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Update on a key part of the frac supply chain… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …

If you are working in the shale market place and you don’t have this data, it’s like you are flying blind. Don’t fly blind. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a …

Happy New Year 2026 to the shale industry! During 2025, Infill Thinking members: saw 278 original research updates, received 96 members-only email newsletters, accessed unique proprietary data under the Lium Data Plan, benefitted from multiple field trips we conducted to report firsthand observations on frac jobs and supply chain activity… including …

If you work in US Frac Sand, you won’t want to miss this intel. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your …

An update of interest to those involved with frac sand in the Rockies… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership …

In this update, we’ve unearthed new data on the newest technical trend in proppant… There’s a lot more to this story…  Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your …

Great context for shale over the years vs. the new AI data center power rush… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or …

Every Christmas season for the past nine years, we’ve written and recorded an oilfield Christmas song, adapting the holiday classics for shale. Hear them on Spotify and Youtube, where the album covers are pictures from our oilfield field trips. You can also listen to them here on Infill Thinking in …

A couple weeks ago, we had the honor of sharing views on power, sand and water at the MOTRAN annual meeting in Midland. Here we share some of the water outlook key points… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

More consolidation in the sand mining business… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to …

We are excited today to share the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey about the year-ahead outlook… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …

By putting our heads together as a group, Infill Thinking members will establish an important baseline for understanding the “what next” in the new year. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be …

An eye-popping stat appeared in our deep dive data note to data clients today and we share it and some context here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If …

Our year-end market survey is winding down! See how your peers responded to the open ended question at the end in this report… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. …

This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …

This week, we have an update on a super major who is a key customer in the Permian There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …

In this data alert, see interesting observations from a new data release just made for data subscribers… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill …

We caught up with management team innovating on the cutting edge of frac sand delivery… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or …

  Our data process gives us unique insights on D&C trends, and we dive into some of those here. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new …

Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …

By putting our heads together as a group, Infill Thinking members will establish an important baseline for understanding the “what next” in the new year. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be …

This week, launch a new database for our data clients, and share some takeaways for all readers here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …

Something new is brewing and we discuss the who, what, and why here…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership …

  Is the worm beginning to turn in last mile logistics? There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …

This week, we have an update on E&P spending trends… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …

We had an opportunity to see some new equipment coming into the frac market in person recently during a frac pump roadshow that made a stop close to Infill Thinking HQ… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …

We are grateful for the opportunity to attend and speak at the Petroleum Connection’s frac sand and logistics conference in San Antonio this week. This is the largest frac sand conference in the industry each year. It’s still going, but here are some quick thoughts from the sidelines on day …

Vital frac supply chain data for buyers and sellers and capital allocators. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …

What are the big boys doing in shale? There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us …

Who’s working what where? There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss our current …

Big news out of NY today that has to do with the Permian Basin… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your …

In this update, a curated summary of frac market datapoints to know… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …

  Next week, we look forward to seeing many Infill Thinking members in person again for the Petroleum Connection’s 14th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort. There is still time to grab a last minute pass if you haven’t yet (click here). Lium …

Some transparency in a blackout… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss our …

Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …

We’ve had some time to ruminate on the big news we broke exclusively this morning… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or …

Breaking news on a big deal in last mile… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email …

A quick oilfield water market update, where there’s a lot going on, so check out these key bullet points to get up to speed on the number one flow assurance issue for Permian E&P… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this …

Sand market takeaways we learned from the latest Atlas earnings report… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …

E&P rumors we analyzed from an OFS perspective two weeks ago panned out today… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your …

In this data alert, see interesting observations from a new data release just made for data subscribers… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill …

The shale / power nexus is moving fast. Here are 10 datapoints to get you up to speed on the latest happenings we are tracking…   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must …

Tuesday morning we wrote three big and unique reports on an emerging basin. Tuesday afternoon, the nation’s largest natural gas producer announced it has pounced there…   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

We have learned that… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss our current …

Two frac sand producers are eyeing a new play. We dive in with detailed and in-depth data-driven analysis to help you get up to speed on what’s going on there… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

They’re baaack…. read who in this Infill Thinking exclusive. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email …

This week, we digested an update from a frac market leader… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …

In less than a week, we will participate in the final oilfield water management executive business conference of 2025 and it should be a doozy… check out our preview and grab a last minute pass!   Event Info Date: October 30, 2025 (one-day) Location: Houstonian Hotel Details / Registration: http://oilfieldwater.com/owupdate7 …

Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …