Shell Compañía Argentina de Petróleo S.A. (Shell CAPSA) operates high-quality Vaca Muerta acreage including Sierras Blancas, Cruz de Lorena and Coirón Amargo Sur Este. These liquids-rich blocks run modern horizontal frac programs with stage counts and proppant intensities comparable to US Permian designs. Each ton of sand consumed at Añelo today carries roughly US$135 of freight from Entre Ríos. Malargüe origin removes nearly all of that.
Shell's Argentine Vaca Muerta exposure is concentrated in the liquids window, with wells producing condensate and light oil. Per Oil Secretariat data, these blocks continue ramping completions. API 19C proppant of the +30/+70 cut is typical for liquids-rich shale in Vaca Muerta.
| Origin | Distance to Shell CAPSA pads | Delivered cost |
|---|---|---|
| Malargüe (In-Basin Sand) | ~30–60 km | ~US$100/ton |
| Ibicuy (Entre Ríos) | ~1,400 km | US$140/ton |
Shell's procurement and its global service partners work to API 19C and ISO 13503-2. In-Basin Sand's SGS Minerals (Chile) report covers attrition, turbidity, sphericity and granulometry — all matching the due-diligence checklist typical of a Shell Argentine supplier qualification.
Shell CAPSA and its parent Shell plc publicly disclose Scope 3 emissions reductions. A 97% reduction in proppant freight kilometres per completed well reduces Scope 3 intensity directly. No offsets required — just a shorter map line.
Technical data, SGS reports, mine-life files and logistics mapping are available under NDA to Shell CAPSA procurement and frac supply teams via the data room.
In-Basin Sand is running a €150,000 secured convertible bridge closing 29 April 2026. Public landing: https://inbasinsand.com