Proppant – Oil & Gas 360

Wisconsin Frac Sand Boom is Over: Mines Sit Dormant as Competition Grows – UW Professor

June 27, 2019

From AP/WMTV EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s frac sand industry is grappling with several idled mines as the sector faces increased competition in Texas and Oklahoma. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Professor Kent Syverson believes the region’s frac sand development boom is over. Superior Silica Sands has idled three sand mines in Wisconsin, while Hi-Crush is halting production at its mine in

Nation’s Shippers Look to Rail, but Proppant Suppliers See Issues

September 12, 2018

From Freightwaves Thinking about switching to intermodal? There may not be any space for you If a shipper frustrated by rising trucking rates, higher fuel surcharges and the inability to secure a truck is thinking of turning to intermodal, Todd Tranausky has a message: there isn’t much room at the inn. Tranausky is the vice president for rail and intermodal

Shale Support Buys Two Louisiana Sand Mines

June 20, 2018

Shale Support, a leading provider of frac-sand and logistical solutions to the oil and gas proppant market, today announced it has closed on a deal purchasing two natural mines in Kinder and Central Louisiana. This expansion adds 2.0 million tons of nameplate capacity to Shale Support, increasing the organization’s total capacity to 5.0 million tons annually. “We’ve been an ‘in-basin’

Proppant Company to Increase Capacity to 1 MM Tons by Mid-Year

April 11, 2018

Select Sands delivered proppant by barge starting in Q4 Select Sands Corp. (ticker: SNS) reported full-year revenues of $15.1 million, with a gross profit of $2.9 million. However, the company had a full-year net loss of $1.6 million, or $(0.02) per basic and diluted common share. For Q4 2017, Select reported a net income of $1.3 million, or $0.01 per

Hi-Crush Partners LP Appoints Chief Operating Officer

April 2, 2018

Hi-Crush Partners LP Appoints Scott J. Preston as Chief Operating Officer

Another Texas Commodity Getting Red Hot

September 25, 2017

Texas dunes, HCLP provide answers Texas is the motherlode when it comes to decade after decade of oil and gas production in the U.S., and the Permian basin is widely considered to hold some of the best rock in the country for oil production from shale formations. In addition, the industry’s Permian operators are learning how to best optimize their

Exclusive Video Interview with Flotek Industries Chairman, President & CEO John Chisholm

September 6, 2017

Flotek Industries: a complete chemistry experience for oil and gas companies At its recent 2017 The Oil & Gas Conference®, EnerCom’s Oil & Gas 360® conducted an exclusive video interview with Flotek Industries (ticker: FTK) Chairman, President & CEO John Chisholm. Flotek’s prescriptive chemical technology helps oil and gas operators enable and protect their reservoirs throughout the entire fluid lifecycle

Ban on Sand for Oil and Gas Development Prompts Lawsuit in Minnesota

April 21, 2017

Is sand the new oil & gas battleground? Is sand the next battleground for energy development? The early salvos are taking place in Minnesota’s Winona County. In late 2016, Winona County commissioners voted to ban what the Minneapolis Star Tribune phrased in its report “the highly contentious industry of frac sand mining.” According to the report, opponents of frac sand

Chesapeake’s 25,000-Ton Monster Frac and U.S. Silica’s 19,000-Ton Sand Shipment Set Records

October 24, 2016

Monster fracs, superlaterals are here to stay Remember when that kid you didn’t like in middle school used to tell you to ‘go pound sand’? Somebody who later became a petroleum engineer has heeded that advice and began to work on the monster frac. Sand, known in the oil and gas industry as proppant, is what’s hot. In today’s world

Proppant Update: Suppliers Roll with the Punches

August 12, 2015

Raymond James sees a recovery in sand prices Although Hi Crush Partners (ticker: HCLP) missed on its Q2 earnings, reporting $84 million in revenues or $0.31 per unit in earnings, Raymond James believes the company still has long-term potential following a recovery in sand prices. “We believe a rig count recovery and intensity trends should support a recovery in sand

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