US Well Stimulation Materials Market

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Shale development and oil prices to drive US demand

US demand for oil and gas well stimulation materials is projected to approach $12 billion in 2016. Proppants and the materials used to assure their delivery into formation fractures have been indispensable to the rebound of US natural gas and oil production. The use of hydraulic fracturing techniques, including multistage fracturing, along with the development of horizontal drilling techniques allowing for wells thousands of feet long, has enabled producers to increase output in conventional settings and has made the development of shale formations and other unconventional resources economically feasible. Despite low natural gas prices, shale gas drilling has provided much of the recent impetus for increased use of hydraulic fracturing. While activity has cooled temporarily in some shale gas producing areas, natural gas prices are expected to increase over the long term. In the meantime, many exploration and production (E&P) companies have shifted their focus to liquids-rich shale formations such as the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas and the Bakken Shale in North Dakota. In the longer term, it is anticipated that shale gas activity will again become more uniformly robust, boosting demand for well stimulation materials in the Marcellus Shale in the Eastern US, and reigniting demand for these products in the Haynesville Shale area in Texas and Louisiana.

Governmental actions expected to influence market

Although hydraulic fracturing and other stimulation techniques have been utilized in oil and gas producing regions for decades, usage of these approaches has become far more commonplace in the last 15 years or so. While these techniques have unquestionably contributed to the efficiency and productivity of US oilfields, they have also generated considerable amounts of controversy and concern. As a result, regulatory agencies at the state and federal levels have tried to assure that the utilization of hydraulic fracturing and the products consumed in the process are safe for the environment and for workers and residents of areas where these operations are taking place. Among such actions is the proposed Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act, which would repeal the US industry's exemption from the terms of the Safe Drinking Water Act and require oil and gas operators to disclose the ingredients of fracturing fluids. The industry has tried to address some of the concerns about hydraulic fracturing, taking such steps as agreeing to disclose information about the chemicals and other materials used in hydraulic fracturing operations, and accentuating the immediate (direct and indirect employment and economic stimulus) and longterm (reducing import dependence) benefits of domestic energy production.

Proppants to lead growth

Proppants are expected to remain the largest product category, with all types projected to register strong growth. Resin-coated sand proppants are finding increased use in shale gas formations, particularly for flowback control. Ceramic proppants are being utilized to meet the strength requirements for deeper wells with greater pressure levels. Raw frac sand will continue to dominate the market in volume terms based on its low cost and its domination of the shale gas segment. New lighter weight proppants will find increased use, but will remain a comparatively small share of the market.

Study coverage

Details on these and other findings are contained in Well Stimulation Materials. It presents historical US demand data (2001, 2006, 2011) plus forecasts (2016, 2021) by product and US region. The study also considers market environment factors, examines oilfield technologies, evaluates company market share and profiles industry competitors.

General 4Macroeconomic Environment 6Petroleum & Natural Gas Overview 9Petroleum Outlook 13Production 16Drilling 21Pricing 23Natural Gas Outlook 25Production 28Drilling 33Pricing 34Well Stimulation Services Outlook 37Historical Market Trends 40Pricing & Product Mix 44Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 46Federal 47State & Local 50Foreign Trade 52World Outlook 52World Petroleum & Natural Gas Reserves 53World Petroleum Reserves 53World Natural Gas Reserves 55World Petroleum & Natural Gas Production 58World Petroleum Production 58World Natural Gas Production 60World Well Stimulation Materials Outlook 63

III. TECHNOLOGY 66

General 66Well Drilling & Completion 68Horizontal Drilling 68Multilateral Drilling 71Coiled Tubing Drilling 72Underbalanced Drilling 73Well Completion 73Well Stimulation Technologies 75Hydraulic Fracturing 76Acidizing 79Types 80Uses 80Retardation of Acid Reactions 82Fracture Acidizing 84Other Well Stimulation Technologies 84Well Stimulation Fluids 86Fracturing Fluids 87Foamed Fracturing Fluids 90Acidizing Fluids 91Foamed Acidizing Fluids 91Seismology 92

