With the oil markets taking a turn for the better, we take a look at who reacted the most when conditions were worse. 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 …
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Downturn Cancelled? Middle East War Analysis Part TWO: The War And The Oil Markets
The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant? Initial thoughts and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »Downturn Cancelled? Middle East War Analysis Part ONE: Shale & OFS Outlook Implications
The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant? Initial thoughts and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »In Other News… Costs To Follow Activity Lower?, 2H Calendar, EOG/Encino Nuggets, Oil Prices, OFS Catching A Bid, And Exxon’s LWP…
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 …
Read More »Spring Redetermination Season – E&P Borrowing Base Datapoints
We examine some banking datapoints for shale E&Ps to gauge industry’s health and ability to continue forward with capex programs. 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 …
Read More »Friday Follow Up: HAL’s Last Mile Change Is Being Noticed… [VIDEO]
We have a follow-up report to an Infill Thinking exclusive on frac supply chain developments from earlier this 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 a member. If you are new …
Read More »SCOOP: New Permian Damp Sand Wellsite Solution Gets Patented
An exclusive on new tech for wet sand wellsites… 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 …
Read More »Liberating The Rig Count – Drilling Trends Since Tariffs Examined 3 Ways [Charts Of The Day]
A data-driven look at drilling 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 email us to …
Read More »Pet Coke Well Production Update [Data Alert]
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 …
Read More »Why Tearing Down Permian Sand Mines Is Such A Hard Thing To Do…
A data-driven look at capacity trends for the frac supply chain in the world’s largest tight oil play… 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 …
Read More »The Permian Could See Something In 2025 That Has Never Happened Before [Chart Of The Day]
A data-driven look at capacity trends for the completions industry… 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 …
Read More »SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 8th Week Since Oil Crash
Each Friday while oilfield uncertainty remains elevated, we will publish a new edition in our Shale Macro Reaction Monitor report series. In this research series, we are curating the weekly oilfield signals and datapoints that reveal shale market direction. Here are this week’s datapoints… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »U.S. Frac Fleet By Power Type Composition Analysis [DATA ALERT]
Login to see data takeaways from another collection effort by our tier one data team! 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 …
Read More »Texas Decides All Frac Sand is Taxed [Expert Guest Post]
Expert perspective of great value as Texas E&Ps, pumpers, sand movers and miners navigate a big change… 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 …
Read More »SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 7th Week Since Oil Crash
Each Friday while oilfield uncertainty remains elevated, we will publish a new edition in our Shale Macro Reaction Monitor report series. In this research series, we are curating the weekly oilfield signals and datapoints that reveal shale market direction. Here are this week’s datapoints… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »Feedback From Industry Contacts On Texas Frac Sand’s Big Change
A massive paradigm shift is in the works that could affect Texas frac sand in a huge way. Here’s what our members are saying about it… 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 …
Read More »2025 Shale Capex Budget Analysis [DATA ALERT]
Login to see data takeaways from another collection effort by our tier one data team! 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 …
Read More »Frac’ing & Drilling Plans For 42 E&Ps [Operator Handbook]
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 …
Read More »A HUGE New Development For Texas Frac Sand Sales… Here’s What We Know.
A massive paradigm shift is in the works that could affect Texas frac sand in a huge way. 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 …
Read More »SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 6th Week Since Oil Crash
Each Friday while oilfield uncertainty remains elevated, we will publish a new edition in our Shale Macro Reaction Monitor report series. In this research series, we are curating the weekly oilfield signals and datapoints that reveal shale market direction. Here are this week’s datapoints… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »Frac Sand Plant Activity Trends By Region [Chart & Data Alert]
Some big picture takeaways for all Infill Thinking members from another important data release provided to Lium data clients. 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 …
Read More »Takeaways From Our Industry Conversations In Fort Worth This Week
This week, we caught up with quite a few industry friends in in Ft Worth. 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 …
Read More »Northern / Western Local Sand Mine Update [Data Alert]
Important frac supply chain update for the Lower 48’s frac sand supply base… 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 …
Read More »ProFrac Sees The Pullback Starting Now…
What to know from ProFrac earnings last week … 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 …
Read More »7 Noteworthy Nuggets On E&P Frac Sand Procurement
Key datapoints for the frac supply chain straight from the customers mouth… 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 …
Read More »Atlas Talks About Permian Sand Downturn
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, …
Read More »SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 5th Week Since Oil Crash
Each Friday while oilfield uncertainty remains elevated, we will publish a Shale Macro Reaction Monitor. In this research series, we are curating the weekly oilfield signals and datapoints that reveal shale market direction. Here are this week’s datapoints… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »In Other News… Sand M&A Rumors, Carrier Ownership Change, Calm B4 H2O Storm?, Frac & Mine Datapoints…
