Impressions, takeaways, and observations from phone time with Black Mountain Sand this week discussing their platform and latest strategic thinking in frac sand. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. …
Read More »Getting The Rocks Out – New Damp Sand Equipment Deploys To Permian
With damp sand usage increasing, a growing concern is rocks and debris getting in the product, finding their way into the blender, and then breaking or wearing out frac pumps. In this update, we follow up on a new system we profiled last year that is working to address this …
Read More »A Big Idle NWS Mine’s New Owner Is Looking To Rekindle It In 1H23
A year ago, a public sand company bought an idle mine after its owner restructured from bankruptcy. Here’s the latest on what they are doing with it. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »Getting The Rocks Out – New Damp Sand Equipment Aims To Puts Quality Control At The Blender
With damp sand usage increasing and operators exploring novel logistics / storage concepts (example), an emerging concern is rocks and debris getting in the product, finding their way into the blender, and then breaking or wearing out frac pumps. In this update, we sat down with a new team bringing …
Read More »EOG Expects To Drive Sand Cost Down Further Through 2022. But How At Today’s Rock Bottom Prices?
Why It Matters: EOG’s outlook is closely watched as they are the shale bellwether – so here we summarize what matters for the D&C market from their call, starting with an interesting comment on sand… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »How Will The Liberty Deal Reverberate In The Frac Sand Value Chain? [A Special 3-Part Report]
Now that we’ve all had a couple days to process the biggest frac industry news in quite a while, what does the M&A transaction mean for the proppant supply chain? Specifically frac sand and last mile logistics pure-play vendors? We have some strategic recommendations and actionalbe analysis on the competition …
Read More »A Different Data Angle To Quantify The Permian Frac Crash [Chart Of The Day]
In this update, we break down an obscure data set – a second order effect of the frac crash – to produce fresh insights on the depth and velocity of frac market contraction in West Texas… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »2 Smart Takes On The Latest Shots Fired In The White vs. Brown Sand Debate
A big study was recently released finding favorably for Northern White Sand vs. in-basin sand. See what some smart completions engineers with ties to in-basin sand think here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »The Final Frontier In Frac Sand Logistics Optimization? [Out Think Special Report]
On New Year’s eve, we sent a newsletter. Despite the holiday, it was one of our most opened and shared newsletters of 2019. Why? It introduced a new idea with disruptive potential. Just when we all thought the frac sand was sufficiently disrupted by the advent and maturation of in-basin …
Read More »The Final Frontier In Frac Sand Logistics Optimization?
In our last Friday’s in December guest post of 2019, a “reformed Northern White Sand apologist” penned an op-ed piece on disruption in the frac sand industry. It hinted at something we’ve been hearing about for several months… something could be the next disruptive wave in frac sand supply… There’s …
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