Published in World Oil, dive into the history of frac sand Frac sand and proppant supply have evolved massively over the past decade and are still changing rapidly, with new ideas and new techniques. As shale gas is developed around the world, these learnings will...
The U.S. shale industry consumed an estimated 112 million tons of proppant in 2022. Transporting that volume required more than 4.5 million truckloads, and is equivalent to the gross weight of 472 of the largest cruise ships ever built. Assuming every one of those...
Wet Sand Operations Directly Affects and Improves Last Mile Efficiency –Proppant usage in hydraulic fracturing operations has changed significantly since the advent of shale plays. In the past 10 years, average proppant demand per well has increased from 1.3 million...
We are pleased to share a well written article by our friends over at Ovintiv written in the Oil & Gas Journal in July. The article lays out how wet sand has and will continue to improve their Permian Basin supply chain’s operation & sustainably reduce cost....
A big congratulations to Brian Dorfman for being honored as one of E&P Plus’s 40 under Forty. At just 30 years of age, Brian has accomplished a great deal- from playing a pivotal role in the development and launch of PropX to his countless contributions to the...
In September, PropX’s very own Brian Dorfman presented SPE 199975 Can Wet Sand be Used for more than Building Sand Castles on the Beach? by B. Dorfman, M. Oehler, and K. Fisher, PropX; I. Wilson, EnCana Corporation, Ovintiv. This Case study reviewed the teamwork of...
The cost of hydraulic fracturing on a tight gas or oil well in North America is the single largest item in a well’s AFE and proppant delivered is the largest single component of the fracturing invoice. PropX has developed a method to cut total delivered cost of...
The typical horizontal well in Permian Basin tight oil resource plays now consumes more than 13 million pounds of frac sand on average. As perwell average proppant consumption has increased, a steady stream of technological and operational advancements has been...
PropX throughput statistics indicate 13.4 Million lbs of sand delivered and pumped in 24 hours, a new efficiency record as well as daily counts where our clients have demonstrated the ability to surge offloading above 12 trucks per hour while keeping the same small...
Wet Sand Direct To Blender Might Be Music To Our Fracing Ears This Infill Thinking guest contribution was co-authored by Brian Dorfman, Matt Oehler and Kevin Fisher, of PropX.April 10, 2020 In addition to the personnel exposure benefit, the elimination of the drying...