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Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related party transactions

NOTE 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the normal course of business, we have entered into transactions with related parties where Messrs. Dan Wilks and Farris Wilks and entities owned by or affiliated with them (collectively, the "Wilks Parties") hold a controlling financial interest. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we had related party transactions with the following related party entities:

Automatize, LLC (“Automatize”) is a logistics broker that facilitates the last-mile delivery of proppants on behalf of its customers. Amounts paid to Automatize include costs passed through to third-party trucking companies and a commission retained by Automatize. These payments are recorded in cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and depletion in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Cisco Logistics, LLC (“Cisco Logistics”) is a logistics company that delivers sand and equipment on behalf of its customers. Amounts paid to Cisco Logistics are recorded in cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and depletion in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Equify Financial, LLC (“Equify Financial”) is a finance company that provides equipment and other financing to its customers. Amounts paid to Equify Financial are recorded in interest expense in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Wilks Brothers, LLC (“Wilks Brothers”) is a management company which provides administrative support to various businesses within its portfolio. Wilks Brothers and certain entities under its control will at times incur expenses on behalf of us, billing us for these expenses at cost as well as certain management fees. Amounts paid to Wilks Brothers are generally recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Interstate Explorations, LLC (“Interstate”) is an exploration and development company for which we perform pressure pumping services, and from which we have a short-term lease for certain office space.
Flying A Pump Services, LLC (“Flying A”) is an oilfield services company which provides pressure pumping, acid and cementing services, to which we rent and sell equipment and frac fleet components.
MC Estates, LLC, The Shops at Willow Park, and FTSI Industrial, LLC (collectively, the “Related Lessors”) own various industrial parks and office space leased by us. Amounts paid to the Related Lessors are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Wilks Construction Company, LLC (“Wilks Construction”) is a construction company that has built and made renovations to several buildings for us, including construction of a new sand plant. Amounts paid to Wilks Construction are recorded as capital expenditures.
3 Twenty-Three, LLC (“3 Twenty-Three”) is a payroll administrator which performs payroll services on behalf of its customers, including us. Amounts paid to 3 Twenty-Three are recorded in cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and depletion and selling, general and administrative expenses in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Wilks Earthworks, LLC ("Wilks Earthworks") is an oilfield services company providing mining, wet and dry loading, hauling and other equipment to its customers, including us.
Carbo Ceramics Inc. (“Carbo”) is a provider of ceramic proppant which will at times purchase conventional proppant from us to act as a broker for its customers. Additionally, we will at times purchase manufactured proppant from Carbo for the stimulation services segment.
FHE USA LLC (“FHE”) is a provider of production and well completion equipment used at the wellsite. Amounts paid to FHE are recorded as capital expenditures.

The following table summarizes revenue from related parties:

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Flying A

 

$

1.5

 

 

$

1.4

 

 

Carbo

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

Total

 

$

2.2

 

 

$

1.6

 

 

The following table summarizes expenditures with related parties:

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Automatize

 

$

43.3

 

 

$

14.3

 

 

FHE

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

Wilks Brothers

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

Related Lessors

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

Wilks Construction

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

Wilks Earthworks

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

Equify Financial

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

3 Twenty-Three

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

Carbo

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

62.3

 

 

$

20.9

 

 

The following table summarizes accounts receivable–related party:

 

 

March 31,
2023

 

 

December 31,
2022

 

Flying A

 

$

3.2

 

 

$

1.5

 

Carbo

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.1

 

Interstate

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.3

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total accounts receivable—related party

 

$

4.4

 

 

$

2.1

 

 

The following table summarizes accounts payable–related party:

 

 

March 31,
2023

 

 

December 31,
2022

 

Automatize

 

$

21.7

 

 

$

8.8

 

Wilks Brothers

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

7.1

 

Wilks Construction

 

 

8.4

 

 

 

7.9

 

Wilks Earthworks

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

Carbo

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total accounts payable—related party

 

$

40.1

 

 

$

24.0

 

On January 11, 2023, our board of directors approved the appointment of Mr. Coy Randle, our then Chief Operating Officer, to our board of directors. Additionally, Mr. Randle entered into a consulting agreement with us, effective as of January 13, 2023, pursuant to which Mr. Randle agreed to provide us with general operational advice for an annual fee of $0.2 million. Pursuant to the consulting agreement, we will also pay healthcare insurance premiums on behalf of Mr. Randle and will allow Mr. Randle to use a company vehicle for the duration of the consulting agreement. The consulting agreement has a term of one (1) year and will renew automatically for one (1) additional year unless either party notifies the other in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the initial one (1) year termination date.