Halliburton and U.S. Silica Break Record for Moving Largest Sand Unit Train in North America
October 13 2016 - 5:37PM
Business Wire
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) and U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: SLCA) announced today the companies have moved a record
breaking unit train carrying nearly 19,000 tons of U.S. Silica
White® frac sand from Ottawa, Ill., to Elmendorf, Texas. The train,
the largest frac sand unit of its kind shipped to date in North
America, arrived today via the BNSF railroad. Unit trains reduce
transit time from mine to transload facility.
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“Utilizing sand unit trains enables Halliburton to respond to
customers’ needs on a shorter timeline and deliver cost efficient
sand on location to drive the lowest cost per BOE,” said Richard
Gonzalez, vice president of Production Enhancement for Halliburton.
“Our extensive infrastructure along with a great working
relationship with U.S. Silica highlights our strength in
collaborating and engineering solutions to maximize asset value for
customers.”
“Unit train delivery, leveraging our combined logistical assets,
is the most efficient and cost effective way to deliver high
volumes of sand in the time constraints required,” said Don
Weinheimer, senior vice president and president of Oil and Gas for
U.S. Silica. “Unit train capability is increasingly critical to our
customers success as sand demand per well continues to ramp
up.”
The unit train, which originated at U.S. Silica's largest plant
in Ottawa, Ill., took five days to build and was loaded with 30/50
and 40/70 U.S. Silica White® frac sand. It was received at the
Halliburton Elmendorf South Texas Sand Plant, which can handle two
115 car unit trains simultaneously and can hold 40,000 tons in its
eight silos. The facility is located within the Alamo Junction Rail
Park in Elmendorf, about seven miles from the company’s South Texas
Operations Center in southern Bexar County.
About Halliburton
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest
providers of products and services to the energy industry. With
over 50,000 employees representing 140 nationalities, and
operations in approximately 70 countries, the company serves the
upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the
reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological
data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction,
completion and production optimization. Visit the company’s website
at www.halliburton.com. Connect with Halliburton on Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
About U.S. Silica
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc., a member of the Russell 2000, is a
leading producer of commercial silica used in the oil and gas
industry, and in a wide range of industrial applications. Over its
116-year history, U.S. Silica has developed core competencies in
mining, processing, logistics and materials science that enable it
to produce and cost-effectively deliver over 260 products to
customers across our end markets. The Company currently operates
nine industrial sand production plants and nine oil and gas sand
production plants. The Company is headquartered in Frederick,
Maryland and also has offices located in Chicago, Illinois, and
Houston, Texas.
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