An update on frac sand mining’s newest frontier: the Rockies. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …
Read More »Read The Anonymous Letter That Has Oklahoma Locals Riled Up About The Frac Sand Rush And Could Delay Capacity
In this update yesterday, we noted a changing local climate towards the frac sand mining rush in Oklahoma. It’s even worse than we initially thought. After doing some more digging, we have decided that… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Who Is Forenergy, And What Do They Have Going On In The Mid-Con?
After publishing our Mid-Con in-basin sand plant map PDF a couple weeks ago, some readers have been asking the question: who is Forenergy? Searches on InfillThinking.com for the company have picked up as well. So we talked with the founder and CEO to get you some answers. There’s a lot …
Read More »A 12th In-Basin Mine Is Spotted In The Eagle Ford As A Traditional Player Adds Both Northern White And Local Capacity
A 60-year old Northern White sand producer who has been selling proppant for the past 5-10 years is the latest company planning an in-basin frac sand entrance in Texas. We learned more details after conducting an exclusive interview with the company’s president this morning. There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Look For Another Mid-Con Mine Permit Soon From New Entrant Omega Sands [Exclusive CEO Conversation]
We caught up this week with Jason Holton, CEO of Omega Sands. Omega is a new entrant frac sand producer focused on a 1Q19 Mid-Con launch. Omega Sands has been flying under the radar planning their frac sand industry debut in Oklahoma… until now. During a phone conversation Monday afternoon, …
Read More »Another Mid-Con Mine Appears As A Permian Start-up Moves North With Their Fourth Frac Sand Plant Permit
One month ago, Infill Thinking predicted that two to three more planned Mid-Con frac sand plants would be identified soon (see last section here). Since that prediction, three new plants have come to light. These include: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »Quick Update On Black Mountain’s 3rd Permian Mine
Last week, we brought you news of a third facility Black Mountain is building in its core market, the Permian Basin. As expected, the permit was filed on Friday and we’ve learned a bit more about the new plant from that… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »As First Reported Here, Black Mountain DID Announce New Eagle Ford And Mid-Con Expansion Plans Wednesday Morning
This is a developing story, check back for updates… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email …
Read More »Joining The Greenfield Band: In-Basin Sand Has Recruited More Basins [Chart Of The Day]
The Permian is the epicenter of the in-basin frac sand trend. Local sand sourcing is a trend that will be on display in full force in Ft Worth this week as upstream executives gather to talk all things Permian. But the magnitude of the trend’s reach into other geo-markets is …
Read More »It’s Official: Fairmount Santrol Confirms A Past Infill Thinking Report On Oklahoma Greenfield Expansion
Infill Thinking subscribers knew about the news that Fairmount announced today several weeks ago thanks to an Infill Thinking open records request and a little elbow grease we put into connecting some dots in the public record. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
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