO new sand mines from familiar faces and a serious E&P gets in on the action. Thanks to Infill Thinking for covering this in so much detail. Quick notes on the Frac Sand Conference: EnDeCo Engineering and
Quick notes on the latest news over the past week! Our team is busy getting ready for the biggest frac sand show of the year. Despite the pricing pressure throughout the oilfield this year, there is a lot of excitement and energy building for the frac sand conference in San
Here to bring you the most recent, relevant news to the frac sand world. Momentum is building rapidly for this year’s Frac Sand Conference (room block and golf are almost SOLD OUT). Digest highlights: Sand-Tech (Gold) and J&S Coordinating/Narco Services (Silver) are our latest sponsors for November’s Conference. There’s
As the busyness of business continues this fall, we’re here to bring you the latest news in the frac sand industry. With the Frac Sand Conference coming up in a month and a half (link), we’re pleased to hear every day from folks making deals happen, growing their business, and
Busy week for the Petroleum Connection, but lots of great meetings. It was great being a part of the Permian Power Conference in Midland, TX and seeing lots of old friends in the OFS/proppant industry. We just arrived in Calgary where we’ll be hosting the Canadian Frac Sand Summit
Our latest digest before the Petroleum Connection team hits the road next week! On Monday/Tuesday, we’ll be catching the Permian Power Conference in Midland, TX as a proud Media Partner. Our digest readers can get a special rate by sending Pete Cook an email for a discounted registration (pete@petroleumconnection.com) On
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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