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Permalink Reply by Wyomingite on July 22, 2018 at 2:37

I would also be interested. We were offered $2/ton in Wyoming. But was frac sand selling for $50-$100 per ton that seemed pretty low to us. We declined.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas C. McKowen, IV on July 24, 2018 at 3:42

The offer we received was for $1/ton, which we think is very low.  However, our adjacent landowner is receiving such amount.  Apparently, his land does not have sufficient sand for the fracking operations.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas C. McKowen, IV on August 19, 2018 at 7:43

Wyomingite,       How does $2/ton compare to royalty on sand for local operations?  The $1/ton royalty which is being proposed appears to be in line with royalty being paid for local operations in the Felicianas.  I am wondering how your $2/ton offer compares to "standard" royalty in your area.                          Tom

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Permalink Reply by Bob Zimmerman on July 24, 2018 at 5:04

For what it's worth, I got a report yesterday of sand mined at Indian Village NE of Lake Charles being hauled to Minden near Shreveport.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on July 24, 2018 at 5:07

Minden is a staging area for one of the frac sand companies.  Don't recall which off the top of my head.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Zimmerman on July 24, 2018 at 9:47

Not every type of sand will do for fracking wells. When you start meeting engineering specifications, the price should go up considerably, albeit adjusted for supply. See paragraph four below:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/07/130703-wisc...

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