IV. PRODUCTS 93

General 93Proppants 97Sand Proppants 101Coated Sand Proppants 104Raw Frac Sand Proppants 106Ceramic Proppants 108Clay-Based Ceramic Proppants 111Coated Ceramic Proppants 113Sintered Bauxite Ceramic Proppants 115Other Proppants 116Fluid Additives 118Breakers 121Acid Breakers 124Oxidative Breakers 125Enzyme Breakers 127Friction Reducers 129Nonemulsifiers 131Fluid Loss Control Agents 133Biocides 134Corrosion Inhibitors 136Other 138Base Fluid Materials 141Gelling Agents 143Guar Gum Gelling Agents 145Surfactant Gelling Agents 147Other Gelling Agents 149Foaming Agents 150Crosslinking Agents 152Acids 155Inorganic Acids 156Organic Acids 158Other 160Industrial Gases 161Nitrogen 163Carbon Dioxide 166Other Well Stimulation Materials 168

V. REGIONS 171

General 171Producing Wells 175Regional Drilling 178Regional Rig Counts 180Well Stimulation Material Regional Overview 182Southern Region 185Oil & Gas Well Overview 185Well Stimulation Material Demand 187Arkansas 189Federal/Gulf of Mexico 190Louisiana 191New Mexico 192Texas 193Other 195Midwestern Region 195Oil & Gas Well Overview 196Well Stimulation Material Demand 198Kansas 200Kentucky 201North Dakota 202Ohio 203Oklahoma 203Other 205Eastern Region 206Oil & Gas Well Overview 206Well Stimulation Material Demand 208Pennsylvania 211West Virginia 212Other 213Western Region 214Oil & Gas Well Overview 214Well Stimulation Material Demand 217California 219Colorado 220Montana 221Utah 221Wyoming 222Other 223

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 225

General 225Market Share 229Proppant Market Share 233Other Market Share 235Industry Composition & Restructuring 236Marketing & Distribution 239Research & Development 241Competitive Strategies 243Company Profiles 245Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 246Akzo Nobel NV 248Albemarle Corporation 249Ashland Incorporated 251Atlas Resin Proppants, see Badger MiningBadger Mining Corporation 253Baker Hughes Incorporated 255BASF SE 258Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 260Canfrac Sands Limited 261CARBO Ceramics Incorporated 262Carmeuse Group SA 265Celanese Corporation 266Champion Technologies Incorporated 267Chemtura Corporation 268Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC 269Dow Chemical Company 271DuPont (EI) de Nemours 275Enerchem International Incorporated 277Exxon Mobil Corporation 278Fairmount Minerals Limited 280FMC Corporation 283FTS International LLC 284Gibson Energy ULC 287Halliburton Company 288Huber (JM) Corporation 291Imerys SA 292Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP 294Lubrizol, see Berkshire HathawayM-I SWACO, see SchlumbergerMineração Curimbaba Limitada 296Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC 298Moose Jaw Refinery, see Gibson EnergyNexeo Solutions LLC 300Olin Corporation 301Plastics Engineering Company 302Praxair Incorporated 303Preferred Sands LLC 304Rhodia Novecare, see SolvayRio Tinto Group 305Saint-Gobain 307Santrol, see Fairmount MineralsSchlumberger Limited 309SCR-Sibelco NV 312Solvay SA 314Unimin, see SCR-SibelcoUS Borax, see Rio Tinto GroupUS Silica Company 316Other Companies Mentioned in Study 318

