BNSF News

BNSF-Served Fracking Sand Facility Opens in San Antonio, Texas

2013-05-31

On May 21, U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc., and BNSF celebrated the grand opening of a new facility that will store and distribute sand used in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process in the South Texas energy fields.

The new facility site, located in the 280-acre BNSF Logistics Center San Antonio in southwest Bexar County, contains a two-mile rail loop. BNSF will deliver 100-car unit trains carrying 10,000 tons of sand every two days for unloading.

"Business is steadily increasing in the Eagle Ford Shale, and we are excited about the possibilities this partnership brings for future growth," said Dave Garin, group vice president, Industrial Products. "We are pleased to offer U.S. Silica a unit-train solution that provides them with the consistency and service to meet their growing demand."

The U.S. Silica facility has four loading docks for trucks to take the sand to drilling sites. Up to 80 trucks a day can be accommodated, said Jason Tedrow, U.S. Silica supply chain vice president.

Titan Lansing Transloading LLC will operate the new facility.

U.S. Silica operates 22 sand logistics sites, including one in Victoria, British Columbia.

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