frac sand
McLanahan hosts frac sand educational event
McLanahan Corp. hosted its first frac sand educational event—the Frac Sand Processing School—on March 30 in Eau Claire, Wis. Over 60 people attended the event. The one-day event included three sessions, which featured presentations on wet frac sand processing, water… Keep Reading
Terex FracStac to debut at Florida quarry event
Terex Washing Systems (TWS) will launch its FracStac, the world’s first modular frac plant, at a quarry event the third week of March in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the company reports. TWS says the plant can be used for frac sand… Keep Reading
Nol-Tec Systems Proppant Conveying System
Today’s proppant market is changing. Higher demand, air quality concerns, adaptability to meet new customer needs—these all mean you need a proppant conveying system that keeps your cost of ownership low, but allows you to respond easily to marketplace needs.… Keep Reading
Frac sand market: Conflicting reports
Will the drop in oil prices affect the frac sand market in 2015? Optimists say no, but the impact may already be happening. A number of sources are reporting it's business-as-usual for frac-sand operations despite the price of oil. An… Keep Reading
Frac sand producers face uncertainty with positivity
Earlier this fall PacWest Consulting Partners, a company that forecasts sand demand, projected sand use would grow by 20 percent in 2015. However, now that oil prices have fallen, many sand fracking companies are retrenching, says an article in The… Keep Reading
Global energy war: Will frac sand producers be a casualty?
When OPEC decided last week to not scale back oil production, it was a shot across the bow of the North American shale industry in what is amounting to a war for the global energy market. And one of the… Keep Reading
U.S. Silica named America’s best small company
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. was named to Forbes' 36th annual list of America's Best Small Companies, the company announced. U.S. Silica was ranked first among 100 companies with annual sales under $1 billion. According to a press release, the rankings… Keep Reading
Eagle Materials acquires CRS Proppants
Eagle Materials acquired CRS Proppants for $225 million. With the acquisition, Eagle will now own CRS Proppants’ northern-white frac-sand mine and processing facility in Wisconsin and utilize CRS’ existing long-term sales contracts with targeted customers. The purchase will be funded… Keep Reading
Report says communities at risk from fracking
According to a report by the Civil Society Institute, the Environmental Working Group and Midwest Environmental Advocates, as fracking continues to spread, so could the need for strip-mining the sand needed for the process, which could introduce risks to water,… Keep Reading