LIST OF TABLES

2 US Energy Production & Consumption by Type 12

3 US Petroleum Supply & Demand 15

4 Petroleum Drilling Indicators 23

5 US Natural Gas Supply & Demand 28

6 Natural Gas Drilling Indicators 34

7 Well Stimulation Services Outlook 40

8 Well Stimulation Material Market, 2001-2011 43

9 Prices for Selected Well Stimulation Materials 46

10 World Petroleum Reserves by Country, 2011 55

11 World Natural Gas Reserves by Country, 2011 57

12 World Petroleum Production by Country, 2011 59

13 World Natural Gas Production by Country, 2011 62

2 Proppant Demand by Type 100

3 Sand Proppant Demand by Type 103

4 Coated Sand Proppant Demand 105

5 Raw Frac Sand Proppant Demand 108

6 Ceramic Proppant Demand by Type 110

7 Clay-Based Ceramic Proppant Demand 113

8 Coated Ceramic Proppant Demand 114

9 Sintered Bauxite Proppant Demand 116

10 Other Proppant Demand 118

11 Fluid Additive Demand by Type 120

12 Breaker Demand in Well Stimulation by Type 123

13 Acid Breaker Demand in Well Stimulation 125

14 Oxidative Breaker Demand in Well Stimulation 126

15 Enzyme Breaker Demand in Well Stimulation 129

16 Friction Reducer Demand in Well Stimulation 131

17 Nonemulsifier Demand in Well Stimulation 133

18 Fluid Loss Control Agent Demand in Well Stimulation 134

19 Biocide Demand in Well Stimulation 136

20 Corrosion Inhibitor Demand in Well Stimulation 138

21 Other Well Stimulation Fluid Additive Demand 141

22 Base Fluid Material Demand by Type 142

23 Gelling Agent Demand in Well Stimulation by Type 145

24 Guar Gum Gelling Agent Demand in Well Stimulation 147

25 Surfactant Gelling Agent Demand in Well Stimulation 148

26 Other Gelling Agent Demand in Well Stimulation 150

27 Foaming Agent Demand in Well Stimulation 152

28 Crosslinking Agent Demand in Well Stimulation 154

29 Acid Demand in Well Stimulation by Type 156

30 Inorganic Acid Demand in Well Stimulation by Type 158

31 Organic Acid Demand in Well Stimulation by Type 159

32 Other Base Fluid Material Demand by Type 161

33 Industrial Gases Demand in Well Stimulation 163

34 Nitrogen Demand in Well Stimulation 165

35 Carbon Dioxide Demand in Well Stimulation 168

36 Other Well Stimulation Material Demand 170

2 Producing Oil & Gas Wells by Region 177

3 Wells Drilled by Region 179

4 Active Rotary Rigs by Region 181

5 Well Stimulation Material Demand by Region 184

6 Southern Region: Oil & Gas Well Overview 186

7 Southern Region: Well Stimulation Material Demand by State 188

8 Midwestern Region: Oil & Gas Well Overview 197

9 Midwestern Region: Well Stimulation Material Demand

by State 199

10 Eastern Region: Oil & Gas Well Overview 208

11 Eastern Region: Well Stimulation Material Demand by State 210

12 Western Region: Oil & Gas Well Overview 216

13 Western Region: Well Stimulation Material Demand by State 218

2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 238

1 US Crude Oil Imports by Source, 2011 162 US Petroleum Production, 2001-2011 183 Crude Oil Production by State, 2011 194 Crude Oil Producing States, 2011 205 Crude Oil Prices, 2001-2011 256 US Natural Gas Production, 2011 317 Natural Gas Production by State, 2011 318 Natural Gas Producing States, 2011 329 US Natural Gas Prices, 2001-2011 3510 Crude Oil & Natural Gas Prices, 2001-2011 3711 Well Stimulation Material Market, 2001-2011 44

SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY

1 Well Stimulation Material Demand by Type, 2011 972 Proppant Demand by Type, 2011 1013 Ceramic Proppant Demand by Type, 2011 1114 Fluid Additive Demand by Type, 2011 1215 Base Fluid Material Demand by Type, 2011 143

SECTION V -- REGIONS

1 Producing Oil & Gas Wells by Region, 2011 1772 Wells Drilled by Region, 2011 1803 Active Rotary Rigs by Region, 2011 1824 Well Stimulation Material Demand by Region, 2011 1845 Southern Region: Well Stimulation Material Demandby State, 2011 1896 Midwestern Region: Well Stimulation Material Demandby State, 2011 2007 Eastern Region: Well Stimulation Material Demandby State, 2011 2118 Western Region: Well Stimulation Material Demandby State, 2011 219

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Well Stimulation Material Market Share, 2011 2302 Proppant Market Share, 2011 2343 Other Well Stimulation Material Market Share, 2011 236

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