Time will tell on Permian frac sand

• Autores: William Clarke
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 600, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Marzo)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • While demand for 100-mesh sand looks solid, questions are being asked about larger mesh sizes.Sand miners have invested huge amounts in production in the Permian Basin formation in the United States, but 40/70 mesh frac sand from the southern state of Texas still has to prove itself in down-well applications. In the latest rig count data from information supplier Baker Hughes, released on Friday February 2, the number of active drilling rigs in the Permian was reported at 427, the highest number seen for more than three years, and this is driving up the demand for sand. Robinson added that the local mines being developed in other shale basins will not have any substantial effects until 2019.And even when the Permian mines come online, it is currently unclear just how much Northern White demand can be replaced, particularly with larger mesh size sand, where crush strength is more critical.