There’s been some talk in the market this week that sand customers might be skeptical of inking deals with startup sand producers. But what we heard from one E&P on Wednesday suggests just the opposite… Black Mountain has at least one long-term deal in the bag and probably more that …
Read More »Who Doesn’t Have A Permian Sand Mine These Days? Why Not? [Notable Absence List]
As the list of “haves” grows longer, now seems like a good time to ask this question: who hasn’t joined in the rush and why not? Our inverted Permian mine list may actually be more interesting at this juncture than widely known announced facilities. There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Badger Mining Joins The Kermit Sand Rush
The latest details on the latest new entrant to the Permian sand mining rush… 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 …
Read More »Permian Sand Mining Rush Makes The Front Page Of The Sunday Paper [Link]
The Permian Basin frac sand story is receiving attention from the local press out in West Texas. Some interesting incremental color emerged… feature image photo credit: Hi Crush’s Kermit site on Sunday July 24, 2017 front page of Odessa American There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
Read More »Trucking All That Kermit Sand: Hidden Delays & Major Routes [Part 1]
Today we are kicking off a two part series addressing the trucking needs for yet-to-be-produced Permian Basin frac sand. In this installment, we have maps of the mines vs. major trucking routes to well sites. We have also recorded some thoughts on the hidden logistics challenges that no one is …
Read More »Permian Sand Mine Refresh: All The New Sites In An Excel Download
The Permian frac sand mine story has been moving at light speed. During conversations with several readers this week, we simply paused and marveled at the pace of newsflow in this trend. Even for those of us that keep up with the story very closely, reference points can quickly become …
Read More »Hi-Crush Permian Frac Sand Mine Progress Picture
A quick update on Hi-Crush’s new Permian mine here – specifically a picture shared with us taken from just outside their facility a few days ago. 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 …
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