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 …
Read More »A Distressed Sale In Pressure Pumping? [EXCLUSIVE]
Our research has turned up a notable downturn datapoint from the private pressure pumping world. 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 …
Read More »Eagle Ford Local Sand Supply Update [DATA ALERT]
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, …
Read More »Frac Reacts To Trump’s Call For Enforcement Of Trucker English Requirements
We have been doing field checks with frac contacts about Trump’s big trucking executive order signed last week. What will this mean for frac supply chain? Read industry reaction and background here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »Catching Up On ProPetro And RPC
Although the mainstream press will focus on the massive spot oil price month move (shock and awe of $130/bbl post Biden\’s Russian oil embargo today), it\’s important to keep in mind the context of the…. There\’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 4th Week Since Oil Crash
Each Friday while oilfield uncertainty remains elevated, we will publish a Shale Macro Reaction Monitor. In this research series, we are curating the weekly oilfield signals and datapoints that reveal shale market direction. Here are this week’s datapoints… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Tragic Eagle Ford Sand Fatality
We hate to write this update and our thoughts and prayers are with all involved and close to the worker. 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 …
Read More »Weakness Is Not Yet Showing Up In Activity [Data Alert]
Today, we refreshed a must-have shale database tracking some key metrics in the L48 shale surface markets. 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 …
Read More »Seen In The Field: Sand Container Wellsite Storage System Innovating & Evolving [Exclusive]
A new wellsite storage innovation deployed on a containerized sand system in the Permian caught our attention this month… 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 …
Read More »In Other News… A Key Frac Sand Hire, STX Local Sand Updates, Hauling Datapoints, Sand Down Under, & more…
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 …
Read More »NexTier Customers Not Slowing Yet, But White Space Is Coming Unless Oil Rallies
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, …
Read More »Frac Sand Mine Efficiency Gains – Production Outperforming Plant Activity [Data Alert]
Some big picture takeaways for all Infill Thinking members from another important data release provided to Lium data clients. If you aren’t one of our plugged-in data clients yet, check out this 2-minute video overview (sound on). Lium Shale Data Intro No Description There’s a lot more to …
Read More »SHALE SLUMP SIGNALS: Key Datapoints In 3rd Week Since Oil Crash
Each Friday while oilfield uncertainty remains elevated, we will publish a Shale Macro Reaction Monitor. In this research series, we are curating the weekly oilfield signals and datapoints that reveal shale market direction. Here are this week’s datapoints… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Halliburton Ups VoltaGrid Stake By Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars As Seasonal Frac Rebound Comes In Light…
HAL earnings hit the newswire on Tuesday morning, and we highlight key points of interest from their earnings material and conference call for the broader completions market here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »Liberty’s Steadfast Outlook & New Details On A Wet Sand Mine Relationship
Infill Thinking covers read-through and takeaways from the first earnings release of 1Q25 OFS earnings season… 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, …
Read More »Water You Doing May 5-7?
In just 2 weeks, hundreds of top execs in the U.S. oil industry are gathering – we encourage you to join us at the Irving Convention Center on May 5-7 for The 5th Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference. This is the top conference left on the 2025 calendar for senior …
Read More »The Most Uncertain Oilfield Service Earnings Season Since Covid Kicks Off Tomorrow… 10 Things To Listen For
Dust off your downturn playbooks… we are on the verge of the most uncertain earnings season since Covid… 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 …
Read More »The Tea Leaves Aren’t Showing Shale Slowdown Signals… Yet… [CHARTS OF THE DAY]
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. 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 …
Read More »Here’s Where Sand Prices Stand Headed Into The Macro Turmoil [Data Alert]
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 …
Read More »With The Oilfield Staring Into The Abyss, We Talked About Downturn Risks With Contacts In Houston This Week…
This week, we participated in the Petroleum Connection’s Frac Sand Industry Update in Houston. The conference was well attended, it was good to see everyone, and we learned a lot. In this report are key takeaways that resonated with us… as always our notes are no substitute for being there …
Read More »Illustrating Iron Oak’s Imprint – Rich History, Growing Platform
Iron Oak is a new name in frac sand, but their predecessors have more than 300 years of combined history. As we watch one of frac sand’s most exciting platforms move into the next era of proppant solutions, we pause to reflect on their legacy and current operations through a …
Read More »What Happens To Permian Sand When We Run $60 & $40 WTI Prices Through Our Model? [DATA ALERT]
Login to see crucially important data if you conduct business in the Permian oilfield! 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 …
Read More »See You Tomorrow In Houston! Some Thoughts Headed Into Petroleum Connection’s Sand Conference…
This Wednesday, we look forward to seeing many Infill Thinking members again in person again for the Petroleum Connection’s 10th Annual Frac Sand Industry Update Conference at the Petroleum Club in Houston. They may still have some last minute passes if you haven’t registered yet (click here). Infill Thinking …
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