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Emerge Energy Services subsidiary Superior Silica Sands LLC has signed a new agreement with Chesapeake Energy Corp. covering frac sand supplied from Superior's San Antonio mine in South Texas.
Chesapeake will procure frac sand from Superior's in-basin mine to support its growing completions program in South Texas (Eagle Ford).
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