We spent several days in late-September 2024 driving 1,000 miles around Louisiana, gathering completions market intel and facility information. Our tour included hosted facility tours and drive-bys, and here we bring you insights from one of those stops along the road… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Haynesville Sand Pricing Can Rebound Ahead Of Nameplate Utilization – Here’s Why
Economics 101 says that oversupplied markets have depressed pricing. But don’t forget Porter’s Five Forces… in this piece we discuss the interplay of two competing variables in the pricing equation that could have big implications for the future of frac sand pricing in Louisiana… There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Haynesville Pressure Pumping Observations From The Field [BOOTS ON THE GROUND]
On Wednesday, we drove from dawn to dusk in the Haynesville shale. We managed to see 7 frac sand plants and 2 frac jobs that day. It was a great day for it too in the beautiful countryside around Shreveport. Here are some quick frac market nuggets from our time …
Read More »Haynesville Local Sand Suppliers Are All-In Despite The Bust [DATA ALERT]
This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity incorporating boots on the ground datapoints… 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 »A Big E&P’s New Vertically Integrated Sand Mine Is Almost Ready [NOTES FROM THE ROAD]
We visited a frac sand mine under construction this week. What we saw changed our perspective on… 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 »Defragmenting The Frac Fleet [20 Years Of Shale Data Series]
As shale turns 20 years old, we are examining and commeroating a variety of historical trends to illuminate big structural changes in shale’s history (including some ongoing themes that continue reshaping the industry). Our goal with this new series is several-fold: provide data-driven context for key multi-cycle themes (including several …
Read More »FCI Is Building For A Bigger Future [Notes From Behind The Gate]
We spent several days in late-August 2024 driving 1,000 miles around Eagle Ford gathering completions market intel and facility information. Our tour included multiple hosted facility tours, and here we bring you insights from one of those stops along the road… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »A Little Pickup In Private E&P Drilling [chart of the day]
Data driven context for rig count outlook… 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 »New Oklahoma Frac Sand Mine Moving Forward?
Market intel on the MidCon frac supply chain… 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 »5 New Things At Signal Peak Silica’s Busy Flagship Plant [Notes From Behind The Gate]
We spent several days in late-August 2024 driving 1,000 miles around Eagle Ford gathering completions market intel and facility information. Our tour included multiple hosted facility tours, and here we bring you insights from one of those stops along the road… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
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