HIGH ROLLER SAND Company’s 115 Plant turns West Texas sand into high-quality, cost-effective fracking products for oil and gas customers
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igh-quality sand is one of the main components necessary for the hydraulic fracturing process. Until relatively recently, oil and gas companies in West Texas imported the material from as far away as Wisconsin, which came with a sizable price tag.
“We wash the sand to remove any organics and clays, then dry and screen it to give customers the cleanliness, size and gradation they require for the fracking Roy Perez, Jack Parmley, Bill Scott, process,” said Jack plant manager production assistant plant Parmley, production superintendent manager superintendent. “In total, we produce about 4 million tons When High Roller Sand opened materials at an affordable price. per year. Customers want two its 1,000-acre 115 Plant near Our process takes what was particular products: a 40/70 Kermit, Texas, its products were previously considered unsuitable mesh hydraulic fracturing sand immediately in demand. Every ton and turns it into useable products with a 60:40 grade split, which produced by the approximately that allow fracking companies to is a course gradation, and a 70-member staff has been spoken access oil and gas at a lower cost 100 mesh, which is finer. We’re for. To meet customers’ needs, the and higher profitability.” producing both and doing so in plant operates 24 hours a day. a very unique way from others in Site preparation for High Roller “About 90% of our sand goes the area. Over the course of a few Sand’s 115 Plant began about four to repeat customers,” indicated years, the idea went from ‘this will years ago with excavation to build Roy Perez, plant manager. never work’ to ‘we can’t get enough.’ the processing facilities necessary “Their loyalty stems from our You really don’t hear much about to transform the sand. The first load ability to locally produce quality importing sand anymore.” went out in April of 2019.
A High Roller Sand operator moves material with a Komatsu WA500-8 wheel loader. “Across the board, the Komatsu loaders have been the most cost-effective machines we have ever used,” said Jack Parmley, superintendent.
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