80% of Midland Basin seismic activity recorded in the past three years occurred in the last three quarters. Despite a recent seismic surge, we haven’t heard very much talk about the consequences or mitigation. This matters because… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »What Ever Happened To Frac Hits? [Chart Of The Day]
Sure, companies have developed coping mechanisms, but it’s still a big risk in the medium- to long-term outlook for U.S. oil production… 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 …
Read More »How Many Meshes Do Shale Wells Really Need?
As most Infill Thinking readers know, E&P operators often require their pressure pumpers to use multiple size grades on shale / tight oil wells. In fact, several grades are often used in the same stage. Is that about to change? There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Permian Drilling Permits Spring Upward Pointing To Summer Upside For Rig Count
Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count data… 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 …
Read More »A Dozen Or So Notable Frac Supply Chain Datapoints
We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 »US Onshore Drilling Summary – Week Of 4/1/21
Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count data… 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 …
Read More »How, What, Where, Why, Why Now, & Who? [Simulfrac Series]
This week, we launched a new research series covering the implications of simulfrac adoption across the completions market. The series kicked off with thoughts on why it matters and future thought pieces will trace the trend’s ripples into specific niches of the US shale value chain (like sand and water …
Read More »Vanishing Idle Time In Fracs – Breaking Down The Next Big Step In Shale’s Efficiency Journey [Simulfrac Series]
The simulfrac trend is spreading fast in shale, and rightly so. Whatever frac efficiency metric you look at – whether it’s stages/crew day or stimulated feet per month or pumping hours per quarter or time on location – the step changes simulfracs are delivering are disruptive and mindblowing. The implications …
Read More »And The Hottest Topic At The Houston Frac Sand Conference This Week Was… Drum Roll Please…….
Big kudos to Pete Cook and the Petroleum Connection for hosting another great sand event in Houston this week. No one does it better than that team, and it was great to see everyone in person again. Here is some of what we learned… There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »US Onshore Drilling Summary – Week Of 3/26/21
Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count data… 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 …
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