We share more boots-on-the-ground intel on the community and regulatory reaction to the frac sand mining rush playing out in the MidCon. 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 »Another Permian Bear On The Bandwagon. Will They Be Right For The Wrong Reasons?
In this week’s regular rig count update, we analyze the latest Permian bear call and shine a spotlight on Permian permits to discern clues about the near-term outlook for drilling after a better than expected 3Q rig count. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Ribbon Cutting Is Fast Approaching At The First Northwestern Oklahoma Frac Sand Plant
From what we could see driving up to and around the property (it was raining hard during our site visit), the first northwestern Oklahoma frac sand plant looked substantially complete with just last minute connections remaining on the punch-list. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Connecting The Dots On Recent Infill Thinking Reports
In this update, we follow up on several recent Infill Thinking stories with what’s new. Follow-up topics include: wellsite storage replacement cycle appearing in the mainstream press. a new mine opens confirming an exclusive report. … … There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »The Sand Rancher’s Perspective As Mining Booms In His Dunes [Guest Post]
The sand dune fields in Winkler County Texas that are now home to almost two dozen frac sand mining projects have historically been used for cattle ranching. Some of these cattle ranches have been owned by the same families for generations. For this guest post, we invited these long-time area …
Read More »It’s Official: A New Mine Uncovered During Our MidCon Recon Trip Is Confirmed [Exclusive]
During our recent MidCon Recon trip, we learned from speaking with locals that a frac sand producer new to Oklahoma was actively looking at property for a new frac sand mine near Fay. We reported that datapoint in the first of several takeaway pieces from the trip several weeks ago. …
Read More »Incident At Black Mountain Vest Plant
Late breaking news tonight of the unfortunate variety. Updates are being posted as we learn more… 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 »As Frac Sand’s Defining Moment Arrives, A Big Dose Of Uncertainty Enters NWS Shipping Lanes
Just when one thinks things cannot possibly get any more interesting in the frac sand supply transition story, things get more interesting. In this update, we think through what the big news from a critical logistics provider means. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »The Wellsite Frac Sand Storage Replacement Cycle Ends In 2018
All new gen wellsite storage suppliers have enjoyed remarkable growth trajectories, but how long will this continue to be the case? We examine a potential inflection point incorporating takeaways from a proprietary study we conducted in this update. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Another Permian Mine Is About To Open [Exclusive]
We caught up with the management team of a private company gunning to open the next Permian mine. Read all about it 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. …
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