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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…
Permian Frac Sand Demand by the Numbers Frac sand demand in the Permian Basin is evolving, even from what it was just a few short years ago. Now with more crude oil takeaway capacity planned for the area, production is projected to continue to climb, which will no doubt continue to drive the ever-changing proppant…
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…