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Permian All-Stars Take the Stage at DUG Permian Basin
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...
Atlas Sand Featured In Infill Thinking “During A Short Ride With Atlas Sand, We Saw Firm Commitment To The Long Haul”
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...
Atlas Sand Featured In The American Oil & Gas Reporter Article “New In-Basin Supplies, Advanced Proppant Coatings Transforming Frac Sand Market”
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...
Atlas Sand Company Secures $150 Million Financing from BlackGold Capital Management
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...
Atlas Sand Featured in Midland Reporter-Telegram “Grains of Experience: New Mining Company Aims To Follow E&P Playbook”
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,...
Atlas Sand Featured in Austin Business Journal Article “Austin Company Backed By Energy Veterans, Millions In Funding Plans To Produce Fracking Sand In West Texas”
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...
Atlas Sand Featured In Infill Thinking Article “Atlas Sand Unveils Permian Buildout Ambitions That Would Make Them The Largest US Frac Sand Producer By Today’s Standards”
Atlas Sand has been one of the quieter outfits in the Permian Basin sand rush this year – a new entrant flying below the radar. Not anymore. On December 19, 2017 the company press released bold growth aspirations that if executed would make them bigger than either of...
Atlas Sand Company Announces Plan To Locally Supply The Permian Basin With 12 Million Tons Per Year Of High-Quality Frac Sand
Austin, TX – December 19, 2017 – Atlas Sand Company, LLC (“Atlas,” “Atlas Sand,” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its plan to locally supply the Permian Basin with 12 million tons per year of high-quality frac sand including a 40/70 and 100 mesh size product....