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Despite Demand, Stocks Slide For Some Frac Sand Companies

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Aug 10, 2017 at 07:59 AM CST
https://www.wpr.org/despite-demand-stocks-slide-some-frac-sand-companies Wisconsin has been the nation's leading producer of frac sand used in hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas for the last five years. But this year companies have focused their energy on developing sand mines in Texas, near the busy oilfields in what's called the Permian Basin. So far, 11 new mines are in development in Texas that some analysts say could produce up to 50 million tons of sand by 2019

Aug 10, 2017 at 07:59 AM CST