The good old midwestern drenching we got in Oklahoma this week did not deter our mission of gathering firsthand intelligence on the Lower 48’s second largest drilling and completions market. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »Read The Anonymous Letter That Has Oklahoma Locals Riled Up About The Frac Sand Rush And Could Delay Capacity
In this update yesterday, we noted a changing local climate towards the frac sand mining rush in Oklahoma. It’s even worse than we initially thought. After doing some more digging, we have decided that… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »MidCon Mine Permit Situation Report As Public Awareness Swells Up Around The Frac Sand Rush
We submitted a series of public record requests to Oklahoma mining regulators this week to learn more about pending frac sand mine permit applications in the MidCon. Even before we submitted our questions, we observed a notable development in motion regarding MidCon regulation… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Mapping The Mid-Con – STACK/SCOOP Frac Sand Site Locations [PDF Download]
After recent requests from members, we’ve created several different looks at the geographical distribution of Mid-Con frac sand production sites on various maps. Members are welcome to download maps in pdf form. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »A Regional Frac Sand Player Has Permitted Their Second STACK/SCOOP Mine
We’ve uncovered another newbuild frac sand mine project in the Mid-Con, which is now the focus of an intense land-grab similar to what played out in the Permian and Eagle Ford over the past 12-18 months, but admittedly on a smaller scale. There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »Is Dewey County Becoming The “Winkler County” Of The Mid-Con? Another Mine Plan Is Found…
Yesterday’s wildfire news caused us to revisit publicly available mine permit records for the Mid-Con. We have uncovered an additional large-scale sand mining plan in Oklahoma as the Mid-Con proppant market appears to be quickly moving in the direction of the Permian – becoming locally supplied. There’s a lot more …
Read More »STACK Threat Level Falling From The Oklahoma Wildfires That Raged Near Rigs & Greenfield Mines This Week
Thoughts on the developing wildfire situation in the Mid-Con as it pertains to upstream activity. This is a fluid situation, and we’ll be adding updates to this post as events unfold. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »It’s Official. 3Q18 Startup Targeted For Preferred’s Mid-Con In-Basin Plant
There are new details on the first big Mid-Con frac sand mine… and it could be here sooner than you might think. 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. If …
Read More »In Basin Sand Trend Jumps Plays, Follows An Infill Thinking Reader Survey Prediction
There’s a new local frac sand mine in the works and it’s important because it marks the spread of the in-basin frac sand rush to a new play – a play our survey last year was very likely to attract new entrants. There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »What’s Next For Devon After A Record-Setting STACK Well? Watch Showboat Spud [Follow The Leaders]
Record setting STACK well results announced by Devon on Tuesday morning bode well for what the operator has planned next – a transition to full field, multi-zone manufacturing starting at a nearby location. We share our cliff notes on Devon’s pivotal Showboat project, which spuds imminently. There’s a lot more …
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