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TEXAS OIL AND WWII How the Permian Helped Fuel D-Day “And what a plan! This vast operation is undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever occurred.” Winston Churchill On June 6th, 1944, Operation Neptune (also known as D-Day), delivered 156,000 Allied forces to invade the beaches of Northern France and liberate…
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…
2019 Oil and Gas Outlook According to Experts 2018 Oil & Gas Price Recap 2018 was a volatile year for the oil and gas industry, featuring both good news and bad news. Brent crude prices started the year around $66 per barrel, climbed to $86 per barrel, and dropped down to yearly lows in December…
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…
US & Russia Battle for #1 in Crude Oil Production For quite some time, forecasters were able to see a change coming, one that deals with a global struggle over crude oil production. The U.S. has been a major producer of petroleum liquids for years but has still trailed oil production titans like Saudi Arabia…