Frac Sand: Is Too Much Of A Good Thing Not Such A Bad Thing?
The industry has learned the lessons of the past and is much better prepared to handle the current frac sand surplus, says a DUG Sand panelist.
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Joseph Markman manages editing and production for Oil and Gas Investor magazine and all Hart Energy print publications. He joined Hart Energy in 2010 after more than 20 years in the daily newspaper business, most of them with the Houston Chronicle. Markman has also written and edited for Newsday and The Jerusalem Post. At Hart Energy, he served as editor for Stratas Advisors, and senior editor for Midstream Business magazine and the HartEnergy.com website. He earned his bachelor of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The industry has learned the lessons of the past and is much better prepared to handle the current frac sand surplus, says a DUG Sand panelist.
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