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Agenda 2021
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Landscape and Market Review
Trucking & Last Mile Transportation
Cost Reduction and Operational Efficiency
Environmental and Policy Focus
Demand Specifications & Proppant Application
Logistics and Transportation Solutions
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021
0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 THE ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS IN TODAY'S OIL PRICE MARKET
0940 - 1010 FRAC SAND VOLUME PROJECTIONS
- Forward projections and the market over the last 5 years
- Looking at the trends in frac sand quality over time as they have changed
- Understanding the various mesh size trends of sand used for hydraulic fracturing
Tim Leshchyshyn
FracKnowledge
FracKnowledge
1010 - 1040 TEXAS FRAC SAND: BASIN PROXIMITY, API QUALITY, AND REGIONAL SOURCES
- How to calculate and estimate sand reserve quantity
- Use of geophysical and geotechnical methods to characterize the frac sand deposits
- Exploring the economic viability factors of sand reserves
John Bryant
Bryant Consultants, Inc
Bryant Consultants, Inc
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY RANGO
1100 - 1130 OPTIMIZING E&P OPERATIONS & ECONOMICS: DIRECT SOURCING COMPLETIONS
- The correct, most efficient, highest quality, and most economical model is to direct source frac commodities versus using the brokers
- Quality matters and by direct sourcing the highest-quality frac sand and chemistry on wells, E&Ps will produce better wells with better economics
- By direct sourcing completions, E&Ps will save upwards of 30% while putting the highest-quality frac sand and other completion commodities on their wells
Charlie Crisp
Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
1130 - 1200 PANEL DISCUSSION: VOLUMETIC & QUALITATIVE PROJECTIONS OF FRAC SAND FOR BETTER ECONOMICS
- Proppant market moving away from Northern White Sand to cheaper alternatives. Where is the compromise?
- How can we return to higher quality sand and is this a likely outcome for the future?
- Where frac sand can be sourced locally, what are the key benefits and factors to take into consideration?
Tim Leshchyshyn | FracKnowledge
John Bryant | Bryant Consultants, Inc.
Charlie Crisp | Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
John Bryant | Bryant Consultants, Inc.
Charlie Crisp | Crisp Supply Chain Solutions
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT NORTH AMERICAN FRAC SAND EXHIBITION
SESSION 02 PROPPANT HANDLING AND MEETING STANDARDS
1330 - 1400 INDUSTRY 4.0 & IMAGE ANALYSIS IN THE FRAC INDUSTRY
- Frac sand and looking at proppant testing
- Shape analysis and particle size testing - Wet versus Dry
- Looking at the current ASTM guidelines for testing and materials
Tod Canty Jr.
JM Canty, Inc
JM Canty, Inc
1400 - 1430 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF WET -VS- DRY FRAC SAND SUPPLY
- An overlook on the impact of Wet versus Dry frac sand supplies
- Impact of unscheduled downtime and the factors to consider when ordering and shipping frac sand
- Understanding the logistical impact from decreased flexibility and redundancy at plant loadout
- Just-in-time frac sand supply and lower stockpiles and increased ramp uptime
Robert Carter
Industrial Accessories Company
Industrial Accessories Company
1430 - 1500 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY LOUISVILLE DRYER CO.
1500 - 1530 APPLICATION OF SIMULATION TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE COMPLEX SAND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
- Today’s information technologies provide analytical tools that can be applied to distribution networks using key inputs
- Demand assumptions at each destination and outbound transport mode choices and costs
- Vendor selection support - product and freight and accurate final landing cost with destination locations
- Ability to react to changing demand, supply and design and implement the ideal network and test what-if scenarios
John Newcaster
IMPACT Minerals LLC
IMPACT Minerals LLC
1530 - 1600 THE CASE FOR SAFE, FLEXIBLE, EFFICIENT CONTRACT MASS EXCAVATION COMPANIES
- Lifting the burden of sand suppliers by offloading sand mining and removing the burden of people and equipment investments
- Added services of MassEx companies are valuable - mine planning, mine management, and special project completion
- Allows sand suppliers to focus on core service of providing best in class regional sand to completion companies
- Bonus discussion: Operational excellence - Information and data-based intelligence
Curt Waisath
Rango Inc.
Rango Inc.
1600 - 1700 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 03 COST REDUCTION & EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY
0940 - 1010 FRAC SAND QUALITY CASE STUDIES
- Properties of white and in-basin sand use in conventional and unconventional wells
- Case study showing the use of high proppant intensity of local in-basin sand
- Case study showing the benefit of high-quality proppant and its impact tripling the condensate to gas in wet gas wells
Tim Leshchyshyn
FracKnowledge
FracKnowledge
1010 - 1040 WETSAND TECHNOLOGY IS READY FOR YOUR BASIN
- Drying the sand solely to make it transportable from the mine to the frac blender
- The move toward in-basin sand has removed transportation steps thus opening the door to utilize wet sand in our efforts to remove process steps and address environmental concerns
- Add the concept of mobile mines within your acreage play and you have a powerful argument for cost reductions and environmental improvements
Matt Oehler
PropX
PropX
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY SIOUX STEEL COMPANY
1100 - 1130 TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST & CORPORATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- Cutting edge technology for RCS abatement and new technologies for frac site
- New technologies at the mine site and meeting OSHA/MSHA compliance goals
Greg Bierie
Benetech Inc
Benetech Inc
1130 - 1200 PROVIDING EXPERTISE IN MINING, CAPITAL, AND IDEAS
- The basic risk and mitigations that investors in the debt, equity, and mezzanine markets may be looking for as the markets return to normal
- While the market is going to be in flux, we can count on investors showing some caution as they get back to normal
- Ways to mitigate investor concerns that drilling impediments from the new President may impact demand for fracking products
Richard Reeves
Northcott Capital
Northcott Capital
1200 - 1230 CLOSING REMARKS
1230 - 1400 NETWORKING LUNCH & RAFFLE DRAW
Key topics for 2021:
- Frac sand market supply and demand forecasts
Understand the key market drivers and supply forecasts with an update on volumes and specifications of frac sand required in key North American plays. - New rail loading, offloading, and transloading developments
Optimize on the latest developments in transloading facilities and identify new offloading points to maximize efficiencies and profit margins across the supply chain. - Optimizing on existing rail infrastructure, storage points, and capacity
Examine optimal locations and capacity of rail infrastructure and storage facilities across North America to provide efficient proppant supplies. When is it economical to store frac sand? - Reducing transportation costs and understanding pricing dynamics
Learn how to minimize overall transportation costs and find work-around solutions to price differentials. How are others in the industry managing price volatilities? - Utilize local trucking and last-mile transportation strategies
Evaluate the available options of trucking frac sand directly to wellsite and overcome last-mile logistical challenges with cost reduction in mind. - Multiple end user case studies and specification requirements
Hear end users discuss their proppant quality requirements and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to manage constraints.
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