With oil prices where they are (well above expectations for the year) and frac sand hard to find in Texas for much of 1Q21, multiple Infill Thinking members have recently inquired offline about Infill Thinking’s sand demand estimates in the big two Texas basins. This chart provides a glimpse of …

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 …

In addition to in-depth updates published on Infill Thinking this week, some quick hits crossed our desk from contacts in the field and are worth a quick mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

Exxon held their annual analyst day in early-March and released a 75-slide IR deck for the event. After wading through the first twenty slides on “new energy” (hydrogen, carbon capture, solar, wind, climate change etc.), we did find some slides that shed new light on the oil major’s plans for …

Importantly as we listened to the oilfield’s commentary around energy transition this quarter, we were struck by the fact that oilfield management teams are optimistic not pessimistic about this. Remember SWOT analysis from business school? The oilfield is looking at energy transition as an “O” not a “T.” There’s a …

New bills proposed in the Texas legislative session have potentially massive implications for insurance and commerce in the oilfield trucking business (crude, sand, water, etc. hauling in the oilfield could all be impacted). There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

Here are three charts updating the public E&P spending situation for tight oil, nat gas, and total Lower 48 in 2021 leveraging the latest Lium data with almost all the publics having now firmed up 2021 budgets and given 2020 actuals. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

In this update, you’ll find key takeaways from the company’s earnings call that are relevant to the broader frac supply chain marketplace. 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 …

This earnings season, we’ve listened carefully as E&P operators and midstream/service firms talk about water on investor calls. We are gearing up for the Oilfield Water Markets 2021 Conference this May 12-13 in DFW. We encourage any Infill Thinkers interested in water to join us there… This conference is the …

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 …