Shortly after pressing send on an early-February 2018 edition of the Infill Thinking newsletter, we hit the road in Odessa bound for a visit to High Roller Sand’s Kermit frac sand plant. The facility had been open less than a week at the time of our visit, about four weeks …
Read More »Preferred’s Monahans Frac Sand Plant Is On Track To Open Soon
A couple weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit the construction site of Preferred Sands Monahans Frac Sand Plant. We met with the company’s president and the Monahans plant manager to learn the latest about this regional sand producer’s plans for West Texas. Here are the key takeaways from …
Read More »Super-Size Me – With Vest Halfway Ramped Up, Black Mountain Ups The Ante Again
We met with Black Mountain’s management team on location in the Permian Basin last week. During our mine tour, we learned exclusive details about the company’s recent operational performance and new objectives for 2018/2019. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Dramatic Videos Of Extreme Permian Winds This Week Highlight An Underappreciated In-Basin Risk
We’ve got videos of West Texas sandstorms this week as well as thoughts on what the wind gusts mean for in basin frac sand. Spoiler alert – this is a significant and underappreciated risk and we explain why in this update… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Mapping The Dunes – 6 West Texas Frac Sand Plant Maps [PDF Download]
After recent requests from subscribers, we’ve refreshed several different looks at the West Texas frac sand scene. Subscribers are able 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 receive our research newsletters, you must …
Read More »$3.5 Billion Per Year. That’s How Much Cash Permian Dune Sand Could Save The US E&P Industry [Economic Impact Study]
A year from now, 20 new Permian frac sand mines could be operational if all build-out plans unfold as expected. Many risks linger in this story, particularly surety of supply at the wellhead and downhole performance. But let’s imagine for a moment a future world where the West Texas frac sand …
Read More »Two Fatalities In Permian Frac Sand Handling In As Many Months Raise Concerns
This is the kind of update we hate to write. Every O&G company we know goes to great lengths avoid fatal accidents. Few industries emphasize safety as much as O&G. But in a physical business like this, occupational hazards are very real. Our coverage will serve two purposes and two …
Read More »Update On Permian In-Basin Mine Number Two, Mine Number Three & Contracting Competition
Several Permian Basin mines are now shipping sand. But only one is still fully operational. What’s the latest on the next two in terms of startup schedules? Based on our recent discussion with management teams of the new plants approaching the finish line, we provide readers with a status update …
Read More »We Still Can’t Find This Mine, But We Found The Job Ads…
We are tracking 19 new frac sand mines worth 70mmtpa in the Permian Basin. We know where all but one of them are. We got some indication that the mystery site is moving forward this week, but we still don’t have a location… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Environmentalists Blitz The W. TX Sand Miners, TCP, & E&P
A leading environmentalist group has issued a new report on sand production in the Permian Basin and it’s impact on the dune sagebrush lizard. The report says sand mining is a threat to the lizard that overshadows all the rest. Login to get the details on this new development… There’s a …
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