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PART II: RUNNING A FRAC SAND MINE By Michael Simmons Operating a frac sand mine seems so simple. After all, the process is straightforward, predictable and linear: SAND IN GROUND Dig up sand and dirt from ground Wash dirt Get sand out of dirt Let sand decant Dry sand Segregate sand by mesh size Load…
Inside Frac Sand: The People and Processes Behind Frac Sand Mining By Beverly Suffern Frac sand mining is not new to the industry. However, with the growing popularity of in-basin frac sand mining, some communities are coming face-to-face with something completely new at lightning speed. As with any big change comes questions and concerns –…
In-Basin Sand Cost-Savings in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin The adoption of in-basin sand has been wide-scale and swift––and for good reason. In-basin sand delivers significant cost savings, which can have a profound effect on a well’s economic potential. For SCOOP/STACK/Cana-Woodford producers, including Black Mountain Sand’s Watonga White™ sand in their completion designs can deliver upwards of…
2018 in the Rearview Mirror for Black Mountain Sand Mid-year 2017, nothing existed along East TX-302 thirty-minutes west of Kermit, Texas except desert ranch land. Today, Vest and El Dorado, Black Mountain Sand’s flagship in-basin frac sand facilities, operate 24/7 to help serve the needs of customers throughout the Permian Basin. Constructed and commissioned over…
Anadarko Basin Crude Production, Frac Sand & the SCOOP-STACK In 2017, the Energy Information Administration recognized the Mid-Continent’s Anadarko Basin among the top U.S. shale plays––mainly driven by production gains enjoyed in the SCOOP and STACK production areas. Anadarko Basin Map (Courtesy of USGS) SCOOP and STACK Definition SCOOP stands for South-Central Oklahoma Oil Province.…
Record DUC Wells Equals Record Frac Sand Demand Drilled Uncompleted Wells (DUCs) are reaching record levels according to the EIA. August of 2018 added another 238 DUC wells in the major basins to reach a record 8,269 drilled uncompleted wells in inventory in the United States. The Permian Basin leads the pack with 3,630 DUC…
Permian Basin Frac Sand Demand Skyrocketing Hydraulic fracturing (fracing) operations in the oil-rich Permian Basin have already taken off, leading experts to forecast that the area’s output by 2023 will be double what it was in 2017. This means that fracing investment continues to rise, especially in the materials that are pivotal parts of the…
Black Mountain Sand, a Texas-based in-basin frac sand provider, announced today expansion into Western Oklahoma’s Mid-Continent. Construction is now underway on its sixth mine, the first outside of Texas. Once fully commissioned, the 1,290-acre Blaine County facility will employ 75 people and produce 3 million tons of sand annually. Delivery of the mine’s first commercial tons…