Rigs vs. Sand Mines [Map]

With all the talk of local sands in recent weeks, we thought it’d be worthwhile to map rigs vs. mines.

Shown on our map in this update is the dispersion of the US horizontal rig count plotted against the percentage of US frac sand capacity arising from a half dozen key producing regions.

The holes these horizontal rigs are punching will eventually need sand. Lots and lots of sand. And production is gradually creeping closer to the rigs…

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