Our Delaware Basin Frac Sand Mine in West Texas
Explore Group owns a wet frac sand mine and processing plant on the Texas side of the line between Hobbs and Eunice, New Mexico. The plant has 300 tons per hour of nameplate capacity and 45 years of reserves. It supplies Delaware Basin operators with washed dune sand that Explore can also haul and deliver to the blender.
Mine Overview:

We Test Every Load
We don't just tell you the sand is good, we test it, document it, and make the results available. If you want to come out and test it yourself before committing to a program, we'll set that up. Our mine is an integrated part of our frac sand logistics offering, not a standalone product. You can take the sand, the hauling, or the whole program.
Mine Facts:
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does sand mine location matter for a frac?
In today's market, sand is plentiful. Logistics is what costs you. Every mile between the mine and the pad adds trucks, drivers and risk. Our mine sits close to Delaware Basin development in southeast New Mexico and West Texas, with some operator pads under 50 miles away.
How clean is Explore's frac sand?
Some mines in the region have been caught selling unwashed sand as washed. We'd rather show you the numbers. Our raw, unwashed sand tests in the 260s for turbidity, and washed samples have tested below 100. Come pull a sample and test it yourself.
What's the advantage of wet frac sand?
Wet sand can be stockpiled right on location and fed to the blender by loader, which can cut silo rental costs where the pad footprint allows. Our sand is excavated with heavy equipment from desert dunes, not dredged from a lake.
Can Explore supply and haul the sand?
Yes. Buy the sand alone, or let us supply it, haul it and run it on location. Owning the mine and the trucks means the delivered cost of sand is something we control instead of pass through.
What other sand and chemical products does Explore supply?
Explore supplies wet, regional, white and specialty sands, and distributes and transports completion and production chemicals. We have two more processing projects in development and build greenfield sites alongside operators. Industrial buyers are welcome too.

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