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The stars have aligned for a product that is used deep in the earth. Hydraulic fracturing methods for natural gas recovery, which took off in 2007, have increased demand for proppants—grainy materials ...

Since 2013, average proppant lbs/ft has nearly doubled in the Eagle Ford and Permian Basins. Producers have not reached the point of NPV destruction for increased proppant, and many have indicated ...

Total Sand Solution (“TSS”), one of the nation’s preeminent leaders in oilfield proppant logistics, announced today that it has acquired Sand Revolution. Based in Midland, Texas, Sand Revolution ...

A novel stimulation method in a tight glutenite reservoir with larger thicknesses has shown promise is a field case. The method solves the key fracturing difficulties in these reservoirs and improves ...

Crescent Energy is doubling down on proppant in the Uinta Basin, making 50% bigger wells for 35% fewer bucks per boe of output, the company reported March 5. “When we acquired this position [in 2022], ...

SPRING, Texas, June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smart Sand, Inc., a leading provider of sand, wellsite technology, and logistics solutions to the energy industry, (NASDAQ: SND) announces a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Proppant Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis, By Product Type, By Application - Industry Forecast 2022-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

Fracturing treatments performed in three wells in Minas oil field, on Sumatra Island, successfully placed a floating graded walnut-hull proppant in the top section of a layered sandstone reservoir. PT ...

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