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SpecialReport: Hydraulic Fracturing Technology
Streamlined Billing
A newly developed solution not only stretches beyond the
onsite paper clutter, but streamlines the billing process as well.
Within the software lies detailed real-time box inventory
information at each wellsite, forward staging area or transload
facility. Moreover, each box now can be tagged with an RFID
chip. RFID tags generate data through a simple chip and antenna
that are embedded into the box and associated with its serial
number. When that box is placed in position to be pumped down
hole, the RFID tag registers and calls to the onsite inventory to
gather the BOL information associated with that container and
populate the live dashboard with all relevant information.
When the RFID "handshake" is broken, the tag again calls to
the database to update its empty status and assigns that BOL data
to a certain stage to be packaged and sent electronically to the
payables department for verification and billing. Once a box breaks
the virtual gate, all load and box data automatically are checked
into the onsite inventory database. The live sand tracking and stage
reports can be managed in the sand area or in the data van, or both.
Not only does the software provide supply chain personnel
and coordinators with the real-time visibility they need to
manage delivery from source to well, but it also enables
unmatched visibility and simplicity for the wellsite personnel
who are tracking and managing the throughput of some 200
containers a day. The data collected can be leveraged to trend
and forecast demand and help simplify the time onsite personnel
spend organizing the delivery of millions of pounds of proppant.
This tool allows them to perform their primary roles safely with
minimal movements and minimal time spent on the phone with
dispatchers and others in the supply chain.
Few of us can dispute that organizations have more data at
their disposal than ever. But actually deriving meaningful
insights from that data-and converting knowledge into action-
is easier said than done. More than ever, punctual and efficient
proppant delivery is essential to success, which makes it crucial
to leverage data to drive new efficiencies into the process. It is a
challenge that every operator and every entity linked into the
proppant supply chain must take seriously.
The right real-time data and analytical capabilities paint a

picture highlighting the pinch-points in any last-mile operation,
and equip operators with the information and tools that they need
to make faster and better informed decisions at operational speed.
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BRIAN
DORFMAN

Brian Dorfman is a business development manager at
Denver-based PropX LLC, which provides last-mile proppant
delivery solutions. Prior to being the first employee and part
of the startup team at PropX, Dorfman worked for four years
at Halliburton in Colorado and North Dakota. He holds degrees in finance and accounting from Georgetown University.

MATT
OEHLER

Matt Oehler is a business development manager for
PropX, working to solve last-mile frac sand delivery challenges and add value for customers. A 27-year veteran of the
oil and gas industry, he served for 24 years at Halliburton
before joining PropX in 2017, working in operations, technology, product commercialization, acquisition integration
and business development.

FIGURE 4
Transload Facility Efficiency
1:40

1 STD: 0:33

1:26

KEVIN
FISHER

Time

1:12
0:57
0:43
0:28
0:14
0:00
Terminal 1

Terminal 2
Average Time at Loader

Terminal 3

Terminal 4

1 Standard Deviation

Kevin Fisher is chief executive officer of PropX. Before
joining the company in 2016, he served as president of Liberty
Oilfield Services and as executive vice president of business
development at Flotek Industries. Fisher began his career in
1979 with Halliburton. He joined ProTechnics in 1993 as director of sales and marketing, and then moved to Pinnacle in
2000, ultimately serving as chief executive officer. He has a
B.S. in natural science and physics from Cameron University
and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.
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