Ground silica is also called silica flour or micronized silica. This product is used in numerous industries from oil, gas and fracking to medical and food. You can trust that our products are made with the utmost care, with quality monitored closely by our staff geologists. Performs well in deep, high-temperature, high-pressure oil wells
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article will use the more diplomatic and scientific term "silica sand." Frac sand is a specific type of silica sand, and most of the health and environmental issues associated with silica "frac" sand mining operations are of equal concern for all types of silica sand mining. See generally Silica Sand Mining in Wisconsin, WIS. DEP'T OF ...
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U.S. Silica Acquires Mississippi Sand, LLC. FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) announced today that it has acquired Mississippi Sand, LLC, a leading, low-cost frac sand mining and logistics company based in St. Louis, Mo. for $95.4 million in cash. The transaction closed earlier …
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Distribution Services. With diverse sand supplies, trucking and well site storage options available, the frac sand marketplace is constantly evolving. Many E&Ps and service providers exhaust countless resources in searching for the best solutions available to increase efficiency, ensure surety of supply, and control costs. Our distribution ...
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Take a look at this "Rigzone" article to see how U.S. Silica is continuing to grow in the Oil and Gas industry
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2019 Frac Sand Demand Preview: It's a commodity product that sells for low costs per ton and doesn't take a whole lot of processing. The challenge for frack sand suppliers is getting that sand to fracking …
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Feb 15 (Reuters) - Alpine Silica Holding has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, parent company ProFrac Holding Corp said on Thursday. ProFrac's move to tap U.S. capital ...
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U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. announced net income of $31.6 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2022. Those results compared with net income of $32.1 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022. Overall tons sold of 4.606 million for the fourth quarter of 2022
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Frac sand is a high-purity quartz sand is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing (aka "fracking). … A single well using hydraulic fracturing can use a few thousand tons of frac sand. During Fracking A single stage can use a few thousand tons. Frack operation stages are going longer and using even more sand than ever …
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In the absence of definitive evidence on the potential risk from airborne silica at 1,500 meters, EWG recommends that air monitoring be conducted to determine …
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Then, in about 2010, demand dramatically increased as oil and gas producers discovered the durable, crush-resistant material. Overnight, frac sand production became the new gold rush! Headquartered in Western Minnesota, Superior Industries was well-positioned to benefit. During the early days of the market's expansion, a majority of frac sand ...
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So, if an estimated 42,734 new wells – each well requiring a minimum of 5,000 tonnes of silica sand – are needed to meet the anticipated demand for the planned expansion of natural gas that these new BC LNG facilities require, this means approximately 213.6 million tonnes of silica sand will be consumed by all these new …
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Not all silica sands can be used for hydrofracking. To meet the industry specifications, frac sand needs to be nearly pure quartz, very well rounded, and must meet tight size gradation standards. The sand must also have a high compressive strength, generally between 6,000 psi and 14,000 psi.
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November 30, 2023. A pump jack and a Yellowjacket Oilfield Services fracking rig sit next to Highway 191 in Midland County. (Odessa American File Photo) Except for the oil and natural gas ...
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Our Oil and Gas segment is well positioned in active well completion basins, with strong customer commitments that provide cash flow visibility. In our …
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U.S. Silica is well-positioned to take advantage of the frac-sand demand boom, analysts say, as new drilling techniques require more silica to squeeze extra oil …
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Fracking an average well in the Marcellus Shale region alone uses about 7 million pounds of sand, worth an estimated $175,000 each to US Silica. The company's …
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In 2Q2012, the average PXD Permian well consumed 1.4 million lbs of frac sand (mostly natural sand). By 2Q2014, the average climbed to 3.6 million lbs per well as horizontal drilling increased and ...
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The frac sand pumping market has been telling us for some time that we need to look to expand. I think the partnership of Superior Silica Sands, CN and Di-Corp will be well positioned to meet this growing need. This facility is a close replication of the existing facility we have in the Grand Prairie area."
