A couple weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit the construction site of Preferred Sands Monahans Frac Sand Plant. We met with the company’s president and the Monahans plant manager to learn the latest about this regional sand producer’s plans for West Texas. Here are the key takeaways from …

Last week, first Schlumberger and then Halliburton issued US onshore profit warnings for their completions businesses. Halliburton explicitly cited the frac sand supply crunch caused by railroad downtime as the primary culprit. Since then, we’ve had a chance to catch up with multiple private participants in this market to try …

In this weekly rig and frac spread count update we take a close look at Canadian 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 …

This week at an investor conference, Smart Sand discussed their latest thoughts on building an in-basin plant 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 …

We don’t always post links to press releases, but this deal may not be on everyone’s radar just yet… and it should be, so we are sharing it here…   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

The guar shortage five years ago provides a useful framework for thinking about the latest completions supply chain crisis.   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 …

Last week, we visited the construction site of Badger Mining Corporation’s new Permian Basin frac sand plant. We toured the location with project manager Dan Koxlien to get a feel for the company’s timeline and future plans. We learned some interesting new details about plant size, last mile logistics, rail potential, coating …

When back in West Texas, we always make time to drive slowly up and down the I-20 frontage roads between Midland and Odessa. You’ve gotta keep your head on a swivel to avoid the oncoming traffic using the frequent on/off ramps. But you never know what you might see in …

We examine the news of a second Eagle Ford frac sand mine, the second this week and it’s only Tuesday. 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 …

In our weekly rig and frac spread count update this week, we parse through a land driller’s  2018 rig upgrade program to delineate some critical 2018 onshore drilling market trends. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …