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January 27, 2010

TCEQ: No Widespread Air Quality Issues in Barnett Shale

Overall, TCEQ Chief Toxicologist Dr. Michael Honeycutt said based on the test results, the commission believes there is “no need for widespread alarm” among North Texas residents since the vast majority of the monitors showed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to be within acceptable levels while the problems were relegated to only a few select locations.

January 19, 2010

Industry feels chill from a new administration in Washington

The Bush administration had to be a golden age for the oil and gas industry. The president, although a scion of New England Brahmins and a Yale-man, spoke like a Texan and once ran an oil company, albeit with only middling success.

January 08, 2010

Stricter smog rules a challenge for some parts of Texas

For Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth and some other areas of Texas, which still don't meet the old standard, the new regulations would mean finding a way to cut emissions drastically or risk losing federal highway dollars. But sharply negative reaction from the governor and state environmental regulators highlight the long-standing and deep division separating Texas, which supplies the rest of the country with oil, chemicals and gas, from environmentalists pushing for federal minimums that would ensure cleaner air nationwide.

About Chieftain Sand

Chieftain Sand - Serving the Oil and Gas Industry

Serving the Oil and Gas Industry

Chieftain’s proppants are used in the hydraulic fracturing process to increase the productivity of new and existing natural gas and oil wells.

Down-hole performance is what counts and Chieftain’s proppants optimize well performance by maximizing flow capacity, i.e., conductivity to the wellbore.

Proppant choice is critical and Chieftain’s team of experts can assist your company in proppant selection to meet the specific needs of an application.

Chieftain’s production controls, quality standards, and on-site ISO laboratory ensure consistent quality.

Chieftain’s customer service team ensures logistical support and timely pick-ups, and real-time supply chain tracking information.

Serving Other Industrial and Construction Markets

Construction Projects Chieftain’s Garland plant produces aggregate and industrial silica products for the filtration, specialty industrial materials, road-building, and construction (concrete sand and masonry sand) markets.

Corporate Citizenship – Integrity in Everything Chieftain Does

Chieftain is committed to being an exemplary corporate citizen as demonstrated by our business practices, employee culture of safety and fairness, service to customers and community, and environmental stewardship.