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New mine projected to produce 1.5 million tons of 40/70 and 100 mesh sand per year

HOUSTON – August 25, 2018 - Gen6 Proppants (Gen6), a frac sand solutions provider, announced today its plans to develop a new frac sand mine to serve the Haynesville Shale region, with the acquisition of approximately 1,000 acres in Red River Parish in northern Louisiana. Permitting and procurement has begun on the new Louisiana mine and construction is expected to begin this year. Once fully commissioned, the mine is expected to produce 1.5 million tons of frac sand annually. Gen6 anticipates delivering its first commercial tons by mid-2019.

Located in the core of the Haynesville, the new Gen6 mine has an estimated reserve of more than 75 million tons and will have the capability to deliver local 40/70 and 100 mesh sand to area producers, providing significant time and cost savings on transport and logistics. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in June 2018 natural gas production in the Haynesville averaged 6.4 billion cubic feet per day, accounting for 8.5% of all U.S. dry natural gas production and the highest production from this region since September 2012.

“The growing need for a more local frac sand source has become paramount to our customers as drilling in theHaynesville continues to increase,” said Brant Baird, president of Gen6. “The new Gen6 mine will be the closestfrac sand mine to the ten top producers in the Haynesville. With over 1,200 truckloads of sand going to the average 2-well Haynesville pad, our location allows us to significantly reduce transportation and logistics costs. Our goal is to provide the most cost-effective, timely and dependable service so that our customers can maximize theirproduction values.”

Headquartered in Houston, Gen6 is part of the Momentum Midstream family of companies and is led by a team of professionals with experience in all facets of the oil and gas industry. Brant Baird, president of Gen6, has served as president of Momentum since 2016 and chief operating officer since 2012. Will Pritchard, Gen6 general manager, has nearly 10 years of experience in the exploration and production side of the business, recently serving as an engineer for Indigo Minerals. Britt Mitchell, Gen6 operations manager has 10 years of frac sand mining experience, including managing Southwestern Energy’s Fayetteville Shale mine and most recently as a plant manager for a 3 million-ton-per-year frac sand mine in South Texas.