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US Silica Holdings has unveiled plans to build a second frac sand mine and plant in West Texas to serve oil and gas clients in the Permian Basin. On a 3,500-acre …
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Alpine Silica Holding has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, parent company ProFrac Holding Corp ACDC said on Thursday. ProFrac's move to tap U.S. capital markets for the unit comes against the backdrop of a deal frenzy in the oil rich Permian Basin, which lies between Texas and New Mexico.
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The first commercial application of fracking in the oil and gas Industry took place in Oklahoma and Texas during the 1940s, In 1949, over 300 wells, mostly vertical, were tracked (ALL Consulting, LLC, 2012; McGee, 2012; Veil, 2012) and used silica sand as a proppant (Fracline, 2011).
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Accretive acquisition expands capacity and product offerings in one of the fastest growing oil and gas basins in the country. FREDERICK, Md., July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced that it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cadre …
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[1/3] Haliburton trucks filled with sand used in the fracking process are seen on a well site leased by Oasis Petroleum in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22 ...
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Get in touch: 281-394-9584. 150-Car Unit Train Delivers Frac Sand from Ottawa, IL to Permian Basin HOUSTON, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced the delivery of a record-breaking 150-car unit train carrying over 16,500 tons of U.S. Silica White® frac sand from Ottawa, IL to a …
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These performance gains will allow U.S. Silica to meet customer needs across a broader range of well applications when compared to raw sand. 701 Boyce Memorial Drive …
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Feb 27, 2024 6:00am EST. GAAP and adjusted EPS for the quarter of $0.37 and $0.28 per diluted share, respectively. Full year 2023 net income of $146.9 million increased 88% year-over-year. Full ...
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The new facility, located about 60 miles north of Midland, near Lamesa, Texas, is expected to produce approximately 2.6 million tons annually and is part of the …
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Additionally, as U.S. oil and gas exploration activity increases, the higher requirements for sand intensity, longer lateral lengths and more stages per well should increase annual frac sand demand by about 15% to 25%, the analysts said. Frac sand providers closest to the prolific basins are poised to see the most significant benefit.
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Hi-Crush is an American company that produces and supplies monocrystalline sand for fracking. Continuing the trend of celebrating revenue, Hi-Crush recently released its Q3 financial results as ...
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Texas-based Atlas Energy Solutions announced a definitive agreement this week to acquire major frac sand producer Hi-Crush in a deal valued at $450 million. The acquisition will expand Atlas' production capacity and logistics capabilities, cementing its position as the largest integrated frac sand provider in the vital Permian Basin oilfields.
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Our innovative new Guardian frac fluid filtration system prevents unwanted debris from entering frac pumps, significantly increasing pump uptime, decreasing repair and maintenance costs, and increasing the longevity of pump consumables. For more information, please email Casey Taylor at ctaylor1@ussilica.
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Demand for frac sand is jumping through the roof.". Fracking an average well in the Marcellus Shale region alone uses about 7 million pounds of sand, worth an estimated $175,000 each to US Silica. The company's average cost of production, as gleaned from its prospectus, is only $25 a ton while it can sell the sand for about $50 a ton.
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The specialized silica sand, which consists of natural sand grains with strict mineralogical and textural properties, acts as a proppant (a granular substance that props open fractures) when added to fracking fluids that are injected into unconventional oil and gas wells during hydraulic fracturing.
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Despite weakness in the U.S. rig count caused by the shift from natural gas to oil/liquids drilling, U.S. Silica CEO Bryan Shinn anticipates demand for the company's …
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December 12, 2023. Frac sand is a derivative of deposits of high-purity quartz sandstone containing well-sorted, round, or angular, and durable sand grains. Mining companies extract frac sand, also known as industrial sand or silica sand, by locating and mining sand deposits rich in silica suitable for hydraulic fracturing.
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US Silica Holdings has unveiled plans to build a second frac sand mine and plant in West Texas to serve oil and gas clients in the Permian Basin. On a 3,500-acre site located 60m north of Midland, near Lamesa, Texas, the new $150m facility is expected to produce around 2.6 million tonnes per annum. The development is part of the company's ...
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