Local in-field sand supplies have decreased fracture treatment costs in the Permian basin. Further cost reductions are achieved by eliminating sand drying, leaving the sand at residual 4-6% water ...

The ‘mega-frac’ is turning the typically annoying sand of West Texas into the new gold, and the oil and gas land rush on the Permian Basin has now extended into the dry, gritty sand that only a year ...

There’s a race raging in West Texas – not just for more oil, but for sand. A sand mining industry has emerged in West Texas that was virtually nonexistent a decade ago thanks to the rise of hydraulic ...

Demand for sand to be used by the oil and gas industry in hydraulic fracturing operations in the US is set to grow by 10% in 2019 and 17% in 2020, said a report. According to Rystad Energy, frac sand ...

The ongoing shale slump is hitting sand miners and haulers that are facing lower demand, intense pricing pressures and competition from oil companies building their own mines to provide the crucial ...