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Protecting Our Employees Personal Protective Equipment and Guarding by Leroy Faz, Safety Coordinator, Dimmit Mine Personal Protective Equipment In the old west, cowboys had a uniform and equipment to help them perform their work and keep them safe: cowboy hat, boots, chaps, six-shooters. At Black Mountain Sand, we have our own equipment: hard hats,…
Focus on Safe Driving Responsible Equipment Use by April, Safety Coordinator Admin, West Texas Driving Oilfield roads are notorious for their safety challenges. Back roads are riddled with potholes, sudden turns and even the occasional livestock. Highways are riddled with other drivers, most of whom are racing against deadlines. In a mining business like…
Ensuring Safe Work Stop Work Authority and Permit to Work Help Boost Safety and Efficiency by Dan Ferriter, HSE Director Oil and gas work, and mining in general, involve heavy equipment and hazardous substances, making safety a major issue every minute of every day. Those of us in the safety sector have seen what happens…
2020 Drilling, Completions, and Frac Sand Demand and Projections How will E&Ps and service providers operate in the new capital discipline environment of 2020? Shale experts Ryan Hassler and Thomas Jacob with Rystad Energy discussed the outlook for 2020 and what to expect in terms of capex, drilling and completions projections, frac sand demand and…
PART III: SORTING SAND by David Kennedy As the Quality Control Superintendent, it’s my job to make sure all our sand gets cleaned and separated into appropriate mesh sizes per product before being shipped out to clients for frac jobs. Here’s an overview of how that works. Fortunately, I have a great team that works…
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…
PART I: FINDING FRAC SAND By Brittany Schamaun In the oil and gas industry we hear lots of people talk about the shale revolution. Oil companies knew about oil trapped in tight shale formations for years before they developed strategies to get that oil out—strategies that involve pumping huge amounts of water and sand into the…
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…
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…