Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Austin, TX – July 30, 2018 – Atlas Sand Company, LLC (“Atlas,” “Atlas Sand” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Kermit, TX facility. On July 29, 2018, the first scheduled deliveries of frac sand from the Atlas Kermit site were...
Jun 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Fm 874 work to improve access at sand mine Friday, June 15th 2018 By Victor Blanco, Digital Content Producer WINKLER COUNTY, TX (KWES) – A privately funded project to add turning and auxiliary lanes on FM 874 in Winkler County is about to begin. The work...
Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tracking Sand: Miners Talk Permian Proppant Velda Addison Senior Editor, Digital News Group Hart Energy Friday, June 8, 2018 – 12:56pm When it comes to frack sand in the Permian Basin, one thing is for sure—concerns remain. As some operators pump more than 5,000...
Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Permian Basin Is Growing Into the Largest Oil Patch in the World By Jessica Summers and Sheela Tobben April 24, 2018, 11:50 AM CDT Updated on April 24, 2018, 11:01 PM CDT The Permian shale play is all about setting records. Now, the region may even become the world’s...
Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Devon Energy, WPX Energy, and Marathon Share Successes HOUSTON (April 20, 2018) – The 2018 DUG Permian Basin conference agenda is poised to reflect the region’s position as a proving ground for producers seeking to reduce drilling costs, improve technology and expand...
Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Atlas Sand was one of six in-basin sand plants (various stages of development) that we visited in the Permian Basin in early-February. Like with our five other in-basin frac sand stops, our purpose here was simply to learn more about the company’s in-basin initiatives...
Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
No one embodies the full-circle success of the Permian Basin, nor the spirit of the American wildcatter, more than Ben M. “Bud” Brigham. From humble beginnings exploring conventional targets in the Permian Basin with 3-D seismic and $25,000 in initial investment...
Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Austin, TX – January 31, 2018 – Atlas Sand Company, LLC (“Atlas,” “Atlas Sand,” or the “Company”) and BlackGold Capital Management LP (“BlackGold”) are pleased to announce the closing of a $150 million credit facility to fund a portion of the ongoing construction of...
Jan 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
As frac sand mines begin to crop up around the Permian Basin — particularly around Monahans, Kermit and Wink — operators are advised to start thinking like oil and gas operators. “I think mining companies should fol- low the E&P example,” said Ben “Bud” Brigham,...
Dec 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
An Austin company is betting on the continued strength of the oil and gas industry by setting up a pair of facilities that will mine and refine sand used during hydraulic fracturing operations spread around West Texas. Atlas Sand Company LLC, which was formed in...
